[Rwp] OSARA key map

[James Teh]

On 25/02/2015 1:18 PM, Jim Snowbarger via RWP wrote:
> I must admit, I take exception to statements like, such and such is
> completely fake.  So what if it is fake.  Fake, I suppose, means that the
> sighted user doesn't see it.
Well, actually, you could argue the sighted user sort of does see it. 
However, being able to focus on each field is not something that REAPER 
offers. In this case, when I say it's fake, it's more that we'd be 
creating our own entirely different UI, and that creates a whole load of 
problems. Mostly, it's a technical issue.

As for efficiency, this virtual navigation thing is actually far less 
efficient than using keyboard shortcuts to adjust parameters. With 
virtual navigation, you have to cursor over to the parameter and then 
adjust it. With dedicated shortcut keys, you just press the right key. 
The learning curve is steeper, but the efficiency is greater. So, in 
this case, I don't buy the efficiency argument.

Sometimes the efficiency argument *is* quite valid. Where something is 
faster for a sighted user for whatever reason, we should make it faster 
for a blind user as well, even if that requires a slightly different 
user experience. However, I draw the line when you start providing 
things that a sighted user can't do at all. In that case, it's now a 
general purpose extension, not an accessibility extension, and it should 
be split out accordingly. Furthermore, when you start completely 
replacing the UI, you may as well be using a different product.

Jamie

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