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The WordPerfect Braille and speech Interface Keyboard 1
Version 1.2
August 1, 1993
Introduction
My favorite word processor of all time has always been
WordPerfect. I started using it with version 4.1 when it
was really small and fast. Now version 6.0 is here. It is
much bigger and somewhat slower on 286 machines, but what
power!
When I had heard that WP was working on this product, I
became concerned about the possible ramifications for blind
users. I contacted them and they put me on their beta team.
My first impression of the product was fear. I had become
accustomed to the look and feel of WordPerfect. I loved
those full screen menus, those menu driven help screens, and
the nice prompts for deleting blocks of text at the bottom
of the screen. Those are no longer here. The product looks
and feels much different for a blind user. The character
mode they talk about when you call is much different than
the old 5.0/5.1 interface.
Even so, I think that WordPerfect 6.00 is much better for
speech and braille. Good going WordPerfect Corporation!
This sent me on a mission to conquer the great WP 6.0! This
document along with the keyboard files provided is the
partial answer to my mission.
This document is intended for those with good experience in
configuring applications. It is not meant to be a guided
tour on how to configure WordPerfect 6.0. Consult the
vendor of your access technology to see if they have
developed a configuration for WordPerfect 6 yet. If not,
send this package to them to assist them in developing that
configuration. Every little bit helps in this industry.
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Legal Stuff
WordPerfect is a trademark of WordPerfect corporation.
Jaws (Job Access with Speech) is a trademark of Henter-
Joice.
ARTIC business Vision is a trademark of Artic Technologies.
Vocal-Eyes is a trademark of GW Micro.
I have spent a great deal of time developing this keyboard
definition file. This product will be continually upgraded.
It is my intent to provide a new interface than the current
design that WordPerfect has implemented. I will be
tailoring the interface specifically for braille and speech
users. I am not saying that the default interface is bad,
but some minor changes can make it even better for speech
and braille. All of this will be done with the power and
flexibility of the WordPerfect macro language.
If you continue to use this product after 30 days a
registration fee of 12 dollars is required. Registrations
will be used to defray the cost of distributing the product
on electronic bulletin boards and other means. Once you
registration, a diskette with the latest version of WP BASIK
will be sent to you. The shareware messages will be removed
as well.
If you are an access technology vendor, and you would like
to incorporate this keyboard file into your product, please
contact me. I have no problems with this but would
appreciate it if you would mention how this was obtained in
your documentation. You must also mention the fact that
this is shareware and that if the customer is to continue to
use it, he/she must register it. Please contact me as new
versions will be made quickly. I would also like to discuss
how you will implement this in your application.
I will be keeping a list of vendors who have incorporated
this keyboard file into their product. Any configurations
that have been developed for your screen reader would be
helpful if you would be willing to pass them along. I will
maintain a library of these configurations. I would like to
include them in this package so users have instant access to
the configuration files.
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What did I Find?
1. The menus
One of the greatest changes in WP 6.0 is its new menus.
Overall, the new menus place the system cursor on the
highlighted menu mnemonic letter, making it even easier
to use than 5.1 was. The only problem is that the
document stays on the screen surrounding the menu
itself. Now you will hear parts of the document if you
read the whole line while on a menu item!
2. Deleting of Codes
One of the nicest things about 5.1 was that when you
deleted a code from a document, you got a prompt at the
bottom of the screen asking if you really wanted to do
that (assuming reveal codes was not on). WordPerfect
now pops up a dialog window asking you the same
question. This presents a little more of a challenge
for configuring this little window to speak
automatically. Most screen readers will make this a
piece of cake, but others that are not as advanced will
make it difficult to configure.
3. The help system
I love online help. I feel that every computer product
should have it and it should work really well.
WordPerfect changed their help system to a hypertext
help system. You will now have to point at items with
a cursor key and press <ENTER> on them to get them to
come up. This will be the most difficult challenge in
configuring WordPerfect 6.0. If you configure your
speech system to track a menu bar while in help, you
will make it work. the only problem in using help is
when you use the up/down arrow and scroll the help
window. If your screen reader will allow you to
monitor portions of the screen and only speak those
areas that change, you are in luck. Most newer
versions of adaptive screen reading technology have
this ability.
4. Crowding up the Dialog Menu
With the release of WordPerfect 6.0, WordPerfect has
introduced new text dialog menus. I love them, BUT!
There are a few that have more than one column of
choices. This means, if you read the current line, you
will hear two menu choices. If you are not careful,
you will not know which one you are on. With some
careful learning, this should not be a problem.
5. Inconsistent Dialogs
I found that one of the Dialogs does not allow the
screen to be cleared when it pops up. The dialog in
question is the control-F4 key (the move dialog). For
this reason, this dialog will be a little more
difficult to configure.
6. Some pick list boxes in WordPerfect do not track (move
the system cursor with the highlight bar). Most of
these windows have the ability of performing a "NAME
SEARCH" function. The cursor is placed in a small box
where text can be entered for the "NAME SEARCH"
function. A macro can not get around this one.
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What Did I Conquer?
Since many of us use different screen reading packages, I
thought it would be best to attack a great deal of the
challenge in configuring WordPerfect 6.0 with WordPerfect's
own macro language. For this reason, I have developed a
WordPerfect keyboard file for WP 6.0 that hopefully will
assist in making WordPerfect 6.0 better for all when setting
up configurations. The rest of this document describes this
keyboard file and the way that it should be used when
configuring WP 6.0.
What files are included in this package?
The following files are included in this package:
File Name Description
DESC.SDI and
FILE_ID.DIZ These two files are short descriptions of
this product. These files are used by
electronic bulletin board services to
automatically provide a file description of
this product.
WPB.WP This documentation in WordPerfect 6.0 format.
READ.ME This documentation in ASCII text.
WPBSTART.WPM This is the startup macro that is used to
setup specific options necessary for optimum
use with the new keyboard file. This macro
turns off the pull-down menus from displaying
by default and sets the measurements to
inches (using the letter I).
WPBASIK.WPK this is the main keyboard macro file that
contains the special macros for WordPerfect
6.0.
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Preparing for the Installation of the Keyboard File
It is time to install the keyboard file. Before you can do
this some things need to be setup first.
Copying the files
Included in this distribution archive is a WordPerfect macro
file called WPBSTART.WPM. This macro should be placed in
the directory that you specified during the installation of
WordPerfect for macro files. This is normally
C:\WP60\MACROS.
The distribution archive also contains the actual keyboard
file. The name of this file is "WPBASIK.WPK". This file
should also be copied to the same directory the macro was.
Setting the WP Environment Variable
The first thing you need to do is to set an environment
variable in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Put a line in your
AUTOEXEC.BAT file that reads:
SET WP=/m-wpbstart /ND
The /m switch tells WordPerfect to invoke the WPBSTART macro
upon entering WordPerfect. This macro MUST be run. The
keyboard file will not work without it.
The /nd switch will prevent WordPerfect from locking your
system when you are using access technology.
Make sure you re-run your AUTOEXEC.BAT file, or reboot your
system before invoking WordPerfect. This is necessary to
make the changes apply that you just implemented in your
AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
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What Does the Startup Macro Do?
When you enter WordPerfect, the macro file called WPBSTART
will execute (assuming you set up your AUTOEXEC.BAT file as
described above). This is what the macro will do:
1. the macro defines a special variable called WAIT_TIME
that is used to set the length of time that the macro
waits when displaying a prompt before it is removed.
The variable is assigned a value of 10. This means 1
second. Depending on your system, you can change this
value to a lower number. Experimentation is required
to determine the best parameter to use for speech
responsiveness.
2. The new WordPerfect Braille and Speech Interface
Keyboard file is made the default keyboard for this
session of WordPerfect only.
3. The entry and display of measurements have been set to
inches (I was used in this case). This, I have found,
is the best setup for speech users as measurements are
spoken better. The old style of WordPerfect 4.2 unit
measurements is no longer available.
4. The pull-down menus are no longer visible on the main
document screen. This was done for easier reading of
the document.
5. Beeps are turned on for all conditions available in
setup for the current session only.
6. A message informing you that WordPerfect is ready for
use is displayed on the status line.
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Configuring the Status Line
For this keyboard file to work correctly, you will need to
configure two windows for the status line. Follow these
guidelines:
1. For the first window, the area of the screen should be
line 25, columns 1 through 48. DO NOT go beyond column
48.
2. Configure the screen reader to trigger on a caret
symbol (^) in column 1. When this is seen, this window
should speak. Many messages presented in this keyboard
file begin with a caret symbol (^). I have found that
information, other than that provided in the keyboard
that is shown on the status line, is really not that
useful (with the exception of the positioning
information on the right side of the status line) and
the filename/font name on the left side of the status
line.
3. Configure a second window for the full length of the
25th line of the screen.
4. This window should only speak when the string "**"
appears. This string will start in column 1. The full
line should then speak. This is the string that is
used to signify that a menu is appearing on the bottom
line of the screen.
5. A third window should be setup to monitor the status
line. Search for the string "Selection:" starting in
column 1 of line 25. If this is seen, read the whole
screen. this represents a vertical menu like the old
WordPerfect 5.0/5.1 menus.
Other tips and techniques will be added to this section as I
receive feedback from you, the user.
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What does this keyboard file provide?
This special keyboard file provides prompts on the status
line for all Dialogs that can be invoked by the use of
function keys and other keyboard commands.
When configuring your screen reader for this keyboard file,
look for a caret (^) followed by any text. Each special
prompt will begin with the caret (^). This distinguishes
other WordPerfect prompts that might appear. In my
experience, no other prompts or information shown on the
left side of the status line is of any value (with the
exception of the filename and the current font of the
document). All special prompts/messages will remain in
columns 1 through 49 of the status line. Keep this in mind
when configuring your access technology.
When a dialog comes up, you will be told by a message on the
status line. When you have completed your activity in that
dialog, you will be told when you have returned to the main
editing screen. I added this simply because it can be
difficult to tell when WordPerfect reacts to a key. The new
version 6.0 can be sluggish on some systems. Be patient, it
will communicate with you eventually. I say this only to
make sure that if you are running on a 286 system, that
responsiveness might be redefined from your experience with
WordPerfect 5.1 or earlier.
Other techniques have been implemented in this keyboard file
to assist in screen reading technology configuration. Refer
to the chart on the following pages for further information
on what techniques have been made to assist you. Each
redefined key is described in detail. The keys are listed
in groupings. In some instances multiple keys are listed
together when the same function applies to a set of keys
that has been redefined.
The following charts show each key that is defined in the
keyboard file and how it has changed from the WP default.
If you do not like the way this key functions with the use
of this keyboard file, delete that keyboard definition from
the keyboard layout in setup (shift-F1, keyboard, edit).
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CHART 1 Normal function Key Layout
This chart shows the basic normal function key layout. Some
additional keys are also shown that apply with the key being
explained. For example, the CONTROL-B key is described
along with the F6 key since they perform the same function.
Key Meaning Description
F1 HELP This key clears the current document from the
screen and brings up the help screen for the
current area. A message is also displayed
beginning with a caret symbol (^) informing you
that the help screen has been invoked.
F2 Search This key clears the current document from the
screen and pops up the search dialog (the normal
function for this key). You are notified of this
with a message on the status line. Once the
search completes, you will be notified that you
have returned to the editing screen. The prompt
will tell you to "enter a string to search for".
F3 Switch This key allows you to switch to any document you
wish. WordPerfect supports up to 9 documents open
at any given time. When you hit this key, a
prompt will be shown on the screen asking you
which document you would like to switch to. This
is different from the standard function of
WordPerfect. In WordPerfect, a dialog window is
opened displaying a list of all 9 documents
(whether or not 9 are open). The number of the
document along with its filename is displayed in
the dialog. I felt that this information was fine
if you really need it, but for speech users I
thought a simple prompt would be better and
faster. For this reason I re-defined the key to
show a simple prompt instead of the dialog window.
When you enter a number, WordPerfect will let you
know on the status line which document is being
opened. This makes it nice if you accidentally
hit the wrong document number.
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CHART 1 (CONTINUED)
Key Meaning Description
F4 Indent
SHIFT-
F4 LR INDENT
TAB TAB
Shift-
TAB BackTAB
CONTROL-
F6 Decimal
Tab
ALT-
F6 Flush Right
SHIFT-
F6 Center These seven keys move the cursor through the
document by their respective functions. When
these keys are hit, the new position will be shown
on the status line (surrounded by caret symbols).
This allows for easier editing in multi-columns
and when aligning up text in paragraphs.
F5 List
Files This key will clear the screen and invoke the list
files screen. A message on the status line will
inform you of your entrance into and out of this
function.
F6 Bold and
F8 Underline These two keys will inform you of the state of the
bold and underline functions. You will know when
bold is on, when bold is off, and when a blocked
area is bolded. This also holds true with the
underline key. These messages are displayed on
the status line and are surrounded by caret
symbols (^). The control-B (bold) and control-U
(underline) keys provide the same functionality as
F6 and F8 do.
F7 Exit This key will perform the same function as its
default key in WordPerfect 6.00 While in the
editing screen if you press F7 you will be told
what to do next. The prompt will inform you that
you can "Save As, Yes, No, Cancel (S, Y, N, or
C)". These are the choices that are shown in the
default dialog that is invoked. The dialog is
invoked and is ready for your response.
F10 Save This key will clear the screen and invoke the
"Save Document" dialog. A message on the status
line will inform you of your entrance into and out
of this function.
F11 Reveal
Codes This key toggles reveal codes on and off. this
key is the same as ALT-F3. You are told when
Reveal Codes is on and when it is off.
F12 Block This key toggles the block feature on and off.
You are told when block is on and when it is off.
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CHART 2 Shifted function Key Layout
The keys in the chart below are those function keys accessed
by pressing the SHIFT key (SHIFT-F1 through SHIFT-F12). For
this reason, the shift key will not be shown in the KEY
column when the keys are listed.
Key Meaning Description
F1 Setup This key will invoke an old WordPerfect 5.1 look-
a-like setup menu. You are presented with the
setup menu in a full screen with the word
"Selection:" on the status line. You can select
the options either by pressing the number on the
left of each option, or the first letter of each
menu choice. When the letter/number is pressed,
you are taken to that dialog. When you complete
this dialog you are returned to the main editing
window. Unlike the standard setup key, I had to
take you back to the editing window due to a
"CHAR" macro command problem I have not been able
to code around. This will hopefully change in the
next release.
F2 Reverse
Search This key invokes the search function (in reverse).
The screen is cleared and a message is placed on
the status line. When Search is completed, a
message letting you know that you are in the
document screen is displayed.
F3 Switch This key invokes the Switch document function.
This key switches between the last two windows
opened. When you switch to a different document,
that document number is displayed in a message on
the status line. This is done so that you always
know which document is currently being edited.
F4 LR Indent Refer to chart 1 for a description of the indent
and LR Indent functions. This key is grouped
along with others that perform the same function.
Look for the "F4" key in this chart for the five
key grouping.
F5 Date This key invokes the "DATE DIALOG". This key
varies from the WordPerfect default. A simple
horizontal menu is shown on the status line
beginning with the character sequence "**". All
functionality is maintained, but it is easier to
deal with than the dialog default. Once you have
used this menu, you will be told when you return
to the document after exiting this function. To
exit this menu press either F7 or the <ESCAPE>
key.
F6 Center Refer to CHART 1. for details on this key.
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Key Meaning Description
F7 Print This key invokes the "PRINT DIALOG". The screen
is cleared and a message is displayed on the
status line telling you that the dialog is being
invoked. A message after the dialog is closed is
also displayed.
F8 Format This key will invoke an old WordPerfect 5.1 look-
a-like format menu. You are presented with the
format menu in a full screen with the word
"Selection:" on the status line. You can select
the options either by pressing the number on the
left of each option, or the mnemonic letter of
each menu choice. When the letter/number is
pressed, you are taken to that dialog. When you
complete this dialog you are returned to the main
editing window. Unlike the standard setup key, I
had to take you back to the editing window due to
a "CHAR" macro command problem I have not been
able to code around. This will hopefully change
in the next release.
F9 Merge
Codes This key invokes the "MERGE CODES DIALOG". The
screen is cleared and a message is displayed on
the status line telling you that the dialog is
being invoked. A message after the dialog is
closed is also displayed.
F10 Retrieve This key differs from the standard WordPerfect
function. This key will invoke the "RETRIEVE
DIALOG" instead of the "OPEN FILE DIALOG". This
key now acts similar to the way that 5.1 did in
that you can retrieve a document into the current
one being edited. The standard 6.0 key opens a
new document when the file is loaded. The screen
is cleared and the dialog is presented. A message
is placed on the status line informing you of the
dialog being invoked. You are also notified when
the dialog is closed.
F11 Redline This key has been written to assist in redlining
documents. This key acts very similar to the bold
key. You are notified when redlining is on, off,
and when text that is blocked is redlined.
F12 Strikeout This key has been written to assist in striking
out document text. This key acts very similar to
the bold key. You are notified when strike out is
on, off, and when text that is blocked is striked
out.
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CHART 3 Control Function Key Layout
The keys in the chart below are those function keys accessed
by pressing the CONTROL key (CONTROL-F1 through CONTROL-
F12). For this reason, the control key will not be shown in
the KEY column when the keys are listed.
Key Meaning Description
F1 Shell I have re-defined this key to show the shell menu
in a vertical style menu. The only draw back to
this key is that if you are running WordPerfect 6
from the SHELL 4.00 program that comes with
WordPerfect 6, you will not have two of the
options. You basically will not be able to list
the current running programs and switch to them.
Sorry about that. When I can figure out how to
find out that the shell is running under
WordPerfect, this will change. Select each option
either by its number or the first letter of the
menu item itself.
F2 Speller This key has been re-defined somewhat from the
standard WordPerfect 6 default. This key invokes
a new menu that looks very similar to the
WordPerfect 5.1 menu structure. A full screen
menu is displayed showing each option that is
available. No options have been eliminated from
the feature of this key. If you wish to exit this
menu, press the <ESCAPE> key. the F7 key will
exit from the menu. The standard speller dialog
allows you to invoke Speller Setup by pressing the
SHIFT-F1 key. This is possible in this new menu
as well. Simply press "S" or the "SHIFT-F1" key
to invoke Speller Setup.
F3 Screen This key invokes the "SCREEN DIALOG". The screen
is cleared and a message is displayed on the
status line telling you that the dialog is being
invoked. A message after the dialog is closed is
also displayed.
F4 Move This key invokes the "MOVE DIALOG". The screen is
NOT cleared when this key is used. I am not sure
why this does not work, and neither is
WordPerfect. Both WordPerfect and I guess that it
does not clear it so that you can see what has
been blocked (that is a wild guess). A message is
displayed on the status line telling you that the
dialog is being invoked. A message after the
dialog is closed is displayed.
F5 Outline This key invokes the "OUTLINE DIALOG". The screen
is cleared and a message is displayed on the
status line telling you that the dialog is being
invoked. A message after the dialog is closed is
also displayed.
F6 DEC TAB Refer to CHART 1 for information on this key.
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Key Meaning Description
F7 Notes This key invokes the "NOTES DIALOG". The screen
is cleared and a message is displayed on the
status line telling you that the dialog is being
invoked. A message after the dialog is closed is
also displayed.
F8 Font This key invokes the "FONT DIALOG". The screen is
cleared and a message is displayed on the status
line telling you that the dialog is being invoked.
A message after the dialog is closed is also
displayed.
F9 Merge
/Sort This key invokes the Merge/Sort menu. Instead of
WordPerfect invoking a dialog with two options in
it, I re-wrote the key to simply show a small menu
on the bottom of the screen. this will allow for
easy triggering and makes life easier for speech
users. After selecting a choice, that dialog is
invoked. After completing this function, you will
be informed when you have returned to the main
document screen. If you want to exit the menu,
press either F7 or the <ESCAPE> key.
F10 Record This key invokes the "MACRO RECORD DIALOG". The
screen is cleared and a message is displayed on
the status line telling you that the dialog is
being invoked. A message after the dialog is
closed is also displayed.
F11 Very
Large This key sets the VERY LARGE attribute on text.
You will be told when VERY LARGE is on, off, or
when a blocked area of text is enlarged. This key
acts like the BOLD key.
F12 Italics Refer to CHART 6 key I for more information.
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CHART 4 Alt Function Key Layout
The keys in the chart below are those function keys accessed
by pressing the ALT key (ALT-F1 through ALT-F12). For this
reason, the ALT key will not be shown in the KEY column when
the keys are listed.
Key Meaning Description
F1 Writing
Tools This key invokes the "WRITING TOOLS menu". This
key has been re-defined to show a menu on the
bottom of the screen. This menu provides all
functionality that the dialog provides. Make your
choice and that function is performed. This menu,
like all others, begins with the character
sequence "**: signifying that it is a menu.
F2 Search and
Replace This key invokes the "SEARCH AND REPLACE DIALOG".
The screen is cleared and a message is displayed
on the status line telling you that the dialog is
being invoked. A message after the dialog is
closed is also displayed.
F3 Reveal
Codes This key turns REVEAL CODES ON and OFF. A message
on the status line will inform you of the current
state of REVEAL CODES when the key is pressed.
F4 Block
ON/OFF This key turns BLOCK ON and OFF. A message on the
status line will inform you of the current state
of BLOCK when the key is pressed. ON/OFF
F5 Mark This key invokes the "MARK DIALOG". The screen is
cleared and a message is displayed on the status
line telling you that the dialog is being invoked.
A message after the dialog is closed is also
displayed.
F6 Flush
Right Refer to CHART 1 for more information on this key.
F7 Columns/
Tables This key invokes the "COLUMNS/TABLES DIALOG". The
screen is cleared and a message is displayed on
the status line telling you that the dialog is
being invoked. A message after the dialog is
closed is also displayed.
F8 Styles This key invokes the "STYLES DIALOG". The screen
is cleared and a message is displayed on the
status line telling you that the dialog is being
invoked. A message after the dialog is closed is
also displayed.
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Key Meaning Description
F9 Graphics This key invokes the "GRAPHICS DIALOG". The
screen is cleared and a message is displayed on
the status line telling you that the dialog is
being invoked. A message after the dialog is
closed is also displayed.
F10 Run Macro This key invokes the "EXECUTE MACRO DIALOG". The
screen is cleared and a message is displayed on
the status line telling you that the dialog is
being invoked. A message after the dialog is
closed is also displayed.
F11 Large This key sets the LARGE attribute on text. You
will be told when LARGE is on, off, or when a
blocked area of text is enlarged. This key acts
very much like the BOLD key.
F12 Justify This key is a very nicely written version of the
old "JUSTIFICATION" prompt that WP 5.1 had. You
are presented with a small menu on the bottom of
the screen with choices from which to select. The
title of the menu begins with the characters "**",
signifying that it is a status line menu. You can
exit this menu by either pressing the F7 key or
the <ESCAPE> key.
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CHART 5 Pull-Down Key Layout
Key Meaning Description
ALT-= Pull-down
Menus The ALT-= (alt equals) key sequence brings up
the WordPerfect pull-down menu system. The
screen is cleared and the menus are invoked.
A message is displayed informing you of the
menus being invoked.
ALT-F File This key sequence invokes the file pull-down
menu. The screen is cleared and a message
informing you of your entrance into this menu
is given on the status line. When you leave
the menu, a message informing you that you
have entered the editing screen once again
(if this is true).
ALT-E Edit This key sequence invokes the Edit pull-down
menu. The screen is cleared and a message
informing you of your entrance into this menu
is given on the status line. When you leave
the menu, a message informing you that you
have entered the editing screen once again.
ALT-V View This key sequence invokes the View pull-down
menu. The screen is cleared and a message
informing you of your entrance into this menu
is given on the status line. When you leave
the menu, a message informing you that you
have entered the editing screen once again.
ALT-L Layout This key sequence invokes the Layout pull-
down menu. The screen is cleared and a
message informing you of your entrance into
this menu is given on the status line. When
you leave the menu, a message informing you
that you have entered the editing screen once
again.
ALT-T Tools This key sequence invokes the Tools pull-down
menu. The screen is cleared and a message
informing you of your entrance into this menu
is given on the status line. When you leave
the menu, a message informing you that you
have entered the editing screen once again.
ALT-O Font This key sequence invokes the Font pull-down
menu. The screen is cleared and a message
informing you of your entrance into this menu
is given on the status line. When you leave
the menu, a message informing you that you
have entered the editing screen once again.
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Key Meaning Description
ALT-G Graphics This key sequence invokes the Graphics pull-
down menu. The screen is cleared and a
message informing you of your entrance into
this menu is given on the status line. When
you leave the menu, a message informing you
that you have entered the editing screen once
again.
ALT-W Window This key sequence invokes the Window pull-
down menu. The screen is cleared and a
message informing you of your entrance into
this menu is given on the status line. When
you leave the menu, a message informing you
that you have entered the editing screen once
again.
ALT-H Help This key sequence invokes the Help pull-down
menu. The screen is cleared and a message
informing you of your entrance into this menu
is given on the status line. When you leave
the menu, a message informing you that you
have entered the editing screen once again.
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CHART 6 Shortcut Keys
The following keys are those keys to which WordPerfect
refers to as the "Shortcut Keys". All of these keys are
accessed by the use of the control key (CONTROL-A through
CONTROL-Z). For this reason, the control key is not listed
in the KEY column.
Key Meaning Description
A Compose This key invokes WordPerfect's "Compose" feature.
The screen is cleared and the dialog is invoked.
A message on the status line is shown telling you
that you have entered the dialog. When you leave,
you will be told when you have returned to the
editing screen.
B Bold This key is the equivalent of pressing the F6 key.
Refer to chart 1 for more information.
C Copy This key copies the current block to the buffer.
When the copy is complete you will be told that
the text has been moved into the buffer.
D Record This key invokes WordPerfect's "Record a Sound
Clip" feature. You are told when you have entered
the dialog and when you have exited to the
document screen. The screen is cleared for easy
reading.
F Find Mark This key will jump to the "quick mark" that is set
using control-Q. When the jump is made, a message
will be displayed on the status line informing you
that the mark was found.
I Italics This key performs the same function that the F6
(bold key) did, except that this key invokes
italics appearance instead of bold. You will know
when Italics is on, when it is off, and when
blocked text is put into Italics.
N Normal This key resets the document into a normal
attribute. When this key is pressed, you will be
told when the normal attribute has been set.
Q Mark Set This key sets a quickmark. You will be told when
the mark is set. Use the control-F key sequence
to jump to the mark.
R Repeat It took me a while to figure out where this
function went in 6.0. I used the ESCAPE key
repeatedly (no pun intended) in 5.1 and was not
sure where it went. When this key is invoked,
the screen is cleared and the "Repeat" dialog is
invoked. A message on the status line shows when
the dialog is being opened or closed.
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Key Meaning Description
S Play
Sound This key invokes the "Play Sound Clip" dialog.
The screen is cleared and a message informing you
that the dialog is being invoked is presented.
Once the dialog is dismissed a message is
displayed informing you that you have returned to
the main document screen.
U Underline This key is the equivalent of pressing the F8 key.
Refer to chart 1 for more information.
V Paste This key pastes what you have cut using the
control-X key sequence. You will be notified when
the text is pasted into the document. The message
is surrounded by caret symbols.
W WP CHARS This key invokes the WordPerfect characters
dialog. The screen is cleared and a message is
placed on the status line informing you that the
dialog is being invoked. When you exit this
dialog, a message will tell you when you have
reached the editing screen.
X Cut This key cuts the blocked text from the document.
A message is placed on the status line that lets
you know that the cut has taken place.
INS TYPEOVER This key toggles the TYPEOVER feature on and off.
A message on the status line will be shown
informing you of the status of TYPEOVER. This
message is surrounded by caret symbols (^).
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Contacting the Author
I can be contacted via the following methods:
1. You can call me at (602) 888-1456. Keep in mind that I
normally get home after 6 MST. DO NOT call after
10:00PM. You will experience the wrath of Keri (my
wife <GRIN>) if you do. DO NOT call during the day
(8AM to 6 PM - Monday through Friday). I can not
return calls then and would appreciate it if you could
call during evening hours. The weekend is just fine to
call.
2. You can contact me via snail mail (the US post office).
My address is:
Jeff Bishop
420 E Yavapai RD.
Apartment Number H
Tucson, AZ 85705
3. I monitor Blink Talk on FIDONET. You can ask questions
there if you would like. Make sure that you address
the message to "Jeff Bishop".
4. For those of you with NETMAIL capability, you can send
mail to FIDONET node number 1:300/205 during ZMH only.
5. You can always FREQ the latest version of this software
from FIDONET node number 1:300/204. This system is
available 24 hours and has a 16.8 v32BIS dual standard
on-line. Use the magic name WPBASIK to FREQ the file.
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Acknowledgements
I would like to acknowledge the following people for their
help:
Name Why?
My Wife My beautiful wife Keri who has been so
patient during the long hours of frustration
in trying to get the keyboard finished. To
her I owe my gratitude and love.
WordPerfect
Beta Group I would like to publicly thank WordPerfect
Corporation for the help they have been. I
especially would like to thank them for allowing
me to beta test 6.0. It has been an invaluable
experience. Great thanks goes to those in the
beta group at WordPerfect who provided help with
the new macro language; without it, this could
have never happened. Thank you for assisting me
with developing a solution to make WordPerfect 6
better for blind users. To all the other people
at WordPerfect who helped, THANK
YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! As far as I am concerned,
WordPerfect is the best software company in the
industry. Keep it up!
Fred Brucker I would like to thank Fred Brucker for his
outstanding contributions with {COMMO} (the
greatest telecommunications package ever) for
encouraging me to keep going forward with
shareware products. Thanks Fred and may {COMMO}
be even more successful than it already is.
Randy Knapp For his insight on configuring smart zones with
Artic Business Vision. I would also like to thank
him for continuing to give encouragement during
those tough moments when things were not going
right. I also would like to thank him for his
hints about the help screen(s).
Ted Henter For his insights on Jaws Macros. I also
appreciate his feedback of ideas mentioned to him.
Ray Bronk For always keeping the user's perspective on the
front line. It's always good to communicate with
non-technical programmer types when you have gone
absolutely nuts. Great thanks also goes to Ray
for his idea about renaming the product to WP
BASIK. Keep those ideas coming Ray.
Dane Beko and
Chuck Knowlton I would like to thank them for their help with
making the documentation more understandable and
readable. I hate writing. It is true that the
last stage of development is the documentation.
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Conclusion
That is it! You are now ready to run with WordPerfect 6.0.
Additional refinements will be needed for complex screens in
WordPerfect (such as spell check). I will be providing
additional feedback on what should be done to configure
these screens when firm details are available.
Expect a newer version of the keyboard file soon. The next
release will have menus specifically developed for blind
users. All functionality will be maintained, but they will
be in an even easier structure than you see now.
Any suggestions, improvements, corrections, or any other
comments you would like to pass on, please do. I love
feedback.
Happy computing, and remember to be patient with WordPerfect
6.0. Any new product will cause some frustrations.