Re: Request for Keyboard Accessibility in Thunderbird/Seamonkey re:Altering Headers

Also, it would not surprise me if there are bugs without the access 
keyword which are particularly onerous to accessibility users. 
http://bit.ly/cu1tiM are bugs which don't have access keyword, limited 
to message reader component and with "header" in the summary. Someone 
might review them to see which deserve access keyword.



On 9/20/2010 12:04 PM, David Bolter wrote:
> Thanks David and Jamal.
>
> Sorry for the late reply. It would be amazing if someone could go
> through the list of tbird accessibility bugs and update the status on
> any that might already be filed, and file new ones for bugs you describe
> below which are not yet filed. I realize this can be cumbersome but if
> anyone is willing to spend the time it is really appreciated. Here is
> the current list:
>
> http://mzl.la/bdC9KR
>
> cheers,
> davidb
>
> On 20/09/10 11:46 AM, Jamal Mazrui wrote:
>> As a blind user of Thunderbird, let me affirm the desirability of such
>> keyboard enhancements. I would also prefer that that the TO CC and BCC
>> fields be separate controls when composing a message.
>>
>> Jamal
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [email protected]
>> [mailto:[email protected]
>> ] On Behalf Of David Goldfield
>> Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 12:39 AM
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: Request for Keyboard Accessibility in Thunderbird/Seamonkey
>> re:Altering Headers
>>
>> Hello. I am a blind user of Mozilla products, particularly Seamonkey as
>> well as Firefox. I use screen readers to access my Windows computer
>> with speech output using the NVDA screen reader, available from
>> www.nvda-project.org.
>> I have several requests regarding keyboard accessibility accessing
>> certain functions from within Seamonkey as well as Thunderbird. These
>> programs have many keyboard commands which benefits blind and sighted
>> users alike, but I would like to offer the following requests which
>> would make using your products even easier from the keyboard.
>>
>>
>> 1. My first request is regarding the implementation of keyboard
>> commands to perform certain functions from within Thunderbird and
>> Seamonkey regarding altering message headers.
>> I am unable to find a way of adding or removing the headers in my mail
>> window, such as from, subject, date, etc. I know that there is a button
>> which, when clicked, invokes a menu which allows the user to add or
>> remove specific headings but accessing this graphical button is awkward
>> and, with NVDA, practically impossible. Can a menu option or hotkey be
>> added to allow blind users to access this feature via the keyboard?
>>
>> 2. I would like the ability to choose the order of my headings, such as
>> moving the "from" heading to the beginning of the row of headings. I
>> cannot find a method of doing this via menus as you can, let's say, with
>> Outlook which can present a list of headings with "move up" and "move
>> down" buttons. Could Mozilla implement a similar system?
>>
>> 3. While navigating the folder treeviews of items such as Inbox,
>> Outbox, Trash, etc. could Mozilla allow keyboard users to input the
>> first letter of the desired folder, such as pressing I for Inbox, T for
>> Trash, etc.
>>
>> 4. Would Mozilla consider implementing a hotkey which accesses the
>> inbox folder from any other mail folder, such as shift-ctrl-I? As the
>> Inbox is probably the most commonly accessed folder this would allow
>> blind users to quickly access this folder without the need to tab into
>> the folder list and then navigate through the treeview.
>>
>> 5. Finally, would Mozilla consider implementing a user-controlled option
>> allowing for the Inbox folder to be immediately opened and gaining focus
>> at startup? This would allow the message list to immediately become
>> accessible without the need to first navigate to it?
>>
>> I would be happy to test any of these features if Mozilla decides to try
>> implementing them. If you put the word out that you are considering
>> adding any of these features I believe that many other blind users would
>> like to test them as well, particularly on the Blind Mozilla list.
>>
>> David Goldfield
>>
>>
>>
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