[Trainer-Talk] An update to Google Drive shortcuts

Brian Vogel britechguy at gmail.com
Wed Aug 14 20:37:58 UTC 2024


Actually, the new shortcuts are anything but illogical.  They're bringing
them all more in line with their Windows (for the most part) analogues, to
the extent possible where you have to have both able to work as needed.

Then you have to add in screen readers, too, which is why any of the Google
Web Apps have something very similar to the following in the setup
instructions when a screen reader will be used:
Set your screen reader to use Gmail as a web application
<https://support.google.com/mail/answer/90559?hl=en#usegmail>:

   - Turn off JAWS virtual cursor.
   - Switch to NVDA focus mode.
   - Turn off ChromeVox sticky mode.
   - Turn off VoiceOver QuickNav.


Toggling these screen reader modes is what allows shortcuts entered to be
interpreted by the web app as one of its shortcuts rather than the screen
reader interpreting it as one of its own.

Dealing with web apps requires a shift in thinking where you need to know
"who's controlling what" at another level and how to hand control back and
forth as you need to.

Brian


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