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The shortcut Ctrl-E will display a list of display modes and actions that a use may take. It is called the "Command List" and it the most commonly used list when working with LVEditor.
The first 7 items, called display modes, are discussed in the next section.
The remaining items allow the user to search, display information or open specific URLs in their default browser. These are discussed below, in sections of their own.
The LVEditor screen can display up to seven different kinds of content - the text content of the file, a list of files, a list of shortcuts, a list of Chapters, a list of Bookmarks, a list of FootNotes and a list of synonyms. As a user moves through a list using the up/down arrow keys, the currently selected line item in the list is spoken. If the user attempts to scroll above the top item, LVEditor will speak "Top of List". If the user attempts to scroll below the bottom item, LVEditor will speak "Bottom of List"
From any list, pressing ESC exits the list and returns to the document edit mode.
File List: The Ctrl-L shortcut displays a list of text files found in the LVEditor folder. LVEditor can only display and edit text files from the LVEditor folder.
Thesaurus: The Ctrl-T shortcut displays a list of synonyms for the word that was selected in the document. If the user selects a word and presses ENTER, the synonym will be used to replace the currently highlighted text in the document.
FootNotes: The Ctrl-Q shortcut displays a list of all lines in the document beginning with the word FootNote. To scroll to that FootNote in the document, simply select the FootNote from the list and press ENTER.
Chapters: The Ctrl-H shortcut displays a list of all lines in the document beginning with the word Chapter. To scroll to that Chapter in the document, simply select the Chapter from the list and press ENTER.
Bookmarks: The Ctrl-M shortcut displays the list of bookmarks from the currently opened file. To scroll to that Bookmark, simply select the Bookmark from the list and press ENTER.
Shortcuts: The Ctrl-U shortcut displays the list of shortcuts supported by LVEditor. This is for informational purposes only. Selecting a shortcut from the list and pressing ENTER will not take any action.
Spell Check: The Ctrl-J will run a spell check on the document, listing all misspelled words. Press ENTER on a word to open the document in Edit Mode, scrolled to the misspelled word.
When lists of information are shown, the up/down arrows can be used to select an item in the list. Selected items will be read out loud. Typically, pressing ENTER causes an action to be taken, such as opening a selected file. Pressing ESC will exit the list
and return to editing the document.
On startup, LVEditor reopens the document that was open when the last session was closed. The document will also be scrolled to the same position as was currently displayed when the last session was closed.
The text content of LVEditor can be read out loud, with the option to stop reading at any time. As text is spoken, each word is highlighted and underlined. The document is scrolled vertically to ensure that the spoken word is visible at all time.
The shortcut key Ctrl-S starts and stops speaking.
LVEditor will start speaking at the current location of the cursor. If speaking is stopped, the last spoken word will be highlighted.
From the cursor, LVEditor shortcuts allow the current word to be spoken (Ctrl-W), the next word to be spoken (Ctrl-F) or the previous word to be spoken (Ctrl-B).
Using the next/previous keyboard shortcuts the user can step through the entire document one word at a time.
At any point, the user can press Ctrl-S to continue speaking the text to the end of the document.
File List:To see a list of files, select "File List" on the Command List and press ENTER. Ctrl-Q may also be used to open the File List at any time.
Opening a File: To open a file, select it from the File List and press ENTER.
Saving a File: Use the Ctrl-G shortcut to save the currently opened file.
Creating a File: The Ctrl-P shortcut will close the current file, create a new file using a default file name and then open the new file in EZEditor.
Renaming a File: Any opened file can be renamed by pressing the Ctrl-R shortcut, which displays a popup text box in which the user can enter the new file name, then press ENTER to rename the file. Pressing ESC will cancel the rename operation.
Deleting a File: The currently opened file can be deleted by pressing the Ctrl-D shortcut. The content of the deleted file will still be displayed at that point and if the user changes their mind about the action, the shortcut Ctrl-G can be used to recreate the file. However, the usual step after deletion would be to use the shortcut Ctrl-L to open another file from the File List.
From within the File Edit mode, LVEditor provides a case insensitive search capability, opened by pressing the Ctrl-K shortcut. That opens up a popup text box in which the users enters a search term, then presses ENTER to close the search textbox and to scroll to the next occurrence of the search term, with the search starting a the current cursor location. The Ctrl-N shortcut will search again for the same search term without invoking the popup text box.
There are three other special Search shortcuts. Each scrolls to the next location of the type specified.
The user can type into LVEditor when speaking is stopped. When a word is selected, then what the user types will replace the selected word. If no word is selected, then what the user types will be inserted at the location of the cursor in the document.
A selected word can also be deleted by pressing the DEL or BackSpace keys.
When speaking is stopped and a word is selected, the right arrow key will unselect the word and place the cursor to the right of the word, ready for the user to type text into the editor following the word that had been selected.
When speaking is stopped and a word is selected, the left arrow key will unselect the word and place the cursor to the left of the word, ready for the user to type text into the editor in front of the word that had been selected.
When editing a file, the Ctrl-G shortcut is used to save changes.
The ESC key is reserved for exiting the document without saving any changes made during an editing session.
LVEditor uses shortcuts to perform non-editing operations. Shortcuts consist of pressing and holding the Control key, then pressing another key to complete the action. For example, the shortcut Ctrl-L is used to display a list of available files.
A full set of available shortcut keys can be displayed from within LVEditor by pressing the Ctrl-U shortcut key.
The Shortcut list can also be accessed from the Command List.
A user creates a FootNote simply by typing in the word FootNote on a new line. The word FootNote can be followed by additional words and can span multiple lines.
It is recommended, that a blank line be inserted before and after a FootNote to make it easier to edit or remove the FootNote at a later time.
A user identifies the start of a Chapter simply by typing in the word Chapter on a new line. The word Chapter can be followed by additional words, such as the Chapter title, but it is recommended to keep the words limited to a single line of text.
A user identifies the start of a Chapter simply by typing in the word Bookmark on a new line. All following text, until ">>>" is entered, is considered part of the Bookmark. Bookmarks can be multi-line.
LVEditor supports most common, well-known editing shortcuts, such as the following:
Ctrl-C copies the selected text
Ctrl-X copies, then deletes, the selected text
Ctrl-V pastes the content of the clipboard at the cursor location
Ctrl-Z will undo the most recent editing action
Ctrl-Hme will scroll to the top of the document
Ctrl-End will scroll to the bottom of the document
Up/Down Arrows will move the cursor up/down a line
Left/Right Arrows will move the cursor left/right in the document
Backspace Key will move the cursor to the left, deleting the character in that position.
Delete Key will delete the character at the current position, moving all following characters one position to the left.
A few other shortcuts are also available:
Ctrl-I will speak the current status of the document. The Ctrl-M shortcut will move the LVEditor farther down the desktop, to allow the user to view desktop content that is behind the LVEditor window.
Here's a list of all shortcuts:
Exit:
Speaking:--------
Files:----
Display Mode:-----
Search:-----
Editing/Navigation:---
Settings:---- OverView
The Low Vision Editor (LVEditor) is a text editor for blind users, operated entirely from the keyboard. As with any text editor, content may be edited simply by typing characters from the keyboard. A variety of keyboard shortcuts are supported to issue commands to LVEditor. Files may be created, opened, edited, saved, renamed and deleted.
Mode List
Display Modes
Edit File: When LVEditor starts it displays the text content of the most recently opened file. Once opened, the file can be read out loud by LVEditor or edited by the user using the keyboard. See the next section for details on the speech capabilities of LVEditor.
Speech Capabilities
File Operations
LVEditor support opening, saving, creating, renaming and deleting files.
Search Capabilities
Editing Capabilities
Shortcuts
Creating a FootNote
Creating a Chapter
Creating a Bookmark
Common Editing Shortcuts
Ctrl-A selects all text
Other Shortcuts
Ctrl-J will toggle Dictation, where the user can speak to enter text into the document.
All Shortcuts
ESC - Exit
C-S - Speak (On/Off)
C-B - Back Word
C-W - Current Word
C-F - Forward Word
C-G - Save
C-P - New File
C-R - Rename File
C-D - Delete File
C-E - Commands
C-L - File List
C-T - Thesaurus
C-Q - Footnotes
C-H - Chapters
C-M - Bookmarks
C-U - Shortcuts
C-J - Spell Check
C-K - Search Forward
C-N - Search Again
C-Y - Next Chapter
CS-G - Next FootNote
CS-H - Next BookMark
C-A - Select All
C-C - Copy Selection
C-X - Cut
C-V - Paste
C-Z - Undo
C-End - End of File
C-Hme - Top of File
C-J - Dictation
C-I - Information
C-M - Move Window
CS-C - Colors
CS-L - Larger Font
CS-S - Smaller Font
CS-B - Bold
CS-N - Font
CS-M - Move Dialog
CS-O - Speak Speed
CS-P - Toggle Margins
CS-J - Dictation
CS-E - Export
CS-X - Print
CS-Y - Print Small
CS-Z - Landscape
CS-V - Easy Exit
CS-F - Use Small Font
CS-T - Team Viewer
CS-W - Print Window
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