Re: [Audacity-devel] Feedback request: Typing into label tracks

[David B. <drb...@go...>]

On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 10:09 PM, Al Dimond
<bus...@gm...> wrote:
>
> So I'm considering removing the ability to type directly into label
> tracks, at least during playback, but maybe generally. Before I make a
> change, I want to know: does anyone use this ability? If so, do you
> use it during playback, not during playback, or both? And if you use
> it, would you consider it a serious inconvenience to have to use a
> shortcut to start a label (ctrl-b by default)?

For users of screen readers, rather than an inconvenience, it would be
an advantage to have to use a shortcut to start a label, because
otherwise it's just too easy to accidentally create a label (and not
immediately notice that this has happened). When this has been
discussed in the past, James suggested having an option in preferences
as to whether a shortcut was needed. See the Making label tracks
accessible section of this proposal wiki page for more info on label
accessibility:

http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Proposal_Label_Enhancements

David.