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Dana, thanks for the ideas. Didn't know about the finger mouse. They tell me Frame will do all this stuff you mention. Jerry At 09:50 31/12/96 -0800, Dana Bergen wrote: >I only know about DragonDictate for the PC, so I don't know whether the >following applies to the Mac. > >Are you editing text with Framemaker, or also doing graphics? If it's >primarily text, DragonDictate offers "word processing sentence commands" >that enable you to say commands like: > >"move (direction) (number) (objects)" > >Where direction can be up/down/left/right, and object can be word, line, >paragraph, character, maybe sentence (not sure about that one). This >enables you to move around fairly well without the mouse. It's not as >fast as mousing but if you need to avoid the mouse it's workable. > >I'm not positive that these commands work with Frame, but it's likely, >assuming that Frame follows the common conventions for keyboard shortcuts. > >Mousing by voice is unacceptable for graphics/art type of work that involves >a lot of arbitrary mouse movement. If you do that kind of work then an >alternative mouse is really the only possibility. Have you seen the >finger mouse (you wear it like a ring on your finger)? That looked >promising to me although I haven't tried it. There's also a foot mouse, >but people on voice users have had negative experiences with it. There's >a head mouse, but it costs about $1,000. > >Good luck -- > >Dana >dana@sybase.com > >>From voice-users-request@cuckoo.hpl.hp.com Mon Dec 23 08:12:23 1996 >>Date: Mon, 23 Dec 1996 11:10:58 -0500 >>To: voice-users%cuckoo.hpl.hp.com@hplb.hpl.hp.com >>From: Jerry Halberstadt <halberst@world.std.com> >>Subject: VR for menu commands >> >>I'm a new subscriber actively considering VR because my pointer hand is always on the edge of pain due to RSI and from arthritic changes in the neck possibly affecting the nerves. My biggest problem is during heavy editing sessions: the use of any pointer device is a limiting factor in my work. I now use the WACOM art tablet as the least uncomfortable input method. As an initial step I am considering a setup that would be used to offload some of the pointer input, specifically the access to commands on the menus. Later I could go to a more comprehenive VR solution. >> >>My sense is that a full VR solution would be a lot of extra overhead and I am reluctant to do it with current technology, however if I ran into more of a physicial limitation that balance would change instantly! >> >>Constraints: budgetary; I work heavily with FrameMaker so need a program that adapts to all programs without new macros or programming. This has narrowed it down to Dragon Dictate. It looks like their PC version is way ahead of the Mac version, however I otherwise would prefer to have a Mac. So, the question is, can I do what I plan on the Mac or should I do it with a PC? (I'm about to get a new computer so I have the choice). >> >>I'd appreciate any comments on this strategy and my hardware/software options. >> >>Does this list have a FAQ? >> >>Thanks! >> >>Jerry Halberstadt >>New Technology Publishing >>halberst@world.std.com >> >> > >