dwell clicking
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 9:36 pm
I have been using NaturalPoint for about a year and a half now. I have the AT version. This is kind of a simple, but obvious solution for what I feel are the shortcomings of the dwell clicking software. Mostly, that from going between the toolbar and whatever you are clicking on all the time back-and-forth back-and-forth... causes a great deal of neck strain and exhaustion.
Solution>>>>There should be a hybrid between dwell clicking and voice-activated clicking!
It would use both voice and an automated timer.
So, for example...
Say the word, "ON." Dwell clicking timer goes in effect. Click on a timed beat as the software is currently designed to do. Say the word, "OFF" and it's done. No bobbing your head back and forth from the toolbar to the item you are clicking, so, no neck strain!! No voice strain from saying the word "CLICK" all the time like you have to do if you use the current voice-activated clicking system.
Another example...
Say the word "right" or "left" or "double" to tell what type of click you want--no more bobbing, neck pain, etc. Same with "drag"... put the mouse on the item, and say "drag" and it will hold the mouseclick down until you say "drop." No more wondering when the toolbar is going to hold and let go of your item!
Or, at the very least they should make the dwell clicking toolbar speakable so that a program like Dragon NaturallySpeaking can get a hold of it.
I really hope the software developers take these suggestions to heart. I may be buying a foot pedal for clicking in the next week. But paraplegics won't have that option -- they will just have to deal with the neck pain.
Solution>>>>There should be a hybrid between dwell clicking and voice-activated clicking!
It would use both voice and an automated timer.
So, for example...
Say the word, "ON." Dwell clicking timer goes in effect. Click on a timed beat as the software is currently designed to do. Say the word, "OFF" and it's done. No bobbing your head back and forth from the toolbar to the item you are clicking, so, no neck strain!! No voice strain from saying the word "CLICK" all the time like you have to do if you use the current voice-activated clicking system.
Another example...
Say the word "right" or "left" or "double" to tell what type of click you want--no more bobbing, neck pain, etc. Same with "drag"... put the mouse on the item, and say "drag" and it will hold the mouseclick down until you say "drop." No more wondering when the toolbar is going to hold and let go of your item!
Or, at the very least they should make the dwell clicking toolbar speakable so that a program like Dragon NaturallySpeaking can get a hold of it.
I really hope the software developers take these suggestions to heart. I may be buying a foot pedal for clicking in the next week. But paraplegics won't have that option -- they will just have to deal with the neck pain.