[BRLTTY] SPEAK_NEXT_WORD and word boundaries in Debian Trixie

[Eric Scheibler]

Dave Mielke <Dave at mielke.cc> schrieb am 06.01.2026, 16:32 -0500:
> >Shift + Tab + j     SPEAK_PREV_BIG_WORD
> >Shift + Tab + k     SPEAK_CURR_BIG_WORD
> >Shift + Tab + l     SPEAK_NEXT_BIG_WORD
> 
> Is there any reason that you're using Shift? I assume you're using the laptop keyboard table, and, the way it's written, the logical choice would be (Left) Control.

No, not really. Didn't give it much thought and Shift just came to mind because it's close to Tab. But Ctrl should be
fine too. And I can always redefine them later if I want.

But at least Ctrl + Tab + k is already used for spelling the word under the cursor. So one could argue that a
preceding Ctrl toggles a special function on the Tab + letter shortcut (like spelling) and therefore it should also be
used for the big words (only relevant if you want to follow the big word idea of course):

Tab + k = speak current word
Ctrl + Tab + k = spell current word
Shift + Tab + k = speak current big word
Ctrl + Shift + Tab + k = spell current big word

And if we use Shift for the current word commands, we then also have to use it for prev and next words - for
consistency's sake.

But maybe that's over the top, don't know. At least the last is a bit long. On the other hand the three modifier keys
lay below each other and "spell current big word" should be the least often needed of this four commands.

Cheers
Eric