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#21 User is offline   docwilson 

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Posted 2013-June-25, 08:19

View Post0 carbon, on 2009-January-19, 03:28, said:

My hands get tired from all the mousing (or trackpadding). How about some keystroke shortcuts for all the menus?


I would like to add this: Can we have a Macro Text Key? What I have in mind is something like using the numbered F keys at the top of the keyboard to store and then output a text message such as, "HELLO - WE PLAY PRECISION AND USE ODD/EVEN DISCARDS" It would certainly save a bit of typing at the start of each tournament round.

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Posted 2013-June-25, 09:21

It doesn't have keystroke shortcuts, but you can save common messages in Chat Manager.

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Posted 2014-July-05, 15:48

View Postdocwilson, on 2013-June-25, 08:19, said:


I would like to add this: Can we have a Macro Text Key? What I have in mind is something like using the numbered F keys at the top of the keyboard to store and then output a text message such as, "HELLO - WE PLAY PRECISION AND USE ODD/EVEN DISCARDS" It would certainly save a bit of typing at the start of each tournament round.



Try to download free version of Phrase express and use these features.
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Posted 2014-September-29, 21:40

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Posted 2020-March-14, 01:43

I vote for offering Fred Gitelman sufficient resources to expedite the keyboard short cuts in the web-based BBO client. Where do I send my donation?

Until that happens, those of you with mousing/trackpadding problems should investigate the Kensington Expert Mouse Wired Trackball K64325. In my experience, there is no better pointing device available from from any manufacturer (including Kensington) at any price. It works on pretty much any version of either Windows or MacOS that you can imagine and provides the smoothest, fastest, most accurate, most precise pointer movement of any pointing device I've ever used. The scroll ring lets you scroll without messing with the pointer and scroll bars. The four buttons give you a total of six "clicks" without holding down any modifier keys. Meanings for all six "clicks" are customizable (but one must be plain, ordinary click with no modifiers) to do whatever you like (including different click definitions by application if such complexity blows up your bell bottoms). The trackball also offers excellent ergonomics. It cured my repetitive stress injury caused by mousing around. It might do the same for you.

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Posted 2020-March-14, 14:22

View PostJmBrPotter, on 2020-March-14, 01:43, said:

I vote for offering Fred Gitelman sufficient resources to expedite the keyboard short cuts in the web-based BBO client. Where do I send my donation?

Fred retired last year.

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Posted 2021-January-29, 14:50

View PostA2003, on 2014-July-05, 15:48, said:

Try to download free version of Phrase express and use these features.


For auto alerts, you might find https://github.com/stanmaz/BBOalert useful. It is a browser extension for Firefox and Chromium browsers including Chrome & Edge

For windows, AutoHotKey can be useful for text macros ..... and much more.
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Posted 2021-January-29, 14:55

View Postbarmar, on 2013-June-25, 09:21, said:

It doesn't have keystroke shortcuts, but you can save common messages in Chat Manager.


I copy & paste from a text file. I find it easier to use/edit. Control-C & Control-V are your friends...
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Posted 2021-January-29, 15:30

Actually, key-shortcuts would be very useful for chat direction :
ctrl T > chat to tournament
ctrl R > chat to room (table)
ctrl C > chat to club
etc.
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Posted 2023-August-06, 11:24

Would it be possible to make auto play singletons as the default and allowing players to uncheck it if they prefer? I know this maybe controversial, but it would speed play in most cases and really, if you are a decent player, timing would not be different than auto-play as there is a build in delay on auto play singletons anyway.
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Posted 2023-August-06, 16:24

View PostTexSBR, on 2023-August-06, 11:24, said:

Would it be possible to make auto play singletons as the default and allowing players to uncheck it if they prefer? I know this maybe controversial, but it would speed play in most cases and really, if you are a decent player, timing would not be different than auto-play as there is a build in delay on auto play singletons anyway.

Apart from all other considerations, I've not noticed a problem of slow play of singletons except from the occasional wise guy playing for time, who would presumably just switch his attention to doubletons if we autoplay singletons.
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Posted 2023-August-06, 16:38

Would strongly recommend against making it the default. Glance away from the screen for half a second; the opponent wins a trick and leads a suit in which you have a singleton, and now that the previous trick has been cleared, you will never be able to see what card they won the last trick with. To the majority of users, this would simply be unacceptable, and I can't really see any upside in having it on by default.
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Posted 2023-November-30, 19:19

You may want to give my free BBOText Chrome extension a look.
Here's a video demo: https://www.youtube....h?v=hgB37ooZUX8
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Posted 2024-July-11, 15:40

I would hope that BBO (web version) would strive to comply with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1. This includes Guideline 2.1 Keyboard Accessible.
https://www.w3.org/T...oard-accessible
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Posted 2024-July-11, 16:25

View Postcgoliver, on 2024-July-11, 15:40, said:

I would hope that BBO (web version) would strive to comply with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1. This includes Guideline 2.1 Keyboard Accessible.
https://www.w3.org/T...oard-accessible


Are you talking about all functionality available from keyboard, independence from timing, or something else?
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Posted 2024-July-12, 11:25

View Postpescetom, on 2024-July-11, 16:25, said:

Are you talking about all functionality available from keyboard, independence from timing, or something else?

My hope is to be able to play a tournament without having to use a pointing device, so all functionality available from keyboard.
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Posted 2024-July-12, 13:08

View Postcgoliver, on 2024-July-12, 11:25, said:

My hope is to be able to play a tournament without having to use a pointing device, so all functionality available from keyboard.

Thanks. I do not know if you are right that it is not possible, maybe someone from BBO could comment.
I do however know that this add-on for visually impaired players exists and works, so at worst you could probably either use it directly or exploit the same underlying functionality that it does.
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