Regular voice IS cue voice
And Cue voice IS regular voice (i.e. just swap headings around!)

I'm thinking of a way for a carer to facilitate someone - if they cant press any buttons..

So:

• In config: Under method:

  • On-screen (alongside switch scanning options of auto/manual)

• And if selected the keyboard detection goes away and this kind of element appears on-screen:

https://thenounproject.com/search/?q=arrow%20keys&i=1074190

Which allows the user to navigate the tree with the arrows.. (or similar - arrow key image!)

Usually in these systems there is a need to have a different voice - usually with a lower volume when the user is listening through the options and a different (usually higher volume) when selecting them.

• So a setting to have a auditory_cue voice and auditory_cue volume parameter would be useful

This is predominantly for blind / Visually impaired users but it may be useful to have some nice on-screen menus.. So some configuration of the view of the text (colour, size, highlight) would be useful. Maybe easiest done just by configuring the css??

(e.g. http://markedstyle.com/styles )

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Default to Auto, Space to enter.
Delay at first item: 1000

Under Mode:
2 Options currently (3 if we ever do #5)

• "Auto-Scanning"
• "Manual-Scanning"

(a Question. If "Manual scanning" (currently "Switch") - are there keys also for navigating back stepping forward and selecting? Should we not be showing those too?)

When a user selects the end of the branch it should speak it.

• It should return to the top of the tree by default
• IF However the item has a star in brackets after it then stay on that level.. e.g.

## I shall spell it

### a (*)

### b (*)

### c (*)

(so spelling it would be possible)

NOTE: IGNORE READING OUT ITEMS IN BRACKETS ;)

NOTE 2: There could be a better way of formatting this text to denote this. Any other better ideas welcome! (Maybe this is how we link to recorded audio files too. E.g. (## I shall spell it (f:somefile.mp3))

Config options for scanning:

Language:

• Import file (from dropbox maybe)
• Paste file. Will need to verify its a proper markdown file though if we do this. Hmm.

Switch Access:

• Ignore second hits: Default Off. If on:
  Time to ignore second hits: (So if a key is pressed within n ms it will ignore it): 0.1 ms
  (Useful for someone who has a tremor)
• Ignore key presses under n ms: Default 0ms. i.e. if a key is pressed for n ms then it will be detected as a keypress. Otherwise ignore it

Auto:
- Loops (int) - How many times will it automatically loop through the list if nothing is selected?
Timing:
- Pause on first item time: Default 0 seconds. (The first item in each list requires its own delay often)
- Auto-scanning time: Default 0.8 seconds
- Switch Key to move forward: Space or Enter (just choose one)

Manual:
- Switch key to move forward: Space or Enter(Same as down arrow right now)
- Switch key to select: (the opposite of space or enter selected above) (Same as right arrow)
- Just note to user the other keys that will act as Up/Left for more options (also: Key for config, key for going to home of tree)

Voice:
Output voice:

• Synthesised voice:
  • Choose your voice (List)
  • Select rate
    OR - MP3 recordings (select path maybe?)

Auditory cue:

• Provide fast cues first (Bool) (Provides a quick run through of the current list first)
• Synthesised voice:
  • Choose your voice (List)
  • Select rate
  • Select volume
    OR - MP3 recordings (select path maybe?)

Interface:
- Choose colour scheme:
- High contrast
- Pale
- Blues
- Choose font: List