Commands Specific to Sight-Free Talon

Sight-Free-Talon has a series of voice commands and settings to make Talon easier to user alongside screen readers. Any general commands for dictating text or controlling your computer can be found in the central community repo, which you should also have installed.

Commands

TODO

Settings

All settings can be set within .talon files and contextually scoped to specific applications.

SettingDescriptionDefault Value
user.echo_dictationEcho the subtitles from talon back via ttstrue
user.tts_speedHow fast to play back text-to-speech -10 to 108
user.tts_volumeHow loud to play back text-to-speech from 0 to 10080
user.echo_contextAutomatically echo the context of the focused window when switching applications/tabsfalse
user.tts_via_screenreaderIf a screen reader is enabled, use it for tts instead of the TTS engine in Talontrue
user.nvda_keyKey used for nvda modifier, change to 'insert' if that is your nvda modifier'capslock'
user.start_screenreader_on_startupStart your screen reader automatically when Talon startsfalse
user.braille_outputOutput dictated text to braille display through your screen readerfalse
user.sound_on_keypressTo prevent errors from accidental key presses, play a sound each time a key is pressedfalse
user.disable_keypressesDisable keypresses from Talon in high risk contexts that cannot afford typosfalse