Re: [orca-list] Fwd: Linux questions. With orca.

[Alex ARNAUD <alexarnaud hypra fr>]

Le 07/11/2016 à 19:19, ronak shah a écrit :
> Hi,
>
> I have few questions based on linux, it would b great if someone could
> help me out.

Dear Mr. Shah,

> 1- I have been useing ubuntu 14.04 vinux distribution for a while, but
> it frankly dint match my expectations, can you suggest me a good linux
> which will mostly help me with the technical stuff.

I'm not sure about what are you looking for but a pretty good 
distribution is Debian GNU/Linux. It is accessible out-of-the-box and 
there is a accessibility team that make the distribution accessible. You 
could find informations on the Debian wiki : 
https://wiki.debian.org/accessibility

> 2- for java editer, I have tried to use eclipse 3.8 version but the
> graphical user interface of Java does not work in eclipse mainly the
> output of the GUI.

I am a Emacs user but as I know only the GTK2 version of Eclipse is 
correctly usable for blind people.

> 3- libreoffice for PowerPoint presentations is not at all accessible for
> me with orca for some reason, I dont realy understand why.

I'm aware of some LibreOffice impress stuff, could you give me more 
precise informations about the problem you encounter ?

> I am not able to access magnifier in vinux when its documentation says
> that it has a inbuilt magnifier.

There are currently two screen magnifiers available on Linux :
- The GNOME built-in screen magnifier that provide basics 
functionalities (minimal focus tracking, color inversion, multiple 
screen mode, etc)
- The Compiz accessibility features. Compiz is an extensible 
window-manager that provides those plug-ins : a screen magnifier 
(ezoom), a negative manager (negative), a module for changing mouse and 
more !

For me the couple Debian, Mate and Compiz is the best choice for 
accessibility purpose. It provide a really simple environment that is 
completely customizable (mouse, theme, color, menu, etc).

I'm a low-vision people and I use exclusively the Compiz screen 
magnifier as my primary assistive technology since one year.

Best regards.
--
Alex ARNAUD
Visual-Impairment Project Manager
Hypra - "Humanizing technology"