Re: [orca-list] configuration tools

[Mike Pedersen <Michael Pedersen Sun COM>]

Hi Scott, as a response to the user who wrote this to you.  There is
already information on the orca Wiki on how to access the system
administration apps.  There are also a couple currently active bugs on
improving the infrastructure to further improve this functionality.  
thanks 
Mike
On Sat, 2007-06-23 at 12:01 -0400, Scott Haeger wrote:
> The following has been contributed by Mike:
> One thing needed and I don't know if this is anything you can fix? Is a way to get access to the installer 
> and admin tools from the desktop.
> I use ubuntu which doesn't give the option to create a separate root password. It would be good if orca 
> could work with the installer and admin tools right from the desktop.
> I am blind and like others need a way to configure my system. I know a lot can be done from the terminal, 
> but most of the people I want to show orca to will probably be older people who lost their sight. Most of 
> these people don't know much if anything at all about a computer. 
> Anyway since you are just starting to work on orca I thought I would let you know what as a user I would 
> like to see done. 
> I agree firefox is important, but so is being able to configure your  computer with out the help of a 
> sighted person.
> For example the other day I tried to share a folder only to find most of the menus are not spoken.
> Time and date that worked in edgy no longer works.
> I will look forward to seeing orca DEVELOP. 
> One other thing. If a script could be written to get and install the nightly builds of orca it would be 
> helpful.
>
> Mike
>
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