Re: [orca-list] Ubuntu accessible install is now here, from CD boot.

[Hermann <meinelisten onlinehome de>]

am Mi 23. Apr 2008 um 14:42:16 schrieb Luke Yelavich <themuso ubuntu com>:
> I am proud to announce that finally, there is an easy way to use the Ubuntu gui installer, ubiquity, with 
> orca. The instructions below will get you from CD boot, to a totally accessible installer in a matter of 
> minutes. No longer will you have to boot the live CD, and do several hacks just to get access to the 
> installer.
>
> Booting and using the installer.
> 1. Insert the CD into your computer's CD drive, and boot as normal.
> 2. When the CD boots, unlike previous versions of Ubuntu, a list of languages will be shown, with the 
> default as English. You need to either press enter, or somehow select the language you want with the arrow 
> keys, and then press enter. Once you have done this, you will then have access to the CD boot menu, and the 
> accessibility profiles.

How to do that without sighted assistance? It would be better to have a 
prompt where to insert the countries code, for example: de for Germany, fr 
for france etc.

> 3. At this point, you can either boot into the live CD and the desktop, or boot directly into the 
> installer. To boot into the installer, press the down arrow once, then press F5, and select the 
> accessibility profile you want. Then press enter once again to star the bootup process.
 
Again: How to do that blindly? And what accessibility profiles are 
available, and which one do we screen reader users need?

> Note. When you boot into the installer, the desktop is not loaded at all, however the orca window will be 
> accessible, if the profile you have chosen uses orca in any way. Once the installer has loaded, you will 
> find that focus is already on the installer window. You can quit the installer if you wish. Doing so will 
> then send you into the live Desktop, with orca loaded, as normal.
 
BTW.: Did you think about providing install scripts, as we know them from 
Window's unattended installation? They may come for the alternate install 
CD to accomplish the accessibility for those who don't have a braille 
display or if their display isn't connected via USB.
And finally: From which CDs is it usable, the release or the daily builts?
Hermann