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

["Cearbhall O'Meadhra" <cearbhall omeadhra blbc ie>]

Dear Luke,

You issued the attached advice on triggering an accessible install of Ubuntu
with Orca speaking in April 2008. I have tried to use it to install Ubuntu
9.10 without success. I have a question about each of the steps in turn that
you maybe able to answer for me. I have surrounded the original points with
quotation marks after the prompt "April 08:". My own questions are indicated
with a "-" in the left margin.

April 08: "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."

- How do I know when the Language dialogue has appeared? I cannot hear any
definite pause that might help so I am not sure that the program has stopped
and is waiting for a key press from me.

April 08: "Once you have done this, you will then have access to the CD boot
menu, and the accessibility profiles.
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"

- OK! I press down arrow once and then F5. Should Orca start speaking as
soon as I press F5? 
- If not, how many down-arrow keystrokes will take me to the Orca speaking
option in the accessibility list?

April 08: "Then press enter once again to start the bootup process."
- Should Orca be speaking before I press enter?

The rest of the instructions look fine as long as Orca is up and running!

All the best,


Cearbhall 

T: +353 (0)1 6364364 m: 08333 23487 E: omeadhrac ncad ie
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Sent: 23 April 2008 13:36
To: Orca screen reader developers; Ubuntu Accessibility Mailing List
Subject: [orca-list] Ubuntu accessible install is now here, from CD boot.

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Hi all.
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.
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.

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.

I'd like to publically thank those on the Ubuntu installer team who helped
me get this done. We have needed good access to the GUI installer for a long
time now, and we finally have it.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me, and I'll be happy
to help you.

Regards

Luke Yelavich
Ubuntu Accessibility Team leader.
Ubuntu Developer.
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