Re: [orca-list] Orca and LXDE on archlinux

[Storm Dragon <stormdragon2976 gmail com>]

Hi,
XFCE would be fine. In fact, that would mean that xubuntu would be usable. I didn't realize that it would work with Orca.
Thanks
Storm

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On Thu, 2010-03-11 at 00:47 +0000, Michael Whapples wrote:
> Hello,
> OK, I will look at the window manager used in knoppix-adriane. On a 
> separate note, for those interested in a lighter weight desktop system 
> (mentioned less) I have just tried xfce, it seems to work reasonably 
> well, just one slight thing, no shortcut key for the system menu by 
> default, easily fixed. It has a few other lacks compared to gnome but we 
> are on about a light weight desktop, we need to compromise (again may be 
> a different window manager might help).
>
> Those interested in LXDE, would xfce be a reasonable alternative? What 
> is it about LXDE you might prefer over xfce?
>
> Richard, regarding your comments on older versions of orca, I possibly 
> would say if you are really only going for command line then something 
> like speakup or yasr may be better suited, this is why I tend to suggest 
> users try and use the latest orca as its strongest point is the gnome 
> GUI access.
>
> Michael Whapples
> On 11/03/10 00:23, Richard wrote:
> > Hi Michael,
> >
> > I know that Knopix 6 ADRIANE uses LXDE as its desktop manager.  It
> > also comes with Orca.  I've heard from people who have tried it that
> > Orca doesn't read all of the menus correctly.  So I'm assuming that it
> > is doing something similar in Arch Linux.  I would check on ADRIANE to
> > see what window manager it uses, and see if you can get Arch Linux to
> > use it as well.  To switch topics, do the commands that you have at
> > the end of the gnome desktop tutorial still apply to GRML 64 9.10?
> > Since you used an older version when you did the install.  O yeah, and
> > Orca on RHEL 5.3 is meh, 5.4 64 bit, might not have speech, though the
> > soundcard plays music files.
> >
> > I'll explain, I believe that RHEL 5.3 uses GNOME 2.18 which is why
> > Orca seems so old, but it does get the job done for my class.  I'll
> > say this much, most of the Oracle command line tools that are included
> > work wonderfully with Orca.  The feedback is good, all presented and
> > easily navigated using the numpad.  The gui stuff doesn't, but that's
> > fine, I like command line better, anyway.  Damn inaccessible OUI;
> > (Oracle Universal Installer.)
> >
>
>
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