Re: [orca-list] my thoughts/decisions about orca

[Storm Dragon <stormdragon2976 gmail com>]

Hi,
I use a combination of Gnome and CLI tools. I use Linux full time and have done so sense late 2007. When I first started Orca didn't even have Firefox support. It has came a long way from those days, and I find that it works with all websites I need. It may not be for everyone, but I'm certainly a happy camper lol.
Thanks
Storm

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On Sun, 2011-12-04 at 10:02 +1100, Jason White wrote:
> Deedra Waters <deedra the-brannons com> wrote:
> > I'll say this first, i'll still use orca on my linux machines, however.....
> > 
> > I don't see gnome and orca as a perminant solution for me. 
> > 
> > 1. firefox tends to puke on most majorly scripted websites. They say this
> > doesn't happen in windows so i dont understand why it happens in linux. You
> > can't use flat review in orca to look around the screens in firefox so if
> > you need to click on something, you're kind of screwed there unless you get
> > lucky.
>
> You can use caret navigation to get there, however. Could you turn the above
> comments into specific bug reports?
> > 
> > 2. thunderbird and orca seem to actually work well together. However.  again
> > there seems to be issues with flat review and reading the screen.
>
> Do you really need flat review, given that you have caret navigation? That is,
> perhaps your usage patterns need to be adjusted to take account of the
> facilities available.
> > 
> > Oddly enough, these 2 things are things i ideally want working. Especially
> > considering websites are harder and harder to use with a browser that's
> > notIE or firefox.
>
> There are also WebKit-based browsers, access to which via Orca is coming
> along.
> > 
> > 3. terminal and orca seem to be generally annoying and ready to piss off a
> > cli user.
>
> I use the console rather than Gnome-terminal whenever possible, which is
> almost always.
> > 
> > So, my decisions, I'll still use linux boxes for things/services like samba
> > or nfs. Do i find it good for heavy use by someone who needs a good browser
> > email and openoffice? No i dont. 
>
> Linux has been my only desktop system since 1998. During much of that time,
> Orca (and hence access to graphical desktop environments) didn't exist.
>
> Orca is helping to ensure that Linux stays on my desktop and in my laptop.
>
> However, my usage patterns are different from yours: I run console-based tools
> most of the time. I use LaTeX and Emacs rather than a word processor,
> text-based tools for mail, RSS, real-time communication, etc.
>
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