Re: [orca-list] changing default desktop?

[Hank Smith <hanksmith5 gmail com>]

On 6/23/2011 10:05 AM, Thomas Ward wrote:
> Hi Hank,
>
> All the keyboard commands etc for Unity is in the Ubuntu  11.04 User's
> Guide. I think if you read the Ubuntu 11 User's Guide Unity will make
> a lot more sense to you. It uses different keyboare commands than
> Gnome, and things are in different places.
>
> As far as the issue of which desktop is better that is completely
> based on personal opinion. All I can say is that visually speaking
> I've been told Unity looks better, more graphical, and a lot of
> sighted users I know like Unity better than Gnome from a strictly
> visual aspect. So if you ask me Ubuntu is playing up to their sighted
> customers/user base with their decision to switch to Unity.
>
> > From a blind user perspective Unity is certainly functional and usable
> once you know the hot keys and understand how the desktop is laid out
> etc.  However, there are  som excdptions like crtain menus don't talk,
> but there are work arounds for them.
>
> now, as to your issue with alt+f1 I'm not sure by what you mean it
> doesn't talk. What alt+f1 does it takes you to the apps launcher where
> you can select buttons you have in your app launcher. This is
> different from Gnome where Gnome brings up the panel menu with all the
> typical menus etc. Unity has an app launcher panel or bar were quick
> launcher buttons are. Alt+f1 takes you to the app launcher not the
> panel menu you are use to.
>
> HTH
>
> On 6/23/11, Hank Smith<hanksmith5 gmail com>  wrote:
> > Hello can I get a list of commands to use orca with unity?
> > like I said in a earlier I can't get anything to read eg the alt f 1 for
> > example.
> > also what makes unity better then gnome?
> > I am curious, not trying to bash unity or anything.
> > Hank
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Hello is the app minue pannel accessible at all?
or is launching the program from the run box the only work around at 
this time?
thanks for all the help on this.
Hank