Re: [orca-list] changing default desktop?

[Thomas Ward <thomasward1978 gmail com>]

Hi Alex,

Currently I'm using Unity with At-Spi 1. I've elected not to upgrade
to at-spi 2 until various issues get fixed etc. So in answer to your
question it is possible to use Unity with At-Spi1.

However, let us make it clear that accessibility is not quite up to
the same standard as Gnome 2.32. Its not just a difference of keyboard
commands, but I've had to find work arounds for some issues. For
instance, when I try to read the menu of applications Orca doesn't
announce the icon/launcher I'm on. This might be an issue for some
users, but is no big deal for me. If I want to launch an app like
gedit, for example,  I will just press alt+f2, type "gedit", press
enter, and launch the application. So I don't really need the icons
and launchers to start an application. The alternative is to add
launchers to your app launcher panel so that when you press alt+f1 to
go to the app launcher there will be launcher buttons for most of the
apps you use. This will nigate having to search the inaccessible menus
for the same launcher.

HTH


On 6/23/11, Alex Midence <alex midence gmail com> wrote:
> I'm quite intrigued by the prospect of using unity.  I was under the
> impression that it was still largely inaccessible.  Thank you for
> posting this.  Can you tell me if I would need anything special with
> at-spi?  For instance, can I still use at-spi 1 and not have to fool
> with at-spi2?  I've been attempting to use at-spi2 lately with 11.04
> but the package availabel appears to be an older one without some of
> the latest fixes that let administrator apps to be read via d-bus.
> It's also been made so that it yanks at-spi 1 out meaning you can't
> switch from one to the other if something isn't reading right for you.
>  I had issues with Synaptic, for instance.  If unity doesn't make you
> worry about this, perhaps it's worth looking into.
>
> Thanks again.
> Alex M