Re: [orca-list] About to install Ubuntu 12.04, need pointers to docs on shortcuts

[Robert cole <rkcole72984 gmail com>]

Hello, Krishnakant.

When you first boot the machine into Ubuntu, the focus should be on the 
desktop itself. If you have windows opened, you should be able to press 
CTRL+ALT+D to go straight to the desktop. Pressing this again should 
bring all windows up again.

As far as the launcher panel on the left, you can add new items to it. 
You just press ALT+F1 to set the focus to the launcher panel, then use 
the up and down arrows to traverse the items on the launcher. I am 
running Ubuntu 11.10 right now, and in order to add something new to the 
launcher I have to have the application running, navigate to it on the 
launcher, press the right arrow key twice to open up a menu, and then 
select the "keep in Launcher" option.

I'm sorry, but I will not be able to write any further right now. I hope 
that this information has been of some help to you.

Take care.

On 02/23/2012 10:47 AM, hackingKK wrote:
> Hi Robert,
>
> On 23/02/12 22:32, Robert cole wrote:
> > Hello, Krishnakant.
> >
> > I am not sure which version of Ubuntu (?) you are currently using, 
> > but as of Ubuntu 11.04 (if I remember correctly) Unity is the default 
> > desktop environment. Unity consists of two panels, one on the top and 
> > one on the left-hand side of the screen.
> > Yes, that's right, but I never used unity before since vinux smartly 
> > sheelded all users from the broken accessibility at the time of 11.04.
> > The top panel is where you will find the menu bar (File, Edit, View, 
> > etc) for any currently active window which supports the global menu. 
> > This panel also includes applets for wireless, mail, and other settings.
> > Yes, I think I tryed that on one machine with Ubuntu 11.10.
> > the left-hand panel contains numerous icons for your favorite 
> > applications (Firefox, LibreOffice Writer, LibreOffice Calc, etc).
> > So that brings me to 2 questions.
> Firstly, where will be the focus placed when I first boot the machine?
> Secondly, I don't seem to find a concept of desktop here.  If yes what 
> is the command to minimise all apps and focus to the desktop?
>
> > Here are some basic shortcuts to get you started:
> >
> > F10 - Access the top panel. You can navigate items by using the Tab 
> > key; the SPACEBAR will activate any item available on this panel. 
> > Press F10 again to move focus out of the top panel.
> >
> > Super/Windows Key - This will open the launcher which will have icons 
> > for different applications which are categorized. By default the 
> > focus is placed within a search box in which you can type to search 
> > for applications. You can press the down arrow to get out of it, and 
> > use the arrow keys to move through the different icons which are 
> > positioned in a tiled layout.
> So can I add more apps to this list?  and can I change the order?
>
> > Super/Windows+1, 2... - Launch application [number] on the left-hand 
> > panel where favorites are located. For instance, if Firefox is the 
> > first application, Super+1 would launch Firefox. If Gedit was set at 
> > the fifth application, Super+5 would launch Gedit.
>
> Sound interesting so far, let's see how it goes with me.
> Happy hacking.
> Krishnakant.