Re: [orca-list] sonar and lxde

[Jonathan Nadeau <j nadeau charter net>]

Hey Dave,

Update with my testing. I ran the system monitor and my system didn't
crash and I could see everything in it no problem. I think the power
icon is an indecator that isn't installed. I would check that and see if
there is a power indecator.

On 01/09/2013 05:59 PM, Dave Hunt wrote:
> Ok, so the 'alt+tab' not speaking is a normal feature--very
> inconvenient when a few apps are open.  Here are a few more findings
> from before the entire thing crashed.
>
>
> I have no flat review mode in either of the terminal apps-- keys pass
> right through.  Terminal output is not spoken, immediately, with any
> reliability.  The power state indicator is either missing from top
> panel or is not spoken.  Nothing in libreoffice calc is spoken; didn't
> try writer.  Nautilus seems as accessible as in GNOME, once orca
> manages to get some sort of focus; try using 'super+d'; you'll see
> what I mean. The text editors, leafpad and gedit, are as accessible as
> they would be under GNOME.  The media player, audacious, seems very
> accessible; codecs seem to be already in place; I was listening to an
> mp3 stream.  Firefox is as accessible as in GNOME.  Once I launched
> system monitor, I lost all speech.  I could not manually start orca
> from either the 'run' dialogue or a terminal.  When I tried to get
> speech from another console, nothing happened.
>
>
>
>
>
> On 01/09/2013 05:03 PM, Jonathan Nadeau wrote:
> > Yes this is my experience also.
> >
> > On 01/09/2013 04:42 PM, Dave Hunt wrote:
> > > Hi, Jonathan!
> > >
> > > I'm running the Sonar LXDE from a thumb drive, with orca, firefox, and
> > > a terminal open.  I have changed the orca rate setting, but nothing
> > > else; it's good the way you have it.  I notice that pressing 'alt+tab'
> > > does switch apps, but there is no announcement, while the keys are
> > > pressed, of what app will run when they are released.  When I release
> > > the keys, a line from the previous window is spoken then the new app
> > > takes focus.  Is this normal behavior for LXDE's accessibility?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Dave  H.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 1/9/13, Jonathan Nadeau <j nadeau charter net> wrote:
> > > > Hello list,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I forgot to announce this a few weeks ago. I have finished the Sonar
> > > > version using LXDE. It turned out pretty well. I have the icons on the
> > > > desktop and Nautilus is the default file manager and it is easier to
> > > > connect to a wireless network now. You just have to press alt and
> > > > control and tab to get to the top panel and it looks like the gnome
> > > > panel.Also a quick note but this is also on the quick start guide. To
> > > > start the installer after you boot press alt and control and the
> > > > letter
> > > > I. This will start the installer. I also did only a 32 bit version but
> > > > it is using the pea kernel and it will notice all the RAM you have in
> > > > your computer.Here is a link to the sonar page and you can go to the
> > > > download page from there.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > http:/ <http://www/>/www.sonar-project.org
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