Re: [orca-list] please help a newby make an install of ubuntu 12.10 more accessible

[Rob Whyte <fudge thefudge net>]

Hi,
Earlier on a thread you said that you can not install another operating
system on this drive?
May I ask why that is the case?
There are various flavours of Linux that you can install by yourself
with no sighted assistance.

Some will come up talking straight away whilst others need a minimal set
of instructions to get them to speak and install.

Maybe you are not aware of that.

Good luck
Rob Whyte



> I'll post some comments below.
>
> On 05/15/2013 04:33 AM, Thomas Ward wrote:
> > To go to the Launcher press alt+f1. This is a cross between the
> > Windows Start Menu and the Taskbar as on Ubuntu apps that a running
> > will show up here as well as apps you pin to the launcher to launch.
> > You'll find most of the programs you need already have launchers on
> > the Launcher such as Firefox, Libreoffice,, Gnome Terminal, etc.
> > That's the first thing you need to know.
>
> I can't for sure, since I don't have a vanilla install here at the
> moment, but I'm not sure Terminal is on the launcher. I'm also pretty
> sure that control+alt+t will start a terminal, even on a vanilla Ubuntu.
>
> > The second is the Unity top panel. This can be accessed with alt+f10.
> > This has a number of pull down menus to access your clock, power
> > status, to logout or shutdown the system, system settings, manage
> > updates, and other things. So this is the cecond thing you need to
> > know about the Unity desktop in order to access things. Once you know
> > these two things you can actually begin using Linux with Unity if you
> > want.
>
> I'd also point out the Dash, which you can get to with alt+f2, as you
> mention below. You can use the Dash to start an application or search
> for an application on your system or one that can be installed if it's
> not already on your system.
>
> Note that alt+f10 takes you into your global menus, which includes your
> applications normal menu but also your list of indicators.
>
> Finally, Vinux has an indicator that includes a Gnome 2 style of start
> menu, so you can find your standard apps in a familiar menu structure.
>
> > To run Gnome Terminal you have to ways of doing that. One you can do
> > alt+f1 and find it on the Unity Launcher. The other is you can do
> > alt+f2 and type gnome-terminal and hit enter to bring it up.
> >
> > To logout you have to press alt+f10 to go to your top panel, find the
> > submenu with the logout option, and logout. If LightDM doesn't come up
> > with speech simply press control+s to bring up Orca and use it to
> > configure your default desktop, language, etc under sessions before
> > logging back in.
>
> The indicator with the shutdown option if the Devices indicator. alt+f10
> and a left arrow should get you to this indicator. Down arrow will take
> you to different options, such as suspend or shutdown.
>
> > Cheers!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 5/14/13, Rusty Perez <rustys lists gmail com> wrote:
> > > Hi Thomas,
> > > Ok, I've upgraded to ubuntu 13.4 the desktop seems nearly completely
> > > unaccessible. It says 0 icons, and nothing happens when I press tab or
> > > anything.
> > > So, obviously, I need to get the gnome desktop, and configure it as
> > > defalt.
> > > First, how do I run the gnome terminal? I think I press f2 then just
> > > type gnome-terminal
> > >
> > > also, will this all speak to me via orca?
> > > then, once I've upgraded the gnome desktop via your commands,
> > > how do I log off and log back in to make the gnome desktop defalt?
> > >
> > > i told you, I am a way newby.
> > >
> > > thanks so much!!!
> > > Rusty
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