I forgot to mention that another standard key you can use in
Thunderbird is the application key which will bring up the context
menu for whatever object you're on, such as a link within a message
or the message itself.
On 11/11/2013 02:32 PM, Christopher
Chaltain wrote:
I use Thunderbird, and I'm pretty sure I just use the default
settings for the most part, and I never use the mouse in
Thunderbird. If you have specific questions maybe I or others can
help, but I'm not aware of a getting started or how to for a blind
user and Thunderbird.
Basically, you have your list of accounts, which you can arrow
through using up and down arrow keys. When you're on the account
who's mail you want to read, tab over once to get to your list of
folders and again you can up and down arrow to move through the
list and use left and right arrows to open and close sub folders.
When you get to the folder you want, such as your In Box, tab over
once to get into your list of messages in that folder. There's a
Mozilla bug where this list will get corrupt over time, so you
want to be careful to check your message before moving or deleting
anything.
I just use the preview pane to read my messages, and the F6 key
will take you to the top of the message text from the list of
messages. Orca+; (That's a semi-colon.) will read the rest of the
message, but you can also use the arrow keys to navigate around
the message.
Your standard Thunderbird short cut keys will work, so when you're
in a message you can delete it with the delete key, move to the
next message with the 'f' key and move to the next unread message
with the 'n' key. Sometimes you need to use Orca+backspace to pass
these keys through Orca into Thunderbird.
I hope this helps.
On 11/11/2013 04:34 AM, Scott Freeman
wrote:
I help a completely blind person who has been
getting email with dedicated software for windows that has
stopped working because of POP credentialling issues. I want to
see if I can help them change to Vinux with ORCA and a supported
mail client. I found Thunderbird a bit daunting in its default
state.
I am hoping list members might suggest:
a more keyboard oriented client,
Ways to configure thunderbird to make it easier to use
with ORCA,
Or lastly, with apologies, a more appropriate place to
explore Linux mail clients for the blind.
Regards, Scott
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