Re: [orca-list] Virtual drives accessible with orca

[Milton <milton tomaatnet nl>]

Here's an email from Kyle on the support list at accessiblefreedom.org, 
it was a great help for me.
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It is now possible to use the Chromium browser with the help of
ChromeVox on a Linux OS, and the installation, although it takes a
little command line work, is completely eyes-free.

First you will need a copy of the Chromium browser installed on your
machine. Depending on your distro, the package will either be called
chromium or chromium-browser. Once the package is installed, find out
where it installed the Chromium libraries. This is usually
/usr/lib/chromium or
/usr/lib/chromium-browser, again depending on your
distro. You can use tab completion from inside a terminal to help you.
Now gain root access, either via su or sudo -i and run the following
commands. For the purposes of this message, I will assume that your
distro installed the libraries in /usr/lib/chromium-browser, since that
is where they would be installed in any Debian derived distro, as well
as most others. If this is not the case, i.e. if you run Arch Linux,
replace /usr/lib/chromium-browser by /usr/lib/chromium in the commands
below.

Sudo su
mkdir /usr/lib/chromium-browser/extensions
cd /usr/lib/chromium-browser/extensions
wget http://the-brannons.com/kgejglhpjiefppelpmljglcjbhoiplfn.json

Exit the root shell in your terminal and then open the Chromium browser.
You will hear the normal ChromeVox sounds, and eSpeak will begin
speaking. Congratulations! ChromeVox is now installed and running in
Chromium! The only thing left to do is to change the ChromeVox modifier
keys, as the default control+alt conflicts with GNOME desktop shortcuts.

This can be done pressing the insert key twice to
enable sticky mode, and then pressing o twice to open the ChromeVox
options window. Tab to the ChromeVox modifier key and then just press
and release the key combination you wish to use. I used alt+shift, as
it's easy to reach and the normal ChromeVox functions shouldn't
interfere with other keyboard shortcuts. Once the modifier has  been
changed, it is safe to close this options window, as the option has been
saved automatically.
The only functionality you will lose is the sticky mode. I have found that
turning off Orca's speech at this point allows for the best use of
ChromeVox without conflicts from Orca speech. A big thank you goes out
to Chris Brannon for making the json file available for download and
installation into Chromium, and for providing the initial installation
instructions to the chrome-axs Google group. I should note here that
this method of installation works in Google Chrome as well, but the
directory where the file should be copied is different, and since this
list deals specifically with freedom software, I am only providing
instructions for installing into the free Chromium browser here. If you
wish to use Google Chrome, which is mostly Chromium with a few dubious
Google ... ehem ... enhancements, only the extensions directory should
change. Everything else should remain the same.
~Kyle
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op 22-11-13 09:08, luciano de souza schreef:
> Grive has the easiness I want, but except for one aspect, it's not
> perfect for my purpose. It's a tool to synchronise, not to simple
> store files.
>
> I am afraid of delete some local files and update unwillingly the
> folder. The result would be a disaster.
>
> On windows, I used an application called Google Drive. It was
> installed as a usual letter drive of disk and, when I accessed it, a
> login was required. Therefore, it was not a synchronising tool, but a
> remote access for Google Drive files.
>
> For the purpose of Grive, its really a wonderful tool. There are
> folders, in particular for backup purposes, that I want to
> synchronise. However, there is also files that I want to copy safely
> to Google Drive without the possibility of accidental deletions.
>
> It seems that Chromevox completes my tool kit. I tried to install
> with: "sudo apt-get install chromevox", but this package does not
> exists. So, how can I install Chromevox?
>
> 2013/11/21, Jason White <jason jasonjgw net>:
> > luciano de souza <luchyanus gmail com> wrote:
> > > Grive is wonderful for me. With a simple "grive -a", after accessing
> > > the address of autorization, I could download my files much easier
> > > than I could suppose.
> >
> > I'm glad it works. I generally use rsync over ssh, or sshfs, or indeed nfs
> > instead (to a remote Linux machine, not to Google, Dropbox or other such
> > providers, which use their own protocols).
> >
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