[orca-list] What is all this?

[Doug Smith <savant-technopath cyber-wizard com>]

Hi, guys.  I might not be the sharpest tool in the toolshed and I guess 
this proves it.  I need some stuff explained to me in detail if it is 
possible.

1. What is focus mode?
2. What is browse mode?
3. What is a widget?
4. Exactly what changes can I expect when orca 3.14 comes out because I 
have never used windows a day in my life and I know nothing about nvda, 
jaws, narrator nor any of those nor what kinds of things are possible on 
a windows system.

When I started using computers 29 years ago this past August 12, 
actually a week ago today, I started out on Apple II computers.  I went 
from there to some work on a DEC PDP-1144 and then, from there back to a 
mix of this and Apples.  After my Apple II-gs power supply burned out, I 
got my first linux system.  I never used cp/m, dos, nor windows a day in 
my life.  Is it possible that someone can explain to me what all these 
changes are actually supposed to do and what we can expect in the next 
orca release so that I can learn about it before I am caught by surprise 
and think I have a problem.

I read all this discussion and I really don't know what's going on 
around here other than that orca is going to work differently in the 
next release.

I am not upset, just interested in knowing what all these things are and 
what they can do to improve the user's accessibility experience in 
Linux.  I have never used nvda, but if we are becoming a Linux version 
of nvda, what do I need to learn in order to be ready for the changes?



Thanks.




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