Re: [orca-list] GNU/Linux Accessibility Summary--was Re: LXDE/Openbox menu accessibility

[Mike Ray <mike raspberryvi org>]

Thanks I will check out Paldo.

I have not looked at Sonar for ages.  I am not sure I want to do much
with a distro where the PayPal donations button nearly fills the entire
screen.  Unless it's shrunk since the last time I was there.

On 26/06/2014 14:27, D. A. H. wrote:
> Paldo
> http://paldo.org
>
> is another GNOME OOTB-Accessible GNU/Linux you should check out.  Its
> package selection may not be as big as that of others, but it seems
> well-maintained, and the lead developer seems responsive to feedback
> from users.  The live medium and basic installer can be used without
> sighted help; I'd suggest partitioning your target drive before
> starting the installer, if you plan to do something other than the
> entire system in one partition or a separate /home and root
> filesystem.  I had trouble accessing the 'advanced partition setup'
> routine within the installer.
>
> Have you checked out Sonar GNU/Linux lately?
> http://sonargnulinux.com
>
> It is an accessible GNOME distro, spun off the Manjaro GNOME edition.
> Manjaro is based on Arch, so you have all those resources.
>
> Last time I checked, the GNOME edition of Open Suse was installable
> and usable without sighted assistance.  The individual modules for its
> setup tool (YaST) are accessible, but not when they are launched from
> the YaST control panel.
>
> I understand that the GUI installer for Fedora can be used without
> help, but I had a lot of trouble; it seems, orca doesn't always get
> notified about changes as you make them.  Once running, a Fedora
> installation should be as accessible as anything else running GNOME.
>
>
>
> HTH,
>
>
>
> Dave
>
>
>
> On 06/25/2014 06:51 PM, Mike Ray wrote:
> > Great stuff.  I'm collecting all this info.  I'd like to create some
> > kind of resource, a web page I guess just devoted to getting an
> > accessible Linux up and running totally without any sighted assistance.
>
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-- 
Michael A. Ray
Analyst/Programmer
Witley, Surrey, South-east UK

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