Re: [orca-list] virtualization software on linux

[Christopher Chaltain <chaltain gmail com>]

I use VMware Player to run Windows virtual machines under Ubuntu. Orca 
reads the menus and dialogues just fine for me.

I use NVDA as my screen reader. I don't see any reason why JAWS wouldn't 
work though. True, you'll need a license for it, but that's true for any 
machine (virtual or physical) where you're running JAWS.

On 16/12/15 20:59, Bart Bunting wrote:
> Hey Don,
>
> I have vmware working but orca doesn't appear to read any of it.
>
> So the windows vm works fine but no ability to change settings etc with
> vmware.
>
> I'm not entirely sure if it is me or something else as I think others
> have reported success.
>
> I'm using Debian unstable and latest vmware workstation 12.1 and orca
> from git.
>
> I haven't as yet tried vmware.
>
>
> Kind regards
>
> Bart
>
> Don Raikes <DON RAIKES ORACLE COM> writes:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> >
> >
> > I am preparing to convert one of my computers from windows to debian for a variety of reasons.
> >
> > My problem is that I do need to have a windows system available, so I was considering running a windows 
> > virtual machine ontop of my Linux host.
> >
> >
> >
> > I have used vmware on windows in the past and found it to be very usable. Virtualbox on windows is not as 
> > usable though but I read recently that virtualbox on Linux is quite accessible.
> >
> >
> >
> > So my first question is what are the pros and cons of vmware vs virtualbox?
> >
> >
> >
> > My second questions is what screenreader should be used on the windows guest vm since I believe that jaws 
> > cannot  be licensed in a vm.
> >
> >
> >
> > My final question is does orca work with desktop sharing such that I could access my windows guest vm using  
> > the gnome remote desktop/ desktop sharing application?
> >
> >
> >
> > Any suggestiosn would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> >
> >
> > Donald
> > _______________________________________________
> > orca-list mailing list
> > orca-list gnome org
> > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/orca-list
> > Orca wiki: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Orca
> > Orca documentation: https://help.gnome.org/users/orca/stable/
> > GNOME Universal Access guide: https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/stable/a11y.html
> > Log bugs and feature requests at http://bugzilla.gnome.org
> Bart

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