Re: [orca-list] Getting lxde running on arch

[Josh K <joshknnd1982 gmail com>]

also Ubuntu mate is yet another option.

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On 2/10/2015 12:09 PM, B. Henry wrote:
> Make sure you have  your GTK and QT accessibility stuff set, for sure you should have this in 
> /etc/profile.d/, and the gtk stuff may also need to go in
> to your ~/.xinitrc, __BEFO
> RE the exec startlxde or what ever you must put to start lxde.
> The GTK code is
> #!/bin/bash
> ## To hopefully give graphical desktop environments accessibility with gtk aps
>
> export SAL_USE_VCLPLUGIN="gtk"
> export GTK_MODULES=gail:atk-bridge
>
> Just use the last two lines in your .xinitrc, or add the comment if you wish, and copy the whole thing, 
> )comment of course is optional), in to a file
> called something like gtk_access.sh to use in /etc/profile.d/
> You will already have the QT file assuming you have qt-at-spi, but in the off chance you do not the only line 
> that needs to be in
> /etc/profile.d/qt-accessibility.sh is
> export QT_ACCESSIBILITY=1
> Unless something has changed in arch since my last test you will want to replace pcmanfm with pcmanfm-git 
> from the aur.
> I do not use lxde, found it less stable with multiple GUI apps running than  alternatives years ago, and 
> never bothered to retest after a knopix release
> from 3 or 4 years ago, but pcmanfm is a must install for any accessible Linux desktop I know of. It is much 
> faster speakinig directory contents when
> there are hundreds or thousands of entries, provides most all of the features and functionality offered by 
> any other slower and more resource intensive
> file manager. Now that nautilus has removed functionality anbd "modernized" its interface pcmanfm has more 
> features I think. Caja does what nautilus
> used to, and with the exception of seahorse integration for gpg encryption etc, is also a bit more feature 
> rich than nautilus
> these days unless I am missing something very hidden.
> The one major problem with pcmanfm is that desktop icons are not shown to orca.
> You may also wish to try XFCE assuming not having panel or desktop accessibility is not an issue for you.