Re: [orca-list] Best distribution for Orca at the moment?

[Majid Hussain <mhussaincov93 gmail com>]

hi there,
when the live cd is booted, try alt + f2 type
orca --replace
it should launch it :)
Majid Hussain

On 06/05/2016, Darragh Ó Héiligh <d digitaldarragh com> wrote:
> Christopher,
> I haven't changed anything.  This is escentially the live CD.  I am
> attempting to install Ubuntu at this point.
> I launched Orca by pressing alt f2 then typing orca.
>
> Milton, how did you install Ubuntu 16.04?  The installation doesn't seem to
> be accessible to me at the moment?
>
> My appologies.  I'm out of the game for a while.  I'm sure a lot has
> changed.  I had expected that at minimum I'd be able to boot to a live
> desktop and hit the installer.
>
> If there is some documentation I should read, by all means point me in the
> right direction please.
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> Darragh
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher Chaltain [mailto:chaltain gmail com]
> Sent: 06 May 2016 13:41
> To: Darragh Ó Héiligh; orca-list gnome org
> Subject: Re: [orca-list] Best distribution for Orca at the moment?
>
> Vinux is still being developed, and Vinux 5, based on Ubuntu 14.04, was
> released a while ago. I can't say which distribution is best, although I use
> Vinux and Ubuntu myself.
>
> What have you tried to do to get Orca running on Ubuntu 16.04? Have you
> tried the hot key sequence alt+super+s yet? Also, what desktop are you
> using, e.g. the default Unity?
>
> On 06/05/16 07:03, Darragh Ó Héiligh wrote:
> > I've  just downloaded and run Ubuntu 16 but Orca isn't speaking the
> > desktop. I assume this is just a minor issue with the default
> > configuration of Gnome on Ubuntu 16.
> >
> > I have been using the console only for the past few years but need to
> > get back to the GUI.
> >
> > Am I better off sticking with Ubuntu? Or is there something better out
> > there?  I have experience with both deb and RPM based distributions so
> > I am reasonably flexable.
> >
> > Is Vinux still in development?
> >
> > I played with Sonar a year ago or so but for some reason, it didn't
> > really appeal to me.
> >
> > Suggestions very welcome.
> >
> > Darragh
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
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> > 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
>
> --
> Christopher (CJ)
> chaltain at Gmail
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