Re: [orca-list] Considering moving to Linux Ubuntu from macOS

["B. Henry" <burt1iband gmail com>]

In brief, interacting with pdf forms is a pr problem as far as I know at this time, but pdfs can be read 
using a gui program called evince,sometimes 
document viewer, and there are several ways to convert them to txt or other formats. 
Calibre itself is not accessible for reading books, but it can be used both from a gui or the command line to 
convert almost any ebook format to almost any 
other. 
Vinux is a version of ubuntu optimized for blind folks, i.e. most accessibility stuff is working out of the 
box, or can be made to work with a simple 
command, text is larger by default, and  a few extra programs are installed that are accessible and popular 
with blind users. 
Just how much one can interact with an iphone I can't say. There have been conversations on this list and or 
the Vinux-support list that might tell you a 
bit. 
Latex should be no problem. 
I am probably missing one or two of your questions, but feel free to write me on or off list. 
I reommend joining the vinux-support googlegroup to connect with many Linux users who can help you with 
accessibility issues, and some who have mac 
experience may be able to give you especially useful hints. 
Orca can present a list of links if you wish. 
shift alt k
brings up all the liks, and similar options let you see buttons, clickable items, etc.



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     B.H.
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  James AUSTIN wrote:
Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 03:47:21PM +0000

> Hi all
>
> Some of you may be aware of me from my recent post requesting information on Skype and Orca compatibilityy. 
> Thanks to Tyna and Alonzo for assisting with this. However, I am writing this time, because I am 
> considering a switch from macOS to Linux, possibly Ubuntu.
>
> Writing
>
> Much of my writing is a combination of Pandoc and Pandoc -flavoured Markdown, with a little.docx work. 
> Presumably the former can be written with a slue text editors, and the latter with Libre Office. I also 
> presume that Email --- namely Exchange and Gmail can be handled by either Evolution or Thunderbird.
>
> Reading
>
> I read a lot of PDFs. How does Orca handle them? Voice Over can read the OCR layer, but none of the 
> accessibility information such as headings.
>
> I also read a lot of Ebooks from Kindle. I would be willing to read other vendors too, if Orca has better 
> compatibility with these.
>
> Web
>
> I understand that Orca works well with Firefox, but if there any easy way to access links etc i.e.  links 
> list mapped to a keyboard shortcut?
>
> Bibliography 
>
> I keep a bib latex file managed through Bibdesk for searching. Is there anything similar for Linux?
>
> Device support 
>
> I am writing this on an iPhone, is there any support for such devices on Linux?
>
> OS
>
> Every time I look at Linux I am attracted to Ubuntu. Is this the easiest distro for a newbie to start with 
> please?
>
> Thanks for any advice and help, and apologies for the long post.
>
> Take care 
> James
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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