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

[mattias jonsson <mjonsson1986 gmail com>]

but evolution are no longer accessible?

evolution in debian are not

or you can add a account but not reed


Den 2016-11-25 kl. 17:54, skrev Alonzo cuellar:
> On 11/18/2016 9:47 AM, James AUSTIN wrote:
> > 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.
> > You are correct
>
> > 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.
> Evence works well. the only thing is i'm not sure if you can move 
> threw headings, chapters, etc. I know you can move by pages though or 
> scroll down.
> > 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?
> Firefox has a keyboard command with Orca for links, lists, etc. When 
> you press orca+h It will give you the command to look at the shortcut 
> keys specified for working with Orca and Firefox.
> > Bibliography
> >
> > I keep a bib latex file managed through Bibdesk for searching. Is 
> > there anything similar for Linux?
> > I'm not quite sure in this area as i do not use that markup language.
>
> > Device support
> >
> > I am writing this on an iPhone, is there any support for such devices 
> > on Linux?
> You could probably brows the phone contents. I'm not sure if you can 
> copy files to  the phone directly. Look at iFuse.
> > OS
> >
> > Every time I look at Linux I am attracted to Ubuntu. Is this the 
> > easiest distro for a newbie to start with please?
> this depends if you want to do everything manually as in build the 
> distribution of Linux or use a graphical installer to install Linux. 
> Ubuntu is a great distribution to start learning Linux. If you want 
> something tailored toward  the blind look at Vinux which is based off 
> Ubuntu.
> Note:
> You will most likely want the packages in Linux to be up to date to 
> use the latest accessibility fixes. If so look at Sonar. While not in 
> Linux currently i use Arch Linux myself. I should have a working Arch 
> installation with my new drives possibly working today with the new 
> cables I've received.
>
> Have a great day,
> Alonzo
>
> > Thanks for any advice and help, and apologies for the long post.
> >
> > Take care
> > James
> >
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
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