Re: [orca-list] ot Opensuse

[Jude DaShiell <jdashiel panix com>]

Could the installer enable kde accessibility tools in the process of 
doing its work?

On Tue, 15 Aug 2017, Mike Gorse wrote:

> Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2017 11:24:00
> From: Mike Gorse <mgorse alum wpi edu>
> To: Pavel Vl?ek <vlcekpavel93 gmail com>
> Cc: orca-list gnome org
> Subject: Re: [orca-list] ot Opensuse
>
> I think that our installer needs some work in terms of accessibility. At 
> least in the past, one could install using the Gnome LiveCD (this is 
> available for Tumbleweed but not Leap), but, the last time I checked, I 
> couldn't find the "live installer" in yast anymore. I think that the DVD has 
> a KDE-based GUI (theoretically, orca should be able to read it, but we need 
> to get it added to the installation image and test it). I usually do installs 
> via ssh, but that only helps as a work-around if you're installing to a vm or 
> have another computer to log in from.
>
> On Fri, 11 Aug 2017, Pavel Vl?ek wrote:
>
> > Yea thanks. Does the dvd have some accessibility features? When I boot
> > to the dvd, it beeps and I can install it with my brother, he can read
> > the content from screen, but has Opensuse something as accessibility
> > installer such as Debian?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Pavel
> >
> >
> >
> > Dne 11.08.2017 v 15:23 Kyle napsal(a):
> > > Tumbleweed is OpenSUSE's testing branch. It's a rolling release branch 
> > > that maintains all the latest versions of all the software packages they 
> > > have. The packages in Tumbleweed get bug fixes, and once a degree of 
> > > stability can be verified, they eventually filter down to the release. 
> > > Using Tumbleweed, you have all the benefits, as well as all the drawbacks, 
> > > of a rolling release, meaning that you will have all the latest software, 
> > > but you could bump into bugs or regressions, both with the functionality 
> > > of the application and with its accessibility.
> > >
> > > I'm not familiar with Leap, as that seems to be something new, unless 
> > > that's just the code name of the latest release. My recommendation, if you 
> > > want something close to latest but stable and relatively bug-free, is to 
> > > install the latest release. However, if you want to test the latest and 
> > > greatest, you're not afraid of a few bugs and you want to help make 
> > > OpenSUSE better, I would most certainly recommend Tumbleweed, as that's 
> > > where all the testing and improvements happen most quickly. Hope this 
> > > helps.
> > > Sent from the other side of the coin
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> > > Orca documentation: https://help.gnome.org/users/orca/stable/
> > > GNOME Universal Access guide: 
> > > https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/stable/a11y.html
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> > GNOME Universal Access guide: 
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> GNOME Universal Access guide: 
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> Log bugs and feature requests at http://bugzilla.gnome.org

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