Re: [orca-list] Help Or Advice Please.

[John G Heim <jheim math wisc edu>]

By no means do I want to discourage you from trying linux. Quite the 
contrary, I have written many messages to this list and to others on the 
benefits of learning to use linux. But I don't think it helps to sugar 
coat things. You should prepare yourself for a steep learning curve.

It is difficult for anyone to switch operating systems. Mac people find 
it frustrating to try to learn Windows. Windows users find it 
frustrating to try to learn a Mac. But if you have to learn the screen 
reader on top of it, it is very difficult. The reason is that there will 
be times when you want to do something and there is a button right there 
on the screen to do it. But you won't know it is there. Worse, you won't
know the screen reader well enough to poke around to find it.


IMO, the best way to deal with this problem is to start with a tutorial 
on the operating system itself. Pick a version of linux and then google 
for guides on getting started. Of course, a lot of those are going to 
say "click" and that will be a problem. Maybe we can help you find a 
tutorial after you have selected whether you want to start with Ubunt, 
Red Hat, or something else.




On 04/23/2018 03:23 AM, Vicki Manley via orca-list wrote:
> Hi All,
> Thank you to those of you who have replied.
> Sorry my questions are vague but I aren’t really sure where to start.
> I have heard of ubuntu and would mainly be using mail, some kind of equivalent to Word, internet explorer and 
> an audio editing software like audacity. I also need something like NVDA speech as I am blind.
> Thanks again.
> Vicki.
>
> > On 22 Apr 2018, at 23:03, Fernando Botelho <Fernando Botelho F123 org> wrote:
> >
> > It would help to know what applications you currently depend on and would like to substitute for FOSS 
> > equivalents.
> >
> >
> > Fernando
> >
> >
> >
> > > On 04/22/2018 06:43 PM, Arkadiusz Świętnicki wrote:
> > >     What are your questions/concerns, exactly? Your question is too general.
> > >
> > >
> > > W dniu 22.04.2018 o 20:56, Vicki Manley via orca-list pisze:
> > > > Hi Everyone,
> > > > My name is Vicki. I am currently using windows but thinking seriously about switching.
> > > > Any help or advice welcome please.
> > > > Many thanks,
> > > > Vicki.
> > > > _______________________________________________
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> > > > GNOME Universal Access guide: https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/stable/a11y.html
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> > >
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