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

[Vicki Manley <vlmanley googlemail com>]

Hi All,
Thank you everyone for your help and suggestions etc.
I am very aware it would be a lot of learning, however I like a challenge and I can now use my Iphone very 
well even though at first I thought I wouldn’t be able to.
Best wishes,
Vicki.

> On 23 Apr 2018, at 16:25, John G Heim <jheim math wisc edu> wrote:
>
> 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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