Re: [orca-list] Google sheets on Ubuntu

[Didier Spaier <didier slint fr>]

Hello,

I was able to test with Ubuntu Bionic (18.04) in a VirtualBox VM.

It worked, but I noticed a few differences.

The package is named chromium-browser, as the command to start it. 

Initially the ChromeVox shortcut is not set. However you can access the
drop down menu of ChromeVox pressing F10 then left arrow key when it
says "Chromium button". You will then hear "ChromeVox button" and can
navigate in the drop-down list with the down and up arrow keys and
access the Options this way.

When starting chromium-browser you will have a warning popping up:
You are using an unsupported command-line flag: --enable speech-dispatcher. Stability and security will 
suffer.

You can safely close it and ignore it: speech dispatcher works.

@Samuel: I also have a lag when changing the current voices if
EspeakListVoiceVariants is set to 1 in espeak-ng.conf, but in this case
that's just 2 or 3 seconds.

By the way, I don't know if the ChromeVox devs would accept to
add a combo box for the variant... 

Didier


On 08/02/2018 11:08 PM, Didier Spaier wrote:
> Hello,
>
> you could try the ChromeVox extension of chromium.
>
> I don't think there be an Ubuntu package for it, but try this:
> 1. Install Chromium
> 2. type these commands using sudo for each
> mkdir /usr/lib/chromium-browser/extensions
> cd /usr/lib/chromium-browser/extensions
> wget http://the-brannons.com/kgejglhpjiefppelpmljglcjbhoiplfn.json
> Then edit the file /etc/chromium-browser/default
> At the end of the file write:
> export CHROMIUM_FLAGS="$CHROMIUM_FLAGS --enable-speech-synthesis --enable-speech-dispatcher"
>
> At next start of chromium you should hear chromium speak.
>
> By default to open the options page the ChromeVox shortcut is Shift+Tab.
>
> > From this page you can choose a voice as you would in Orca.
>
> Default shortcuts:
> http://www.chromevox.com/keyboard_shortcuts.html
>
> Caveat: it works on Slint and I just assume that it works on Ubuntu.
> To know which files to deal with on Ubuntu I have read this page: 
> https://packages.ubuntu.com/bionic/amd64/chromium-browser/filelist
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Didier
>
> On 08/02/2018 07:51 PM, bittukumar jaiswal via orca-list wrote:
> > Hello, all!
> > does anyone know how to access Google sheets on Ubuntu desktop? on
> > windows it is very easy to use that with chrome or google drive
> > application. Even on Android also it is fully accessible but don't
> > know how to use on Ubuntu. on Fire fox I can use it but not properly,
> > I have to use table navigation commands to access the hole spread
> > sheet.
> > on my work space thay use google sheets to report bug of device. If I
> > use my laptop then I am not able to work fast do to this issue. at
> > work place it is fine because there I am Using Windows with NVDA
> > screen reader. but after I came out of that place then it is difficult
> > to work on google sheets.
> > so if anyone has solution to this then please look at this.
> > is google chrome accessible on Ubuntu? or chromium? please let me know
> > if anybody using it.
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