Re: [orca-list] Could it be possible to add a desktop file to Orca

[Matt - Envrin Group <envrin group gmail com>]

Hi,

Yeah, I had the same issue myself, especially since Orca will stop
running once in a while.  Again, just create a luncher on the desktop
that executes the command:  /usr/bin/orca -reload

For example, I know when Orca turns off on me, I hit Ctrl+Alt+D to
return to the desktop, press the Up arrow key a bunch of times to
ensure I'm at the top, then Orca is two Down key presses down to
restart it.  I don't know, but works for me at least.

Matt



On 11/4/18, Alex ARNAUD <alexarnaud hypra fr> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Thanks a lot for your answers.
>
> I know that the desktop specification could be used to deal with
> auto-start but applications use it to allow to find them, for example
> Firefox has a desktop file to allow to find it from the "internet"
> category of the Mate menu or from the research field of GNOME.
>
> The paragraphs below are just to explain how and why I open discussion
> to improve Orca or others software.
>
> All the time I try to open a thread about user experience my goal is to
> spread up the world with software that could help everyone to be
> empowered in their life without to have to deal with complexity.
>
> I would like you think as if your grand-mother became blind at sixty
> years old and could learn computing with free software in a simple way
> to increase her autonomous and empower her in her daily life to find
> information, cook recipes, read her letters with an OCR and many other
> things. It's the way of thinking I try to have when I think how we could
> improve software. I hope we could share this goal together to ensure no
> one will be excluded from technology even with a disability.
>
> Best regards,
> Alex.
>
> Le 04/11/2018 à 18:56, Matt - Envrin Group a écrit :
> > Uncertain what OS you're running, but on Linux Mint MATE at least,
> > this is very easy.  I just press Ctrl+Alt+D to get to the desktop,
> > then I use my laptop touchpad to click anywhere on the screen.  Then I
> > push the * button on my keypad to emulate a right mouse click, which
> > opens the context menus, and allows me to create a new launcher.  You
> > need to know the command line argument though (eg. Orca is
> > /usr/bin/orca -reload)
> >
> > Matt
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 11/4/18, Alex ARNAUD <alexarnaud hypra fr> wrote:
> > > Hello all,
> > >
> > > Most of the application can be started by menu but it's not possible to
> > > find Orca inside the application menu. Also when you try to add an
> > > application to startup you can browse the currently installed
> > > applications but without desktop file it's no longer possible. See for
> > > exempla this issue:
> > > https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-control-center/issues/270 (someone
> > > pays 100$ for this just because we've drop the desktop file)
> > >
> > > IMO, we should provide a desktop file to Orca. On Windows, both Jaws,
> > > NVDA and the narrator are discoverable by the start menu. I see no
> > > reason that make the end-user more happy without desktop file than he is
> > > with.
> > >
> > > I can figure out what commit drop desktop file and tell you if you want.
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > > Alex.
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