Re: [orca-list] Ubuntu 18.04: how to open the system menu?

[Kristof Nijs <kristof nijs xxs gmail com>]

Hi,

I think  I have to explain my problem a bit better.
I wanted to open the settings menu of Ubuntu so I could set some key
shortcuts and change the sound volume.
I found a workaround to do this but there will probably be a simpler solution:
* Press the Super key
* type "settings" and Enter
* search with the flat review mode for "Wifi" (this is the first item
of the menu) and click on it with the braille routing buttons
* use the arrow buttons and enter button to browse the menu

Now I encountered also another problem: how to open the menu of an application?
For example: how can I open the menu "Fiele or "Edit" of Firefox?
I assumed that pressing Alt+F would open the "File" menu and Alt+E
would open the "Edit" menu, but this seems not to work.
Any suggestions?

Thanks for the answers,
With kind regards,
Kristof


2018-11-28 15:43 GMT+01:00, Andy Borka via orca-list <orca-list gnome org>:
> Try pressing CTRL+INSERT+SPACE on the logon screen. Just tried it and it
> works fine.
>
>
> On 11/28/18 8:37 AM, Delaunay Christophe wrote:
> > Hi Andy,
> >
> > I had the same question but Kristof asked it before I did. I thought about
> > <ctrl+alt+tab> but I was believing that it could only be used once logged
> > in. After reading your advice, I tried it on my logon screen and it
> > worked. Many thanks.
> >
> > Now, I have another question: Why pressing <insert+spacebar> does not work
> > to change orca preferences on the logon screen? It did on my previous
> > 16.04 so that I could remove key echo while typing my password.
> >
> > Many thanks. Have a nice day. Chris D
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: orca-list <orca-list-bounces gnome org> On Behalf Of Andy Borka via
> > orca-list
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2018 1:53 PM
> > To: orca-list gnome org
> > Subject: Re: [orca-list] Ubuntu 18.04: how to open the system menu?
> >
> > It depends on your desktop environment. For the most part, Gnome users
> > have to get focus to the top bar with ALT+CTRL+TAB, then use the arrow
> > keys to find the system menu. I don't know of a shortcut key for Mate.
> > Maybe Alex can give feedback on this.
> >
> >
> > On 11/28/18 7:30 AM, Kristof Nijs via orca-list wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > This is mayby a silly question, but how can I open the system menu?
> > > In Ubuntu 16.04 I pressed Alt+F10 but this doesn't work in 18.04.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > > With kind regards,
> > > Kristof
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