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

[Kristof Nijs <kristof nijs xxs gmail com>]

Hi,

When I press Ctrl+Alt+Tab and I push the arrow right button, I hear
"Firefox Webbrowser menu". It's not clear to me how to open this menu
so I can choose an option from it.

Greetings,
Kristof


2018-11-29 16:13 GMT+01:00, 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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