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

[Brandon Tyson <brandongold98 gmail com>]

Hi,

Normally, alt+f and alt+e should work in Firefox.

But if the menu bar is hidden, then it may not work.

In Firefox alone, does pressing the alt key on its own do anything? On
my system it does, I just want to see what happens for you when you do
it, to try and troubleshoot.

Thanks,

Brandon

On 11/29/18, Kristof Nijs via orca-list <orca-list gnome org> wrote:
> 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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