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

[Kristof Nijs <kristof nijs xxs gmail com>]

Hello Brandon,

Strange, I tryed it several times without result and now when I just
press Alt, it works ;-)

In Nautilus it still doesn't work but this should be normal behavior
as I understand.
Pressing Ctrl+Alt+Tab gives me a sort of menu in Nautilus.

So I think my problems are solved now.

Thanks you all,
Kristof


2018-11-29 16:49 GMT+01:00, 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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