Re: [orca-list] a couple of basic questions

[John Covici <covici ccs covici com>]

OK, thanks.  Is there any way to use the dialog you get when you do
control-o in firefox to type the file name?

On Sat, 27 Apr 2019 10:39:17 -0400,
Peter Vágner wrote:
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> Hello,
>
> Firefox accepts files and urls as its command line arguments.
> So it's fine to call
> firefox /path/to/file.html
> Or even
> firefox https://whatewer.domain.tld/
>
> As for copying parts from a terminal content I am doing one of two things:
>
> * reading the terminal window using flat review and using orca unbound commands copy to clipboard and 
> append to clipboard . (of course I have bound these to my own keyboard shortcuts)
> * using terminal edit menu to select all and copy to clipboard and pasting that to Gedit for further 
> editing.
>
> Greetings
>
> Peter
>
> Dňa April 27, 2019 1:47:47 AM UTC používateľ John Covici <covici ccs covici com> napísal:
>
>  Hi.  I have some basic questions about gnome -- using 3.30 I think.
> How to get a file into the clipboard?  I tried xclip -r <filename> but
> nothing happened.  I know this because control-shift-v did not paste
> anything into the terminal window.
>
> I would also like to know if there is a way to open a file with
> firefox and actually type its name.  I see things to navigate, but I
> just want to be able to type the name.  Can I do firefox <file name> ?
>
> Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
>
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