Re: [orca-list] Coding new commands for Orca

[chrys <chrys linux-a11y org>]

Howdy,

You can take a look at SOPS - Simple Orca Plugin System.

it can

- read clipboard

- read battery status

- read network connection and some other stuff

and a lot more.

it can do 2 different types of plugins 1. basic shell scripts and return the output to the user or 2. advancedd plugins using orcas "API"

you can use this as examples.

The Loader:

https://github.com/chrys87/simple-orca-plugin-system

The Plugins:

https://github.com/chrys87/SOPS-Plugins

Some Docu:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Simple_Orca_Plugin_System

the plugin loader could need some help if you want ;). would be cool if someone wanna help with that :).

cheers chrys

Am 10.08.19 um 02:05 schrieb Chris Norman via orca-list:

Hi all,

I've just come back to Linux after another long hiatus, and upon discovering that Orca is mostly written in Python, I'd like to have a stab at assisting with development.

I won't make any promises, but I thought I'd start off with something simple. It seems there's (currently) no way to check battery status with a quick command, so that seems like a good place to start.

It seems in cmdnames.py there's loads of constants which are linked to what looks like gettext calls, but I'm not sure where the handler functions themselves are created.

Is there a document I can read about coding for Orca? or any kind of pointer(s) at all?

Thanks in advance, and as usual, good job to everyone involved with Linux's accessibility. It's come on so far since the dark days! :)

Cheers,

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Take care,

Chris Norman

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