Re: [orca-list] reading epub's using orca, possible?

[Arkadiusz Kozioł <zywek-mailing nvps pl>]

I wrote that I'm using calibre on Linux.
W dniu 06.03.2019 o 09:52, Mallard pisze:
> Hello,
>
>
> Does this mean that Calibre can read ebooks in Linux and not in 
> Windows? This would be a major reason for me to hurry up and switch 
> altogether...
>
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> I was referring to Calibre under Windows; I tried again last night, 
> and I can confirm that the text of books doesn't show. I can only read 
> it if I use Win10 OCR on each screen...
>
>
> I must absolutely try Calibre in Arch and Slint.
>
>
> Ciao,
>
> Ollie
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>
>
> Il 06/03/2019 09:33, Arkadiusz Kozioł ha scritto:
> > Interesting, I'm using calibre :P
> >
> > Check that your system have all necessary at-spi installed.
> >
> > W dniu 05.03.2019 o 12:23, Mallard pisze:
> > > Calibre?????
> > >
> > > I can't read anything except part of the menus in Calibre, but not 
> > > the actual text of the books.
> > >
> > >
> > > By the way, years ago I contacted the devs to report the fact that 
> > > ebooks weren't accessible with screen readers.
> > >
> > >
> > > I got a really absurd reply, i.e., they couldn't make the text 
> > > accessible because of copyright rules... ROFL!!!
> > >
> > >
> > > I pointed out to them that, if ebooks can't be read by the blind 
> > > because of copyright, then they shouldn't be available to sighted 
> > > people either...
> > >
> > > It was a stupid answer they gave me, and they never replied to my 
> > > second email.
> > >
> > >
> > > Meanwhile, at least some parts of the menus are readable, but not 
> > > the books, unless Orca is smarter than NVDA on this, which I'd love...
> > >
> > >
> > > Ciao,
> > >
> > > Ollie
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Il 05/03/2019 11:03, Arkadiusz Kozioł ha scritto:
> > > > Calibre*
> > > >
> > > > W dniu 03.03.2019 o 12:32, Majid Hussain via orca-list pisze:
> > > > > good morning,
> > > > > is it possible to read epub files with orca?
> > > > > if this is possible, what application would be advized?
> > > > > running on arch linux
> > > > > Majid
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