Re: [orca-list] If you are successfully using a desktop environment with Braille please contact me offline.

["John J. Boyer" <john boyer abilitiessoft org>]

Hi Tom,

Frankly, I haven't had any luck on either the Orca list or Brltty or blinux. I am using Debian Buster, and 
prefer the command line as well. We tried to install 
Gnome and 
Orca, but it has never worked right. I use Braille only because I am deaf-blind. I've just been told that 
Mate is more accessible than Gnome. Debian does have an 
accessibility team. I'm trying to find out how to reach them. I need to use a GUI for accessing many 
websites, especially my blog and my Twitter account.

John

On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 09:29:30AM -0700, Tom Masterson wrote:
> Hi John
>
> I am answering you on list because I feel the discussion may need to be
> here."
>
> I am using orca 3.28.0 (I have not gotten master to build under Ubuntu
> 18.04) and primarily mate if I use a desktop at all.  I by far prefer just
> working at the console and in fact have my system setup so that it soes not
> even run a desktop unless I start one"""""".""  I am by preference a braille
> user and would like to run without speech at all.  However I have found that
> at least in mate and gnome shell as well there are many occasions where
> something will be spoken but not show up on my display. THis happens in the
> menus (alt+f1) and in firefox.  Probably elsewhere as well but those are the
> primary places I work.  This has been true for quite a while but I have
> lived with it because I just don't go there very often but it feels kinda
> like braille is definitely an afterthought with orca.  I would be happy to
> look further if someone can tell me how to build orca master under Ubuntu
> 18.04.
>
> Tom
>
> On Wed, 22 Apr 2020, John J. Boyer wrote:
>
> > My experience has simply been frustrating. Things just don't work.
> >
> > John
> >
> > -- 
> > John J. Boyer
> > Email: john boyer abilitiessoft org
> > website: http://www.abilitiessoft.org
> > Status: Company dissolved but website and email addresses  live.
> > Location: Madison, Wisconsin, USA
> > Mission: developing assistive technology software and providing STEM services
> >        that are available at no cost
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > orca-list mailing list
> > orca-list gnome org
> > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/orca-list
> > Orca wiki: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Orca
> > Orca documentation: https://help.gnome.org/users/orca/stable/
> > GNOME Universal Access guide: https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/stable/a11y.html

-- 
John J. Boyer
Email: john boyer abilitiessoft org
website: http://www.abilitiessoft.org
Status: Company dissolved but website and email addresses  live.
Location: Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Mission: developing assistive technology software and providing STEM services 
        that are available at no cost