[orca-list] Workspace switching & announcement

[Jeff Archambeault <jjarchambeault gmail com>]

Hi!

I'm helping a vision impaired programmer configure his Mint system to be more orca-centric than visual centric. One problem we're having is workspace switching. For terminals, we can use ALT+F1-10 to switch between specific virtual consoles, but we haven't found any way to do that in Cinammon for workspaces, and once you've switched, Orca doesn't seem to identify which desktop it is. 

It would seem the most non-visual way of switching is Shift+Ctrl+Alt+Arrow, but again, once you switch, orca doesn't tell you where you are. We've thought of different desktop backgrounds to identify them, but sometimes the background isn't visible. Can't put a File named 1 on Workspace 1's desktop...all desktops are the same. We're looking for an audible indicator, and move away from visual ones. 

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance,

Jeff

Jeff Archambeault
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