Re: [orca-list] Workspace switching & announcement

[Janina Sajka <janina rednote net>]

Didier:

Did you maybe mean ...

Ctrl+Alt+1
Ctrl+Alt+2

and not F1 and F2?

I'm thinking you wouldn't want to block access to a particular console,
though maybe some folks will consider even one text console one too
many! <smile>

Janina

Orca screen reader developers writes:
> Hello,
>
> Caveat: I never used Cinammon.
>
> In Mate, I'd just set a meaningful key binding to switch to a given desktop, like:
> Ctrl+Alt+F1 for desktop 1
> Ctrl+Alt+F2 for desktop 2
> and so on.
>
> Best,
>
> Didier
> --
> Didier Spaier
> Maintainer of the Slint distribution
> https://slint.fr
>
> Le 7/01/20 à 21:55, Jeff Archambeault via orca-list a écrit :
> > 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
> > Proprietor, Bark Eater Studios 
> > Technology Frustration Resolution Solutions
> > jeff barkeaterstudios com <mailto:jeff barkeaterstudios com>
> > (518) 696-5675 (home)
> > (518) 595-9815 (cell)
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Janina Sajka

Linux Foundation Fellow
Executive Chair, Accessibility Workgroup:       http://a11y.org

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
Chair, Accessible Platform Architectures        http://www.w3.org/wai/apa