Re: [orca-list] The most accessible linix version to use with Orca?

[Volodymyr Dorozhinsky <dorozhinsky ukr net>]

Hi,


FYI: I've just installed Ubuntu 20.04 daily build inside Virtual Box. 
The Alt+Super+S starts orca fine right after live ISO has loaded. 
Moreover, whole installation process was fully accessible.



Best regards

Volodymyr


On 3/18/2020 10:34 PM, Jude DaShiell wrote:
> If I can get a verified ubuntu iso talking over here to the extent orca
> allows, This is 19.10 desktop I'm going to see if I can install the
> espeakup package.  Then I'm going to tame the graphical user interface
> so it only comes up when summoned.  A friend of mine finds the ubuntu
> orca speech rate way too slow and has little use for all of the
> punctuation.  This way he'll at least be able to read his email without
> going any further into baldness.
> If I can get all of that working I'll talk my friend through how to get
> that set up on his system.
> Is it supposed to be alt-super-s to bring up orca on 19.10 desktop?  I
> didn't try gnome-orca before tossing the last dvd so will be burning
> another shortly and I'll start the machine up and leave it alone before
> hitting any keys and maybe orca will come up talking.  This is an x86_64
> machine with a little over 15gb of available memory too.
>
> On Wed, 18 Mar 2020, John G. Heim via orca-list wrote:
>
> > Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 15:19:48
> > From: John G. Heim via orca-list <orca-list gnome org>
> > Reply-To: John G. Heim <jheim math wisc edu>
> > To: Rich Morin <rdm cfcl com>, orca-list gnome org
> > Subject: Re: [orca-list] The most accessible linix version to use with Orca?
> >
> > It sounds to me as if Ubuntu has some bugs and has made some unfortunate
> > choices. But I would be hesitant to just scratch it off the list. It has a
> > history of being pretty good. We have nothing but Ubuntu in my department.
> > I've had next to no trouble with it. I am responsible for about 100 desktops
> > and about 10 servers. I think I'd prefer Debian but I haven't had much trouble
> > with Ubuntu.
> >
> >
> > I would normally boot into the Ubuntu installer image all the time. But I just
> > happened to have set up a PXE install for Ubuntu 19.10. So I have never tried
> > booting from the ISO.? I know 19.04 worked fine though. If the screen reader
> > didn't work in 19.10, Ubuntu would probably considder that a bug. Good chance
> > it will work again in 20.04.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 3/18/20 1:45 PM, Rich Morin wrote:
> > > > On Mar 18, 2020, at 11:05, Jude DaShiell <jdashiel panix com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > That cured me of Ubuntu I'm pretty sure permanently.
> > > While I understand the sentiment, I'd prefer to have the Ubuntu folks work
> > > on the problem(s).  So, I posted a bug report on launchpad:
> > >
> > >     gsettings dependency is problematic
> > >     https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/orca/+bug/1867971
> > >
> > > I mostly clipped text from this thread; if anyone can add useful comments or
> > > details to the report, please do so.
> > >
> > > -r
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
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> > > 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
> > _______________________________________________
> > 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

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