Re: [orca-list] Orca on Chrome books

[mattias jonsson <mjonsson1986 gmail com>]

for pc you have cloudready


Den 6 maj 2020 21:22:34 skrev Vojtěch šmiro via orca-list 
<orca-list gnome org>:

> I am very interrested in this. Is some way to use Chrome OS on normal
> computer and how much will it cost? Or is the system free?
>
> Thanks a lot.
>
> Best regards
>
> Vojta.
>
> mattias via orca-list napsal(a):
> > yes it have worked before
> >
> > but if you install mate and orca the crostini will crash so you have
> > to restore it
> >
> > Den 2020-05-06 kl. 18:17, skrev Marc Sabatella:
> > > No, you don’t need to remove ChromeOS or install Linux separately at
> > > all, although you are welcome to if you want and know how. To be
> > > clear though I am just talking about the normal Linux container
> > > feature within ChromeOS (aka crostini).  I also had success using
> > > orca several years ago running Linux within ChromeOS via the
> > > “crouton” scripts.
> > >
> > > Marc
> > >
> > > On Wed, May 6, 2020 at 6:26 AM mattias jonsson
> > > <mjonsson1986 gmail com <mailto:mjonsson1986 gmail com>> wrote:
> > >
> > >     but you have to remove chromeos and install a normal linux first
> > >
> > >     Den 5 maj 2020 18:47:13 skrev Marc Sabatella
> > >     <marc outsideshore com <mailto:marc outsideshore com>>:
> > >
> > > >     I have Orca running on my Chromebook, it works well other than
> > > >     the issue I mentioned the other day of the default shortcuts not
> > > >     working because there is no Caps lock, Insert, or Numlock.  Only
> > > >     thing special I had to do to get it working for me was set the
> > > >     environment variable QT_LINUX_ACCESSIBILITY_ALWAYS_ON, otherwise
> > > >     Qt based apps (including MuseScore, which I help develop)
> > > >     wouldn’t be seen at all.
> > > >
> > > >     BTW, I got some great help here and elsewhere with respect to
> > > >     getting MuseScore working better with orca, and ended up
> > > >     developing a script but also implementing some changes within
> > > >     the app.  Today we’re finally releasing an alpha version that
> > > >     incorporates those changes, so soon we’ll officially be able to
> > > >     say we support Orca.
> > > >
> > > >     Marc
> > > >
> > > >     On Tue, May 5, 2020 at 10:37 AM Erik Heil via orca-list
> > > >     <orca-list gnome org <mailto:orca-list gnome org>> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >         Hello
> > > >         if this has been discussed before, I’m sorry. However, we’re
> > > >         just reading one of the messages, and it was mentioned, that
> > > >         you can run orca on your Chromebook. Was wondering, how this
> > > >         all is accomplished? Well if anybody can point me to list
> > > >         documentation, I would appreciate that. I do know some
> > > >         basics however. Such as there are some Basic packaging tools
> > > >         such as dpkg and tools, but not sure if that is even
> > > >         relevant here. As far as Cristini, the last I knew, sound
> > > >         was not operational within the virtual environment,
> > > >         apparently though, this has been fixed.  My particular
> > > >         Chromebook is a Lenovo yoga for, with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB
> > > >         of storage. This particular model, also has a touchscreen,
> > > >         but not sure if Orcutt even works with such things. But,
> > > >         just wanted to give you a little background here.
> > > >
> > > >         —Erik
> > > >
> > > >         Sent from my iPad
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> > > >         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
> > > >
> > > >     -- 
> > > >     Marc Sabatella
> > > >     marc outsideshore com <mailto:marc outsideshore com>
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> > > >     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
> > > --
> > > Marc Sabatella
> > > marc outsideshore com <mailto:marc outsideshore com>
> >
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