Re: [orca-list] A question about Libreoffice, schoolbooks in .doc, and navigating

[Jason White <jason jasonjgw net>]

In addition, I agree that HTML is better, and you can use LibreOffice or 
Pandoc to convert files to that format.

On 9/7/21 2:35 pm, Jason White via orca-list wrote:
> Note also that the navigation pane in LibreOffice Writer is somewhat 
> accessible. It allows you to navigate the heading structure, and you 
> can press enter to move directly to the heading in the text. This 
> isn't a substitute for having the bugs fixed, but it may help you 
> meanwhile.
>
> On 7/7/21 2:38 pm, Rastislav Kish via orca-list wrote:
> > Hey there,
> >
> > while the Orca implementation may be a bit challenging for now, it may
> > be worth pointing out, that you can always convert your
> > .doc/docx/odt/whatever file to HTML, if you need the structural 
> > navigation.
> >
> > HTML (if done correctly) is best for reading anyway, so you won't lose
> > anything here.
> >
> >
> > If you need not just to read the document but also write to it, you can
> > convert it to Markdown (for example with Pandoc) and navigate
> > structurally by searching the textual representation of each structure.
> >
> >
> > Best regards
> >
> >
> > Rastislav
> >
> >
> > Dňa 6. 7. 2021 o 18:19 Cisco Tissera via orca-list napísal(a):
> > > Hello everyone,
> > >
> > > I am using Fedora 34 with Orca master, latest commit and libreoffice
> > > 7.1.4.
> > > A little while ago, my school books came, in .doc format, as I
> > > requested them to work on them on Windows.
> > > A thought occurred to me, and that was  to try on Linux, but I soon
> > > found out I couldn't navigate in them via headings or links, even
> > > though both those things were in there.
> > > On windows with MS Word and NVDA, the screen reader lets me navigate
> > > between those and click links as well, because it lets me switch
> > > between the modes with nvda plus space, while orca on Linux doesn't.
> > > Is there a way to make Orca do such a thing as of now, or could it be
> > > implemented?
> > > A sort of focus mode and browse mode for libreoffice in orca would be
> > > pretty cool.
> > > Thanks for any answer.
> > > Best regards.
> > > Francisco.
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