Re: [orca-list] Anyone using Mint with orca?

[Jude DaShiell <jdashiel panix com>]

Mint makes two versions of mate, one is mint-mate and the other is 
mint-lmde.  The difference between those two is mit-mate uses ubuntu but 
mint-lmde does not.  Mint-lmde is a backout in the event ubuntu ever goes 
away.  Mint-lmde uses debian stuff.


On Wed, 10 Mar 2021, Krishnakant Mane wrote:

> This is really good information.
>
> However I am still curious as to what is different in terms of
> experience while using Ubuntu-mate VS Mint-mate?
>
>
> On 09/03/21 11:40 pm, Matt Dizak via orca-list wrote:
> > I can echo that.  Accidentally ended up with Cinnamon once, and
> > couldn't really use it at all.  It was junk for a blind guy, and
> > simply couln't nagivate it.
> >
> > If you give linux Mint a try, make sure you install MATE edition.
> > It's excellent and very accessible.
> >
> > 1. Once booted from USB, hit Ctrl+Alt+T for terminal then type "orca"
> > to start orca.  Installer icon is on the desktop, and works fine the
> > whole way through via screen reader.
> >
> > 2. Orca then starts at boot, but I also just add an icon to the
> > desktop as well.  If ever needed or Orca turns off, it's Ctrl+Alt+D to
> > get to desktop, I know Orca is second icon from the top, and that's
> > it.
> >
> > I don't know, but I'm a huge Linux Mint fan and couln't think of using
> > anything different.  It's like a really nice PC version of Ubuntu,
> > which is great as it's both user friendly and basically same as an
> > Ubuntu server which is what every server I manage and develop for is.
> >
> > Matt
> >
> >
> >
> > On 3/9/21, Jude DaShiell <jdashiel panix com> wrote:
> > > I have used mint cinnamon and mint xfce with orca and earlier mint lmde
> > > with orca.  It is possible starting the whisker menu with the start key
> > > and tabbing and down arrowing around in there to find settings manager in
> > > xfce.  Once you run settings manager you land in a search box.  If you
> > > type accessibility into that box and hit enter you get put into an
> > > assistive technology frame with one checkbox which is unchecked.  If you
> > > check that checkbox and then exit out and restart mint xfce orca comes on
> > > to log you in then orca dies.  You have to run orca again to get it up for
> > > the session after logging in.  Similar behavior happens on mate cinnamon.
> > > It could be something is in the orca desktop file to cause this behavior
> > > by default.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, 9 Mar 2021, Werwoelfchen via orca-list wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hello, I am using Mint Mate 20.1 with Orca screenreader. It is a bit
> > > > simular
> > > > to Ubuntu Mate but it has only one bottom bar and the snap feature is not
> > > >
> > > > enabled. I don't need the snap service and so I can handle Mint Mate like
> > > > a
> > > > normal Ubuntu system. The app settings programs are own programs by the
> > > > Mint
> > > > developers. Sometimes it seems to be necessary to work with flat review in
> > > >
> > > > the software administration programs.
> > > > Greetings,
> > > > Wolfram
> > > >
> > > > Am 08.03.21 um 21:27 schrieb Daniel McGee via orca-list:
> > > > >  Hi all
> > > > >
> > > > >  Anyone using Mint with orca and how does it compare to ubuntu?
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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:
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> > GNOME Universal Access guide: https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/stable/a11y.html