Re: [orca-list] Screenreader Accessibility Testers for Ubuntu

[Jace Kattalakis <khalfang1366 gmail com>]

For me on my Arch box, Cinnamon starts Orca but doesn't speak the menu buttons and such. Do I need to do 
anything specific for Cinnamon to work?

On Mon, Apr 11, 2022 at 06:56:17PM +0200, Milton via orca-list wrote:
> I installed Mate desktop with sudo apt install mate-desktop-environment.
> After launching a message appear about an error with the menu bar and the
> option to delete or to ingnore. I press Enter and Mate works as expected.
> Alt+F1 opens the main menu, Arrow Down to walk through the options and Arrow
> Right to open a sub menu.
>
> Milton
>
> Op 10-04-2022 om 19:06 schreef Milton:
> > I can use Settings like in 20.04. After Setting is launched I tab to
> > Search, then type a character and press Escape. All options appear.
> > Arrow Down to select and press Enter. But if I need settings for energy,
> > I press the super key, type energy and Orca speaks the search result. I
> > press Enter or Tab to the right result.
> >
> > I could not find startup applications to set the sound for to hear if
> > the system is ready to use. I noticed that Orca do not speak if Orca is
> > set to automatically start when the system starts. So after the system
> > starts I press Alt+F2, typing orca and press Enter.
> >
> > Milton
> >
> > Op 10-04-2022 om 17:33 schreef Devin Prater:
> > > How about the settings center?
> > > Devin Prater
> > > r d t prater gmail com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sun, Apr 10, 2022 at 9:36 AM Milton via orca-list
> > > <orca-list gnome org> wrote:
> > >
> > >     I can access the top bar by Super+M to open the message menu and
> > >     then
> > >     Arrow Right to other menu options e.g. System menu. With Arrow
> > >     Down I
> > >     found options like in 20.04 like sound, brightness, wifi, shut down.
> > >
> > >     Milton
> > >
> > >     Op 10-04-2022 om 14:30 schreef Milton:
> > >     > Today I installed a daily build of Ubuntu 22.04 gnome and I was
> > >     very
> > >     > happy that the installer is accessible with Orca as in 20.04!
> > >     Also I
> > >     > am happy that firefox en Chromium-browser are also accessible
> > >     through
> > >     > snap, in 21.10 they were not. Many thanks to you, developers. I
> > >     switch
> > >     > to xorg to find out Windows+A to be accessible, in Wayland it
> > >     is not.
> > >     > I could not access the top bar with Control+Alt+Tab, Orca only
> > >     says
> > >     > 'Menu button'. So far, untul now.
> > >     >
> > >     > Milton
> > >     >
> > >     > Op 06-04-2022 om 15:42 schreef Monica Ayhens-Madon via orca-list:
> > >     >> Hello all!
> > >     >>
> > >     >> My name is Monica Ayhens-Madon and I'm the Ubuntu Community
> > >     >> Representative at Canonical. I also work with an internal group
> > >     >> working on increasing the accessibility of the desktop and our
> > >     >> website in a variety of ways, including for screenreaders. We
> > >     have a
> > >     >> post here with a specific call for screenreader testers for
> > >     the web
> > >     >> page and the new Flutter installer:
> > >     >>
> > >     https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/accessibility-testers-needed-web-site-and-flutter-installer/26485
> > >     >>
> > >     >> We also want to build up screenreader testing in the wider Ubuntu
> > >     >> community, and to make sure that testing improves things both
> > >     >> downstream and upstream. If you'd be interested in talking to
> > >     me or
> > >     >> anyone in the accessibility group on how we can make an easy to
> > >     >> follow process that is easy for potential testers to find, we
> > >     would
> > >     >> be happy to have your suggestions, concerns, and other feedback.
> > >     >>
> > >     >> Cheers!
> > >     >>
> > >     >> Monica
> > >     >>
> > >     >> _______________________________________________
> > >     >> 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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> > >     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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