Re: [orca-list] ORKA help

[Vsevolod Popov <sevapopov13 gmail com>]

Hello!
I am not an experienced linux user, but here is what I can recommend you.
If you have such oportunity, use ubuntu-mate version of Ubuntu. Mate is the desktop, that is why it's called 
like that. It is much easier to use than gnome that comes with Ubuntu standard desktop version, in my 
opinion. Here are several things you can start with:
1. After the system is launched, press ctrl+alt+d to go to the desktop. To go to the terminal use ctrl+alt+t. 
To open mate menus, press alt+f1. If you want to run an app, you can press alt+f2, start typing it's name and 
when you hear it press enter. As far as using Orca, if you're familiar with NVDA for Windows you are good to 
go. You should learn how to use flat review, it is the thing you will use always when navigating the 
terminal. It works the same as keys 7, 9, 4, 6, 1, 3 work in NVDA, on numpad of course. I recommend you to 
turn off the key pronunciation in key echo settings. Also, when using chromium or firefox, remember about 
insert+a and insert+z key combinations. First will allow you to switch between focus and browse mode, and 
second will turn structural navigation on and off. It can be useful on websites such as Youtube to control 
player playback. I think that's enough for beginning.

Best regards,
Vsevolod
https://github.com/sevapopov2

> 17 янв. 2022 г., в 00:08, Amy Bishop via orca-list <orca-list gnome org> написал(а):
>
> 
> Hello everyone, 
>
> I will be taking a class in Linux and Unix. I am going to use the latest Ubuntu with VMware and Orka. I was 
> wondering if someone could help get me started with learning ORKA? I have tried to learn it myself, but I 
> have not figured out much. Thank you all for the help! 
> Amy