Okay, another thing to try. When you get into the list box, hit down arrow three times; then hit spacebar once then hit tab once then hit enter. If that doesn't work, instead of typing orca, type orca -t <enter> and see if orca starts talking.
On Sat, 15 Dec 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:31:20 -0600> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL >> PROTECTED]> CC: [email protected]> Subject: Re: live CD >> and orca> > An alternative to try. The list box launches and you're placed >> at the top > not on a numbered selection. So try hitting downarrow three >> times then > hit enter and see if orca comes up. They really need to put >> another > selection in that list box too for those that can't use a mouse >> and need > to use orca too.> > I have tried this as well. In both cases (pushing the number 3 or using the > arrow keys) the entry does not automatically start orca. It is activating > the gnome accessibility; when I do type orca in the run dialog, I don't get > the > > enable key echo (y/n) > enable braille (y/n) > enable braille monitor (y/n) > routine that ends with "gnome accessibility has been activated you must > restart for the changes to take effect. Would you like to restart now?" > I also tried the third entry in the list (same as pushing number 2). This > option automatically launches orca as a magnifier. I haven't tested any > other options in the list yet because the boot time is so long. I was > considering trying to boot into Ubuntu with a different option each day and > keep a log of what each item in the list actually does (but I still haven't > figured out what 3 is doing). I'm not sure if that would be helpful for the > list to have? > _________________________________________________________________ > Get the power of Windows + Web with the new Windows Live. > http://www.windowslive.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_powerofwindows_122007 -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
