[nfbcs] Linux and Orca

[John G. Heim]

I do linux server support for the Math department at the University of 
Wisconsin and I have used orca full time for many years.  It's pretty good.

I tried to make a screen reader rating page a while ago and gave up 
because it became a religious war. Even though I use orca full time, I'd 
rate it last in quality amoung jaws, nvda, voiceover, and orca. But that 
doesn't mean orca is crummy. It's got some bugs. Personally, I live with 
them because , first of all, they are minor bugs, and secondly, it's 
free. And I really like linux.

I think it depends on what you want to do. I think linux is great so I 
put up with the few little gotchas in orca. I do linux support so most 
of my time is spent in a text editor, in an ssh window, and reading 
email. Orca is greatfor all those things. I think if you stick to the 
basic stuff, you will have very few problems. There are problems 
browsing fancier web sites but in some ways, orca is handier than other 
screen readers in  browser. The main developer, Joanmarie Diggs, is on 
the orca support list and asks the users what we want orca to do. And if 
you report a bug, she will often fix it the same day. IMO, Joanmarie 
Diggs is a hero.

On 08/04/2015 11:22 PM, Jim Barbour via nfbcs wrote:
> Hey Everyone,
>
> On another list recently I gave my opinion of Orca, which is basically that I've never had much luck using it and didn't think much of it.
>
> That opinion has been challenged by at least one person, leading me to ask the question here.  I would like to hear from folks who are using Orca. Are you successfully using Orca as your primary screen reader on Linux, and how is it working for you?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jim
>
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