[NFBCS] Which graphical screen readers are folks using under Linux/BSD/Unix?

[Christopher Chaltain]

I think choices are always a good option. For example, in Linux, some web
pages worked better with Orca and Firefox while others worked better with
Chrome and ChromeVox. Now there's some support for Chrome in Orca. Up until
recently, I ran Linux on the metal with Windows in a virtual machine. This
works just fine as long as you give Windows and it's screen reader enough
memory. I used VMware until I switched to QEMU/KVM.

Last summer I switched to running Windows on my metal with Linux in a VMware
virtual machine. Actually, I have my laptop set up to dual boot, but I
typically boot up into 
Windows now and run Linux in a virtual machine instead of the other way
around. I just mention this since I may not always be of much help anymore
if you'll be running Linux on your metal with Windows in a VM.

--
Christopher (AKA CJ)
Chaltain at Gmail

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Buhrow <buhrow at nfbcal.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 4:24 PM
> To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Christopher Chaltain <chaltain at gmail.com>; buhrow at nfbcal.org
> Subject: Re: [NFBCS] Which graphical screen readers are folks using under
> Linux/BSD/Unix?
> 
> 	hello.  Yes, I'm familiar with many of the terminal based options, I
use
> YASR as my daily screen reader where it works beautifully.  I'm
specifically
> interested in the graphical environment, Firefox, so I can have a fully
capable
> browser in my usual work environment.  right now, if I need a graphical
browser,
> I have to move to Windows or my iOS device to do my browsing.  That's been
> working fine for many years, but I feel it's time to improve this
situation if
> possible.
> 	I'm also exploring the idea of running a Windows VM in my Unix
> environment, just to get Office and the browsers in Windows.  Right now,
I'm
> not sure which is a better choice, Orca with Firefox or a Windows VM.
> Has anyone done the latter?
> -thanks
> -Brian
> 
> On Dec 2,  4:13pm, Christopher Chaltain via NFBCS wrote:
> } Subject: Re: [NFBCS] Which graphical screen readers are folks using
under }
> You have a couple of options in the terminal, but as far as a GUI desktop
is }
> concerned, I'm pretty sure Orca is your only option.
> }
> } --
> } Christopher (AKA CJ)
> } Chaltain at Gmail
> }
> } > -----Original Message-----
> } > From: NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Brian Buhrow via }
> > NFBCS } > Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 4:11 PM } > To:
> nfbcs at nfbnet.org } > Cc: Brian Buhrow <buhrow at nfbcal.org> } > Subject:
> [NFBCS] Which graphical screen readers are folks using under } >
> Linux/BSD/Unix?
> } >
> } > 	hello folks.  I realize I'm addressing an extremely small subset of
> } folks on
> } > this list, but I'm curious, of those of you working in X windows based
} >
> environments with screen readers, which screen reader are you using?
> } > I'm looking at trying to install and learn Orca, which says it works
with }
> Gnome, } > but I'm thinking there may be other alternatives, but I can't
think of }
> them at the } > moment.  So, what are folks using and has anyone run
multiple
> graphical } screen } > readers under X enough to be able to say which is
better
> under which } > circumstance?
> } >
> } > Thoughts, observations, gotchas welcome!
> } >
> } > -thanks
> } > -Brian
> } >
> } >
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