[NFBCS] NVDA with Ubuntu

[Bryan Duarte]

Are you running Ubuntu within a virtual machine or natively? I am so curious to know how you were able to get NVDA to work in Ubuntu at all. Can you explain how you are accessing Ubuntu and what you are trying to do exactly?   

Bryan Duarte Ph.D. 


> On Jul 8, 2022, at 5:29 PM, dan TeVelde via NFBCS <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> 
> 
> I am using Ubuntu to connect with my school's education environment. Things
> were working well until an hour ago. When I boot up my computer, I see the
> Ubuntu terminal prompt. I can launch any Windows application including
> Visual Studio. The problem I am having is that when I switch between the
> Linux terminal and Visual Studio, NVDA stops working. I use the control key
> plus tilde to cycle back and forth between Visual Studio and the terminal.
> To make matters worse, if I open a JavaScript file and then a spec file NVDA
> isn't announcing anything when I press control plus tab to cycle between the
> spec file and my JavaScript. Things have been working well for months. I was
> able to edit code, and review output from the terminal by navigating line by
> line using control plus up or down arrow. I didn't change any settings. I
> was in a Zoom meeting and shared my screen with someone who could see. He
> determined that keyboard commands were working. I just don't get reliable
> feedback from NVDA with speech and my Focus Braille display. I hope someone
> has a suggestion. This is a scary situation.
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Dan
> 
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