[nfbcs] google-chrome on linux

[Jude DaShiell]

Misty, thanks much those instructions worked and I saved those in 
braille in order to make things go faster in future.

On Fri, 29 Apr 2016, Misty Williams via nfbcs wrote:

> Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2016 13:42:26
> From: Misty Williams via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> To: 'NFB in Computer Science Mailing List' <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Misty Williams <misty.williams at tampalighthouse.org>
> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] google-chrome on linux
> 
> Below is some steps I found on the internet- I have not personally tried it,
> but I hope this will help:
>
> :Hi all,
> It seems that there is now a very easy way to install ChromeVox under
> Linux without sighted help.
> Basically, download the following file:
> http://the-brannons.com/kgejglhpjiefppelpmljglcjbhoiplfn.json
> And put it in a particular directory.
> I'm running chromium, and for me, that directory is
> /usr/lib/chromium-browser/extensions.  If I were running chrome instead,
> it would be /opt/google/chrome/extensions.
> I'm running chromium on Gentoo, and I have no idea whether these paths
> are distro specific.  You may also need to create the extensions/
> directory.  I had to do that.
> Once the file is copied, just start chromium or chrome, and
> chromevox *should* start talking!
> I don't know if this can be used for older versions of chrome /
> chromium.  For what it's worth, chromium 29.0.1547.32 is installed here.
> In any case, I'm finally able to do an eyes-free install of chromevox
> under Linux!
>
> Thanks to "floppym" for showing me how to do this.
>
> -- Chris
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jude DaShiell via
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> Sent: Friday, April 29, 2016 10:29 AM
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> Cc: Jude DaShiell
> Subject: [nfbcs] google-chrome on linux
>
> If I start google-chrome on linux I have no speech.  I need to take control
> and get into the add-ons search box and have chromevox installed for speech.
> I do not have sighted assistance available for this either.
> Does anyone on this list know the necessary keyboard command sequence to do
> this?
>
>
>
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