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

[Christopher Chaltain]

Oh, and I forgot to add that you could have both Windows in a VM and run
Firefox with Orca.

--
Christopher (AKA CJ)
Chaltain at Gmail

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher Chaltain <chaltain at gmail.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 4:32 PM
> To: 'Brian Buhrow' <buhrow at nfbcal.org>; 'NFB in Computer Science Mailing
> List' <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: RE: [NFBCS] Which graphical screen readers are folks using under
> Linux/BSD/Unix?
> 
> 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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