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

[Dan Miner]

I've been using orca and Firefox for years with Ubuntu.  The trick to make
the browser experience better is to turn on caret navigation (press F7).
I've always been on real hardware so I'm less certain about VMs but it
should work if sound is working and the VM is capturing the keyboard
properly (ubuntu, use WIN+ALT+s to toggle on orca in both the desktop or
installer).

    Dan

-----Original Message-----
From: NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Brian Buhrow via NFBCS
Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 3:24 PM
To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Brian Buhrow <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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