diff --git a/modules/ROOT/pages/accessibility/after-installing-with-orca.adoc b/modules/ROOT/pages/accessibility/after-installing-with-orca.adoc index 5371560..1a7ef54 100644 --- a/modules/ROOT/pages/accessibility/after-installing-with-orca.adoc +++ b/modules/ROOT/pages/accessibility/after-installing-with-orca.adoc @@ -1,62 +1,69 @@ = Getting Started After Installing with Orca -Now that the system is installed, you'll need to log in with your user account -password. But, Orca isn't speaking at this point. To turn it on, press Alt + -Windows + S. The Windows key, from now on, will be called the Super key. This -keyboard command is the usual command for turning on Orca. Orca will say "screen -reader on." Now, enter your password, and press Enter. +Now that the system is installed, you'll need to log in with your user account password. +But, Orca isn't speaking at this point. +To turn it on, press Alt + Windows + S. +The Windows key, from now on, will be called the "Super" key. +This keyboard command is the usual command for turning on Orca. +Orca will say "screen reader on." Now, enter your password, and press Enter. -Nothing will happen, but you've been logged in. To start Orca here, you'll need -to press Alt + F2, type in "orca" all lowercase, and press Enter. You'll hear -"screen reader on" again. Now, you won't have to turn on Orca again during -logging in, and we'll set Orca to turn up automatically after log in as well. +Nothing will happen, but you've been logged in. +To start Orca here, you'll need to press Alt + F2, type in "orca" all lowercase, and press Enter. +You'll hear "screen reader on" again. +Now, you won't have to turn on Orca again during logging in, and we'll set Orca to turn up automatically after log in as well. -Now, Mate has an applications menu, which lists all applications in a menu, -sorted into categories. To get to it, press Alt + F1. Now, arrow to the left to -the System menu. Then, arrow down to Preferences, and then right arrow. Now, -arrow down to Personal, right arrow, then arrow down to Assistive Technologies, -and press Enter. +Now, Mate has an applications menu, which lists all applications in a menu, sorted into categories. +To get to it, press Alt + F1. +Now, arrow to the left to the System menu. +Then, arrow down to Preferences, and then right arrow. +Now, arrow down to Personal, right arrow, then arrow down to Assistive Technologies, and press Enter. -Here, we can set preferred technologies, and turn on and off Assistive -Technologies support. First, let's turn on Assistive Technologies. Press Tab, -and check the box. Now, Shift+Tab back to the preferred applications button, and -press that. In this dialog, tab to the Orca combo box, and one more time to the -Turn on at Startup check box, and press Space to check it. Now, you can close -the dialogs. +Here, we can set preferred technologies, and turn on and off Assistive Technologies support. +First, let's turn on Assistive Technologies. +Press Tab, and check the box. +Now, Shift+Tab back to the preferred applications button, and press that. +In this dialog, tab to the Orca combo box, and one more time to the Turn on at Startup check box, and press Space to check it. +Now, you can close the dialogs. -Now, let's turn on a few more accessibility options. The text editor on the Mate -desktop is Pluma. Open a Run dialog with Alt + F2, type mate-terminal, which has -a dash between the two words, and press Enter. Now, in the terminal, type +Now, let's turn on a few more accessibility options. +The text editor on the Mate desktop is Pluma. +Open a Run dialog with Alt + F2, type mate-terminal, which has a dash between the two words, and press Enter. +Now, in the terminal, type + +[source, bash] +---- pluma .bash_profile +---- -and press Enter. You'll be in a text area. Press Control + End to go to the -bottom of the file, and add the following lines. +and press Enter. +You'll be in a text area. +Press Control + End to go to the bottom of the file, and add the following lines. + +[source, bash] +---- export ACCESSIBILITY_ENABLED=1 export GTK_MODULES=gail:atk-bridge export GNOME_ACCESSIBILITY=1 export QT_ACCESSIBILITY=1 export QT_LINUX_ACCESSIBILITY_ALWAYS_ON=1 +---- -Now, save the file, and close it. Restart the computer, and Orca should come up -automatically, and all apps that are accessible will be accessible. +Now, save the file, and close it. +Restart the computer, and Orca should come up automatically, and all apps that are accessible will be accessible. == Configuring Orca -To configure Orca, press Insert + Space. This will bring up a window with -several tabs. Spend some time configuring Orca, then you can apply the changes -to see how they work, before you close the window. If you want to learn Orca's -keyboard commands, press Insert + H for "help." Then, you can press keys to see -what they do, or press F2 to get a list of global commands, or F3 to get a list -of application-specific commands. +To configure Orca, press Insert + Space. +This will bring up a window with several tabs. +Spend some time configuring Orca, then you can apply the changes to see how they work, before you close the window. +If you want to learn Orca's keyboard commands, press Insert + H for "help." Then, you can press keys to see what they do, or press F2 to get a list of global commands, or F3 to get a list of application-specific commands. == Other options and notes -To set a keyboard command for turning off and on Orca, go to the Keyboard -Shortcuts preferences under Hardware preferences. You can also set the capslock, -Windows, Alt, and other keys to act as other keys, like having the Capslock as -an additional control. If you close a program, like VLC, and accessibility seems -to freeze, press Insert + H, then F2 to bring up an accessible window. You may -close the screen reader shortcuts afterwards. If Orca becomes unresponsive, -restart it by opening the Run dialog, typing "orca -r", and pressing Enter. \ No newline at end of file +To set a keyboard command for turning off and on Orca, go to the Keyboard Shortcuts preferences under Hardware preferences. +You can also set the capslock, Windows, Alt, and other keys to act as other keys, like having the Capslock as an additional control. +If you close a program, like VLC, and accessibility seems to freeze, press Insert + H, then F2 to bring up an accessible window. +You may close the screen reader shortcuts afterwards. +If Orca becomes unresponsive, restart it by opening the Run dialog, typing "orca -r", and pressing Enter.