Re: [orca-list] Orca and FXCE Accessibility

[Storm Dragon <stormdragon2976 gmail com>]

Hi,
You may have just partially answered a question I had a few days ago. That question is, is there a way to run X programs without an actual desktop like gnome or kde. All I really want to do is launch firefox with orca, and when I close firefox I land back in the console. Is that possible? If so, how? What should I google?
thanks
Storm

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On Sun, 2011-09-04 at 20:20 -0700, Robert D. Crawford wrote:
> Call me old-fashioned, but for what I use the GUI, I'm wondering if I
> should go back to using just a window manager.  The question I have is
> can Orca read the compiz boxmenu plug-in, and the switchers for the
> desktop and windows (Alt-tab and CTRL-Alt-Arrow) without having the full
> GNOME environment loaded.  I asked about this sort of thing somewhere
> before but I don't remember if it was here or on the Vinux list.  I do
> remember I didn't get any feedback.
>
> What would I really be losing?  No panel at the bottom holding a clock I
> don't look at, performance graphs I don't use, and a start menu that I
> think can be replaced with the boxmenu mentioned above.  One thing I
> might have a hard time working around is the menu I get from the network
> manager applet.  The only reason I would have to use compiz at all is
> the magnifier... everything else could be done from emacs.
>
> Best regards,
> rdc
>
> Thomas Ward <thomasward1978 gmail com> writes:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Agreed. I'm truthfully not satisfied with Gnome 3 at all right now,
> > and I'd be interested in what you find out about XFCE accessibility.
> > Right now I'm using Unity, and its ok, but it needs some accessibility
> > improvements before I'd call it a good alternative to Gnome. I'm
> > currently hunting for something else other than Gnome as Gnome 3 just
> > doesn't do it for me. Apparently it doesn't apeal to Linus either as I
> > find it interesting he has switched from Gnome 3 and KDE 4 to XFCE.
> >
> > Cheers!
> >
> > On 9/4/11, Jason White <jason jasonjgw net> wrote:
> >> Steve Holmes <steve holmes88 gmail com> wrote:
> >>> Yeah, I learned recently that Linus Tornval is ditching both KDE and
> >>> GNOME and taking up XFCE.  Not that his views should influence what we
> >>> use but I do respect his opinions generally.
> >>
> >> He isn't alone in rejecting Gnome 3. See for example the recent post by Ingo
> >> Molnar:
> >> https://plus.google.com/u/0/117091380454742934025/posts/N5yRWsdXwGw>
> >> Linux has always had a plethora of desktop environments to suit different
> >> needs and preferences. This isn't going to change. We can expect those in
> >> the
> >> community who are dissatisfied with Gnome 3 and KDE 4 to move elsewhere, and
> >> XFCE is one of the beneficiaries.
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
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> >> orca-list gnome org
> >> http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/orca-list> Visit http://live.gnome.org/Orca for more information on Orca.
> >> The manual is at
> >> http://library.gnome.org/users/gnome-access-guide/nightly/ats-2.html> The FAQ is at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/FrequentlyAskedQuestions> Netiquette Guidelines are at
> >> http://live.gnome.org/Orca/FrequentlyAskedQuestions/NetiquetteGuidelines> Log bugs and feature requests at http://bugzilla.gnome.org> Find out how to help at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/HowCanIHelp>
> > _______________________________________________
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> > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/orca-listVisit http://live.gnome.org/Orca for more information on Orca.
> > The manual is at http://library.gnome.org/users/gnome-access-guide/nightly/ats-2.htmlThe FAQ is at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/FrequentlyAskedQuestionsNetiquette Guidelines are at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/FrequentlyAskedQuestions/NetiquetteGuidelinesLog bugs and feature requests at http://bugzilla.gnome.orgFind out how to help at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/HowCanIHelp