[arch-general] Introduction from a blind arch user
Hi all: I've just recently begun tentatively using arch on a usb thumb drive. I am blind, so I use the arch linux for the blind image to install. I'm writing to ask what other blind arch linux users as a desktop, since that's what I've become used to using. I don't know much about gnome 3 but would be willing to try it, or any other desktop that works well with orca. Thanks Kendell clark
It is possible to install your choice of GNOME, KDE, XFCE and/or LXDE on your Arch system. I use GNOME3 here with no difficulty. If you find you don't like gnome-shell, you can force fallback mode, either by setting it in system settings -> graphics or by removing the gnome-shell package from your system. Orca is in the gnome-extra group, so installing gnome and gnome-extra will give you a system that you can get talking with a minimum amount of effort. As for KDE, I wouldn't recommend it for daily use just yet, although usability is progressing rapidly. You can get qt apps talking even in GNOME, LXDE and XFCE by grabbing the qt-at-spi-git package from AUR. I have heard of some blind users who were able to get LXDE and XFCE talking, but your results may vary, especially since there are few people who actually have experience with such an installation at the moment. However, don't let that discourage you from trying either or both. One of the things that makes Arch great is the fact that you can try everything and keep only what you want. Hope this helps. ~Kyle -- Linux killed Kenny, bastard! --Subject of a real e-mail to the Linux kernel mailing list 12 January, 2009
On Thu, 11 Oct 2012 22:36:33 -0500 kendell clark <coffeekingms@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi all: I've just recently begun tentatively using arch on a usb thumb drive. I am blind, so I use the arch linux for the blind image to install. I'm writing to ask what other blind arch linux users as a desktop, since that's what I've become used to using. I don't know much about gnome 3 but would be willing to try it, or any other desktop that works well with orca. Thanks Kendell clark
I'm not blind, but my local lug has a few blinder users, and I've worked with a few too. Most of them prefer either pure tty or a tiling wm. They are all braille users though, so if you prefer text2speach instead ymmv.
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kendell clark
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Kyle
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Øyvind Heggstad