Thanks. I'll check this out now. On Fri, Jan 31, 2025 at 12:48:18AM +0000, cstrobel crosslink.net wrote: > I stumbled on to this Mate tutorial. It seems to have been written > with Accessibility in mind. Using Firefox with ORCA is similar to > using Windows screenreaders with Firefox. You can press ORCA-h, the > help key then F3. It should say something like 110 shortcut keys for > Firefox. You can arrow down and get an idea of what is available. > > See[1]https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Using_and_accessing_MATE/MATE_basic > _concepts > > [2]Using and accessing MATE/MATE basic concepts > The most important element of the desktop is the dashboard.By default, > the MATE dashboard is the horizontal bar that occupies the top of the > screen. On the far left of the dashboard is the main menu, with an Apps > button, a Locations button, and a System button. Located on the right > of the dashboard are the quick launch icons, followed on the far right > by an integrated clock. > en.wikibooks.org > __________________________________________________________________ > > From: Rudy Vener <salt@xxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2025 4:23 PM > > To: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: orca+mate+firefox tutorial suggestions requested > > > > I finally got orca and mate running on my linux system and now have to > learn to use them. Can anyone suggest a tutorial geared to blind users. > Who > don't use a mouse? > Assume I know absolutely nothing about the GUI interface. Which is > absolutely > true since > until now I've only used the text console and have quickly determined > that trial and error will get me nowhere fast. > Thanks for any suggested tutorials. > -- > Rudy Vener > Beast Hunt Vol 1, containing my short story Dragon Wing, is loose in > the wild: [3]https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DPN1QGGJ > Latest Limerick - California Pipe Dreaming Of Secession > [4]https://limerickdude.substack.com/p/california-pipe-dreaming-of-sece > ssion > Website: [5]http://www.rudyvener.com > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to blinux-list+unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxx. > __________________________________________________________________ > > From: Rudy Vener <salt@xxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2025 4:23 PM > To: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: orca+mate+firefox tutorial suggestions requested > > I finally got orca and mate running on my linux system and now have to > learn to use them. Can anyone suggest a tutorial geared to blind users. > Who > don't use a mouse? > Assume I know absolutely nothing about the GUI interface. Which is > absolutely > true since > until now I've only used the text console and have quickly determined > that trial and error will get me nowhere fast. > Thanks for any suggested tutorials. > -- > Rudy Vener > Beast Hunt Vol 1, containing my short story Dragon Wing, is loose in > the wild: [6]https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DPN1QGGJ > Latest Limerick - California Pipe Dreaming Of Secession > [7]https://limerickdude.substack.com/p/california-pipe-dreaming-of-sece > ssion > Website: [8]http://www.rudyvener.com > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to blinux-list+unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxx. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to [9]blinux-list+unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxx. > > References > > 1. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Using_and_accessing_MATE/MATE_basic_concepts > 2. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Using_and_accessing_MATE/MATE_basic_concepts > 3. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DPN1QGGJ > 4. https://limerickdude.substack.com/p/california-pipe-dreaming-of-secession > 5. http://www.rudyvener.com/ > 6. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DPN1QGGJ > 7. https://limerickdude.substack.com/p/california-pipe-dreaming-of-secession > 8. http://www.rudyvener.com/ > 9. mailto:blinux-list+unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxx -- Rudy Vener Beast Hunt Vol 1, containing my short story Dragon Wing, is loose in the wild: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DPN1QGGJ Latest Limerick - California Pipe Dreaming Of Secession https://limerickdude.substack.com/p/california-pipe-dreaming-of-secession Website: http://www.rudyvener.com To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to blinux-list+unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxx.