From kde-accessibility Fri Aug 02 16:17:37 2019 From: Jeremy Whiting Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 16:17:37 +0000 To: kde-accessibility Subject: Re: general accessibility question Message-Id: X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-accessibility&m=156476269816867 MIME-Version: 1 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="--000000000000ca4a57058f24b371" --000000000000ca4a57058f24b371 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Hello adri, KDE for the most part is less accessible than gnome, but it's getting better bit by bit. KDE does not have a separate screen reader, the suggested screen reader for linux is orca no matter which desktop environment you are using. Give it a try and feel free to report what you find here, there are a couple of developers working on improving things all the time. Hope that helps, Jeremy On Fri, Aug 2, 2019 at 9:20 AM adri wrote: > Hello all > > I am a blind user of operating systems. I am using Windows as my > mainstream OS, for years, but I am searching an accessible linux distro > or something like this. > > I've seen that there is a couple of accessible distros, like Vinux or > Sonar, but both are discontinued and deprecated > > I use to work with debian, because I know the basic commands and I am > able to use the terminal. But the problem comes when I want to find an > accessible and lightweight desktop environment. Most desktop > environments are unaccessible, and I've tried gnome, but I don't like > it, there are so much things that Orca don't read properly, like the > left side bar, wich contains application icons, and I don't like the > searcher that appears when I press the Super key, I think the gnome > desktop is the worst accessible desktop I've seen, but a lot of people > talks about it as the best accessible desktop, I suppose that they say > this because Orca is based on gnome desktop. > > Okay, my main question is, is KDE desktop accessible? Does it uses Orca > as screen reader? or there are other screen readers on KDE desktop? > > thanks in advance > > > --000000000000ca4a57058f24b371 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hello adri,

KDE for the most part is le= ss accessible than gnome, but it's getting better bit by bit. KDE does = not have a separate screen reader, the suggested screen reader for linux is= orca no matter which desktop environment you are using. Give it a try and = feel free to report what you find here, there are a couple of developers wo= rking on improving things all the time.

Hope that = helps,
Jeremy

On Fri, Aug 2, 2019 at 9:20 AM adri <adriorjalesvidal31@gmail.com= > wrote:
Hell= o all

I am a blind user of operating systems. I am using Windows as my
mainstream OS, for years, but I am searching an accessible linux distro or something like this.

I've seen that there is a couple of accessible distros, like Vinux or <= br> Sonar, but both are discontinued and deprecated

I use to work with debian, because I know the basic commands and I am
able to use the terminal. But the problem comes when I want to find an
accessible and lightweight desktop environment. Most desktop
environments are unaccessible, and I've tried gnome, but I don't li= ke
it, there are so much things that Orca don't read properly, like the left side bar, wich contains application icons, and I=C2=A0 don't like = the
searcher that appears when I press the Super key, I think the gnome
desktop is the worst accessible desktop I've seen, but a lot of people =
talks about it as the best accessible desktop, I suppose that they say
this because Orca is based on gnome desktop.

Okay, my main question is, is KDE desktop accessible? Does it uses Orca as screen reader? or there are other screen readers on KDE desktop?

thanks in advance


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