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List:       kde-accessibility
Subject:    Re: general accessibility question
From:       Jeremy Whiting <jpwhiting () kde ! org>
Date:       2019-08-02 16:17:37
Message-ID: CADWV2K5972udpBWV=hA8-KJ9aj26Hm+xp73zW_0f-PSqxNbKwQ () mail ! gmail ! com
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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 <adriorjalesvidal31@gmail.com> 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
>
>
>

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<div dir="ltr">Hello adri,<div><br></div><div>KDE for the most part is less \
accessible than gnome, but it&#39;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.</div><div><br></div><div>Hope that helps,</div><div>Jeremy</div></div><br><div \
class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Aug 2, 2019 at 9:20 AM \
adri &lt;<a href="mailto:adriorjalesvidal31@gmail.com">adriorjalesvidal31@gmail.com</a>&gt; \
wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px \
0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hello all<br> <br>
I am a blind user of operating systems. I am using Windows as my <br>
mainstream OS, for years, but I am searching an accessible linux distro <br>
or something like this.<br>
<br>
I&#39;ve seen that there is a couple of accessible distros, like Vinux or <br>
Sonar, but both are discontinued and deprecated<br>
<br>
I use to work with debian, because I know the basic commands and I am <br>
able to use the terminal. But the problem comes when I want to find an <br>
accessible and lightweight desktop environment. Most desktop <br>
environments are unaccessible, and I&#39;ve tried gnome, but I don&#39;t like <br>
it, there are so much things that Orca don&#39;t read properly, like the <br>
left side bar, wich contains application icons, and I   don&#39;t like the <br>
searcher that appears when I press the Super key, I think the gnome <br>
desktop is the worst accessible desktop I&#39;ve seen, but a lot of people <br>
talks about it as the best accessible desktop, I suppose that they say <br>
this because Orca is based on gnome desktop.<br>
<br>
Okay, my main question is, is KDE desktop accessible? Does it uses Orca <br>
as screen reader? or there are other screen readers on KDE desktop?<br>
<br>
thanks in advance<br>
<br>
<br>
</blockquote></div>



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