Bug#546830: why no default desktop item?

Mario Lang mlang at debian.org
Wed Sep 16 05:48:27 UTC 2009


Joey Hess <joeyh at debian.org> writes:

> Package: gnome-orca
> Version: 2.26.3-1
> Severity: normal
>
> While Orca's website recommends starting it via the Run dialog,
> and although I know experienced users start it at the command line,

As you will notice, both methods can be done without feedback.
The Run Dialog is easily invoked with Alt+F2, and if DISPLAY is
set, invoking orca from the command-line makes it possible
to review its output with some other screen reader.

However, navigating the menu to invoke Orca is extremely
error prone if you dont have any assistive technologies loaded yet.

> I do not understand why the desktop menu item has been explicitly
> disabled.

To be honest, I dont fully understand it either, but OTOH,
I also see no real use for having it present.  If you need
assistive technologies loaded, you usually need them always and
therefore configure Orca to startup automatically at login.

> I hypothesise that there is a class of users, probably users with some
> vision, for whom Menu -> Universal Access -> Screen Reader and Magnifier
> would improve the discoverability of Orca.

I can certainly see how the magnifier aspect of Orca would be nice
to have in the menu for some users.  I just have to
meet a single person once that needs Orca but doesn't have it
configured to startup automatically.

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