Re: Oneiric accessibility: install, Unity, and Unity 2D
On 10/18/2011 12:53 AM, Mackenzie Morgan wrote: On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 6:47 PM, Bill Cox waywardg...@gmail.com wrote: A non-starter for me is that Unity doesn't work with Compiz, and I require it's inverse video and magnification capabilities. So, I've switched to Ubuntu 2D, which I believe was built using QT. Compiz works great, but Orca doesn't see the Unity desktop. Are you just referring to the part where Compiz doesn't zoom the Unity dock itself (but does operate on the rest of the screen while using Unity), or are you saying you can't use inverse or zoom at all while using Unity? I'm a little confused because Unity requires Compiz so isn't incompatible with it. FWIW, Unity3D is a compiz plugin. BR -- Alejandro Piñeiro Iglesias -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
Oneiric accessibility: install, Unity, and Unity 2D
I'm in the process of installing Ubuntu Oneiric 11.10. Here's my first impressions. The install needs a bit of work, but when Orca is enabled on boot using the magic key sequence, it seems basically usable. I had a crash related to Orca I think, though I was poking around the desktop with my mouse during the install. Orca still has issues with Unity, though I didn't explore much of it. The same bug that I saw in Maverick where the caps lock key toggles on every Orca command is still there. By itself, I suspect Unity could be fully accessible by the 12.04 release. There's a big decision for Vinux: whether to try and use Gnome 3 in the future, or Unity. I have a slight preference for Unity, but I have a small screen and need large fonts and/or magnification, so Unity's netbook optimized layout is particularly good for me. I also suspect we could work easily with the Ubuntu team to enhance accessibility. A non-starter for me is that Unity doesn't work with Compiz, and I require it's inverse video and magnification capabilities. So, I've switched to Ubuntu 2D, which I believe was built using QT. Compiz works great, but Orca doesn't see the Unity desktop. So, I'm not sure what to recommend the Vinux community. Options on the table, I think, are Gnome shell 3.0, Unity 2D and the default Unity. I hear Gnome shell 3.0 is also incompatible with Compiz. Anyone have any opinions on the right way to build Vinux 4.0? Bill -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
Re: Oneiric accessibility: install, Unity, and Unity 2D
On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 6:47 PM, Bill Cox waywardg...@gmail.com wrote: A non-starter for me is that Unity doesn't work with Compiz, and I require it's inverse video and magnification capabilities. So, I've switched to Ubuntu 2D, which I believe was built using QT. Compiz works great, but Orca doesn't see the Unity desktop. Are you just referring to the part where Compiz doesn't zoom the Unity dock itself (but does operate on the rest of the screen while using Unity), or are you saying you can't use inverse or zoom at all while using Unity? I'm a little confused because Unity requires Compiz so isn't incompatible with it. -- Mackenzie Morgan -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
