Orca docs and support for Firefox (was Re: Too much output from Orca)

[Willie Walker]

Hi Terrence:

The current support for Firefox 2 is definitely not anything I'd want to
call compelling access: it kind of works, but is clunky and doesn't work
well for many real world web pages.  

Earlier this year, we needed to make choice for focusing our efforts to
web access, and both the Orca and Firefox teams agreed that we would not
focus on Firefox 2 for accessibility.  Instead, the focus for compelling
access is Firefox 3 (due in spring '07).  We're working very hard on
this right now, and I hope that we will have skeletal stuff available
for testing well before the end of the year.

With respect to keyboard commands, there's a web page here:

  http://live.gnome.org/Orca/KeyboardCommands

In addition, you can put Orca in a learn mode that allows you to press
key combinations on the keyboard and braille display.  In learn mode,
Orca speaks and brailles the action that would have been taken by Orca
if learn mode were not on.  To enter learn mode: Insert+F1.  To exit:
escape.  You may also be interested http://live.gnome.org/Orca  in
general as well as this page:

  http://live.gnome.org/Orca/FrequentlyAskedQuestions

In addition, I encourage you to join the orca-list where Orca-specific
discussion happens:

  http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/orca-list

Hope this helps,

Will
(Orca project lead)

On Mon, 2006-10-30 at 21:39 -0900, Terrence van Ettinger wrote:
> 	Is there a way to get Orca not to blab the title in Firefox whenever I
> hit the tab key?  It's kind of awkward to constantly have to wait for
> the title end to see where the focus is.  Also, is there a down-to-earth
> explanation of the review keys of orca somewhere?
> 
> Thanks,
> Terrence
> 
>