Using Orca with Evolution and HTML Messages

[Paul Hunt]

OK, perhaps Evolution has a setting to display all emails as plain text?

As for Thunderbird you need to get it from the mozilla ftp site because 
you need the beta version of Thunderbird 3 for the accessibility to be 
there.

Ordinarily using add/remove programs or typing sudo apt-get install is 
the best way to get new packages in Ubuntu.

The mozilla ftp site is at

ftp://ftp.mozilla.org

If you need further help to download Thunderbird give me a shout.

Paul

On 31/05/09 21:34, Peter Torpey wrote:
>
> I did try the "caret navigation" option.  This gave me access to the 
> header fields of the message, but not the contents of the body of the 
> message.
>
> If I don't get any other recommendations here, maybe I'll install 
> Thunderbird.
>
> What is the best/easiest way to install such packages?  Should I 
> browse under the Add/Remove Programs, Synaptic Package Manager, or 
> simply find the correct install package name on the web and use 
> apd-get install from the Gnome terminal?
>
> Thanks.
>
> --Pete
>
> *From:* Paul Hunt [mailto:huntp at ukonline.co.uk]
> *Sent:* Sunday, May 31, 2009 4:30 PM
> *To:* ptorpey at rochester.rr.com
> *Cc:* ubuntu-accessibility at lists.ubuntu.com
> *Subject:* Re: Using Orca with Evolution and HTML Messages
>
> Hopefully someone who uses Evolution can answer this if my solution 
> doesn't work because this is a guess.  I actually use Thunderbird not 
> Evolution.
>
> There is a setting called something like "enable carot navigation" 
> which lets you arrow around read-only emails as if it was editable 
> text.  It should be in the menus somewhere.
>
> If this doesn't work I hope someone else can answer this for you.
>
> Paul
>
>
> On 31/05/09 21:14, Peter Torpey wrote:
>
> I set up my mail account in Evolution, but can't seem to easily red 
> HTML messages.
>
> When I hit enter on a message to red it with Orca, the braille display 
> says something like "panel is showing HTML", but the message can't be 
> read.
>
> I figured out that I could read the message with Orca if I hit the 
> option to use this message as part of a new message (like forwarding 
> the message).  If I do that, the contents can be read by navigating 
> with the arrow keys.
>
> This seems a bit awkward, though, and I thought there must be a better 
> method.
>
> If not, is there another mail client which should preferably be used 
> with Orca?
>
> Thanks.
>
> --Pete
>
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