Re: Scripting orca (was: linux screen readers)
- From: Jamal Mazrui <empower@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 08:25:18 -0400 (EDT)
I just found Orca documentation that includes a "Script Writing Guide" at
http://svn.gnome.org/svn/orca/trunk/docs/doc-set/orca.html#SCRIPTGUIDE
Jamal
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Fri, 14 Sep 2007, Lukas Loehrer wrote:
> Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:38:39 +0200
> From: Lukas Loehrer <listaddr1@xxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Scripting orca (was: linux screen readers)
>
>
> One way to get started might be to check out the orca source code from
> svn:
>
> svn co http://svn.gnome.org/svn/orca/trunk orca
>
> Then, in the directory src/orca/scripts, you can study example scripts
> for several applications. Scripts for orca are written in python like
> orca itself. I do not know if there is any formal documentation about
> scripting orca.
>
> Also, joining the orca mailing list and the #orca channel on
> irc.gnome.org are good ways to get in touch with the community.
>
> Best regards, Lukas
>
> Marlon Brandão de Sousa writes ("Re: linux screen readers"):
> > >From what I have seen there're no lists for orca scripting, nor
> > documentation available for it. I do think we should have this list,
> > as we should perhaps have a nvda scripting list, sinse this reader is
> > going really fast in its developement.
> > I guess, however, I can not help writting tutorials about how to
> > script orca, because I even haven't found an explanation about how is
> > the window structure in gnome apps (e.e if there are handles, control
> > ids and the like). This is what I miss, it wouldn't make seense to try
> > to make an app accessible without knowing first what we have in hands
> > to do that.
> > Marlon
> >
> > 2007/9/12, Jamal Mazrui <empower@xxxxxxxxx>:
> > > I definately have the impression that Orca and GUI access on Linux have
> > > made major strides in progress this past year, so would encourage anyone
> > > interested to check out this platform. Sun, IBM, and Google, among
> > > others, are committed to Linux and have shown genuine interest in
> > > accessibility. I think they would welcome feedback from blind people
> > > doing GUI application development in that area.
> > >
> > > Does anyone here happen to know if there is a scripting list for Orca, and
> > > if so, how to subscribe?
> > >
> > > Jamal
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