Edit file File name : introduction.page Content :<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" type="topic" id="introduction" xml:lang="gl"> <info> <link type="guide" xref="index#getting_started"/> <link type="next" xref="howto_setting_up_orca"/> <title type="sort">1. Welcome to Orca</title> <desc> Introducing the <app>Orca</app> screen reader </desc> <credit type="author"> <name>Joanmarie Diggs</name> <email>joanied@gnome.org</email> </credit> <license> <p>Creative Commons Compartir Igual 3.0</p> </license> </info> <title>Welcome to Orca</title> <p> <app>Orca</app> is a free, open source, flexible, and extensible screen reader that provides access to the graphical desktop via speech and refreshable braille. </p> <p> <app>Orca</app> works with applications and toolkits that support the Assistive Technology Service Provider Interface (AT-SPI), which is the primary assistive technology infrastructure for Linux and Solaris. Applications and toolkits supporting the AT-SPI include the GNOME Gtk+ toolkit, the Java platform's Swing toolkit, LibreOffice, Gecko, and WebKitGtk. AT-SPI support for the KDE Qt toolkit is being pursued. </p> <section id="launching"> <title>Launching <app>Orca</app></title> <p>To launch <app>Orca</app>:</p> <list> <item> <p> The method for configuring <app>Orca</app> to be launched automatically as your preferred screen reader will depend upon which desktop environment you use. For instance, in GNOME 3.x this option can be found in the Universal Access Control Center panel on the <gui>Seeing</gui> page. </p> </item> <item> <p> To toggle <app>Orca</app> on and off in GNOME, press <keyseq><key>Super</key><key>Alt</key><key>S</key></keyseq>. </p> </item> <item> <p> Type <cmd>orca</cmd>, along with any optional parameters, in a terminal window or within the <gui>Run</gui> dialog and then press <key>Return</key>. </p> </item> </list> </section> <section id="loadtime"> <title>Load-Time Options</title> <p> The following options can be specified when launching <app>Orca</app> in a terminal window or within the <gui>Run</gui> dialog: </p> <list> <item> <p><cmd>-h</cmd>, <cmd>--help</cmd>: Show the help message</p> </item> <item> <p> <cmd>-v</cmd>, <cmd>--version</cmd>: Show the version of <app>Orca</app> </p> </item> <item> <p> <cmd>-s</cmd>, <cmd>--setup</cmd>: Set up user preferences </p> </item> <item> <p> <cmd>-u</cmd>, <cmd>--user-prefs=<em>dirname</em></cmd>: Use <em>dirname</em> as the alternate directory for user preferences </p> </item> <item> <p> <cmd>-e</cmd>, <cmd>--enable=<em>option</em></cmd>: Force use of option, where the <em>option</em> can be one of the following: </p> <list> <item><p><cmd>speech</cmd></p></item> <item><p><cmd>braille</cmd></p></item> <item><p><cmd>braille-monitor</cmd></p></item> </list> </item> <item> <p> <cmd>-d</cmd>, <cmd>--disable=<em>option</em></cmd>: Prevent the use of an option, where the <em>option</em> can be one of the following: </p> <list> <item><p><cmd>speech</cmd></p></item> <item><p><cmd>braille</cmd></p></item> <item><p><cmd>braille-monitor</cmd></p></item> </list> </item> <item> <p> <cmd>-p</cmd>, <cmd>--profile=<em>filename</em></cmd>: Import a profile from a given <app>Orca</app> profile file </p> </item> <item> <p> <cmd>-r</cmd>, <cmd>--replace</cmd>: Replace a currently-running <app>Orca</app> </p> </item> <item> <p> <cmd>-l</cmd>, <cmd>--list-apps</cmd>: Print the known running applications </p> </item> <item> <p> <cmd>--debug</cmd>: Send debug output to debug-YYYY-MM-DD-HH:MM:SS.out </p> </item> <item> <p> <cmd>--debug-file=<em>filename</em></cmd>: Send debug output to the specified file </p> </item> </list> </section> </page> Save