Questions tagged [accessibility]
Accessible software is usable by as many people as possible, regardless of age, physical ability, or native language.
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Touch pad pinch zoom
I am newbie to Ubuntu, and a low visioner. I am facing problems in zooming a webpage of chrome, like in windows chrome I can zoom a webpage by two fingers ( bring close and far ) . But it is not ...
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Ubuntu Terminal with alternating colours for each line
I have poor eyesight that is getting worse and worse, and my work requires me to use a lot of terminal-based programmes with table-based outputs (see below). It can be very difficult to look at ...
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Large Text from accessibility settings won't turn off in ubuntu 24.04 [duplicate]
I was using my laptop with the large text option on for a few days and decided to turn it off but it didn't in the top bar it toggles on/off but the text on the screen never reverts to it's original ...
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Why is "Skip To Main Content" suddenly appearing in my browsers?
I had been running the Brave browser for over 1 year.
I'm running Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS
Suddenly a few weeks ago I started seeing the "Skip To Main Content" item popping up on numerous web ...
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How to activate maliit on-screen keyboard in KDE Plasma Wayland in Kubuntu 24.04?
I installed maliit-keyboard in Plasma Wayland, and chose it in virtual keyboard.
sudo apt install maliit-keyboard
But it does not show up when I touch a text area.
How to activate it?
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I am trying to install CLHEP 2.4.1.3 and I am stuck, getting an error in make install [duplicate]
Install the project...
-- Install configuration: "RelWithDebInfo"
-- Up-to-date: /usr/local/bin/clhep-config
CMake Error at cmake_install.cmake:41 (file):
file INSTALL cannot set ...
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How to disable all animations EXCEPT smooth scroll?
Under GNOME 43.9 on Wayland, if I go to Settings > Accessibility and disable Enable Animations, this results in disabling smooth scroll, which is the only animation that I find useful. Is there a ...
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Change GNOME Activities Overview Highlight Color
The GNOME activities overview allows you to select items, all the while using a gray background, and a dark gray highlight to indicate the item selected (see picture below Utilities). There is almost ...
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How to create a Keyboard shortcut to turn on/off HOVER feature of "CLICK ASSIST"?
I'm disabled and use 'click assist', found in Universal Access within settings. I want to be able to turn on/off the hover 'click assist' feature depending on what i'm doing. Is there a command line i ...
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Orca doesn't speak in Java Swing application
How to make the Orca screen reader read Java Swing Application on java 18 and higher. As far as I understand, I need java-atk-wrapper. After installing it, I launch the application with the command ...
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I accidentally turned on screen reader with my keyboard [duplicate]
I had my keyboard on my lap, and I adjusted my sitting position. I accidentally pressed some keys while doing this. I heard a robotic voice saying that the screen reader was turned on. After that, I ...
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Latest Orca screen reader on Ubuntu 22.04
I would liKe to install the latest version of Orca screen reader on Ubuntu 22.04 due to some issues related to the Ubuntu repo one.
What are the alternatives without go through the pain of a source ...
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How to set the cursor location in a Gnome Shell Extension?
I'm trying to set my first steps in a Gnome Extension to help visually impaired people to find the cursor by moving to it a fixed location.
As it seems there is no easy way to do this.
I have a hacked ...
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Accessibilty shortcut to center the mouse for visually impaired?
For a visually impaired person with a very narrow field of vision it can be difficult to locate the mouse.
Imagine someone with glaucoma, they are looking through a straw, so they have to scan the ...
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Accessibility PDF viewer
I have been using Ubuntu for a longtime. But i am not fully working in Ubuntu. so my knowledge is very limited. sorry for anything i am wrong.
Nowadays customers are asking to provide Accessibility ...
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I would like to see if Ubuntu would like to implement A.I. into the operating system
Will Ubuntu ever implement AI into the operating system? I'm asking this question, because some people have some form of disability, or need help navigating thru Ubuntu.. I would want to see AI ...
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How do I get Ubuntu's on-screen keyboard to appear whenever I click on any input field on any program?
I'm using Ubuntu 23.04 and I have the on-screen keyboard enabled.
While it pops up when I click on the terminal window or other ubuntu/system related programs, it doesn't do the same for Firefox (ex: ...
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How to enable accessibility for GTK applications running as root?
I have a graphical application on Ubuntu 20.04 that is run with pkexec to properly get necessary root access. Many users will need the on-screen keyboard for this app, however I noticed that GTK apps ...
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Where is the cursor speed for mouse keys configured, under Wayland?
I basically want to ask this question, but for Wayland. Under Wayland, the suggested solution using xkbset does not work as XKB not supported for display :0
On Ubuntu 22.04, I have Mouse Keys enabled ...
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Where does the on screen keyboard Onboard store its configuration files?
Where does Onboard show its configuration files? I could not find anything in .config. I am running Xubuntu 22.04.
This does not answer where the configuration files are located.
I made some changes ...
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How to hide accessibility icon?
I am using a laptop with Ubuntu 22.04 that has a very small screen, so I've had to activate the "large text" option from the accessibility menu.
However, the accessibility icon now appears ...
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How to persist accessibility options on Ubuntu 22.04?
Universal Access options, namely Mouse Keys and Mouse Keys Acceleration, are not persisted between shutdowns on Ubuntu 22.04. How to make them persist?
Related questions:
xkbset setting does not ...
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Does Orca screen reader have a Caption Panel?
VoiceOver, the screen reader of MacOS, has a Caption Panel, this feature shows visually the text that the screen reader is announcing.
This is very handy for developers working to enable content for ...
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Orca behaviour when it reads a text containing words in different language from the main one
I am a totally beginner with screen readers and accessibility tools.
I have installed Orca Screen Reader on my Kubuntu 20.04. I am Italian, so Orca by default is configured with the Italian language.
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Mouse keys keypad 5 click not working after ubuntu 22.04.1 upgrade
Upgraded to Ubuntu 22.04.1 over the weekend. Checked that Mouse Keys is enabled under Accessibility settings. The cursor movement functions for the keypad number such as 2 and 4 work properly but the ...
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ALT+TAB: selected app highlighting contrast nearly indistinguishable from background (dark-gray on black)
Back in the days of 20.04, we managed to get the Yaru designers to improve the contrast of the ALT+TAB task switcher's selected app just in time for the release.
22.04 is out now and it looks like ...
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I'm a mute; how can I use TTS as speech?
This question is about parsing audio data as a microphone input.
How do I want to use this?
Since I'm a mute, I want to be able to use TTS data, such as:
espeak-ng "Hello World" --stdout | ...
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Colour filters other than red (maybe a cheap alternative to precision tinted lenses)
Is this possible? Is there software to have a magenta or turquoise color filter, for example?
( It's an accessibility issue, relevant to irlen syndrome: I see extra shapes around letters and certain ...
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How might single windows be made negative for the purposes of accessibility?
Previously I was able to set single windows to turn to negative colours using CompizConfig Settings Manager. One could enable an accessibility plugin called "Negative" to switch the window ...
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Is it possible to force all audio to mono?
I am deaf in one ear and want Ubuntu to mix both left and right audio channels to mono audio. There is an Accessibility Setting for this in Windows, but I cannot find one in Ubuntu. The only Hearing ...
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21.10 Wayland - Chrome context menu no contrast
My Chrome context menus have very low contrast, which makes it hard to select a context menu items via the keyboard (using the mouse you can see where the pointer is).
You can (barely) see in the ...
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can you enable accessibility zoom whith the command line?
Is, there any way for me to use the command line to enable the accessibility zoom or to assign a shortcut for it? or is there a better option to make the screen zoom in and out by pressing a key ...
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check/remove permissions to access laptop camera
I wanted to read a QR code and used an online site. The site asked me permission to use the camera which I granted.
I'm now a bit worried, how do I check the permissions and if, necessary, remove them?...
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How do I prevent the program, "magnus," from popping up upon every login?
I am running Ubuntu Studio 21.10 on Kernel Version 5.13.0-2-lowlatency (64-bit);KDE Plasma & Frameworks versions are 5.22.5 and 5.86.0, respectively. Qt is version 5.15.2.
The system is AMD w/ 8 ...
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xkbset setting does not persist
I use keys on my keyboard for mouse clicks. For this to work I need to invoke
xkbset m
This works for a few minutes, then for some reason this setting gets reverted! I have resorted to leaving a ...
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keyboard shortcut to jump to favorited-in-dock application's windows
most window managers (e.g. kde, even windows xp and newer) allows switching applications that are pined to their respective quick launch/dock areas by pressing win+1 for the first icon, win+2 for the ...
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How do I exit keyboard navigation mode?
I'm running Ubuntu 20.04 and I've run into a bit of an issue.
I was working on a program I'm writing and I believe I accidentally enabled a keyboard accessibility option. When I try to use my keyboard ...
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Ubuntu 20.04, Kaffeine stop working on TV but w_scan is ok
Nearly at the same time kaffeine TV stopped working on ubuntu 20.04 and raspbian. w_scan works on both, different TV transponders were used.
Message in swedish is:
Hittade inte en enhet med giltiga ...
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Is there a voice-based keyboard that can be used to type individual keys (instead of words)?
My arm is in a sling. I'm on Windows 10 now and then use speech recognition such as it is to clarify my question. Speech recognition leaves something to be desired no matter what platform you are on.
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ffmpeg can't access file
I have seen this problem several times here or in other forums, usually user could not access the home folder. I have no problem with the home folder, ffmpeg works just fine there.
But in my folder on ...
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Terminal based text scaling / How to get rid of accessibility icon in top bar?
Looking for a solution to use text scaling without using the accessibility feature I came across this solution. However, this also uses accessibility, but I want no accessibility icon. How may I ...
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Software for Bluetooth hearing aids
Does anyone have experience with Linux software that works for Bluetooth hearing aids? Lots of hearing aids do have such software. but it's usually only for Apple. And of course the software is ...
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What do I have to do so that the Ubuntu screen reader Orca reads a Java Swing surface
With Java Swing I have developed software that is screen reader compatible. The NVDA screen reader in Windows and the VoiceOver screen reader in MacOS read out the program interface.
The Orca screen ...
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Importing accessibility options in recent versions of ubuntu
I'm new to this forum, but without further redo, here's the question:
Being blind, I have to use a screen reader, in this case, Orca.
Now, everything works wonderfully untill I try to open an electron ...
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How can I signal boost a particularly long standing accessibility bug?
Ever since Ubuntu 19.10, when I turn on the Zoom feature from the accessibility menu, my mouse leaves little square trails running across the screen. 12 others have repro'd this issue, but I suspect ...
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Will the new Flutter-based install wizard support Orca? (screen-reading application) [closed]
Following the announcement of the new Ubuntu installer application based on Google's Flutter, a few of our sight-challenged members (in our Ubuntu CZ/SK community) has raised an important question. ...
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Kubuntu screen magnifier doesn't follow the cursor
I'm a sight impaired and use Kubuntu. I'm really happy with it but have a little problem. When I write a document or an e-mail, I have to use the screen magnifier, and it doesn't follow the cursor ...
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Onscreen keyboard (Onboard) doesn't work on login screen and makes desktop unusable after login
I'm obliged to use the onscreen keyboard (i.e Onboard). I decided to update my PCs to Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
However, I'm facing problems with the on-screen keyboard with all of them
It's impossible to ...
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How to underline hotkeys on Google Chrome or Chromium right-click menu?
The hotkeys on the Google Chrome right-click menu are not underlined.
For example, from the right-click menu, we can press T to open a link in a new tab and we can press V to "save image as"
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Repeat Keys settings don't work after reboot in Gnome
I'm not even sure where to start diagnosing this problem, and I'm looking for help.
In Settings > Universal Access, in the "Typing" section I have "Repeat Keys" turned on.
The ...
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