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orca(1)								       orca(1)

NAME
       orca - a scriptable screen reader

SYNOPSIS
       orca [option...]

DESCRIPTION
       orca is a screen reader for people with visual impairments, it provides
       alternative access  to  the  desktop  by	 using	speech	synthesis  and
       braille.

       orca  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.

OPTIONS
       -s, --setup
	      When starting orca, initiate the GUI-based configuration.

       -u, --user-prefs-dir=dirname
	      When starting orca, use dirname as an  alternate	directory  for
	      the user preferences.

       -e, --enable=speech|braille|braille-monitor
	      When starting orca, force the enabling of the supplied options.

       -d, --disable=speech|braille|braille-monitor
	      When starting orca, force the disabling of the supplied options.

       -l, --list-apps
	      Prints  the  names  of  all  the currently running applications.
	      This is used primarily for debugging purposes to see if orca can
	      talk  to the accessibility infrastructure.  Note that if orca is
	      already running, this will not kill the other orca process.   It
	      will  just list the currently running applications, and you will
	      see orca listed twice: once for the existing orca and  once  for
	      this instance.

       --debug
	      Enables  debug  output  for orca and sends all debug output to a
	      file with a name of the form 'debug-YYYY-MM-DD-HH:MM:SS.out'  in
	      the  current directory.  The YYYY-MM-DD-HH:MM:SS portion will be
	      replaced with the current date and time.

       --debug-file=filename
	      Enables debug output for orca and sends all debug output to  the
	      given filename.

       -v, --version
	      outputs orca version number and exits.

       -h, --help
	      displays orca help and exits.

       --replace
	      Replace  a  currently running orca process.  By default, if orca
	      detects an existing orca process for the same session,  it  will
	      not start a new orca process.  This option will kill and cleanup
	      after any existing orca process and then start a new orca in its
	      place.

       KEYBOARD SETTINGS
	      Orca  provides  two  keyboard modes, Desktop and Laptop keyboard
	      layout. The Orca_Modifier key is Insert in desktop keyboard lay‐
	      out and Caps_Lock in laptop keyboard layout.

	      Orca uses default GNOME keyboard shortcuts to navigate the desk‐
	      top and interact with various applications. The flat review com‐
	      mands  provide  an  alternative method of interaction in certain
	      inaccessible applications. It should not be confused  with  flat
	      review functionality provided by other screen readers.

Desktop Mode
       Flat review commands

       Numpad-7 move the flat review cursor to the previous line and read it.

       Numpad-8 read the current line.

       Numpad-9 move the flat review cursor to the next line and read it.

       Numpad-4 move the flat review cursor to the previous word and read it.

       Numpad-5 read the current word.

       Numpad-6 move the flat review cursor to the next word and read it.

       Numpad-1 move the flat review cursor to the previous character and read
       it.

       Numpad-2 read the current character.

       Numpad-3 move the flat review cursor to the next character and read it.

       Numpad-slash perform a left mouse click at the  location	 of  the  flat
       review cursor.

       Numpad-star  perform  a	right  mouse click at the location of the flat
       review cursor.

       Bookmark commands

       Alt+Insert+[1-6] assign a bookmark to a numbered slot.  If  a  bookmark
       already exists in the slot it will be replaced with the new one.

       Insert+[1-6]  go	 to  the  position pointed to by the bookmark bound to
       this numbered slot.

       Insert+B and Insert+Shift+B move between the given  bookmarks  for  the
       given application or page.

       Alt+Insert+B  save the defined bookmarks for the current application or
       page.

       Miscellaneous functions

       Numpad+Plus
	'say all' command; reads from the current position of the caret to the
       end of the document.

       Numpad+Enter
	'Where am I' command; speaks information such as the title of the cur‐
       rent application window, as well as the name of the control  that  cur‐
       rently has focus.

       Insert+H enter into orca's 'learn mode'; press Escape to exit.

       Insert+Shift+Backslash toggle live regions monitoring on and off.

       Insert+F	 speak	font and attribute information for the current charac‐
       ter.

       Insert+Space Launch the orca Configuration dialog.

       Insert+Ctrl+Space reload user settings  and  reinitialize  services  as
       necessary.  Also launches the orca Configuration dialog for the current
       application.

       Insert+S toggle speech on and off.

       Insert+F11 toggle the reading of tables, either by single cell or whole
       row.

Laptop Mode
       Flat review commands

       Caps_Lock+U  move  the flat review cursor to the previous line and read
       it. Double-click to move flat review to the top of the current window.

       Caps_Lock+I read the current line. Double-click	to  read  the  current
       line along with formatting and capitalization details.

       Caps_Lock+O  move  the flat review cursor to the next line and read it.
       Double- click to move flat review to the bottom of the current window.

       Caps_Lock+J move the flat review cursor to the previous word  and  read
       it.  Double-click  to  move  flat  review to the word above the current
       word.

       Caps_Lock+K read the current word.  Double-click	 to  spell  the	 word.
       Triple-click to hear the word spelled phonetically.

       Caps_Lock+L  move  the flat review cursor to the next word and read it.
       Double- click to move flat review to the word below the current word.

       Caps_Lock+M move the flat review cursor to the previous	character  and
       read  it.  Double-click	to  move flat review to the end of the current
       line.

       Caps_Lock+Comma read the current character. Double-click	 to  pronounce
       the character phonetically if it is a letter.

       Caps_Lock+Period	 move the flat review cursor to the next character and
       read it.

       Caps_Lock+7 perform a left mouse click at  the  location	 of  the  flat
       review cursor.

       Caps_Lock+8  perform  a	right  mouse click at the location of the flat
       review cursor.

       Bookmark commands

       Alt+Caps_Lock+[1-6]

       add a bookmark to the numbered slot. If a bookmark already  exists  for
       the slot it will be replaced with the new one.

       Caps_Lock+[1-6]	go to the position pointed to by the bookmark bound to
       this numbered slot.

       Caps_Lock+Band Caps_Lock+Shift+B move between the given	bookmarks  for
       the given application or page.

       Alt+Caps_Lock+B	save the defined bookmarks for the current application
       or page.

       Miscellaneous functions

       Caps_Lock+Semicolon
	'Say all' command; reads from the current position of the caret to the
       end of the document.  Caps_Lock+Enter
	'Where am I' command; speaks information such as the title of the cur‐
       rent application window, as well as the name of the control  that  cur‐
       rently has focus.

       Caps_Lock+H enter learn mode (press Escape to exit).

       Caps_Lock+Shift+Backslash toggle live regions monitoring on and off.

       Caps_Lock+F  speak font and attribute information for the current char‐
       acter.

       Caps_Lock+Space launch the orca Configuration dialog.

       Caps_Lock+Ctrl+Space reload user settings and reinitialize services  as
       necessary;  also launches the orca Configuration dialog for the current
       application.

       Caps_Lock+S toggle speech on and off.

       Caps_Lock+F11 toggle the reading of tables, either by  single  cell  or
       whole row.

FILES
       ~/.local/share/orca
	      Orca user preferences directory

       ~/.local/share/orca/user-settings.conf
	      Orca user preferences configuration file.

       ~/.local/share/orca/orca-customizations.py
	      Orca user customizations configuration file

       ~/.local/share/orca/orca-scripts
	      Orca user orca scripts directory

       ~/.local/share/orca/bookmarks
	      Orca user bookmarks directory

       ~/.local/share/orca/app-settings
	      Orca user application specific settings directory

AUTHOR
       Orca  originated as a community effort led by the Sun Microsystems Inc.
       Accessibility Program Office and with contributions from many community
       members.

SEE ALSO
       For     more	information	please	   visit    orca    wiki    at
       <http://live.gnome.org/Orca> ⟨http://live.gnome.org/Orca⟩

       The  orca  mailing  list	 <http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/orca-
       list>  To  post	a  message  to	all  orca  list, send a email to orca-
       list@gnome.org

GNOME			       20 September 2013		       orca(1)
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