Configuring Braille Options on the Screen Reader

Use the Braille tab on the GNOME desktop's Screen Readers Preferences window to configure Braille options.

Note:

You must perform the following steps as a non-root user.

  1. Open the Screen Reader Preferences window.
    orca -s

    The -s option can also be typed as --setup. The command opens the Screen Reader Preferences window.

    Note:

    When you open the Screen Reader Preferences window, the screen reader is temporarily enabled so you can hear the effect each setting has. The temporary activation of the screen reader is disabled when you close the window and end the program by pressing Ctrl+C.

  2. Select the Braille tab.
  3. Customize the Braille options according to user needs.
  4. Select Apply, and then Select OK.
  5. At the command line, press Ctrl+C to return to the command prompt.
    The temporary activation of the screen reader is disabled.
  6. Enable the screen reader.

    Access the Accessibility panel by using a preferred method. See Accessing Assistive Technologies

    Select Seeing, and then switch the Screen Reader toggle to ON to enable the screen reader.

Note:

If you change settings in /etc/brltty.conf, then you must also restart Orca. To configure /etc/brltty.conf, see Installing and Customizing the brltty Service.

Configurable Braille Settings on the Screen Reader

On the Braille page, you can configure the following settings:

Display Settings

Defines how Braille is displayed.

Verbosity

Defines the amount of information rendered in Braille.

Selection and Hyperlink Indicators

Defines how selected text and hyperlinks are displayed.

Flash Message Settings

Enables notifications and configures how these notifications are handled.

For more information about configuring Orca's Braille options, do the following: