Re: Modifying KDE Settings As a Blind User

On 2024-04-29 21:48, Lanie Carmelo wrote:
>Hi all. New Linux user here. I recently installed Linux on an old
>computer. At first, I had Ubuntu Mate, but after experiencing frequent
>Orca freezes, I switched my desktop environment to KDE Plasma. I like
>the desktop, but I've found that the system settings seem to be
>inaccessible with Orca. It just says "layered pane," and will only read
>things like the OK, cancel, help, and close buttons. The terminal
>emulator was also inaccessible, but I fixed that by reinstalling the
>Mate terminal. Is there a way to make the settings app accessible, or is
>there another way to modify settings? Right now, I'm particularly
>interested in changing default apps and making it so I automatically log
>into the computer. Thanks.

Answering your question: no, system settings don't have a command line 
interface. You can change default apps with other applications like 
xfce4-mime-settings or by editing config files. Availability of 
automatic login depends on your display manager.

Applications based on the QtQuick framework (like new System Settings 
app) tend to have worse accessibility than those based on QtWidgets.

There are lots of things that need to be fixed before KDE becomes 
somewhat accessible:

https://invent.kde.org/groups/teams/accessibility/-/boards