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| author | Ivan Molodetskikh <yalterz@gmail.com> | 2025-08-27 14:20:22 +0300 |
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| committer | Ivan Molodetskikh <yalterz@gmail.com> | 2025-08-29 09:32:53 +0300 |
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wiki/Accessibility: Expand info from feedback
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diff --git a/docs/wiki/Accessibility.md b/docs/wiki/Accessibility.md index 4e6eb7c7..9da301e2 100644 --- a/docs/wiki/Accessibility.md +++ b/docs/wiki/Accessibility.md @@ -2,12 +2,21 @@ <sup>Since: next release</sup> -Niri has basic support for screen readers (specifically, [Orca](https://orca.gnome.org)). +Niri has basic support for screen readers (specifically, [Orca](https://orca.gnome.org)) when running as a full desktop session, i.e. not as a nested window. We implement the `org.freedesktop.a11y.KeyboardMonitor` D-Bus interface for Orca to listen and grab keyboard keys, and we expose the main niri UI elements via [AccessKit](https://accesskit.dev). +Specifically, niri will announce: + +- workspace switching, for example it'll say "Workspace 2"; +- the exit confirmation dialog (appears on <kbd>Super</kbd><kbd>Shift</kbd><kbd>E</kbd> by default); +- entering the screenshot UI and the overview (niri will say when these are focused, nothing else for now); +- whenever a config parse error occurs; +- the important hotkeys list (for now, as one big announcement without tab navigation; appears on <kbd>Super</kbd><kbd>Shift</kbd><kbd>/</kbd> by default). Make sure [Xwayland](./Xwayland.md) works, then run `orca`. The default config binds <kbd>Super</kbd><kbd>Alt</kbd><kbd>S</kbd> to toggle Orca, which is the standard key binding. +Note that we don't have an Alt-Tab window switcher yet (it's in the works), and we also don't have a bind to move focus to layer-shell panels. + If you're shipping niri and would like to make it work better for screen readers out of the box, consider the following changes to the default niri config: - Change the default terminal from Alacritty to one that supports screen readers. For example, [GNOME Console](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/console) or [GNOME Terminal](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-terminal) should work well. |
