3. Orca Configuration

Initial Setup

When you run Orca for the first time, it will automatically enter setup mode. Depending on your active session's configuration, one of two things will occur:

If accessibility support has already been enabled for your session, you will be placed in the Orca Preferences dialog box where you can customize Orca completely and then use it immediately.

If accessibility support has not already been enabled for your session, Orca's text-based setup will be launched instead. The text-based setup allows you to configure the most fundamental settings and enable accessibility support for your session. You will need to log out and log back in for the new settings to take effect.

Configuring <app>Orca</app> in the Future

If you want to configure Orca in the future, you can do one of the following:

Pass the --setup option to Orca the next time you run it to automatically be placed in the Preferences dialog box.

Pass the --text-setup option to Orca to re-run Orca's text-based setup.

Get into the Preferences dialog box by pressing the Preferences button in the Orca main window or by pressing Orca ModifierSpace from within any accessible application.