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<link type="guide" xref="index#getting_started"/>
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<title type="sort">3. The Orca Modifier</title>
<desc>
A key that works like <key>Shift</key>, <key>Ctrl</key>,
and <key>Alt</key>
</desc>
<credit type="author">
<name>Joanmarie Diggs</name>
<email>joanied@gnome.org</email>
</credit>
<license>
<p>Creative Commons Share Alike 3.0</p>
</license>
</info>
<title>The Orca Modifier</title>
<p>
Orca has a special modifier key that works like <key>Shift</key>,
<key>Ctrl</key>, and <key>Alt</key>. It is designed specifically
for performing <app>Orca</app> commands and doing so without
introducing conflicts with the commands of the applications you
are accessing.
</p>
<p>
Which key the "Orca Modifier" is bound to will, by default, depend
on whether you are using <app>Orca</app>'s Laptop keyboard layout
or its Desktop keyboard layout:
</p>
<list>
<item>
<p>
If you are using the Laptop layout, the default Orca Modifier
will be <key>CapsLock</key>
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
If you are using the Desktop layout, the Orca Modifier will
be both <key>Insert</key> and <key>KP_Insert</key>, the
latter being the same key as <key>KP_0</key>.
</p>
</item>
</list>
<p>
If you want to maintain your current keyboard layout but select a different
modifier key, you can do so by performing the following steps:
</p>
<steps>
<title>Changing the Orca Modifier</title>
<item>
<p>
Get into the <link xref="preferences">Orca Preferences</link> dialog by
pressing <keyseq><key>Orca Modifier</key><key>Space</key></keyseq>. Alternatively, you can start Orca with the preferences dialog open from a terminal: type <cmd>orca -s</cmd> and press <key>Return</key>.
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Move to the <gui>Key Bindings</gui> page.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Move to the <gui>Screen Reader Modifier Key(s)</gui> combobox.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Arrow to the desired modifier. The available options are:</p>
<list>
<item><p>Insert, KP_Insert</p></item>
<item><p>KP_Insert</p></item>
<item><p>Insert</p></item>
<item><p>Caps_Lock</p></item>
</list>
</item>
<item><p>Press the <gui>Apply</gui> button.</p></item>
</steps>
</page>
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