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I want to switch to Linux for gaming, but I need an accessible desktop environment (rblind.com)
submitted 6 months ago by MostlyBlindGamer@rblind.com to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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I switched to macOS pretty for all my day-to-day, development and work uses, but still have a Ryzem+RTX (I do use Ray tracing features) desktop that I only ever use for gaming anymore.

I play games from Steam, GoG, Epic, and occasionally Xbox Game Pass.

The big problem here is I’m visually impaired and need a desktop environment that will let me consistently use a lime green mouse cursor and zoom in full screen via keyboard and scroll shortcuts.

At the risk of 1) nobody having actual experience and 2) the current Linux distro/DE ecosystem being hopelessly broken, what should I try?

I also only have some 2 hours a week for videogames. I can’t afford the time to tinker, after the transition and setup period.

I’m perfectly happy with “you’re outta luck, buddy, just suffer through Windows,” but I figure it can’t hurt to ask…

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[–] KISSmyOSFeddit@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

KDE offers full screen zoom out of the box with Windows Key+ and Windows Key-
It also lets you choose a huge green cursor.
Gnome doesn't have either of this, and don't even bother looking at any other DEs. In general, accessibility on Linux is really, really, really not great.

[–] MostlyBlindGamer@rblind.com 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Good to know. Yeah, I wouldn’t even entertain this idea if I needed a screen reader full time.

[–] KISSmyOSFeddit@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Well, actually both Gnome and KDE include screen readers.
In Ubuntu, activation of the screen reader is the very first step in the installation.
But they only really work for the English language.

[–] MostlyBlindGamer@rblind.com 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I know they do, the app accessibility support is just unacceptably bad. Orca is also known for crashing - not that hardcore Linux users aren’t used to losing their interface all of a sudden, hehe.

[–] KISSmyOSFeddit@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Back in the old days I fixed an error by editing Xorg.conf blindly, because the error caused a black screen after booting.
Some config errors could actually damage or destroy your hardware.
I don't miss those days.

[–] MostlyBlindGamer@rblind.com 3 points 6 months ago

Hahaha. I find that kinda thing incredibly fun. I once had to fix my soft-bricked Android phone in a hotel in a foreign country with no other connected devices around. That’ll teach me to run nightly builds!