Re: Orca orca on ubuntu

["Cody" <churst31 verizon net>]

thanks, I will compile orca from sources. I will need to update, as I have 
already tried to install via sources and already saw it wouldn't work which 
sent me for a loop but since you explained that, I understand now. Also, how 
does any linux distribution not come with a c compiler? when I tried to 
compile orca it gave me an error saying no c compiler found. beets me but 
anyways...

thanks
 Cody
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas Ward" <tward1978 earthlink net>
To: "Orca screen reader developers" <orca-list gnome org>
Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 1:00 AM
Subject: Re: Orca orca on ubuntu


> Hi, Cody.
>
> Cody wrote:
>
> 1. uncommented the several universe lines in the sources.list file in
> /etc/apt/
>
> That is good, but I don't recommend the orca package.
>
> 2. ran a sudo apt-get update
> 3. Once that was done which took only a few minutes, I then ran apt-get
> install gnome-orca
>
> Be advised that the gnome-orca package is out of date. I did what you
> did at first as well and I only got gnome-orca 0.2.22. I ended up
> compiling gnome-speech and orca from the gnome ftp sources.
>
> 4. rebooted then logged in as a user, then hit alt f2 and ran orca.
> Nothing happened, no sound, nothing.
>
> Yeah, that is a massive bug under Ubuntu. When you run apps from the run
> dialog under Ubuntu, especially orca, the gnome pannel crashes hanging
> the entire desktop.
> There is a work around though.
>
>  What am I doing wrong?
>
> Don't run orca directly from the run dialog. Instead go to run, type
> gnome-terminal, followed by enter. Hit backspace to confirm you are
> actually in the terminal. If you hear a beep from your pc speaker you
> are in gnome-terminal. From in gnome terminal type orca. it should load
> with the default synthesis driver which is festival.
> After orca is working you will have to enable access support for gnome,
> log out, and log back in.
> After you are logged back in you will want to run orca again from
> gnome-terminal, and set up a session for orca to launch automaticly upon
> logging in.
>
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