Re: [orca-list] Anybody using DECtalk (hardware or software) with Orca

["Alex H." <linuxx64 bashsh gmail com>]

Hi,

Thanks for the reply. I'm thinking of getting the DECtalk USB, as I
don't have a serial port, and the USB is probably more readily
available. Can Orca/Emacspeak/speakup use that?
Thanks

Alex

On 4/13/10, Jason White <jason jasonjgw net> wrote:
> David E. Price <deprice cs utah edu> wrote:
>
> > However, my memory is that it got a little squirrely if you used it with
> > > Orca under gnome and emacspeak running in a console. Things would lock up
> > > if you tried to use emacspeak from within gnome when Orca was running.
> > > So,
> > > I use my DECTalk with emacspeak in a console and a number of different
> > > software synthesizers with Orca.
>
> To avoid these conflicts, you could run Emacs with Emacspeak inside Gnome.
> You
> might have to write a little script to tell Orca to turn off when focus is
> in
> an Emacs window, however.
>
> As an aside, I was browsing Emacs documentation and noticed a manual entry
> about DBUS support under Emacs. Given that the entire desktop accessibility
> infrastructure is moving to DBUS, this could raise interesting
> opportunities.
>
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