RE: Problems with accessibility using gnome as built by gentoo

[Dorado Martínez, Francisco Javier <FDMA once es>]

Hi,

You have to logout and login back in order to accessibility support take effect.

Regards

Javier



> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: John covici [mailto:covici ccs covici com] 
> Enviado el: martes, 20 de febrero de 2007 14:05
> Para: Dorado Martínez, Francisco Javier
> CC: covici ccs covici com; gnome-accessibility-list gnome org
> Asunto: RE: Problems with accessibility using gnome as built by gentoo
> 
> 
> When I just tried to run orca -- I got a bonobo generalerror 
> either orca -t from a text console, or orca & from a bash 
> with DISPLAY set. How can I get accessibility going in gnome?
> 
> on Tuesday 02/20/2007 Dorado Martínez, Francisco 
> Javier(FDMA once es) wrote  > Hi all  > 
>  > John, how are you launching Orca?
>  > You can launch it in a gnome-terminal by typing alt + f2 
> and then write gnome-terminal plus enter key.  > In that 
> terminal launch Orca by typing 
>  > Orca&
>  > 
>  > Now Orca should say "welcome to Orca"  if it stops could 
> you tell us what output gives orca after launching it in the 
> terminal window?  > 
>  > You could subscribe to the orca-list mailing list for 
> going on the discussion  > 
> http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/orca-list
>  >  
>  > Thanks!
>  > 
>  > Regards
>  > 
>  > Javier
>  > 
>  > > -----Mensaje original-----
>  > > De: gnome-accessibility-list-bounces gnome org 
>  > > [mailto:gnome-accessibility-list-bounces gnome org] En nombre 
>  > > de John covici
>  > > Enviado el: martes, 20 de febrero de 2007 10:10
>  > > Para: gnome-accessibility-list gnome org
>  > > Asunto: Problems with accessibility using gnome as built 
> by gentoo  > > 
>  > > 
>  > > Hi.  I have a gentoo installation and I installed gnome with 
>  > > whatever accessibility I could get by saying 
> USE=accessibility .  > > 
>  > > Now I am having problems using orca with this install.  For 
>  > > one thing, if I run test-speech I get multiple voices at the 
>  > > same time!  I have festival started, I have the software 
>  > > Dectalk installed and espeak 1.20 installed.  My main problem 
>  > > is that orca does not say anything but welcome to focus 
>  > > tracking mode -- and even not that all the time.  I did an 
>  > > orca -t from a text console (using speakup and a hardware 
>  > > synth), and it seemed to work, but no joy.  I am starting 
>  > > gnome using startx or xinit.  It looks like I have gnome 2.16 
>  > > from some of the versions of the packages I have.
>  > > 
>  > > Any assistance would be appreciated as I have had no response 
>  > > from the gentoo list at all.
>  > > 
>  > > -- 
>  > > Your life is like a penny.  You're going to lose it.  The 
>  > > question is: How do you spend it?
>  > > 
>  > >          John Covici
>  > >          covici ccs covici com 
>  > > _______________________________________________
>  > > gnome-accessibility-list mailing list 
>  > > gnome-accessibility-list gnome org
>  > > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-accessibility-list
>  > > 
> 
> -- 
> Your life is like a penny.  You're going to lose it.  The 
> question is: How do you spend it?
> 
>          John Covici
>          covici ccs covici com
>