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Today's Topics:
1. SVN For Firefox Three? (Richard Wells)
2. Re: speech-dispatcher 0.6.2 (Guy Schlosser)
3. Re: speech-dispatcher 0.6.2 (buchal brailcom org)
4. Linux and Orca Newbie. (Amy Mason)
5. Re: speech-dispatcher 0.6.2 (Hermann)
6. Re: Linux and Orca Newbie. (Benjamin Hawkes-Lewis)
7. Re: [Fwd: Status of IBM a11y] (Hermann)
8. Re: Linux and Orca Newbie. (Hermann)
9. using several languages/voices with Orca and SD (Hermann)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2007 19:54:04 -0400
From: Richard Wells <richwels bupster cjb net>
Subject: [orca-list] SVN For Firefox Three?
To: orca-list gnome org
Message-ID: <20070602235404 9417 52648 biff serotek com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format="flowed"
Hello,
Is it possible to get Firefox three checked out through svn? If so, how?
Thanks
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2007 21:35:16 -0400
From: Guy Schlosser <guyster bex net>
Subject: Re: [orca-list] speech-dispatcher 0.6.2
To: Jan Buchal <buchal brailcom org>
Cc: orca-list gnome org
Message-ID: <20070602183517 DF297FDA pop16 mta everyone net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed
Hey there Jan, and thanks for the reply. If it doesn't exist, do I
create it? Do I have to recreate that directory every time I reboot,
since it's dynamicly mounted? As always, thanks much for the help.
Guy
At 08:35 AM 6/2/2007, you wrote:
"GS" == Guy Schlosser <guyster bex net> writes:
GS> Hey there fellow listers, I have a question regarding
GS> speech-dispatcher 0.6.2. I compiled it from source using the
GS> tarball at freebsoft.org. When I execute speech-dispatcher after
GS> successful compile, I get a message that says unable to create
GS> pid in /var/run. I've even tried this as root and have the same
GS> message displayed. Is there something I'm missing? As always,
GS> thanks in advance for all the help. If this has been answered
GS> before, I'm sorry for duplicating the question.
Hi,
check if the /var/run/speech-dispatcher directory exists. How I hear on
Ubuntu is /var/run dynamically mounted every boot.
Best
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2007 08:09:08 +0200
From: buchal brailcom org
Subject: Re: [orca-list] speech-dispatcher 0.6.2
To: Guy Schlosser <guyster bex net>
Cc: orca-list gnome org
Message-ID: <86lkf1efi3 fsf ferda buchal xx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-2
"GS" == Guy Schlosser <guyster bex net> writes:
GS> Hey there Jan, and thanks for the reply. If it doesn't exist, do
GS> I create it? Do I have to recreate that directory every time I
GS> reboot, since it's dynamicly mounted?
Probably yes, but I don't know the mechanism in Ubuntu. You must be
careful if you will create the directory don't forgot set right
permissions.
Best
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http://internet.proslepe.cz
http://www.freebsoft.org
http://wahelper.brailcom.org
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2007 01:29:27 -0500
From: "Amy Mason" <amason80 gmail com>
Subject: [orca-list] Linux and Orca Newbie.
To: orca-list gnome org
Message-ID:
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Dear list,
Hello, my name is Amy Mason, and I am a legally blind computer user. I
joined this list because I really want to see Orca succeed, but to be
honest, I haven't had much luck in getting it running on my own system. It
is probably because I am very new to Linux as well as Orca, and am unsure as
to how to begin. To give you a little background, I am running Ubuntu
7.04pretty much as is. I want to use Orca's speech package, as
software
magnification is not an option for me. I was told in the ubuntu help forums
how to update orca to the latest build, and followed the instructions to the
letter. The updates appear to be successful, and I can run orca, but I
have several issues I am unsure how to resolve.
1. I have read that to use the internet with orca, I need to install
firefox 3.0. The only 3.0 I have seen is the alpha development version. Is
this what I should be running, and if so, how do I install it?
2. Is there a way to make orca stop reading after I have gotten the
information I want or need? For example, In lists, or when I type in open
office, it keeps rereading the sentence thus far, plus the new information
each time I type. in a manner where I would hear- s so som some somet all
the way through until my sentence is complete. I am hopeful that there is a
way to stop orca from doing this as it cannot keep up with my typing or
navigation and I am left with it talking the entire time but not telling me
what I am doing on the screen.
If I could get far enough along to handle these issues, I believe that I
could start to use orca and Ubuntu for some of my daily tasks. As it is, I
dual boot into windows, and it is sadly getting most of my attention.
I apologize if my questions sound inane, but this is my first linux
experience, and I really would like to learn.
Also, in a slightly unrelated topic, what other programs should I look into
getting to make my ubuntu more useful. Are there other accessibility
programs I should look at using in tandem with orca? I would appreciate any
help you can give me.
Thanks,
Amy Mason
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2007 10:37:04 +0200
From: Hermann <steppenwolf2 onlinehome de>
Subject: Re: [orca-list] speech-dispatcher 0.6.2
To: buchal brailcom org
Cc: orca-list gnome org
Message-ID: <46627DB0 1030305 onlinehome de>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
Hi,
I work with Ubuntu 7.04, the latest Orca and SD as speech system, and I
never had to create /var/run/speech-dispatcher directory manually.
I remember however, that Krishnakant reports the same problem as he
tried to set up SD for Orca.
So I think that this issue should be investigated further.
Hermann
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2007 13:23:14 +0100
From: Benjamin Hawkes-Lewis <bhawkeslewis googlemail com>
Subject: Re: [orca-list] Linux and Orca Newbie.
To: Amy Mason <amason80 gmail com>
Cc: orca-list gnome org
Message-ID: <4662B2B2 8050701 googlemail com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
Hi Amy.
Welcome to the wonderful world of Linux. I suggest you make the Orca
wiki your first port of call before raising issues here:
http://live.gnome.org/Orca
The wiki includes instructions on how to install the latest version of
Firefox:
http://live.gnome.org/Orca/Firefox
and a list of other programs known to work with Orca:
http://live.gnome.org/Orca/AccessibleApps
I can't replicate your problem with Orca reading the entire sentence
every time you type a word in OpenOffice.org, nor do I know what you
meant by "lists". You might try getting the latest development version,
building from source, and seeing if that fixes your issue:
http://urlx.org/live.gnome.org/fe7d8
--
Benjamin Hawkes-Lewis
Amy Mason wrote:
Dear list,
Hello, my name is Amy Mason, and I am a legally blind computer user. I
joined this list because I really want to see Orca succeed, but to be
honest, I haven't had much luck in getting it running on my own system.
It
is probably because I am very new to Linux as well as Orca, and am
unsure as
to how to begin. To give you a little background, I am running Ubuntu
7.04pretty much as is. I want to use Orca's speech package, as
software
magnification is not an option for me. I was told in the ubuntu help
forums
how to update orca to the latest build, and followed the instructions to
the
letter. The updates appear to be successful, and I can run orca, but I
have several issues I am unsure how to resolve.
1. I have read that to use the internet with orca, I need to install
firefox 3.0. The only 3.0 I have seen is the alpha development version.
Is
this what I should be running, and if so, how do I install it?
2. Is there a way to make orca stop reading after I have gotten the
information I want or need? For example, In lists, or when I type in open
office, it keeps rereading the sentence thus far, plus the new information
each time I type. in a manner where I would hear- s so som some somet all
the way through until my sentence is complete. I am hopeful that there
is a
way to stop orca from doing this as it cannot keep up with my typing or
navigation and I am left with it talking the entire time but not telling
me
what I am doing on the screen.
If I could get far enough along to handle these issues, I believe that I
could start to use orca and Ubuntu for some of my daily tasks. As it is,
I
dual boot into windows, and it is sadly getting most of my attention.
I apologize if my questions sound inane, but this is my first linux
experience, and I really would like to learn.
Also, in a slightly unrelated topic, what other programs should I look
into
getting to make my ubuntu more useful. Are there other accessibility
programs I should look at using in tandem with orca? I would appreciate
any
help you can give me.
Thanks,
Amy Mason
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2007 14:28:43 +0200
From: Hermann <steppenwolf2 onlinehome de>
Subject: Re: [orca-list] [Fwd: Status of IBM a11y]
To: Willie Walker <William Walker Sun COM>
Cc: Orca Users <orca-list gnome org>
Message-ID: <20070603122843 GA13380 ubuntu>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Does anyone know the reason why IBM cancelled LSR and retires from Linux'
a11y development?
And: What happens to Orca, if Sun Microsystems one day decides to issue a
similar statement as IBM did?
Hermann
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Message: 8
Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2007 14:32:26 +0200
From: Hermann <steppenwolf2 onlinehome de>
Subject: Re: [orca-list] Linux and Orca Newbie.
To: Benjamin Hawkes-Lewis <bhawkeslewis googlemail com>
Cc: orca-list gnome org
Message-ID: <20070603123225 GA15993 ubuntu>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Hi,
I guess what might happen in OO:
Amy, did you eventually activate numlock? Press the numlock key and see if
anything changes.
Hermann
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Message: 9
Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2007 16:19:20 +0200
From: Hermann <steppenwolf2 onlinehome de>
Subject: [orca-list] using several languages/voices with Orca and SD
To: orca-list gnome org
Message-ID: <20070603141919 GA30870 ubuntu>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Hi
I set up Speech-dispatcher with Espeak in German as default and Flite as
second language in English.
When typing:
spd-say "german text"
and
spd-say -l en "english text"
it uses the proper module for the demanded languages.
But I cannot change languages in Orca's speech settings. Why do the SD
settings not affect Orca? Maybe I've forgotten something?
Hermann
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