Re: [orca-list] GDM accessible login on Ubuntu gutsy. A success!

[Janina Sajka <janina rednote net>]

Willem van der Walt writes:
> Hi,
> Which speech synthesizer will be used by default in the setup you describe 
> below?


I vote for espeak. To date I think distributions have tended to default
to festival, but espeak is far better suited to AT needs, and it's
sufficiently mature, imho.

Janina

> On Thu, 22 Nov 2007, Luke Yelavich wrote:
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> > Hey folks.
> > Just writing to let you all know that I have managed to get accessible login on GDM working with Ubuntu 
> > Gutsy, and its quite simple. Simply follow the following steps.
> >
> > 1. Open /etc/gdm/gdm.conf in the editor of your choice.
> > 2. Find the following lines, and remove the # from the beginning of each line:
> >
> > #AddGtkModules=true
> > #GtkModulesList=gail:atk-bridge:/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/modules/libdwellmouselistener:/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/modules/libkeymouselistener
> >
> > 3. Restart gdm.
> >
> > To use Orca with speech only, press Control S for 1 second. To use magnification, press control M for 1 
> > second. To use speech and magnification, press either Control O or Control G for 1 second.
> >
> > These commands are adjustable in /etc/gdm/modules/AccessKeyMouseEvents. The syntax is explained at the 
> > top of the file.
> >
> > I hope to get this better integrated for Ubuntu hardy, to the point where accessibility is launched by 
> > default, if the user so desires.
> >
> > Hope this helps some.
> > - -- 
> > Luke Yelavich
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