Re: [orca-list] Orca continiously talking?

["Paul Hunt" <huntp ukonline co uk>]

Hi Vic,

Yes the problem certainly has been around since the version of 
Orca/Gnome-speech/Espeak that shipped with Ubuntu Feisty (7.04).  And I'm 
glad it's been brought up as well because it definitley does need fixing. 
It's a pain in the ass.

I supplied those instructions because it was unclear how Tristan was running 
Orca in Ubuntu and booting the live CD is surely the most common way for 
newcomers to the platform although I take your point that it's not the only 
way in which people might be trialling it.

A patch for Espeak concerning speech being interrupted by keypresses while 
Orca is running has just been made available.  Not sure if it addresses this 
problem.

Paul


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Victor Tsaran" <vtsaran gmail com>
To: "Paul Hunt" <huntp ukonline co uk>
Cc: <orca-list gnome org>
Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 10:41 PM
Subject: Re: [orca-list] Orca continiously talking?


> Hi Paul,
> The problem is that these instructions are almost impossible to follow if 
> you are running Ubuntu inside a virtual machine and using ISO image 
> instead of a CD. What often happens to me is that I boot up into regular 
> Ubuntu and then enable Orca afterwards through "Sessions" dialog.
>
> Thanks,
> Vic
>
>
> Paul Hunt wrote:
> > Hey,
> >  You're not doing anything wrong.  It's a bug with the Orca setup 
> > program.  If you type your voice selection and press enter it will 
> > (eventually) stop rambling through alternative voices and get to the next 
> > part of the setup.
> >  But if you're booting from the Ubuntu CD and follow the steps to enable 
> > accessibility you should have Orca starting automatically when gnome 
> > starts up and you don't need to go through setup.
> >  1. Boot the CD.
> > 2. give it a few seconds to load the language screen then press enter for 
> > English (or arrow up/down to choose another language and press enter).
> > 3. Press F5 to get into the accessibility menu then press 3 and enter to 
> > choose Orca.
> > 4. Press enter again to boot the system (or press down arrow and then 
> > enter to begin an installation).
> >  HTH
> > Paul
> >  ----- Original Message -----
> >     *From:* tristan acegamesonline net 
> > <mailto:tristan acegamesonline net>
> >     *To:* orca-list gnome org <mailto:orca-list gnome org>
> >     *Sent:* Sunday, June 15, 2008 1:55 PM
> >     *Subject:* [orca-list] Orca continiously talking?
> >
> >     Hello,
> >     I am new to Ubuntu and Orca, and was wondering why when I hit the
> >     alt+f2 keys and typed orca, orca wouldn't let me choose what
> >     voice/language to use with it. E-Speak just kept rambling on about
> >     100 or so different voices or languages that it could be in, and I
> >     could only make it stop by  hitting alt F2 again and typing the kill
> >     command for orca (orca -q). What could I be doing wrong?
> >
> >
> >     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >     Regards,
> >     Tristan Bussiere
> >     - Head Developer, and founder/owner of Accessible Computer
> >     Entertainment Games.
> >
> >     ACEGamesOnline.net - Accessible Computer Entertainment Games'
> >     Website. <http://www.acegamesonline.net/>
> >
> >         Contact info:
> >
> >
> >         Skype: Add me to your skype contacts.
> >         <skype:tristanbussiere?add> Skype me (tristanbussiere)
> >         <callto://tristanbussiere/> Add the ACEGames support team
> >         skypeline to your skype contacts. <skype:acegamessupport?add>
> >         Skype ACEGames (acegamessupport) <callto://acegamessupport/>
> >
> >         E-mail: Email me. 
> > <mailto:Tristan ACEGamesOnline net?subject=Hello>
> >
> >         MSN: Add me to msn. 
> > <msnim:add?contact=Tristan ACEGamesOnline net>
> >
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