Re: [orca-list] Setting up orca as a blind newbie

[Ari Moisio <arimo iki fi>]

Hello Will

 Orca --version reports similar error but dpgk reports
gnome-orca 2.22.1-0ubuntu

The relevant bonobo   versions are
ii  libbonobo2-0                           2.22.0-0ubuntu1                                      Bonobo CORBA 
interfaces library
ii  libbonobo2-bin                         2.22.0-0ubuntu1                                      Bonobo CORBA 
interfaces library -- support b
ii  libbonobo2-common                      2.22.0-0ubuntu1                                      Bonobo CORBA 
interfaces library -- support f
ii  libbonobo2-dev                         2.22.0-0ubuntu1                                      Bonobo CORBA 
interfaces library -- developme
ii  libbonoboui2-0                         2.21.90-1                                            The Bonobo UI 
library
ii  libbonoboui2-common                    2.21.90-1                                            The Bonobo UI 
library -- common files
ii  liblpint-bonobo0                       0.1.19                                               library for 
launchpad integration

 I got a sighted help to login to gnome and execute the Orca.

Next problem was that the  Orca setup hang while selecting  the keyboard 
layout. Synth read the prompt thext but not the choices. Orca were however

still running. There were a  pulseaudio device busy error at the logs. I 
installed an usb sound card and configured speech-dispatcher to use it. 
With this setup i was able to finish the setup.

 There are still some issues; this versions of Orca seems a bit unstable 
and  there are   encoding issues with finnish speech synth but otherwise
 Orca looks very promising:-)


--
mr. M01510 & guide Loadstone-GPS


On Thu, 20 Nov 2008, Willie Walker wrote:

> Hi Ari:
>
> Darn.  Sorry - the DISPLAY thing is a red herring.  I just performed the 
> following test on my Ubuntu Intrepid box:
>
> 1) Logged out of the desktop and made sure it was sitting at the login 
> prompt.  This is not a necessary step to run "orca --text-setup" -- I just 
> did it to make sure I wasn't able to access the display.
>
> 2) Ran "orca --text-setup" from a virtual console.
>
> I got the display warnings mentioned, but the setup actually ran.  So, it 
> looks like the Bonobo.GeneralError is the thing that's really the problem.
>
> Which version of Orca are you using (orca --version).
>
> Will
>
> On Nov 19, 2008, at 11:20 AM, Ari Moisio wrote:
>
> > Hello Willie
> >
> >  Here comes the typescript.  Shell is executed in ssh session if it 
> > matters. D$DISPLAY was not set initially.
> >
> > Script started on ke 19. marraskuuta 2008 18:08:12
> > arimo ubuntu:~$ export DISPLAY=:0
> > arimo ubuntu:~$ orca --text-setup
> > No protocol specified
> > xmodmap:  unable to open display ':0'
> > No protocol specified
> > xmodmap:  unable to open display ':0'
> > No protocol specified
> > xmodmap:  unable to open display ':0'
> > No protocol specified
> > /var/lib/python-support/python2.5/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py:72: GtkWarning: 
> > could not open display
> >   warnings.warn(str(e), _gtk.Warning)
> > Traceback (most recent call last):
> >   File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
> >   File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/orca/orca.py", line 54, in 
> > <module>
> >     import pyatspi
> >   File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/pyatspi/__init__.py", line 44, in 
> > <module>
> >     reg = bonobo.activation.activate_from_id(REGISTRY_IID, 0, 0)
> > Bonobo.GeneralError
> > arimo ubuntu:~$ exit
> > exit
> >
> > Script done on ke 19. marraskuuta 2008 18:09:06
> >
> >
> > --
> > mr. M01510 & guide Loadstone-GPS
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 19 Nov 2008, Willie Walker wrote:
> >
> > > > - Can i run some setup script in  text console.
> > > > orca --text-setup will only complain
> > > > 'GtkWarning: could not open display' and spit a tracebak message.
> > >
> > > I think your DISPLAY environment variable needs to be set (e.g., 
> > > DISPLAY=:0). If it is set and you still get a stack trace, please post the 
> > > trace so we can
> > > better help you.
> > >
> > > Will