Re: [orca-list] Other linux distro's.

[Steve Holmes <steve holmes88 gmail com>]

I just got Orca working on an Arch Linux system.  The installer is
console based and uses Speakup with Espeak synth.  Do a bit of reading
of the Beginners Guide and it walks through what to do when installing
gnome.  Be sure to install both gnome and gnome-devel and you can then
start up X from a console; then press Alt-F2, wait a few seconds and
type 'orca'.  The settup dialog dialog from Orca will come up talking
using gnome-speech and Espeak.  I went through that whole thing the
other day and never needed a spec of sighted assistance.  It took a
quite a bit of technical comfort but doable.  

Arch Linux is definitely not a "out of the box" with no effort type of
distro but it appears to be intended this way for easier
customization.

On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 05:13:23PM +0100, ashley wrote:
> OK, i'll take a look.
>
> thanks
> ash
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Derek Roberts 
>   To: ashley 
>   Sent: Friday, July 17, 2009 4:33 PM
>   Subject: Re: [orca-list] Other linux distro's.
>
>
>   Hi, I think with archlinux, you have to boot from something with accessibility like grml with speakup , 
> and chroot to the cd or something, then run the install from there. Heard this from someone over irc whose 
> done it.
>
>
>   "Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place.
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>     ----- Original Message ----- 
>     From: ashley 
>     To: orca-list gnome org 
>     Sent: Friday, July 17, 2009 11:25 AM
>     Subject: [orca-list] Other linux distro's.
>
>
>     Hi list,
>
>     I was wondering if the following distributions either work with or come with orca, and if they have 
> accessible installers. Any help would be appreciated.
>
>     ArchLinux
>     Mandriva
>     CentOS
>     mepis
>     debris linux
>     eAR OS
>     freezy linux
>     foresight
>
>     sorry the list is so long!
>     thanks
>
>     ash
>
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