Re: [orca-list] orca problem with fedora 9

["John G. Heim" <jheim math wisc edu>]

Have you created a windows virtual machine in vmware workstation? I have yet 
to find anyone who can tell me if jaws works in a vm running under vmware 
workstation. I can tell you there are serious problems with jaws running in 
a vm with the free product, server2. Essentially, I'd say don't bother. You 
cannot install the video intercept manager and without that component, jaws 
is not even as good as nvda.  If you can live with nvda (I hear window-eyes 
works really well too) then server2 is fine.

In fact, I'm not even sure that vmware workstation works with fedora. It 
says it works under Red Hat but fedora is not Red Hat.

Anyway, first I have to get orca working. Instead of downloading the DVD 
image and reinstalling, I am trying to upgrade to fedora 11.

# preupgrade-cli "Fedora 11 (Leonidas)"

What a strange upgrade syntax.   But I'm coming from the debian universe.


Note: I don't mean to trash nvda. I think it's a fantastic piece of 
software -- a real testimonial to the open source concept. But even the 
developers admit they have a ways to go before they're in the same ballpark 
as the commercial products.

---- Original Message ----- 
From: "ashley" <ash cox talktalk net>
To: "John G. Heim" <jheim math wisc edu>
Cc: <orca-list gnome org>
Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 2:14 PM
Subject: Re: [orca-list] orca problem with fedora 9


> Hi.
>
> Why use fedora 9? Fedora 10 is much better and more stable.
>
> You can find the live CD at:
> www.fedoraproject.org
>
> In the download area.
>
> Also, I don't think the fedora images on the speakup site are very good if 
> you want a full fedora 9 installation. Use the images from the fedora 
> website instead.
>
> As for orca, Doing alt+F2 and typing orca, then following the instructions 
> normally works. To select the speech engine, press 1 or 2 and then press 
> enter. The version of orca in fedora 10 is a lot more stable. Fedora is a 
> great distribution. And VMware workstation is a cool piece of software! I 
> use the windows version and it's helped me a lot.
>
> Good Luck!
>
> Ashley
>
> http://sites.google.com/site/ashleyshomepagesite/
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John G. Heim" <jheim math wisc edu>
> To: <orca-list gnome org>
> Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 6:47 PM
> Subject: [orca-list] orca problem with fedora 9
>
>
> > I have a fresh install of fedora 9 installed from the images at the 
> > speakup
> > modified fedora site. I cannot get orca to work. I can open a 
> > gnome-terminal
> > window and type 'orca' and it begins to speak. But it asks me to pick a
> > speech engine and then stops.
> >
> > I usually use debian linux. I want to give fedora a try so I can try 
> > vmware
> > workstation. But I am not too knowledgable about fedora. I think I have
> > managed to update my system. Saying 'yum update' downloaded 60+Mb of 
> > stuff
> > the first time and said it had nothing to do when I ran it again. So I 
> > think
> > I have an up to date fedora 9 system.
> >
> >
> >
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