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

["ashley" <ash cox talktalk net>]

yes, jaws works under a VM in workstation. You can install video intercept 
in a VM, if the VMware tools is installed. In workstation, you can do this 
by going to VM>install VMware tools. The install wizard will pop up on the 
windows VM and then everything will work fine.

As for Orca, It just seams to work without a problem in VMware! I've never 
known it to crash in VMware. The Only problem I have is on some 
distributions (fedora open suse and cent os) The orca speech output is very 
crackly and you can't tell what it's saying (anyone know how to fix this?)

Hope this helps.
Ashley
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John G. Heim" <jheim math wisc edu>
To: <orca-list gnome org>
Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 10:44 PM
Subject: Re: [orca-list] orca problem with fedora 9


> 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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> > > Visit http://live.gnome.org/Orca for more information on Orca.
> > > The manual is at
> > > http://library.gnome.org/users/gnome-access-guide/nightly/ats-2.html
> > > The FAQ is at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/FrequentlyAskedQuestions
> > > Netiquette Guidelines are at
> > > http://live.gnome.org/Orca/FrequentlyAskedQuestions/NetiquetteGuidelines
> >
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