Re: [orca-list] Trouble setting up speech-dispatcher with orca

[Steve Holmes <steve holmes88 gmail com>]

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Arch Linux isn't using Pulse either.  Don't think it is coming all
that soon either.  It is available for those who want to use it but I
think I will pass and will maintain the Speech-Dispatcher package
accordingly.  I'll at least get it to build with libao but not pulse.

On Wed, Feb 03, 2010 at 08:54:05PM +0000, Michael Whapples wrote:
> Hello Halim,
> That's useful information to know. Its one of the things which made
> me very annoyed about pulseaudio, it wanting to take over the ALSA
> device and all suggestions for allowing ALSA apps to work with it to
> need to go through pulseaudio's ALSA compatibility layer which
> required pulseaudio to run.
>
> Also I agree with you on not wanting extra complexity for a console
> screen reader, the one big reason for a console screen reader is to
> have a system with minimal requirements to work which you can rely
> on. Adding complexity removes that advantage.
>
> Luckily at the moment debian doesn't force pulse on you, but seeing
> how other distros have gone the time might come (I strongly hope it
> doesn't).
>
> Michael Whapples
> On 01/-10/-28163 08:59 PM, Halim Sahin wrote:
> > Hi Bill,
> >
> > Running a consolescreenreader as user isn't a good idea because you will
> > loose many comfort features.
> > Starting several instances of pulse and managing it through consolekit
> > or what ever will not change this.
> > Btw I find it is ugly to add this complexity to all console apps only
> > for beeing  compatible to pulse-audio or ubuntu' goals.
> >
> > I am now using an other setup for pa which doesn't block my well working
> > alsa:
> > I load the modules in my ~/.pulse/default.pa
> > and tell them to use alsa's dmix.
> > This is currently the best way for .
> > me.
> > This setup allows speechd running as system service and sblspeakup can
> > operate very well.
> > Br.
> > Halim
>
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