Re: [orca-list] orca and ubuntu 10.04 desktop

[Jacob Schmude <j schmude gmail com>]

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Hi Dave
I'm running 10.04 though I did an upgrade not a fresh install. I suspect
that the login screen speaks because you chose the accessible install.
While there's no GUI option for this (and there should be one in
gdmsetup) it can easily be enabled on 10.04 by setting two gconf
variables for the gdm user. Since these same gconf variables are used to
launch Orca automatically and enable accessibility in your user profile,
I suspect that they were set by the accessible install for gdm as well.
I got voxin working by compiling the sd_ibmtts module myself as I don't
know if Voxin has released updated speech drivers to match the speech
dispatcher installation in 10.04. I can send you the binary if you're
not comfortable compiling it yourself.
Finally, the volume control has been moved into the indicator applet.
This is spoken as "menu bar" directly before the clock. Left or right
arrow to enter the various menus in this applet. However, due to a focus
issue in gnome-panel itself (needs fixed upstream) you will have to pull
up a context menu (shift+f10 or context key on your keyboard) and then
escape out of it when you're done with the applet to unlock focus from
the panel. It might be easier, for now, to just select
system/preferences/sound from the main menu. There are volume sliders in
the sound preferences dialog that accomplish the same thing. Also, if
you have volume keys on your keyboard they should work as well.
hth

On 05/08/2010 05:29 PM, David Mehler wrote:
> Hello,
> Is anyone running ubuntu 10.04? I just did an install on a virtual
> machine, and am having some issues, one of which is after login i can
> not find the gnome volume control to raise the volume of the sound
> card.
> I selected encrypted home directories, which was a first, wanted to
> try out the feature, and noted that orca was speaking at the login
> screen, this had never happened in the past. I did do the accessible
> install, was it because of this or the fact that i selected encrypted
> home directories and a password is presumably required that the login
> screen spoke.
> I'm also wanting to get voxin going, i've got it, and am wanting to
> know if it's as simple as installing the 10.04 package and telling
> speech-dispatcher about it?
> Thanks.
> Dave.
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