Re: [orca-list] using the synaptic package manager in ubuntu 10.04

[Alan Bell <alanbell ubuntu com>]

On 25/04/11 15:42, Justin Mann wrote:
> Hi there,
> I've just installed a new version of Ubuntu, and am now ready to get everything configured properly.  
> However, I am having a problem using synaptic.  I notice that when I go to the terminal, and type
> $ Sudo synaptic"
> orca seems to freeze.  Looking at the dockumentation, I don't see that there are any bugs with this kind of 
> an issue?
> Thanks,
> Justin
the problem here is that orca is running as a normal user and you are 
running the synaptic application as root, so orca isn't allowed to see 
what is going on in that window.
The way to fix this is to create a file in /root called .orbitrc 
containing the following:

ORBIIOPIPv4=1
ORBIIOPUNIX=0

then log out and back in again and you should be able to read 
applications started with gksudo or sudo because they will then have a 
way to pass back accessibility information for orca to read. I think 
this .orbitrc file is one of the things that the accessible installer 
should set up for you.

Alan.