Re: [orca-list] gnome3, Orca, and Arch

[Steve Holmes <steve holmes88 gmail com>]

Yes, I had to install that package too to get Orca working on my
system as well.

On Thu, May 05, 2011 at 08:51:40AM +0100, Michael Whapples wrote:
> OK, it sounds like sound is working, it may be another issue I
> encountered. Check whether you have the package at-spi2-atk
> installed. On archlinux I think it is possible to install orca and
> not get that package, but it is required for orca to see
> applications.
>
> Does anyone know which package should really depend on at-spi2-atk
> to get it pulled in when installing? I sort of think it probably
> isn't orca, may be its atk.
>
> Michael Whapples
> On 01/-10/37 20:59, Al Sten-Clanton wrote:
> > Greetings!
> >
> > I think I followeed Halim's instructions correctly in creating a
> > default.pa file in the .pulse directory within my user directory.
> > I also commented out the lines in /etc/asound.conf, as Michael
> > suggested.  Now, when I use the startx command, Orca still doesn't
> > talk.  If I do alt-f2 and type "orca" (without the quotes, of
> > course), I hear "welcome to orca" and nothing else.  Once and only
> > once, when I used alt-ctrl-backspace to get back to the text
> > console, orca said "goodbye."
> >
> > I believe the experience with orca is similar to that described in
> > an earlier message.  In my case, however, I did not lose sound.
> > While in the gui, I was able to listen to an old-time radio show.
> > Also, after returning to the text console a few minutes ago, I
> > found I could still get software speech by way of "espeak hello".
> > At this point, therefore, it seems that orca's the only thing I
> > can't use.
> >
> > In case clarifying is needed, I use speakup via the TripleTalk LT.
> >
> > I didn't see quite this problem in reviewing earlier messages on
> > this topic, but is there a fix or part of a fix I've missed?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Al
>
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