Re: [orca-list] Problems with qt-atspi and Orca

[Jason White <jason jasonjgw net>]

Thomas Ward <thomasward1978 gmail com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On 9/25/11, Jason White <jason jasonjgw net> wrote:
> > Why would you reboot your system instead of switching to a virtual console,
> > logging in and working on it from there?
>
> That's because Orca is my ownly screen reader. I have never recompiled
> my kernel with Speakup support etc so when Orca dies I loose speech
> completely. 

Newer kernels include speakup by default in most distributions.

I respectfully suggest it's time for an upgrade.