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

[Thomas Ward <thomasward1978 gmail com>]

Hi,

If true what command do I need to issue to get Speakup to come up in
the Ubuntu console. I'm sorry, but I haven't touched Speakup in like
10 years. I realize they changed it to compile as a module, but have 0
practical experience using speakup the way it is now.

As for using other screen readers it doesn't bother me using only one
since I rarely ever use the console. I am a fan of the gui and that is
where I am most comfortable. However, I do take your point it would be
helpful to have something setup and running for backup purposes.
Especially, since toying with Qt and Orca has basically trashed my
desktop environment.

Cheers!

On 9/26/11, Alex Midence <alex midence gmail com> wrote:
> 11.04 includes a speakup-ready kernel if memory serves.  NO recompile
> should be necessary.  You'll need Pulse audio running system wide
> though as I don't know of any other way to get speech output in the
> console.  The thought of relying on just one speech option exclusively
> gives me the heevy jeevies.  I can't imagine why you'd want to put
> yourself in such a stresful position if you can avoid it.  Me, I've
> got Emacspeak, Speakup, Yasr *and* Orca on my Lucid flavor of Vinux.
> I've had occasion to jump back and forth from one to another too.  Do
> yourself a big favor and look into installing some of this stuff on
> your machine.  It's amazingly comforting to know that you can always
> get *some* speech to work provided you have a command line accessible.
>  Saved my bacon but good, let me tell ya.  You'll never go back!
>
> Alex M