[orca-list] [solved] Re: Arch+orca stopped talking to me

[Kyle <kyle4jesus gmail com>]

The problem was indeed caused by the latest speech-dispatcher shipping 
only with python 3.x bindings. It also affects the RSGames client, which 
no longer speaks, but the main problem was the fact that the GNOME 3.6 
version of Orca stopped speaking. I received a PKGBUILD file that 
allowed me to upgrade to the latest git master, and doesn't depend on a 
package that for whatever reason is no longer in AUR. I also installed 
automake-1.12 from AUR to satisfy the build dependency on the previous 
version of automake. All is running fine now, except the RSGames client, 
which I can live without until everything is synchronized in the 
official repos or until RSGames ships a Python 3.x version. This is the 
price I pay for living on the bleeding edge <smiles>. I also received 
PKGBUILDs for the latest at-spi2 and atk packages, and will be upgrading 
those today as well. I look forward to the great things in the latest 
versions of the accessibility stack. I do, however, agree with others 
who have suggested downgrading speech-dispatcher for now, as that is 
certainly the easiest way to keep a speaking system, especially if you 
play RSGames, if you have the older speech-dispatcher package available. 
Apparently, I already cleaned mine to save disk space on the / 
partition, so I just upgraded Orca. Thanks for all the help. Oh, and 
yes, I do plan on purchasing a UPS some time in the near future <grin>.
~Kyle
http://kyle.tk/
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