Re: [orca-list] new linux distro, with apology to Robert Cole

[Christopher Chaltain <chaltain gmail com>]

The following has been posted to this and other lists before.

> for espeakup install it, if you have problems apt-get install -f and
> cross your fingers.
> Log in to the console as root, you may need to sudo passwd root first.
> then once logged in as root, you can su to another user or ssh elsewhere
> and retain speech.
> For speechd-up it is the opposite.
> Once installed, on your desktop sudo speechd-up
> Then switch to the console and log in as your user.
> This way your pulse session from the desktop provides sound to the
> console login.
> Again, you can su to root or ssh elsewhere.

There's also the ConsoleKit that Luke has developed for Vinux.

On 09/09/2013 11:12 AM, Alex Midence wrote:
> Espeakup will keell over if you have Pulse Audio enabled unless you know of
> a modification I haven't heard of.  If so, do tell, please.  I had to cherry
> pick my Debian installation to make sure it didn't get installed when I put
> gnome on it.  This way, I retained console speech.
>
> Thanks.
> Alex
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: orca-list [mailto:orca-list-bounces gnome org] On Behalf Of Kyle
> Sent: Monday, September 09, 2013 1:05 AM
> To: orca-list gnome org
> Subject: Re: [orca-list] new linux distro, with apology to Robert Cole
>
> After a trip around the internet, this question from Al Sten-Clanton found
> its way to my inbox:
> # Given what you say about the command line, am I right that Speakup will #
> be included?
>
> The command line Sonar spin will most certainly include Speakup, and will
> most likely use Espeakup to connect to Espeak. This is currently being
> tested, and has been found to work quite effectively. We are strongly
> considering enabling Speakup on other spins as well, as long as there are no
> serious conflicts if switching to a text-only console from a running
> desktop. More testing needs to be done before we can say for sure that this
> is going to work well enough for everyday use on most sound cards.
> ~Kyle
> http://kyle.tk/
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