Re: [orca-list] beginning work on an NVDA like controller

[Joanmarie Diggs <jdiggs igalia com>]

On 12/11/2014 11:24 AM, Halim sahin wrote:
> https://mail.gnome.org/archives/commits-list/2014-June/msg01039.html
> Afaik this functionality allowed other apps to use orca for speech output.

Actually that code was not implemented, let alone being called. So even
if it were not removed, other apps could not use Orca for speech output.

Having said that, Orca is a screen reader; not an app that others can
use to make their app speak whatever they want. So if the functionality
being proposed is screen-reader functionality, it should be included in
Orca. If the functionality is not screen-reader functionality, then Orca
should not be used to provide it. If the latter is the case, and the
problem is just wanting consistent voice settings, Orca can expose those
speech settings.

Hope this helps.
--joanie