Re: [orca-list] problem with orca/gnome sound

[Janina Sajka <janina rednote net>]

Alex is corect. Your speech-dispatcher configuration is part of the
answer. But, as you've discovered, it's not the entire answer.

Alex Midence writes:
> Your problem is with speech dispatcher.  You have to tell it that you are using alsa as the sound output 
> and not pulse audio which is the default.  From your console session with Speakup, type spd-conf and press 
> enter.  Then, follow the prompts for a user-specific setup.  When you get to the sound output question, 
> type alsa and then hit enter.  Proceed through the remaining options.  Once you are done, orca should talk 
> in Gnome.  
>
> Alex M
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: orca-list [mailto:orca-list-bounces gnome org] On Behalf Of Kristoffer Gustafsson
> Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 2:49 PM
> To: orca-list gnome org
> Subject: [orca-list] problem with orca/gnome sound
>
> Hi.
> I installed Debian Linux some Days ago.
> There are no sounds at all in gnome.
> I didn't want pulse audio, so I removed that.
> I can get alsa to work in the console.
> But not in gnome.
> There was no sound when I had pulse audio installed either.
> I thought that the problem was orca so I ran orca --text-setup.
> The only message I got was the question if braille should be activated.
> That was the only question.
> Shouldn't there be more?
> At least it was Before.
> What can be wrong here?
> /Kristoffer
>
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