[orca-list] Orca silent

[Al Sten-Clanton <albert e sten_clanton verizon net>]

Greetings!

I didn't use my Linux machine for a few days.  Today, I find that Orca 
doesn't speak.  It is running, according to the ps command.  Sound is 
fine, as shown by using Firefox to get to an online radio station.  I 
have used versions 3.17.90pre, 3.16.2, and 3.17.91pre, and have rebooted 
for each.  The super-alt-s keystroke has alternately shown me that it 
was running and that it was not.  I have also tried Orca-s several 
times.  It seems, therefore, that everything I've used is working except 
Orca's speech output.

I'm using Arch.  I ran an update today, after finding this problem.  I 
think I did one last week, but don't recall whether I used Orca 
afterwards or simply shut down, so can't say for sure that that update 
didn't somehow cause the problem.

I'll be grateful for any help.

Al