Re: [orca-list] Orca no longer talking in ArchLinux Mate.

["B. Henry" <burt1iband gmail com>]

First thing is speech-dispatcher.
Did you configure speech-dispatcher? 
Are you using pulse audio, or is this a pure alsa installation of mate?
Also you are typing much more than you need to to check for your orca process.
Try 
pgrep orca
There is also pkill which saves you from searching for a process number before killing off a problematic 
process. It can be run with the codes that kill 
understands, e.g. pkill -9 someprocess uses the agressive -9 signal instead of shutting down the process 
normally.
Is your sound working correctly in consoles?



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  Peter Tesar wrote:
Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 10:53:53AM -0500

>    Hello,
>
>    I do have Mate running. I did use the run box using alt+F2.
>    In the run box I typed: "orca --replace".
>
>    I was told that a brief message appears telling me that the screen reader
>    started.
>
>    While in Mate I can go into the console and speakup is working.
>    In the console, the process command does not show Orca running:
>      $ ps -e | grep -i orca
>
>    The Orca settings directory is not there.
>      HOME/.local/share/orca
>
>    I upgraded the Orca package it is up-to-date.
>    How do I recreate the orca settings?
>
>    Peter T.
>
>    Original message
>
>    Hello list,
>
>    Orca is no longer starting when I bring up Mate. How do I recreate the
>    settings directory? 
>
>    HOME/.local/share/orca
>
>    I am running The Talking ArchLinux which boots to the command line. When
>    necessary, I go to Mate by starting the lxdm display manager.
>
>    The problem started after I upgraded all the packages. Now Orca no longer
>    starts  when Mate comes up.
>
>    Following a suggestion, I deleted the Orca settings folder and then
>
>    I ran “orca –replace” and orca does not come up talking.
>
>    I upgraded the orca package. Whenever I run “orca –replace’, a  
>
>    Screen reader starting
>
>    Message appears briefly. The Orca setting directory is not being created.
>
>    When Mate is up, I can go into a console and speakup works.
>
>    The process command does not indicate that Orca is running. 
>
>    $ ps –e | grep –I orca
>
>    This same command, in Vinux 5, does indicate that Orca is there with a
>    status of “sl”.
>
>    If the lack of the Orca settings directory is the problem, how do I
>    recreate it?
>
>    Thanks,
>
>    Peter T.

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