Re: [orca-list] Screen Reader Setup

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Normally, orca-space gets you the preferences, but they should certainly
be saved after doing orca -s  .  What version of orca, gnome, etc. do
you have?

As to your Bluetooth issue, you have to get brltty working  with the
Braille display, in a text console first, and then it will work
correctly under Orca, provided the  /etc/brlapi.key is there.  There is
a mailing list for brltty as well for some of this.

Hope this helps.


Bryen M Yunashko <a11yrocks bryen com> wrote:

> Hi I'm back after long silence. Smile.
>
> I recently had to give up my stubbornly-held-onto desktop with Pre
> -GNOME 3.2.  It just got too old and non-functioning anymore.   I'm now
> on latest version of openSUSE Leap 42.1.
>
> I'm attempting to set up my screenreader via Universal Access settings.
>  I can turn on and off the screen reader and I have set up keyboard
> shortcut to turn it on and off.  But I cannot figure out how to set up
> settings.
>
> I know I can run command line and get orca -s and it sets up everything
> nicely for me.  But obviously when I exit out and go back in, the
> screen reader is set to normal defaults.   In other words, high-speed
> speech that this DeafBlind dude is no match for.  Smile.
>
> How do I set up my preferences to be permanently saved?
>
> Also, I cannot seem to get braille display to connect via bluetooth. 
>  As I am typing this I'm suddenly remembering someone saying a couple
> of years ago that bluetooth and braille display functionality still did
> not work.  Is this correct?
>
> If I have to connect via USB, what do I need to do to ensure that my
> display is being recognized?
>
> FYI: I have three displays.  They are, Focus Blue 14, HIMS Sense U2 and
> the HumanWare Braillant 40.  
>
> Any helpful information to get me going so I can fiddle around and
> finally be a full-time user of Orca would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thank you,
> Bryen M Yunashko
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