Re: [orca-list] Advice from blind Linux users

[Jean-Philippe MENGUAL <jpmengual hypra fr>]

Hi,


Le 21/10/2016 à 11:41, Sam Lay a écrit :
> Hello all!
>
> I'm interested in any advice for a blind person switching from Windows 7
> and nvda to Linux and orca. I'm interested in all recommendations but
> especially answers to the following:
>
> Which desktop will work best with orca? My research indicates that
> unity, gnome and mate are best, while xfce doesn't work so well. Which
> of these three is most highly recommended for orca?

MATE is the closest from Windows. Hence we use it.

> How can I get the best results out of orca with regards to speech
> quality? Is it possible for sapi / nuance Daniel to connect to orca via
> wine? And if so, are there step-by-step instructions anywhere to do this?

No. Mbrola is the better free (not-paid) speech. We're bkout releasing a
new speech synth for Linux, not-free as well, but it's the only quality
we have.

Test Svox Pico as well (free not paid).

> Answers to these, or any general advice about Linux for blind users,
> would be hugely appreciated.

Hope default Orca bindings will be fine for your user.

Regards,

> Sam
>
>
>
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Jean-Philippe MENGUAL

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