Re: [orca-list] Setting up Orca on ArchLinux

[Janina Sajka <janina rednote net>]

The procedure questions below are good ones, but I want to offer my
personal approach as an alternative that might prove useful.

I don't log into Gnome. I use startx instead.

My rationale is that I'm already logged into the machine at the console,
as I'm a heavy user of the console. So, going through gdm is an
additional step that yields no benefit, yet serves as a trap of
additional issues. Afaik, gdm accessibility has always been an
on-again/off-again kind of thing. So, I simply avoid it. Furthermore,
when I log into the console on tty1, I'm able to run my script that
calls openvt to additional establish all the remaining 23 ttys I
customarily use on my desktop.

If there are issues with any particular boot instance, pausing for a
console login has the additional benefit of helping to localize the
problem.

hth

Janina

José Vilmar Estácio de Souza writes:
> Are you using gnome?
>
> Can you login in gnome and use gnome-terminal?
>
>
> Assuming that the answer to the previous question is yes, do you hear a
> sound if you press down arrow after access gnome terminal?
>
>
>
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> On 08/18/2017 02:25 PM, Jeanette C. wrote:
> > Hey hey,
> > I've been trying to get Orca to work on ArchLinux twice or thrice now,
> > with no luck.
> >
> > Currently I have installed all the necessary packages, or so I believe.
> > I still get no speech and can't find any relevant error messages in the
> > X error log. I can't even get beyond the login manager.
> >
> > The ArchWiki and other documentation haven't enlightened me one bit. So
> > I need some systematic help. If anyone is willing and can spare the
> > energy, I'd appreciate this very much. For a start, I think, I'll need
> > help in diagnostic tools and helpful tips in logfile analysis. As a
> > console-based Linux user and sys admin I am quite experienced, so I'm
> > not afraid of digging in. :)
> >
> > Best wishes,
> >
> > Jeanette
> >
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> >
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> > (Britney Spears)
> > _______________________________________________
> > orca-list mailing list
> > orca-list gnome org
> > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/orca-list
> > Orca wiki: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Orca
> > Orca documentation: https://help.gnome.org/users/orca/stable/
> > GNOME Universal Access guide:
> > https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/stable/a11y.html
> > Log bugs and feature requests at http://bugzilla.gnome.org
>
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> Orca wiki: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Orca
> Orca documentation: https://help.gnome.org/users/orca/stable/
> GNOME Universal Access guide: https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/stable/a11y.html
> Log bugs and feature requests at http://bugzilla.gnome.org


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Linux Foundation Fellow
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The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
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