Re: [orca-list] strange behavior when configuring braille

[Peter Vágner <pvdeejay gmail com>]

Hello,

Might this be related to the fact the brltty 5.5 package on arch linux is broken?

The problem is that libbrlapi as used with orca and python-brlapi defaults to both key and polkit auth method. Since the server part (brltty it-self) is built without polkit support the brlapi connection never works unless you will reconfigure brltty by uncommenting line like this inside /etc/brltty.conf .
api-parameters Auth=keyfile:/etc/brlapi.key    # Require authentication key

After uncommenting this and restarting brltty orca should be able to connect and it will hopefully also stop disabling its braille support. My guess is that it's disabling the braille support for you because it can't connect to brlapi server.

Greetings

Peter

2017-11-02 18:18 GMT+01:00 Alex ARNAUD <alexarnaud hypra fr>:

Hello Vojtěch,

You're not the only one, Jean-Philippe has reported to me a similar issue few months ago.

Best regards.

Le 02/11/2017 à 18:02, Vojtěch Polášek a écrit :

Hi,

I am running Orca from git on Arch Linux. I use Focus Blue 40 braille
display. Could you please try this?

1. Ensure that "Enable braille" is disabled in Orca configuration.

2. Connect braille display.

3. Open settings and check "Enable braille" in Orca configuration. Press OK.

4. Braille display should start displaying things.

5. Open Orca configuration again and look at the "enable braille"
checkbox. It should be still checked.

6. Press OK.

7. Braille display should stop displaying things and it will show
"Screen not in text mode".

8. Open Orca configuration once more and note the state of checkobx - it
is now disabled.

This shouldn't happen because in step 5 I haven't touched the checkbox
at all.

Thanks,

Vojta

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