Re: [orca-list] text console use

[chrys <chrys linux-a11y org>]

Howdy,


if you are running pulse audio you need to configure PA to stream the 
sound from root to your user (since the background daemon needs root).
for that you just need to run the configure_pulse.sh script as normal 
user and as root:
/usr/share/fenrirscreenreader/tools/configure_pulse.sh
sudo /usr/share/fenrirscreenreader/tools/configure_pulse.sh

after that reboot.

fenrir ships 2 executables:
- fenrir starts an foreground intance (like needed for debugging or the 
PTY emulation)
- fenrir-daemon spawns an background deamon. used by systemd

reading the TTY 1 - 7 is the default behaviour of  fenrir if you start 
it without parameters. this requires root access currently.
sudo fenrir
or
sudo fenrir-daemon

not sure about the ubuntu package but i also provide an systemd file.
systemctl start fenrirscreenreader.service

to use the pty emulation just run gnome-terminal and run
fenrir -e
this spawns your default shell with fenrir as emulation process. i 
currently work to split out this into an own process to speed the 
emulation up.

you can also start fenrir just from its git directly. but for this you 
need to install the depencys first. so basical no installation is 
needed. if you do that take care that you install the python3 version of 
the dependencies. fenrirs minimum python version is 3.3

dependency list and usecases:
- espeak (default speech)
- sox (defautl for sound icons)
- python-evdev (default input driver)
- python-daemonize (fenrir-daemon)
- dbus-python (default screen driver for TTY1 - TTYX)
- pyudev (default input driver)
- pyte (for terminal emulation)

fenrir can connect to speech-dispatcher as well. this requires some 
additional setup.


if you have it installed you find the settings at
/etc/fenrirscreenreader/

there is an tutorial mode as well (as far as i remember FenrirKey + F1, 
fenrir keys by default are windows key or insert
there is also a (little dated) wiki and a manpage.


cheers chrys

Am 12.10.18 um 20:18 schrieb Michael Weaver:
> How do you run it?
>
> I notice a Ubuntu package for it only when I do CTRL ALT F1, enter my 
> login details and type the name of the app, it doesn't work. Obviously 
> I am doing something wrong.
>
>
> On 12/10/18 18:57, chrys wrote:
> > Howdy,
> >
> > > Just curious with projects like Fenrir.
> > fenrir is able to run in 2 different modes.
> > 1. as background daemon to give you access to CTRL + ALT + F1-7
> > 2. as terminal emulation process. this makes it able to run in on 
> > every terminal (also on desktop)
> > some of fenrirs users also using it for normal desktop usage since it 
> > handles some stuff better (like ncurses programms). i suggest my 
> > users here to use xterm (or another terminal emulator what is not 
> > accessible to orca, this avoids double speak and orca does not react 
> > to shortcuts then on that window)
> >
> > cheers chrys
> >
> >
> > Am 12.10.18 um 19:48 schrieb Michael Weaver via orca-list:
> > > I don't know if this is the right list to ask on as it is not 
> > > strictly Orca but it is about text screenreaders but is text console 
> > > use still necessary. I am not quite clear on this point. The reason 
> > > is that you can use the terminals in gnome, Mate or maybe other 
> > > desktops like mate-terminal from an alt F2 run prompt which is why I 
> > > ask about text consoles, your CTRL ALT F1 to F6 which don't speak 
> > > with Orca so need a different screenreader.
> > >
> > > Just curious with projects like Fenrir.
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
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> > > 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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> > Log bugs and feature requests at http://bugzilla.gnome.org