Re: [orca-list] Programatically detecting if Orca is running

[Jude DaShiell <jdashiel panix com>]

It's easier than that.  Lots easier.
Check for the existence of ~/.config/autostart/startorca.desktop
On Mon, 13
Apr 2020, Volodymyr
Dorozhinsky via orca-list wrote:

> Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 05:55:11
> From: Volodymyr Dorozhinsky via orca-list <orca-list gnome org>
> Reply-To: Volodymyr Dorozhinsky <dorozhinsky ukr net>
> To: orca-list gnome org
> Subject: Re: [orca-list] Programatically detecting if Orca is running
>
> Hi,
>
>
> I guess this problem can be solved by checking some setting in configuration
> files. Since when pressing Super+Alt+S to start orca this setting is being
> recorded somewhere to be able to start orca automatically on the next login.
> At least that's how this works in Ubuntu-Mate.
>
>
>
> Best regards
>
> Volodymyr
>
> On 4/13/20 10:50 AM, Arkadiusz Kozio? wrote:
> > this has already been explained, that getting a orca's process is not
> > interesting method. People, learn to read.
> > W dniu 12.04.2020 o?22:38, Jude DaShiell pisze:
> > > pid orca;echo $?;if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then echo "orca is running."
> > > On Sun, 12
> > > Apr 2020, Nolan Darilek wrote:
> > >
> > > > Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2020 16:09:40
> > > > From: Nolan Darilek <nolan thewordnerd info>
> > > > To: Orca <orca-list gnome org>
> > > > Subject: [orca-list] Programatically detecting if Orca is running
> > > >
> > > > Hey folks,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I'm working on a game engine accessibility project that is essentially a
> > > > screen reader running inside the engine. I'd like to enable my screen
> > > > reader
> > > > if I've detected that another is running. I know how to do this under
> > > > Windows
> > > > via Tolk, Android via accessibility APIs, but I'm not sure how to do this
> > > > for
> > > > Orca. Is there any way to detect whether Orca is running, or even better,
> > > > if
> > > > the user has indicated to GNOME/KDE that they'd like the screen reader
> > > > active?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > If there isn't an easy way, I'll probably just check for the presence of
> > > > the
> > > > various magical environment variables we've almost certainly got set to
> > > > get
> > > > things running, but I'd like to avoid that if possible.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > And yes, I know I can technically check running processes, but that's
> > > > hacky
> > > > and I'd rather not. :)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thanks.
> > > >
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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
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> > https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/stable/a11y.html
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