Re: [orca-list] eBook readers that work with Orca

["John J. Boyer" <john boyer abilitiessoft org>]

Hello,

On further reflection, considering the number of audio packages that would be installed if I went ahead with 
the installation of ebok-speaker 
I think that this application must be self-voicing and does not use the facilities of the screenreader. It 
therefore does not support Braille. 

I wonder why  people make self-voicing applications, instead of just making them screenreader friendly.

John

On Sat, Sep 12, 2020 at 05:35:25PM -0500, John J. Boyer wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Does ebook-speaker work with Braille? I am deaf-blind. When I typed apt install ebok-speaker it listed a 
> lot of audio libraries which I will never use.
>
> Thanks,
> John
>
> On Sun, Sep 13, 2020 at 12:14:54AM +0200, Didier Spaier via orca-list wrote:
> > Hello John,
> > ebook-speaker.
> >
> > In Bullseye you get version 5.4.0. That's good enough however Jos Lemeens just released version 5.5.2.
> >
> > You can get it directly from his website  http://jlemmens.nl/
> >
> > Download link of the Debian binary package:
> > http://www.jlemmens.nl/homepage/ebook-speaker_5.5.2-1_amd64.deb
> > Installation:
> > dpkg -i ebook-speaker_5.5.2-1_amd64.deb
> >
> > Caveat: I don't know how it plays with orca and a Braille device.
> >
> > Anyway Jos is nice guy, I'm sure he will help you if need be:
> > acjlemmens at gmail.com
> >
> > Happy reading!
> >
> > Didier
> >
> > Le 12/09/2020 à 23:43, John J. Boyer a écrit :
> > > I have Debian Bullseye, Mate and the latest release of Orca that is available on Debian. What ebook 
> > > readers would work with this setup?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > John
> >
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John J. Boyer
Email: john boyer abilitiessoft org
website: http://www.abilitiessoft.org
Status: Company dissolved but website and email addresses  live.
Location: Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Mission: developing assistive technology software and providing STEM services 
        that are available at no cost