Re: [orca-list] Debian Orca Backport Question

[ted <orangegrovebear gmail com>]

Thank you. I just want to be sure I understand. Will I need to also 
upgrade those other packages also for the newer version of Orca to work, 
or is Orca backward compatible with older versions of Speech Dispatcher 
etc?

On 2/4/21 9:41 AM, Peter Vágner wrote:
> Hello,
>
>
> I think if you install orca from backports it will only upgrade those 
> packages that are required e.g. at-spi2 and similar. It won't update 
> all the dependencies e.g. speech-dispatcher, gstreamer and similar.
>
>
> Greetings
>
>
> Peter
>
>
>
> Dňa 4. 2. 2021 o 16:29 ted via orca-list napísal(a):
> > Hello Orca List,
> >
> > I am having to use my Debian Buster system with Mate while replacing 
> > my Arch machine. I miss some of the newer features, like a layout and 
> > object mode key binding, in Orca, and am considering using the 
> > backport version of Orca.
> >
> > If I only install the backport of Orca, will it work with the stable 
> > versions of Speech Dispatcher and Espeak etc? I don't want to break 
> > the desktop accessibility, and I also prefer some of the other stable 
> > versions of programs, like Libre Office, so don't want to upgrade to 
> > Testing.
> > _______________________________________________
> > 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