Orca or EmacSpeak

mattias mj at mjw.se
Mon Jan 28 10:12:36 UTC 2013


 how do you use emacspeak in graphical environment?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jude DaShiell" <jdashiel at shellworld.net>
To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list at redhat.com>
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 11:06 AM
Subject: Re: Orca or EmacSpeak


> emacspeak provides its own environment not a text console.  You can run a
> text console from emacspeak when necessary and doing so puts all of the
> power tools in your hands Linux has to offer so it's an advantage to learn
> especially if you're going for a real Linux sysadmin job or doing any
> other real Linux work since most of the young sighted competitors you have
> will focus primarily on the graphical user interface.  This trend with the
> younger Linux workers gets older managers frustrated when younger workers
> either can't do something at all or take too long to do it because they're
> using the mouse and the graphical user interface when some of the older
> managers can do tasks with the text console and keyboard in half the time
> or less.On Mon, 28 Jan 2013, mattias wrote:
>
>> i think emacspeak are only for text console
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan Duarte" <bryan0731 at gmail.com>
>> To: <blinux-list at redhat.com>
>> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 3:16 AM
>> Subject: Orca or EmacSpeak
>>
>>
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > I am new to Linux and am having some trouble getting to learn the OS 
>> > due to
>> > the Orca screen reader. I will start off by letting you know I am on a 
>> > Mac
>> > book running Mountain Lion. I am running ubuntu 1204 in VMware fusion. 
>> > To
>> > this point I am only able to preform commands which do not require the 
>> > Orca
>> > modifier key. I read that the Orca modifier key is the "insert" key, 
>> > but Mac
>> > does not have an "insert" key. I have read several different posts of 
>> > people
>> > describing a few key commands which simulate the insert key but none 
>> > have
>> > worked for me. I also was told I can set my Orca configuration to 
>> > "laptop"
>> > and then the "caps lock" key will act as the modifier, and yet again I 
>> > am
>> > unable to do this.
>> >
>> > Now to the question at hand. Does anyone have some experience with this
>> > issue who can help me get it working? If not can someone please let me 
>> > know
>> > if EmacSpeak is a better option for linux? I have read lots of good 
>> > things
>> > about emacSpeak but honestly have no idea how to switch from Orca to
>> > emacSpeak. I am not bias to either screen reader I am just looking to 
>> > learn
>> > linux well enough to write some programs, use the terminal, and call it 
>> > a
>> > familiar OS. I would greatly appreciate any help.
>> > Bryan Duarte
>> > 1 Corinthians 9:24 Don't you realize that in a race everyone runs, but 
>> > only
>> > one gets the prize? So run to win!
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