Orca or EmacSpeak

[Jude DaShiell]

Run it and you go into the emacspeak environment and remain in the 
emacspeak environment until you shut emacspeak down.  I think a version 
of emacspeak has been built that will run on mac's and use the mac's 
resources to speak.

On Mon, 28 Jan 2013, mattias wrote:

> 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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