Orca or EmacSpeak

[Christopher Chaltain]

Think of it as a self voicing application, so it'll work whether you run
it in the console or on the desktop.

On 28/01/13 05:19, Jude DaShiell wrote:
> 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!
>>>>> Arizona State University Applied Computer Science Undergraduate
>>>>> Twitter: @blindambitions
>>>>> Skype: bambryan
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>>>>>
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