archlinux gnome and orca package

[Linux for blind general discussion]

Does Speakup even work in a Gnome Terminal session? I wouldn't have even
thought to try such a thing. And, if that's the case you most certainly
shouldn't expect to have Orca and Speaup both sharing a single
speech-dispatcher process. I don't believe anyone built those to work
that way. Wierd.


Janina

Linux for blind general discussion writes:
> Yes, I mean that I never attempt to run speakup in a gnome terminal session
> and I  have separate users for text and graphical use.
> -- Kelly Prescott
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, 6 Sep 2017, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
> 
> > Sorry if this sounds like a weird question, but what do you mean by, "2:
> > I never try to use speakup and orca in the same session."?  Do you mean
> > that during a period when you're using orca, you never use speakup in a
> > text terminal, and that when you're using speakup you do not use the
> > gui?  Thanks!
> > 
> > Al
> > 
> > On 9/6/2017 5:02 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
> > >  for what its worth, I use archLinux on all my systems, and I use orca
> > >  with gnome and gdm.
> > >  I have never had sound problems, and I use speakup as well.
> > >  I also have never disabled pulse.
> > >  I follow these simple rules:
> > >  1:  I use one user specifically for graphical use.
> > >  2:  I never try to use speakup and orca in the same session.
> > >  This seems to work for me and I just don't have problems with it.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > >  On Wed, 6 Sep 2017, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
> > > 
> > > >  I have gnome and gnome-extra on the system and removed mate and
> > > >  mate-extra by now.  I have managed to login with gnome and proved it
> > > >  by running gnome-terminal then using the backspace key a few times
> > > >  until I heard repeated beeps each time I hit the key.  I ran
> > > >  speaker-test inside gnome-terminal and heard static on speakers too.
> > > >  Unfortunately, orca for archlinux is packaged incorrectly since when
> > > >  started even under these conditions orca does not talk at all but only
> > > >  shows its setup screen.
> > > >  Also, orca.desktop file did not come in the orca package and that may
> > > >  or may not contribute to the problems.  running orca, orca --replace,
> > > >  and alt-super-s in turn failed to bring orca up talking.
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