Accessible login prompt and i3 wm

Tue Sep 11 17:23:30 UTC 2018

I assume that yes according to this page:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xinit#xinitrc

Caveat: I am still not an Arch user ;)

FYI in Slint I provide the small script session-chooser
to help setting the default user session, attached.

It sets .xinirc and several login managers. 

It works with i3, at least when using startx.

It uses a Python script user_xsession.py, also attached. 

Didier
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Slint maintainer
http://slint.fr

On 9/11/18 6:39 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
> I haven't used i3. Looks interesting.
> 
> Wouldn't you just load it via ~/.xinitrc ?
> 
> Janina
> 
> Linux for blind general discussion writes:
>> Hello, Didier here.
>>
>> I just checked on Slint, installing i3 for the first time
>>
>> It can be started with startx (in Slint, I just selected it
>> typing session-chooser) and yes orca works with i3 as long
>> as the apps you use are accessible. This is of course
>> the case for Firefox.
>>
>> Only caveat: in Slint I had to type orca& from a terminal
>> to get it started. I didn't investigate why (yet) as I am
>> busy doing other things.
>>
>> Which distribution are you using? 
>> --
>> Didier Spaier
>> Slint maintainer
>> http://slint.fr
>>
>>
>> On 9/10/18 9:44 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
>>> So how would I handle the login greater? Maybe I could just do it how
>>> I do it login with speakup and start i3 with startx. But then is orca
>>> accessible to i3.
>>>
>>> On 9/10/18, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
>>>> I save my speakup settings by calling a script /bin/setspeakup
>>>> from within rc.local.
>>>>
>>>> This script contains lines such as:
>>>>
>>>> echo 6 > /speakup/soft/freq
>>>> echo 7 > /speakup/soft/pitch
>>>> echo 2 > /speakup/soft/vol
>>>> echo 1 > /speakup/spell_delay
>>>> echo 3 > /speakup/soft/rate
>>>> echo 122     zee > /speakup/i18n/characters
>>>> echo 90     ZEE > /speakup/i18n/characters
>>>> chmod 666 /speakup/key_echo
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> This gives me the slow default speakup voice during the initial part
>>>> of the boot process, but changes to my preferred voice near the end.
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Sep 10, 2018 at 12:02:53PM -0400, Linux for blind general discussion
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> Hello I want to install arch on my laptop. I would like to use a
>>>>> window manager rather than a full blown desktop because I'm limited on
>>>>> space. I would also like to setup a accessible login prompt. I would
>>>>> like to try my hand at i3. I tryed ratpoison and I could never get
>>>>> firefox-esr sound to work. Also how do you save speakup settings
>>>>> between reboots. It always resets my speech rate when using speakup.
>>>>>
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#!/bin/sh
# This script sets the X session started with the startx command or
# with a display manager, unless the session be set from the display
# manager's greeter.
# Tested with xdm, lightdm, lxdm, kdm and gdm2
# Known issue: with some sessions xdm respawns
# The script user-xsession.py needs accountsservice and is shipped in
# the accountsservice package in Slint.
# Didier Spaier <didier~at~slint~dot~fr> 25 November 2017

if [ $(id -u) -eq 0 ]; then
	echo "Running a graphical session as root is not allowed."
	exit
fi
liste="$(ls /usr/share/xsessions/|sed s/.desktop//)"
listew=". $liste ."

usage() {
	echo "Usage: $0 <desktop session>"
	echo "Available desktop sessions:"
	echo "$liste"
	printf "The session is currently set for $USER to "
	user_xsession.py --user-name $USER get
exit
}

[ $# -ne 1 ] && usage

if [ "$(echo $1|tr [:lower:] [:upper:])" = "LXDE" ]; then
	thissession="LXDE"
else
	thissession=$(echo $1|tr [:upper:] [:lower:])
fi

if [ "$(echo $listew|grep " $thissession ")" = "" ]; then
	echo "\"$1\" not found among the available sessions"
	echo "$liste"
	printf "The current session is "
	user_xsession.py --user-name $USER get
	exit
fi

user_xsession.py --user-name $USER set $thissession

# This is for xdm
case $thissession in
	kde-plasma) session=/usr/bin/startkde;;
	kde-plasma-safe) session="/usr/bin/startkde --failsafe";;
	LXDE) session=/usr/bin/lxsession;;
	gnome) session=/usr/bin/gnome-session;;
	xfce) session=/usr/bin/startxfce4;;
	icewm) session=/usr/bin/icewm-session;;
	mate) session=/usr/bin/mate-session;;
	wmaker) session=/usr/bin/startwmaker;;
	e16) session=/usr/share/e16/misc/starte16;;
	enlightenment) session=/usr/bin/enlightenment_start;;
	blackbox) session=/usr/bin/startblackbox;;
	fluxbox) session=/usr/bin/startfluxbox;;
	twm) session=/usr/bin/starttwm;;
	awesome) session=/usr/bin/awesome;;
esac

echo $session > $HOME/.xsession

# This is for lxdm and gdm2.
echo '[Desktop]' > $HOME/.dmrc
echo "Session=$thissession" >> $HOME/.dmrc

xsession=$thissession
[ "$xsession" = "LXDE" ] && xsession=lxde
[ "$xsession" = "kde-plasma" ] && xsession=kde
[ "$xsession" = "kde-plasma-safe" ] && xsession=kde

# This is mostly for startx , borrowed from xwmconfig.
if [ -r /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.$xsession ]; then
  if [ -r $HOME/.xinitrc ]; then
    rm -f $HOME/.xinitrc-backup
    mv $HOME/.xinitrc $HOME/.xinitrc-backup
  fi
  cat /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.$xsession > $HOME/.xinitrc
fi

echo "A default session $thissession has been set for ${USER}."