Accessible login prompt and i3 wm

[Linux for blind general discussion]

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Didier

On 9/11/18 7:23 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
> 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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> Didier Spaier
> 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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