Accessible login prompt and i3 wm

[Linux for blind general discussion]

Yes check the arch linux wiki if your using a arch system.

On 9/11/18, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com> 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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> Janina Sajka
>
> Linux Foundation Fellow
> Executive Chair, Accessibility Workgroup:	http://a11y.org
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