Adjusting lightdm screenreader volume (How do I...)

[Linux for blind general discussion]

Ah a mix of both ways sorted it, it's now less loud

On 7/22/21 2:58 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
> I know of two things you can do to set the speech volume in lightdm. 
> The easiest option is to open Orca preferences and set the volume 
> under the voice tab. However, this will only set the speech volume. 
> Since this is all you really need here, it shouldn't cause a problem. 
> It also has the benefit of setting the volume immediately right on the 
> lightdm screen, so you won't have to reboot or log out of your session 
> to wait for the change to be effective.
>
>
> The other method is a bit more complicated, but it will set your 
> system and application volumes, as well as your default device if you 
> have more than one and want to use something else. First, login as 
> your normal user and set your volumes the way you want them. Then as 
> root, copy your user's .config/pulse to /var/lib/lightdm/.config like 
> so, noting that the # at the beginning of this line represents a root 
> shell and should not be copied:
>
> # cp -R /home/<username>/.config/pulse /var/lib/lightdm/.config/
>
> replacing <username> with the name of your normal unprivileged user. 
> Now, also as root, run
>
> # chown -R lightdm:lightdm /var/lib/lightdm/.config/pulse
>
> This will set the ownership of that configuration folder to lightdm so 
> that it will be able to read it. On the next reboot, lightdm should 
> speak at a more acceptable volume. Hope this helps.
>
> ~Kyle
>
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