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

[Linux for blind general discussion]

Hi all,


In a similar vane, is there a way to set the Voice used by Orca to 
something else than the very bad attempt at a US accent from Espeak? My 
keyboard does not have an Insert key, that is why I don't simply open 
the Orca preferences.


Warm regards,

Brandt Steenkamp

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On 7/22/21 8:38 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
> 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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