tdsr

[Linux for blind general discussion]

You can try it the way you show, or just specify the path to the 'tdsr' 
executable like '~/tdsr/tdsr' or '/home/xxxxx/tdsr/tdsr' instead of 'cd' 
to the directory.  Once you create the file, log out and back in to test 
if the TDSR starts automatically.


On 10/6/2022 9:53 AM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
> And do that using
> nano .bash_login
> and write
> cd tdsr
> ./tdsr
> cd ..
> Is that it?
>
>> On Oct 6, 2022, at 08:48, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
>>
>> Just create the file.
>>
>> On 10/5/2022 5:31 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
>>> Using ls .bash_login
>>> and sudo ls .bash_login
>>> I am not finding that file.
>>> I am in the home directory.
>>> Am I doing something wrong?
>>>
>>>> On Oct 5, 2022, at 08:37, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> If 'bash' is your login shell, try adding the TDSR startup command to .bash_login in your home directory.  That should avoid the problems Tim indicated when a subshell is invoked.
>>>>
>>>> You may have to create that file if it doesn't exist.  It is documented in the 'bash' manual page.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 10/5/2022 1:17 AM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
>>>>> Or might it be easier to install espeakup, or install Fenrir?
>>>>> I welcome anyone's ideas.
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Oct 4, 2022, at 15:31, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Maybe better to keep logging in, go to cd tdsr,
>>>>>> then type
>>>>>> ./tdsr
>>>>>> cd ..
>>>>>> as I already do.
>>>>>> What you had written is far too advanced for me, but thank you.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Oct 4, 2022, at 08:46, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Tim here.  It's a little tricky because, without additional
>>>>>>> precautions, you open a shell which launches tdsr, which opens a
>>>>>>> shell inside of it, which launches tdsr, which opens a shell
>>>>>>> which...you get the idea.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So there needs to be a way for a shell to determine if it's already
>>>>>>> inside a running session of tdsr.  This sort of thing is usually
>>>>>>> done through setting an environment variable.  For example, I've
>>>>>>> done similarly with "tmux", so I have a check in my startup file
>>>>>>> (e.g. my ~/.bashrc) that tests
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [ -z "$TMUX" ] && tmux
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So first you'd want to see if tdsr sets an environment variable.
>>>>>>> The documentation might detail this, but if not, you can dump the
>>>>>>> environment to a file before running tdsr, then run tdsr, then dump
>>>>>>> the environment to another file and compare them, like
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> $ env | sort > a
>>>>>>> $ tdsr
>>>>>>> (tdsr)$ env | sort > b
>>>>>>> (tdsr)$ comm -13 a b
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hopefully this will show a setting something like a "$TDSR" variable
>>>>>>> that you can check.  Then your ~/.bashrc (or whatever your startup
>>>>>>> file is) can end with something like
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [ -z "$TDSR" ] && tdsr
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Because this can go unfortunately sideways, I recommend having one
>>>>>>> window/console open, editing your ~/.bashrc and then open a *new*
>>>>>>> window (or log in at another console) to test it.  If all goes
>>>>>>> right, yay.  If things go sideways, you can quickly flip back to
>>>>>>> the first window/console, remove that line from your ~/.bashrc, and
>>>>>>> (re)save it.  This saves you a LOT of hassle if you accidentally
>>>>>>> create a loop like described at the top of this email.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -Tim
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 2022-10-04 08:21, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
>>>>>>>> I have fedora 35, and while in the shell I use tdsr for screen-reader.
>>>>>>>> To start it, one must use dot slash tdsr.
>>>>>>>> Is there a way to have this program start whenever logging in at shell?
>>>>>>>>
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