You should make sure your user is part of the brlapi group. Since this a USB display, it should automatically be detected, and then work in orca, once you check the box in the braille tab of preferences.
----- Original Message ----- From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@redhat.com> To: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@redhat.com> Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2023 15:59:23 -0400 Subject: Re: My Linux installation decision, and some questions? > Have you run brltty yet? That's usually what enables braille in linux and > I hope someone using your display responds since they may provide specific > switches to use to get your display running. > > > -- Jude <jdashiel at panix dot com> "There are four boxes to be used in > defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that > order." Ed Howdershelt 1940. > > On Mon, 9 Oct 2023, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > > > Hello, I just wanted to let everyone know what I finally decided regarding > > my choice of distribution. I decided on Fedora Linux, this is because this > > is what I originally learned some of my hopefully not Q ancient knowledge > > in terms of using Linux. > > > > I wanted to briefly take a moment and explain how I got this done. I used a > > remote visual interpretation service named Aira to read all of the visual > > information that comes on the screen when installing clinics, into a > > virtual machine. The good news is the agent even stuck around to assist in > > installing and configuring orca. The only thing I now need to do is figure > > out how to enable braille access. I'm kind of beginning to think it might > > be easier to attempt to install braille TTY? This is because I don't think > > orca has any type of really usable braille driver for my particular > > display. I of course could be wrong. I am currently using a Brailliant BI > > 40 X. I can also use the 20 cell version. But the 20 cell version has one > > additional issue that might cause more problems than could be solved in > > Linux. This device has an actual physical hard drive like appearance in > > both Mac OS and Windows. I don't know just how Fedora might identify it as? > > Any thoughts? > > > > Finally, I know some are wondering why is this message being generated in > > Outlook. Especially in time and Windows. This is because the dictation > > software that I am using only runs in Windows. If I had to write this by > > hand I think the amount of mistakes and syntax errors etc. would make > > anything that I write by hand probably unreadable. I have 1/3 disability in > > addition to being DeafBlind. I have a written expression disorder. Which > > forces me to use dictation software. So if there's something that I've > > written in the text of this message, that doesn't make sense please reach > > out to me and asked me what did I really intend to say? Here is hoping all > > are having a good Monday? > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list mailing list > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list
