I have two questions
Hi, In maverick, how do you get out of the menu on the top panel once you right arrow into it? I hit escape twice and get to the same menus, but I can't get back to the point where I can use alt and f1. 2, I don't see a orca directory in my home directory anymore. So, Storm, where do you put your custom orca file now? Thanks Mike. -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
Re: I have two questions
Hi Mike, There seems to odd bug with gnome-panel. Pressing arrow twice switches the menus. Open a new bug report for that. https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-panel/+bug/658087 The default Orca config folder now in .local/share/orca Cheers --arky Rakesh 'arky' Ambati| IT Consultant |Blog: http://playingwithsid.blogspot.com - Original Message From: Mike Coulombe kb8...@verizon.net To: Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com Sent: Mon, October 11, 2010 10:29:57 AM Subject: I have two questions Hi, In maverick, how do you get out of the menu on the top panel once you right arrow into it? I hit escape twice and get to the same menus, but I can't get back to the point where I can use alt and f1. 2, I don't see a orca directory in my home directory anymore. So, Storm, where do you put your custom orca file now? Thanks Mike. -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
Two questions, TTS help volume muted
Hello, Question 1) I've been messing around trying Screen Readers and different settings because several of my blind and low vision friends are very interested in my recent conversion to Ubuntu (and I've added KDE) and would love to be able to at least give it or some other version of Linux a serious try for themselves. I'm fully sighted but I liked to use TTS to check my web page editing for two chapters of the Pennsylvania Council of the Blind and I got fed up with M$ updates me$$ing my computer up and when the groups heard about it, several of them, especially those on one committee who works on their web site would love to access the several programming programs they've heard about that's available in Linux, but are they easily accessible only for the sighted? So far, I've found Orca to be clumsy, but I'm sure it's my settings attempts. I could use some setup advice from anyone who uses it. Festival just won't work. Again, help! Emacs won't work. I'm doing something wrong but can't figure it out. Question 2) Regularly, but not every time, volume is muted when I start my computer. I'm assuming it's from some of the settings I've been messing around with regarding the TTS programs. I'm sure these two problems are related. When I get straightened out, I'll ask about different voices. I haven't yet tried the Screen Magnifiers but I'll let that question ride for later too. Hope you all had a grand Thanksgiving! Blaine -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
two questions
Hi, Okay, I removed the pulse stuff, but I still see no volume control in the top panel when I rebooted. Is there something else I have to do? 2, Has anyone found out how to enable the root account in karmic? I have had no luck doing this. I need it, because I loos speech when ever I download and try to install a package. I loose speech after typing my password for the package installer. I know this works from the root account. Mike. -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
Re: two questions about karmic
Hi Mike, Tested Karmic LiveCD (15 Oct ) , Orca startup fine with speech-dispatcher. AFAIK Ubuntu Software Center is fairly accessible with orca, it would sometime before its fully accessible. Please try it and report accessibility bugs. A lot of testing is need at this moment. The volume control applet is missing right I have no idea when it would be back. Cheers --arky Rakesh 'arky' Ambati| IT Consultant| http://www.braillewithoutborders.org | Blog: http://playingwithsid.blogspot.com --- On Fri, 16/10/09, mike kb8...@verizon.net wrote: From: mike kb8...@verizon.net Subject: two questions about karmic To: ubuntu ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com Date: Friday, 16 October, 2009, 2:54 AM Hi, does anyone know if the new software center in karmic is going to be axcessable with orca? If it isn't, it there a way to install the old add remove programs center that does work well with orca? Second, is there going to be a volume control in karmic? I notice that when using the blind install, there is no volume control. I get around this with alsamixer. But new users won't know about alsamixer. Thanks Mike. -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility Keep up with people you care about with Yahoo! India Mail. Learn how. http://in.overview.mail.yahoo.com/connectmore -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
two questions about karmic
Hi, does anyone know if the new software center in karmic is going to be axcessable with orca? If it isn't, it there a way to install the old add remove programs center that does work well with orca? Second, is there going to be a volume control in karmic? I notice that when using the blind install, there is no volume control. I get around this with alsamixer. But new users won't know about alsamixer. Thanks Mike. -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
I have two questions
Hi, I was thinking of downloading the latest live CD. Is speech-dispatcher now the default on the live CD? Second, I am having no luck enabling the root account in karmic. I have tried the custom gdm file, but I must be doing something wrong. I assume enabling the root account is still the best way to get the admin apps to work from the menu in karmic? Mike -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
I need two questions answered please if anyone has the answer.
Hi, first, is intrepid going to be able to be installed with orca when it is finished? Second, I upgraded one of my computers to intrepid. The upgrade went fine, and I then needed to modify the blackbist file. I had no speech, so I tried to use the hardy live CD for this. I could get to and edit the file, but could not save any changes. Is there a way to edit files on a hard drive using the live CD? I finely logged in to root on the intrepid computer, and had my daughter move the file for me. I was able to copy the file to a usb drive using the live CD and edit it that way. But I could not save changes to it while it was on the hard drive. Also, I could not copy it to the hard drive or delete the old file using the live CD. Any ideas. I'm sure if there was a way to login as root on the live CD this would work fine. Mike. X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 080726-1, 07/26/2008), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
I have two questions.
Hi, is there a good program that can make a ramdisk for linux. This disk doesn't have to load each time the system comes up, but it would be good it the program could guide a person through the process. Size of disk you want and so on. Also what program can tell you the CPU usage and amount of memory being used. Mike. X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 000737-2, 04/30/2007), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
Re: I have two questions.
Hi. The volume control is the icon just to the left of the clock on the top pannel. Orca reads it as icon. You will have to edit /etc/apt/sources.list as root and uncomment the lInes for universe. Although you can do it in a Gnome session, it won't be easy. The best way to edit files in /etc as root is to use the text console and either speakup or brltty as your screen reader. Kenny On Sun, Oct 01, 2006 at 10:43:16AM -0500, mike coulombe wrote: Hi, I asked about this before, but maybe the message didn't get out. 1, How do I change the volume in edgy. I don't find a control for this. 2, I am having a hard time trying to enable universe. The following is listed for dapper. Adding Extra Repositories X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 0639-4, 09/29/2006), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean To enable the extra repositories: Open System-Administration-Software Properties . Select Add To enable the Universe repository, check the Community Maintained (Universe) button. [Note] Adding this repository will mean that the majority of the Free Software universe will be available to install on your system. This software is supported by a carefully selected group of volunteers within the Ubuntu Community, but is not supported by the core Ubuntu development team and may not include security In edgy there is no software properties. I tried to edit the file, but it is read only. I tried to open the file with administration privileges in terminal and orca stopped speaking. Has anyone been able to do this in edgy. Thanks Mike. -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
I have two questions.
Hi, I asked about this before, but maybe the message didn't get out. 1, How do I change the volume in edgy. I don't find a control for this. 2, I am having a hard time trying to enable universe. The following is listed for dapper. Adding Extra Repositories X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 0639-4, 09/29/2006), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean To enable the extra repositories: Open System-Administration-Software Properties . Select Add To enable the Universe repository, check the Community Maintained (Universe) button. [Note] Adding this repository will mean that the majority of the Free Software universe will be available to install on your system. This software is supported by a carefully selected group of volunteers within the Ubuntu Community, but is not supported by the core Ubuntu development team and may not include security In edgy there is no software properties. I tried to edit the file, but it is read only. I tried to open the file with administration privileges in terminal and orca stopped speaking. Has anyone been able to do this in edgy. Thanks Mike. -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
