orca
Hi, is the version of orca on the live cd the latest version as of this week. >From the few programs I opened with it things look pretty good. The only one that crashed was the movie player and the install didn't speak. But it is definitly on it's way to being a very good operating system for the blind. It seems it works on some computers and not on others at this time. Keep up the good work. X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 0635-1, 08/28/2006), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
orca
Hi, I tried the CD on another computer and it worked. I couldn't get speech for install, but I was able to read menus, and edit text. Looks pretty good. X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 0635-1, 08/28/2006), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
orca
Ok, I can get to the setup process, but when I log back in orca doesn't start. also when I reboot the computer sometimes orca lets me do the setup process and sometimes it doesn't speak at all. I used both ways the ctrl alt f1 and the way of going to the terminal to run it. Any ideas. My CD is from yesterday, could there be a problem with it. Thanks Mike. -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
Re: Orca Running on the Edgy Live CD -- HOWTO
Hi all. Henrik, this is awesome! Thanks for doing it!! Minor suggestions: 1. Include a statement about the current need to use a *32-bit* Live CD rather than the 64-bit one. 2. Under step 4 (exploring the Ubuntu menus) and/or step 5 (installing Ubuntu), perhaps mention the relevant command just to get the person to the menus and/or the desktop. 3. Somewhere possibly include a link to the current GNOME Desktop Accessibility Guide. I've found the keyboard navigation section to be quite helpful. Regarding Rich's observations: > * I used Control-Alt-F1 to bring up a virtual console to do the initial > run of Orca. It's less to type blindly then Alt-F2 and "gnome-terminal" > and "orca". Alt-F7 to get back to your desktop. Control-Alt-Backspace > as you suggest to logout. I agree that this is easier and less likely to result in mistakes. If there is value in sticking with Alt-F2 for the sake of consistency, what about checking the "Run in terminal" checkbox after typing "orca" and before pressing Enter? > * I logged back in and started up Orca, but then had real problems with > none of the applications I tried starting up. Visually the little I initially had the same problem and found the same solution to work. Now I cannot reproduce it to save my life... I do consistently get an error dialog at this point indicating that the GNOME Settings Daemon could not be started, but in my limited testing it doesn't *seem* to be problematic. > This live CD is *really* impressive Henrik. Many thanks to you and your > team for putting it together. I agree. Thanks again! Joanie -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
orca
Hi, I used the terminal but something else must come up because orca didn't start. One time I pressed alt tab and typed orca and it came up. However when I started gnome again it didn't no matter what I did so I must not be at a commend prompt when terminal starts. X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 0635-1, 08/28/2006), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean Any ideas. Thanks Mike. -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
Re: [Bug 56452] Re: Edgy: at-spi Crashes frequently
> 1. Boot > 2. Launch Orca from the Applications menu > 3. Quit Orca with Insert Q > > At this point Python crashes (attempted to get a backtrace -- attached). This problem has (hopefully) been fixed in pyorbit 2.14.1. I notice that the package that comes with Edgy is pyorbit 2.14.0, so this is likely why we still see the SEGV when Orca exits. Will -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
Re: Orca Running on the Edgy Live CD -- HOWTO
Hi Henrik, > Sorry for cross-posting. I've seen questions about this on all three > lists though, so I felt it appropriate. > > > I've written up a fairly detailed HOWTO in the Ubuntu forums: > > http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=246334 > > Please comment with your experiences and on how it could be improved. > I created and used the Edgy Live CD yesterday. (and blogged about it: http://blogs.sun.com/richb/entry/orca_on_ubuntu_edgy_live ) I didn't have the benefit of your HOWTO, but I did everything you suggested albeit in a different way (with thanks to Mike Pedersen for his help). Here's some comments: * First a minor spelling nit. You have "wring" when you mean "wrong". * I used Control-Alt-F1 to bring up a virtual console to do the initial run of Orca. It's less to type blindly then Alt-F2 and "gnome-terminal" and "orca". Alt-F7 to get back to your desktop. Control-Alt-Backspace as you suggest to logout. * I logged back in and started up Orca, but then had real problems with none of the applications I tried starting up. Visually the little wheel icon would "spin" and there would be a "Starting " tab in the gnome-panel but the application would not come up on the screen. By going back to the virtual console, I could see that the app was running. I "solved" this by logging out again, then at the login prompt, rather than wait the ten seconds or so for the live CD to automatically startup, I hit Return. After the desktop was shown, I started up Orca again, and this time the apps would start up nicely and be spoken by Orca. This live CD is *really* impressive Henrik. Many thanks to you and your team for putting it together. -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
Re: problem with edgy CD
Luke Yelavich wrote: > > > With the URL Henrik provided, there is always a chance that the CDs > won't work, as these CDs are generated daily, from the current state of > the archive, which means that things can be broken, and often are. > > That's true. I think the next 'Knot CD' will be out Thursday or Friday. FYI: The one I downloaded was the Aug. 28 one, which was not oversized on i386 (690MB) and ran fine. The disctree directory stuff you are seeing in Windows is the Windows-FOSS that is also on the disc. - Henrik -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
Re: problem with edgy CD
On Tue, Aug 29, 2006 at 11:10:28PM EST, MICHAEL WEAVER wrote: > I have got the Live CD from the URL suggested by Henric. > However for some reason when I boot, the disk churns around for a bit > and I don't get the Ubuntu sound when running Live. > I look at the disk or tried to in Windows and all I see is disk tree or > something like that. With the URL Henrik provided, there is always a chance that the CDs won't work, as these CDs are generated daily, from the current state of the archive, which means that things can be broken, and often are. I believe the next test release is not too far off, so unless you are willing to keep downloading daily CD images to try them out, I suggest you wait for that test release, to be sure you will get at least a mostly working CD. -- Luke Yelavich GPG key: 0xD06320CE (http://www.themuso.com/themuso-gpg-key.txt) Email & MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] signature.asc Description: Digital signature -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
problem with edgy CD
I have got the Live CD from the URL suggested by Henric. However for some reason when I boot, the disk churns around for a bit and I don't get the Ubuntu sound when running Live. I look at the disk or tried to in Windows and all I see is disk tree or something like that. I can't seem to be able to find any other files. Could this be why I am having trouble booting into edgy? -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
[Bug 57535] Re: Crash on exiting orca.
Looks like this could be forwarded upstream. ** Changed in: gnome-orca (Ubuntu) Importance: Untriaged => Medium -- Crash on exiting orca. https://launchpad.net/bugs/57535 -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
Running Orca on the Edgy Live CD -- HOWTO
Hi all, Sorry for cross-posting. I've seen questions about this on all three lists though, so I felt it appropriate. I've written up a fairly detailed HOWTO in the Ubuntu forums: http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=246334 Please comment with your experiences and on how it could be improved. - Henrik -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
Found my live cd problem, now a question
Hi, Krister here. I wrote to the list and asked a couple days back about a problem i had when starting up the Ubuntu live cd. It looked like X didn't start correctly. It turned out that it didn't, because it uses a screen depth apparently not supported by my screen. It wanted to use 24-bit color, but my screen wants to use 16-bit color, so my question is: Is there a way to change the screen depth from the boot prompt thingy and if so, how? Thanks a lot for any answer. -- /Krister -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
Re: upgrading ubuntu and getting speech
MICHAEL WEAVER wrote: > Can I upgrade Ubuntu Dappa to Ubuntu Edgy from the Edgy CD I have burned > and if so can I do it and still get speech during the process? > If so how can I do it? > I ask as my Linux system isn't connected to the Internet at home. > You can only really do an update if you have a separate home directory or if you have copied your data to a backup first. The live CD and install process will run with voice output (though there may be some quirks in the install -- please report any you find) I've written up some basic Orca-on-Edgy instructions here: http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=246334 - Henrik -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
[Bug 56452] Re: Edgy: at-spi Crashes frequently
** Changed in: at-spi (upstream) Status: Unknown => Needs Info -- Edgy: at-spi Crashes frequently https://launchpad.net/bugs/56452 -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
