Well, yes, there are work-arounds for the volume. However, though I realise it's not Ubuntu's fault, having to restart speech dispatcher every few minutes makes the whole release a PITA for Orca users. Let's face it... Ubuntu kind of fell off the wagon for accessibility. Blind users are currently forced to use older Debian based releases, even though there is a strong desire to use Ubuntu. Vinux is the current best option, which is no longer based on Ubuntu.
Sorry guys, I know there's some of you out there who actually work on Ubuntu accessibility, but the current state sucks. I certainly hope Ubuntu decides at some point to make accessibility a priority. Bill On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 11:54 AM, Arky <rakesh_amb...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > --- On Wed, 21/10/09, Jon <j.orcau...@googlemail.com> wrote: > >> WARNING, if you dont have volume buttons on your >> keyboard/laptop >> then its probably not worth your time. >> The issue seems to be that pulse audio volume is set to 0 >> when it starts, and if you dont have keys for changing the >> volume, >> or a sighted person to change it for you then you wont be >> able to hear orca. > > > Hi, > > Perhaps you should not fear this so much. You can use > gnome-keybinding-properties and set Volume down / up to key binding for > example Alt+F11 and Alt+F12 and you would find its possible to increase and > decrease the volume. > > I have just tried this on a Karmic machine and assure it works. > > Cheers > > --arky > Rakesh 'arky' Ambati| IT Consultant| http://www.braillewithoutborders.org | > Blog: http://playingwithsid.blogspot.com > > > > > Connect more, do more and share more with Yahoo! India Mail. Learn more. > http://in.overview.mail.yahoo.com/ > > -- > 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
