[raspberry-vi] Re: Orca screen reader.
- From: "Michael A. Ray" <mike.ray@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: raspberry-vi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2013 18:08:23 +0000
Jason, James and all,
I think we could maybe do with having some attempt at a consolidation of
notes and experiences as far as Orca and other screen-reader options go.
It sounds like there might be some mileage in Gnome but not sure.
Suggestions for how we get to a position where we could strategise (is
that a word? It is now!) would be welcome.
Mike
On 08/02/2013 17:48, Jason Miller wrote:
> Just a note here for you trying orca. Orca isn't wasted. *grins* it's
> just not easily accessible out of the box with desktops like LXDE or
> XFCE. If you wanted, you can attempt to install Gnome, but *note*
> current gnome in the Raspbian's repositories will be more than a severe
> drain on the RPi's resources and may not even load.
>
> There are a couple of old gnome 2.x spinoffs that might work, but again,
> not positive. You might want to look into things like Mate, or was it
> cinnamon, I forgot, as well as a possible backport of gnome 2.x.
>
> Good luck all.
>
>
> Jason Miller
>
> On 02/07/2013 07:19 PM, Michael A. Ray wrote:
>> Andrew,
>>
>> The 3.5 millimetre socket will drive a pair of ear buds but be careful.
>> It is pretty high impedance and capable of a LOT of output, so don't
>> put buds in your ears until you're sure you're not going to make your
>> head explode with the volume.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> I don't know what all that stuff means...G4KLX software? Do you mean
>> you're running a cluster node or is it a radio to internet gateway or
>> something?
>>
>> I wouldn't say your efforts are wasted and don't totally dismiss Orca
>> yet but it certainly isn't the most likely candidate.
>>
>> I think the general opinion at the moment is that EmacsSpeak is the most
>> likely possibility for a talking Raspi.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>> On 07/02/2013 22:59, Andrew Ireland wrote:
>>> Hi Mike,
>>>
>>> So.... Orca is wasted, I best get rid of it. <smile>
>>>
>>> I will wait and see how you experts get on. I can manage with putty, but
>>> voice would be so good.
>>>
>>> My Pi runs a D-Star HotSpot with G4KLX software (ircDDB Gateway & DVR-PtR
>>> Repeater), and it works fantastic.
>>>
>>> Will the 3.5mm socket do sound to my headphones?
>>>
>>> Andrew.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: raspberry-vi-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:raspberry-vi-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael A. Ray
>>> Sent: 07 February 2013 22:46
>>> To: raspberry-vi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [raspberry-vi] Re: Orca screen reader.
>>>
>>> Andrew,
>>>
>>> Welcome to the list!
>>>
>>> There are a number of us on here who are trying very hard to get the Raspi
>>> talking.
>>>
>>> There are a couple of options. Orca, which runs with the gnome desktop (I
>>> think that's right?), but I don't think the desktop used in the Raspbian OS
>>> is gnome so even if it did work I imagine only the Orca control panel would
>>> talk.
>>>
>>> The other option is SpeakUp!, the console-mode screen-reader.
>>>
>>> I'm currently trying to get text-to-speech with the 'Flite' library working,
>>> and having a few problems.
>>>
>>> So, there are a few pairs of hands hacking away and trying to get things
>>> talking but any help anybody else can bring to the party is welcome.
>>>
>>> In the meantime a lot of us are connecting to our little beauties with SSH
>>> either from Windows or from Linux running on desktop machines.
>>>
>>> I too am a radio ham, G4XBF. I have done a little fiddling with the Hamlib
>>> library and have sort of half cobbled together an RPC client/server pair
>>> with it. The Raspi seems to me to be a good way to remotely control a
>>> station.
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>>>
>>> On 07/02/2013 22:29, Andrew Ireland wrote:
>>>> Evening Folks,
>>>>
>>>> My name is Andrew Ireland and I have been using a Raspberry Pi since
>>>> last August mostly for running two programs to operate a ham radio
>>>> Digital HotSpot. I decided tonight I may purchase another Pi if I can
>>>> get it talking. I hate depending on my Wife! <Smile>.
>>>>
>>>> After a Google search I found
>>>> http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=4526. From the
>>>> info posted I was able to install Orca.
>>>>
>>>> Steps to install Orca.
>>>>
>>>> I used a SSH session with Putty to do the installation As at least I
>>>> can read back the text with SuperNova.
>>>>
>>>> I'm using the root account so didn't need to use 'sudo'.
>>>>
>>>> I typed:-
>>>> aptitude install gnome-orca
>>>>
>>>> The installation went without any errors.
>>>>
>>>> I got my wife to log in using RDP and open a terminal and type orca
>>>> -t. We was able to go right through the setup until the end when it
>>>> asked to press enter to complete then got an error. Could this be the
>>>> sound that's not enabled?
>>>>
>>>> I would be very interested in any tips or tricks to get this up and
>>>> running as I think I am half way.
>>>>
>>>> Many thanks Mike for inviting me to join the list.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Andrew.
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>
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>>> Witley, Surrey, South-east UK
>>>
>>> Ham Radio Callsign: G4XBF, licenced since 1982
>>>
>>> 'Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem' - Ockham's Razor
>>>
>>> Use the NVDA screen-reader, not Scientific, just Freedom:
>>> http://nvda-project.org/
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Michael A. Ray
Analyst/Programmer
Witley, Surrey, South-east UK
Ham Radio Callsign: G4XBF, licenced since 1982
'Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem' - Ockham's Razor
Use the NVDA screen-reader, not Scientific, just Freedom:
http://nvda-project.org/
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