Run it and you go into the emacspeak environment and remain in the emacspeak environment until you shut emacspeak down. I think a version of emacspeak has been built that will run on mac's and use the mac's resources to speak. On Mon, 28 Jan 2013, mattias wrote: > how do you use emacspeak in graphical environment? > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jude DaShiell" <jdashiel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 11:06 AM > Subject: Re: Orca or EmacSpeak > > > > emacspeak provides its own environment not a text console. You can run a > > text console from emacspeak when necessary and doing so puts all of the > > power tools in your hands Linux has to offer so it's an advantage to learn > > especially if you're going for a real Linux sysadmin job or doing any > > other real Linux work since most of the young sighted competitors you have > > will focus primarily on the graphical user interface. This trend with the > > younger Linux workers gets older managers frustrated when younger workers > > either can't do something at all or take too long to do it because they're > > using the mouse and the graphical user interface when some of the older > > managers can do tasks with the text console and keyboard in half the time > > or less.On Mon, 28 Jan 2013, mattias wrote: > > > > > i think emacspeak are only for text console > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan Duarte" <bryan0731@xxxxxxxxx> > > > To: <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 3:16 AM > > > Subject: Orca or EmacSpeak > > > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > I am new to Linux and am having some trouble getting to learn the OS due > > > > to > > > > the Orca screen reader. I will start off by letting you know I am on a > > > > Mac > > > > book running Mountain Lion. I am running ubuntu 1204 in VMware fusion. > > > > To > > > > this point I am only able to preform commands which do not require the > > > > Orca > > > > modifier key. I read that the Orca modifier key is the "insert" key, but > > > > Mac > > > > does not have an "insert" key. I have read several different posts of > > > > people > > > > describing a few key commands which simulate the insert key but none > > > > have > > > > worked for me. I also was told I can set my Orca configuration to > > > > "laptop" > > > > and then the "caps lock" key will act as the modifier, and yet again I > > > > am > > > > unable to do this. > > > > > > > > Now to the question at hand. Does anyone have some experience with this > > > > issue who can help me get it working? If not can someone please let me > > > > know > > > > if EmacSpeak is a better option for linux? I have read lots of good > > > > things > > > > about emacSpeak but honestly have no idea how to switch from Orca to > > > > emacSpeak. I am not bias to either screen reader I am just looking to > > > > learn > > > > linux well enough to write some programs, use the terminal, and call it > > > > a > > > > familiar OS. I would greatly appreciate any help. > > > > Bryan Duarte > > > > 1 Corinthians 9:24 Don't you realize that in a race everyone runs, but > > > > only > > > > one gets the prize? So run to win! > > > > Arizona State University Applied Computer Science Undergraduate > > > > Twitter: @blindambitions > > > > Skype: bambryan > > > > "Blind Ambitions" > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Blinux-list mailing list > > > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Blinux-list mailing list > > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > jude <jdashiel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Adobe fiend for failing to Flash > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list mailing list > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- jude <jdashiel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Adobe fiend for failing to Flash _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list