Think of it as a self voicing application, so it'll work whether you run it in the console or on the desktop. On 28/01/13 05:19, Jude DaShiell wrote: > 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 > -- Christopher (CJ) chaltain at Gmail _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list