THank you everyone for providing me with some feedback. I understand what EmacSpeak is but does it work on ubuntu 1204? I am pretty sure I saw EmacSpeak in the system prefs of my ubuntu. I could be wrong though. So to sum it up can I use eMacSpeak instead of Orca? Also how do I bring up the settings of the OS to find out if EmacSpeak is installed already? On Jan 28, 2013, at 9:53 AM, Christopher Chaltain <chaltain@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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? 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