Linux for blind general discussion writes: > With speakup, would one need a hardware synthesizer? No. You can use espeak, including espeak-ng, though the latter may be trickier to install. Once espeak is installed and functioning, you install espeakup and enable it via systemd. > > > On Sep 10, 2018, at 2:44 PM, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > So how would I handle the login greater? Maybe I could just do it how > > I do it login with speakup and start i3 with startx. But then is orca > > accessible to i3. > > > > On 9/10/18, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> I save my speakup settings by calling a script /bin/setspeakup > >> from within rc.local. > >> > >> This script contains lines such as: > >> > >> echo 6 > /speakup/soft/freq > >> echo 7 > /speakup/soft/pitch > >> echo 2 > /speakup/soft/vol > >> echo 1 > /speakup/spell_delay > >> echo 3 > /speakup/soft/rate > >> echo 122 zee > /speakup/i18n/characters > >> echo 90 ZEE > /speakup/i18n/characters > >> chmod 666 /speakup/key_echo > >> > >> > >> This gives me the slow default speakup voice during the initial part > >> of the boot process, but changes to my preferred voice near the end. > >> > >> On Mon, Sep 10, 2018 at 12:02:53PM -0400, Linux for blind general discussion > >> wrote: > >>> Hello I want to install arch on my laptop. I would like to use a > >>> window manager rather than a full blown desktop because I'm limited on > >>> space. I would also like to setup a accessible login prompt. I would > >>> like to try my hand at i3. I tryed ratpoison and I could never get > >>> firefox-esr sound to work. Also how do you save speakup settings > >>> between reboots. It always resets my speech rate when using speakup. > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Blinux-list mailing list > >>> Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >>> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > >> > >> -- > >> Rudy Vener > >> Website: http://www.rudyvener.com > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list -- Janina Sajka Linux Foundation Fellow Executive Chair, Accessibility Workgroup: http://a11y.org The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Chair, Accessible Platform Architectures http://www.w3.org/wai/apa _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list