At this point it doesn't matter. If orca has no process orca really won't start or talk! On Wed, 16 Jan 2019, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 04:52:50 > From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Orca does not speak > > Someone on this list just quoted the Orca man page. > > It does not say what you are saying. > > Quoting the last seven words from the man page regarding the -r switch: > > "... start a new *orca* in its place." > > Linux for blind general discussion writes: > > orca when the -r switch is used replaces its last process with a new > > process. > > > > On Tue, 15 Jan 2019, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > > > > > Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 12:55:56 > > > From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > To: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > Subject: Re: Orca does not speak > > > > > > OK, one more nit on this argument ... > > > > > > Linux for blind general discussion writes: > > > > Typing "orca -r", you kill this process (i.e., you remove it from > > > > the RAM), and you replace it with a new one. > > > > > > > The reason this is flawed is that there is no longer a Orca running once > > > the pid has been killed. Restarting Orca involves assigning a new pid to > > > it for inter-process communications. But, that's not a replacement, it's > > > an application restart that necessarily includes acquiring a process id. > > > > > > Now, if you could magically give Orca a new pid without killing the app, > > > then perhaps replace might be appropriate. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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