Typing ~/tdsr/tdsr gives the direct path to the file. That way the system knows where tdsr is without you needing to cd to the directory. Ryan Mann Certified Assistive Technology Instructional Specialist rmann0581@xxxxxxxxx 386-383-5175 > On Oct 6, 2022, at 12:12 PM, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Since tdsr is started by using > ./tdsr > from within > /tdsr, how is this done using > ~/tdsr/tdsr > >> On Oct 6, 2022, at 10:48, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> You can try it the way you show, or just specify the path to the 'tdsr' executable like '~/tdsr/tdsr' or '/home/xxxxx/tdsr/tdsr' instead of 'cd' to the directory. Once you create the file, log out and back in to test if the TDSR starts automatically. >> >> >>> On 10/6/2022 9:53 AM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: >>> And do that using >>> nano .bash_login >>> and write >>> cd tdsr >>> ./tdsr >>> cd .. >>> Is that it? >>> >>>> On Oct 6, 2022, at 08:48, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> >>>> Just create the file. >>>> >>>> On 10/5/2022 5:31 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: >>>>> Using ls .bash_login >>>>> and sudo ls .bash_login >>>>> I am not finding that file. >>>>> I am in the home directory. >>>>> Am I doing something wrong? >>>>> >>>>>> On Oct 5, 2022, at 08:37, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> If 'bash' is your login shell, try adding the TDSR startup command to .bash_login in your home directory. That should avoid the problems Tim indicated when a subshell is invoked. >>>>>> >>>>>> You may have to create that file if it doesn't exist. It is documented in the 'bash' manual page. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 10/5/2022 1:17 AM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: >>>>>>> Or might it be easier to install espeakup, or install Fenrir? >>>>>>> I welcome anyone's ideas. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Oct 4, 2022, at 15:31, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Maybe better to keep logging in, go to cd tdsr, >>>>>>>> then type >>>>>>>> ./tdsr >>>>>>>> cd .. >>>>>>>> as I already do. >>>>>>>> What you had written is far too advanced for me, but thank you. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Oct 4, 2022, at 08:46, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Tim here. It's a little tricky because, without additional >>>>>>>>> precautions, you open a shell which launches tdsr, which opens a >>>>>>>>> shell inside of it, which launches tdsr, which opens a shell >>>>>>>>> which...you get the idea. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> So there needs to be a way for a shell to determine if it's already >>>>>>>>> inside a running session of tdsr. This sort of thing is usually >>>>>>>>> done through setting an environment variable. For example, I've >>>>>>>>> done similarly with "tmux", so I have a check in my startup file >>>>>>>>> (e.g. my ~/.bashrc) that tests >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> [ -z "$TMUX" ] && tmux >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> So first you'd want to see if tdsr sets an environment variable. >>>>>>>>> The documentation might detail this, but if not, you can dump the >>>>>>>>> environment to a file before running tdsr, then run tdsr, then dump >>>>>>>>> the environment to another file and compare them, like >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> $ env | sort > a >>>>>>>>> $ tdsr >>>>>>>>> (tdsr)$ env | sort > b >>>>>>>>> (tdsr)$ comm -13 a b >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hopefully this will show a setting something like a "$TDSR" variable >>>>>>>>> that you can check. Then your ~/.bashrc (or whatever your startup >>>>>>>>> file is) can end with something like >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> [ -z "$TDSR" ] && tdsr >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Because this can go unfortunately sideways, I recommend having one >>>>>>>>> window/console open, editing your ~/.bashrc and then open a *new* >>>>>>>>> window (or log in at another console) to test it. If all goes >>>>>>>>> right, yay. If things go sideways, you can quickly flip back to >>>>>>>>> the first window/console, remove that line from your ~/.bashrc, and >>>>>>>>> (re)save it. This saves you a LOT of hassle if you accidentally >>>>>>>>> create a loop like described at the top of this email. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -Tim >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 2022-10-04 08:21, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: >>>>>>>>>> I have fedora 35, and while in the shell I use tdsr for screen-reader. >>>>>>>>>> To start it, one must use dot slash tdsr. >>>>>>>>>> Is there a way to have this program start whenever logging in at shell? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>> Blinux-list mailing list >>>>>>>>>> Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx >>>>>>>>>> https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>> Blinux-list mailing list >>>>>>>>> Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx >>>>>>>>> https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> Blinux-list mailing list >>>>>>>> Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx >>>>>>>> https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Blinux-list mailing list >>>>>>> Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx >>>>>>> https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >>>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Blinux-list mailing list >>>>>> Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx >>>>>> https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Blinux-list mailing list >>>>> Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx >>>>> https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Blinux-list mailing list >>>> Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx >>>> https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Blinux-list mailing list >>> Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx >>> https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Blinux-list mailing list >> Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx >> https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list