Then what about the command ./tdsr or does that you suggest take care of the dot slash command? > On Oct 6, 2022, at 11:15, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > 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 _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list