Could this not be done in /etc/inittab? When runlevel 3 or another single-user level is met, start speakup (from a script or program with lots of system() calls), and when it goes into x, run orca and kill speakup. HTH, Chris Norman <!-- cnorman at rnibncw.ac.uk --> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Grimsby JR." <jimgrims@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'" <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 9:37 AM Subject: RE: Sleep functionality for Speakup with XWindow > Hi another idea is if it could be done. Have speakup in some way find the > x > windows screen reader and start it. Also if the x window screen reader > could talk to the speakup modgel. So if you started speakup with a > dectalk > express for example the screen reader would talk threw the dectalk > express. > Also if you do not have access enabled speakup trying to start it would > cause it to be turned on. Not sure if this is doable but it seems to me > to > be more helpful then just speakup going to sleep. > > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca > [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] > On Behalf Of Sean Murphy > Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 1:14 AM > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > Subject: Sleep functionality for Speakup with XWindow > > > All. > > I would like Speakup to go into a sleep mode when you switch to a XWindow > console. This sleep mode should tell speakup not intercept any keystrokes > or speak. Once you move back into the text console, speakup automatically > comes alive. > > This would resolve problems with key conflicts with XWindow screen readers > and speakup trying to read XWindow screens. > > I don't want to have to kill the module for Speakup everytime I have to go > into XWindow. Xwindow is an up coming option for everyone. So lets put > in > the ability of doing this. > > Sean > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.430 / Virus Database: 268.14.11/542 - Release Date: > 11/20/2006 > 4:23 PM > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
