From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailstore.rnibncw.ac.uk ([212.219.113.195]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1GmYKY-0007L8-00 for ; Tue, 21 Nov 2006 11:18:42 -0500 Received: from ERGO11 ([192.168.0.103]) by mailstore.rnibncw.ac.uk with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:18:06 +0000 Message-ID: <003c01c70d88$b2f59220$6700a8c0@ERGO11> From: "Chris Norman" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <000601c70d50$9a3c3410$230110ac@JIMPERSONAL1> Subject: Re: Sleep functionality for Speakup with XWindow Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:18:37 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2962 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 21 Nov 2006 16:18:06.0626 (UTC) FILETIME=[A0B4B820:01C70D88] X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:18:42 -0000 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 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Grimsby JR." To: "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'" 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@braille.uwo.ca > [mailto:speakup-bounces@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@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@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup