From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from bay0-omc1-s9.bay0.hotmail.com (bay0-omc1-s9.bay0.hotmail.com [65.54.190.20]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 44B82C1A3B2 for ; Tue, 7 Sep 2010 07:40:01 -0400 (EDT) Received: from BAY113-W10 ([65.54.190.61]) by bay0-omc1-s9.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Tue, 7 Sep 2010 04:44:27 -0700 Message-ID: X-Originating-IP: [65.175.210.254] From: To: Subject: re: arch linux and orca Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 07:44:27 -0400 Importance: Normal MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 07 Sep 2010 11:44:27.0666 (UTC) FILETIME=[06C7BF20:01CB4E82] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.13 X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 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, 07 Sep 2010 11:40:01 -0000 >Message: 4 >Date: Mon=2C 6 Sep 2010 10:22:37 -0400 >From: Christopher Moore >To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca >Subject: arch linux and orca >Message-ID: <20100906142235.GA1687@nextdog> >Content-Type: text/plain=3B charset=3Dus-ascii >=20 >Hello=2C >Has anyone attempted to run gnome / orca screen reader on arch linux? =20 >I'm going to give this a go but was looking for advice on=20 >potential pitfalls to avoid. I'm using gnome/orca on archlinux. It's not that difficult to install (it = can't be if I did it successfully). Michael Wapples had an audio tutorial = on the process=2C but it was pretty straightforward. Pretty much follow th= e arch beginner's installation guide on installing gnome=2C=2C=2C=2C=2C=2C= =2C=2C=2C=2C=2C=2C=2C=2C=2Cthen you just need to go through the standard in= itial orca configuration the first time you run it and make the .orbitrc fi= le (and modify sudoers if you use sudo) to obtain access to admin applicati= ons. The arch directions may seem daunting but they're not really that bad. = =