From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from rdu74-132-037.nc.rr.com ([24.74.132.37] helo=princenet.sytes.net ident=0) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1943H7-0006sM-00 for ; Fri, 11 Apr 2003 14:29:21 -0400 Received: from princenet.sytes.net (IDENT:1000@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by princenet.sytes.net (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id h3BITF87000788 for ; Fri, 11 Apr 2003 14:29:15 -0400 Received: from localhost (lorenzo@localhost) by princenet.sytes.net (8.12.8/8.12.4/Submit) with ESMTP id h3BITFfr000785 for ; Fri, 11 Apr 2003 14:29:15 -0400 Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 14:29:15 -0400 (EDT) From: Lorenzo Prince To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: why two disable speakup keys? In-Reply-To: <20030410202752.GA9901@potpal> Message-ID: References: <20030410193240.GA530@chris> <20030410202752.GA9901@potpal> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi, What X screen reader are you using, and where can I find it to experement around with it a little? Lorenzo E Pluribus Unix Kenny Hitt staggered into view and mumbled: > Hi. When you hear speakup say "you turned me off" that means it won't > automatically read the screen. Review keys still work but new text sent > to the screen won't be automatically spoken. I turn off speakup when > I'm doing a file download so I can watch the download without speakup > constantly talking. > > When you kill speakup, you don't have review keys either. I kill > speakup before I start X so speakup won't fight with the X screen > reader. Killing speakup is also good if someone sighted needs to use a > text console. > > The two keys do different things so they are both needed. > > Kenny > > On Thu, Apr 10, 2003 at 03:32:40PM -0400, Christopher Moore wrote: > > Hello, > > What is the difference between "you killed speakup" > turned me off" . I think the latter was one of the original key > > bindings and the binding was added later. > > > > My question is whether one key to temporarily kill speakup in a terminal > > session is enough. I'm not familiar with the differences in how the two > > keys operate, but perhaps the group could come to a concensus on this. To > > me, it is a needless point of confusion for a package whichh generally > > works quite well. > > > > Also, when speakup is "unkilled" it would be helpful to reset the speech > > parameters to the current values in /proc/speakup (such as rate). > > > > Chris > > -- > > The Moon is Waxing Gibbous (59% of Full) > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >