questions re: prefered software and audio settings for volume

questions re: prefered software and audio settings for volume

[Tyler Littlefield]

Hello,
I'm working on switching to linux at least part-time, and have a few questions.
First, I've thought about using emacs or pico for code, has anyone found a way to handle python indentations? Can Speakup be made to announce them?

Second, I'm using mplayer for my media, because cdcd only seemed to be for cds, and when I lower the volume it lowers the speakup volume too, which makes it a bit hard because I had music on terminal two and book on term three, with other work on the first console, so I could just use screen to manage that. Aside from the long explaination, it seems when I turn down the volume on the media player, the master volume goes down, too. Is there a way to make it where they have separate volume settings so that it won't affect speakup?


		Thanks,
Tyler Littlefield
	http://tds-solutions.net
	Twitter: sorressean

Re: questions re: prefered software and audio settings for volume

[Kenny Hitt]

Hi.  Try adding

softvol=1

to your ~/.mplayer/config file.
That should tell mplayer to use the soft mixer instead of the hardware mixer.

          Kenny

On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 09:05:09PM -0700, Tyler Littlefield wrote:
> Hello,
> I'm working on switching to linux at least part-time, and have a few questions.
> First, I've thought about using emacs or pico for code, has anyone found a way to handle python indentations? Can Speakup be made to announce them?
> 
> Second, I'm using mplayer for my media, because cdcd only seemed to be for cds, and when I lower the volume it lowers the speakup volume too, which makes it a bit hard because I had music on terminal two and book on term three, with other work on the first console, so I could just use screen to manage that. Aside from the long explaination, it seems when I turn down the volume on the media player, the master volume goes down, too. Is there a way to make it where they have separate volume settings so that it won't affect speakup?
> 
> 
> 		Thanks,
> Tyler Littlefield
> 	http://tds-solutions.net
> 	Twitter: sorressean
> 
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Re: questions re: prefered software and audio settings for volume

[Willem van der Walt]

For coding in python, use the numpad-8 key twice in quick succession to 
announce the position where the first non-whitespace char starts.
I use joe as the text editer to write the code, and it has a configuration 
that knows its python if the extention is .py.
That setup with speakup works well for me.
Regards, Willem


On Thu, 18 Feb 2010, Tyler Littlefield wrote:

> Hello,
> I'm working on switching to linux at least part-time, and have a few questions.
> First, I've thought about using emacs or pico for code, has anyone found a way to handle python indentations? Can Speakup be made to announce them?
> 
> Second, I'm using mplayer for my media, because cdcd only seemed to be for cds, and when I lower the volume it lowers the speakup volume too, which makes it a bit hard because I had music on terminal two and book on term three, with other work on the first console, so I could just use screen to manage that. Aside from the long explaination, it seems when I turn down the volume on the media player, the master volume goes down, too. Is there a way to make it where they have separate volume settings so that it won't affect speakup?
> 
> 
> 		Thanks,
> Tyler Littlefield
> 	http://tds-solutions.net
> 	Twitter: sorressean
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Speakup mailing list
> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> 

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Re: questions re: prefered software and audio settings for volume

[Tyler Littlefield]

I'm on a laptop, but I believe there is something similar. Will speakup automatically announce the indent level? having to hit f8 on every line is rather inconveniant.
		Thanks,
Tyler Littlefield
	http://tds-solutions.net
	Twitter: sorressean

On Feb 19, 2010, at 12:41 AM, Willem van der Walt wrote:

> For coding in python, use the numpad-8 key twice in quick succession to 
> announce the position where the first non-whitespace char starts.
> I use joe as the text editer to write the code, and it has a configuration 
> that knows its python if the extention is .py.
> That setup with speakup works well for me.
> Regards, Willem
> 
> 
> On Thu, 18 Feb 2010, Tyler Littlefield wrote:
> 
>> Hello,
>> I'm working on switching to linux at least part-time, and have a few questions.
>> First, I've thought about using emacs or pico for code, has anyone found a way to handle python indentations? Can Speakup be made to announce them?
>> 
>> Second, I'm using mplayer for my media, because cdcd only seemed to be for cds, and when I lower the volume it lowers the speakup volume too, which makes it a bit hard because I had music on terminal two and book on term three, with other work on the first console, so I could just use screen to manage that. Aside from the long explaination, it seems when I turn down the volume on the media player, the master volume goes down, too. Is there a way to make it where they have separate volume settings so that it won't affect speakup?
>> 
>> 
>> 		Thanks,
>> Tyler Littlefield
>> 	http://tds-solutions.net
>> 	Twitter: sorressean
>> 
>> _______________________________________________
>> Speakup mailing list
>> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
>> 
> 
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Re: questions re: prefered software and audio settings for volume

[Bill Cox]

If you're familiar with emacs, consider checking out emacspeak as
well.  I hear it has a good python editing mode that works well for
the blind.

Bill

On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 9:53 AM, Tyler Littlefield <tyler@tysdomain.com> wrote:
> I'm on a laptop, but I believe there is something similar. Will speakup automatically announce the indent level? having to hit f8 on every line is rather inconveniant.
>                Thanks,
> Tyler Littlefield
>        http://tds-solutions.net
>        Twitter: sorressean
>
> On Feb 19, 2010, at 12:41 AM, Willem van der Walt wrote:
>
>> For coding in python, use the numpad-8 key twice in quick succession to
>> announce the position where the first non-whitespace char starts.
>> I use joe as the text editer to write the code, and it has a configuration
>> that knows its python if the extention is .py.
>> That setup with speakup works well for me.
>> Regards, Willem
>>
>>
>> On Thu, 18 Feb 2010, Tyler Littlefield wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>> I'm working on switching to linux at least part-time, and have a few questions.
>>> First, I've thought about using emacs or pico for code, has anyone found a way to handle python indentations? Can Speakup be made to announce them?
>>>
>>> Second, I'm using mplayer for my media, because cdcd only seemed to be for cds, and when I lower the volume it lowers the speakup volume too, which makes it a bit hard because I had music on terminal two and book on term three, with other work on the first console, so I could just use screen to manage that. Aside from the long explaination, it seems when I turn down the volume on the media player, the master volume goes down, too. Is there a way to make it where they have separate volume settings so that it won't affect speakup?
>>>
>>>
>>>              Thanks,
>>> Tyler Littlefield
>>>      http://tds-solutions.net
>>>      Twitter: sorressean
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Speakup mailing list
>>> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
>>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
>>>
>>
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Re: questions re: prefered software and audio settings for volume

[Tyler Littlefield]

I'm not, but if it works with python it's my dream editor. I like edsharp, but i don't like being teathered to windows to use it.

		Thanks,
Tyler Littlefield
	http://tds-solutions.net
	Twitter: sorressean

On Feb 19, 2010, at 8:45 AM, Bill Cox wrote:

> If you're familiar with emacs, consider checking out emacspeak as
> well.  I hear it has a good python editing mode that works well for
> the blind.
> 
> Bill
> 
> On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 9:53 AM, Tyler Littlefield <tyler@tysdomain.com> wrote:
>> I'm on a laptop, but I believe there is something similar. Will speakup automatically announce the indent level? having to hit f8 on every line is rather inconveniant.
>>                Thanks,
>> Tyler Littlefield
>>        http://tds-solutions.net
>>        Twitter: sorressean
>> 
>> On Feb 19, 2010, at 12:41 AM, Willem van der Walt wrote:
>> 
>>> For coding in python, use the numpad-8 key twice in quick succession to
>>> announce the position where the first non-whitespace char starts.
>>> I use joe as the text editer to write the code, and it has a configuration
>>> that knows its python if the extention is .py.
>>> That setup with speakup works well for me.
>>> Regards, Willem
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Thu, 18 Feb 2010, Tyler Littlefield wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hello,
>>>> I'm working on switching to linux at least part-time, and have a few questions.
>>>> First, I've thought about using emacs or pico for code, has anyone found a way to handle python indentations? Can Speakup be made to announce them?
>>>> 
>>>> Second, I'm using mplayer for my media, because cdcd only seemed to be for cds, and when I lower the volume it lowers the speakup volume too, which makes it a bit hard because I had music on terminal two and book on term three, with other work on the first console, so I could just use screen to manage that. Aside from the long explaination, it seems when I turn down the volume on the media player, the master volume goes down, too. Is there a way to make it where they have separate volume settings so that it won't affect speakup?
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>              Thanks,
>>>> Tyler Littlefield
>>>>      http://tds-solutions.net
>>>>      Twitter: sorressean
>>>> 
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Speakup mailing list
>>>> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
>>>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
>>>> 
>>> 
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