Orca or EmacSpeak

Tue Jan 29 00:08:31 UTC 2013

Emacspeak isn't installed on Ubuntu by default, so unless you installed
it yourself, it won't be there. It will run on Ubuntu 12.04 though.

You could use Emacspeak instead of Orca, if you're proficient with the
command line, but I myself don't see them as competing technologies, but
rather complimentary technologies. I have Orca running on my desktop,
which gives me access to many of the GUI applications running on my
desktop. I run Emacspeak in a console for most of my file management,
editing and shell/command line needs.

Will you be using Emacspeak with Voxin or eSpeak? I could send you some
instructions, but I'll need some time first. Also, are you using a
32-bit or 64-bit version of Ubuntu?

On 28/01/13 17:06, Bryan Duarte wrote:
> THank you everyone for providing me with some feedback. I understand what EmacSpeak is but does it work on ubuntu 1204? I am pretty sure I saw EmacSpeak in the system prefs of my ubuntu. I could be wrong though. So to sum it up can I use eMacSpeak instead of Orca? Also how do I bring up the settings of the OS to find out if EmacSpeak is installed already? 
> On Jan 28, 2013, at 9:53 AM, Christopher Chaltain <chaltain at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Think of it as a self voicing application, so it'll work whether you run
>> it in the console or on the desktop.
>>
>> On 28/01/13 05:19, Jude DaShiell wrote:
>>> Run it and you go into the emacspeak environment and remain in the 
>>> emacspeak environment until you shut emacspeak down.  I think a version 
>>> of emacspeak has been built that will run on mac's and use the mac's 
>>> resources to speak.
>>>
>>> On Mon, 28 Jan 2013, mattias wrote:
>>>
>>>> how do you use emacspeak in graphical environment?
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jude DaShiell" <jdashiel at shellworld.net>
>>>> To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list at redhat.com>
>>>> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 11:06 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: Orca or EmacSpeak
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> emacspeak provides its own environment not a text console.  You can run a
>>>>> text console from emacspeak when necessary and doing so puts all of the
>>>>> power tools in your hands Linux has to offer so it's an advantage to learn
>>>>> especially if you're going for a real Linux sysadmin job or doing any
>>>>> other real Linux work since most of the young sighted competitors you have
>>>>> will focus primarily on the graphical user interface.  This trend with the
>>>>> younger Linux workers gets older managers frustrated when younger workers
>>>>> either can't do something at all or take too long to do it because they're
>>>>> using the mouse and the graphical user interface when some of the older
>>>>> managers can do tasks with the text console and keyboard in half the time
>>>>> or less.On Mon, 28 Jan 2013, mattias wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> i think emacspeak are only for text console
>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan Duarte" <bryan0731 at gmail.com>
>>>>>> To: <blinux-list at redhat.com>
>>>>>> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 3:16 AM
>>>>>> Subject: Orca or EmacSpeak
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I am new to Linux and am having some trouble getting to learn the OS due
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> the Orca screen reader. I will start off by letting you know I am on a
>>>>>>> Mac
>>>>>>> book running Mountain Lion. I am running ubuntu 1204 in VMware fusion.
>>>>>>> To
>>>>>>> this point I am only able to preform commands which do not require the
>>>>>>> Orca
>>>>>>> modifier key. I read that the Orca modifier key is the "insert" key, but
>>>>>>> Mac
>>>>>>> does not have an "insert" key. I have read several different posts of
>>>>>>> people
>>>>>>> describing a few key commands which simulate the insert key but none
>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>> worked for me. I also was told I can set my Orca configuration to
>>>>>>> "laptop"
>>>>>>> and then the "caps lock" key will act as the modifier, and yet again I
>>>>>>> am
>>>>>>> unable to do this.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Now to the question at hand. Does anyone have some experience with this
>>>>>>> issue who can help me get it working? If not can someone please let me
>>>>>>> know
>>>>>>> if EmacSpeak is a better option for linux? I have read lots of good
>>>>>>> things
>>>>>>> about emacSpeak but honestly have no idea how to switch from Orca to
>>>>>>> emacSpeak. I am not bias to either screen reader I am just looking to
>>>>>>> learn
>>>>>>> linux well enough to write some programs, use the terminal, and call it
>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>> familiar OS. I would greatly appreciate any help.
>>>>>>> Bryan Duarte
>>>>>>> 1 Corinthians 9:24 Don't you realize that in a race everyone runs, but
>>>>>>> only
>>>>>>> one gets the prize? So run to win!
>>>>>>> Arizona State University Applied Computer Science Undergraduate
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> Bryan Duarte
> 1 Corinthians 9:24 Don't you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one gets the prize? So run to win!
> Arizona State University Applied Computer Science Undergraduate
> Twitter: @blindambitions
> Skype: bambryan
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