Re: Introduction and using Orca with Debian sound systems

[Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com>]

It's possible to write scripts for both screen readers and do the switch 
inside those scripts before each screen reader is run.

On Sun, 18 Mar 2018, Keith Barrett wrote:

> Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2018 08:33:18
> From: Keith Barrett <lists@barrettpianos.co.uk>
> To: debian-accessibility@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: Introduction and using Orca with Debian sound systems
> Resent-Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2018 12:49:33 +0000 (UTC)
> Resent-From: debian-accessibility@lists.debian.org
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> On 18/03/18 07:15, john doe wrote:
> >  Hi James, I'm sending this e-mail through the list in the hope that this
> >  nasty bug will be fixed once and for all.
> >
> >  On 3/17/2018 5:54 PM, James AUSTIN wrote:
> > >  Hi John
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >  On 17 Mar 2018, at 14:30, john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >  If you don't start orca is speakup speaking?
> > >
> > >  Yes, Speakup speaks under the text console (CTRL+ALT+F1 etc). Orca does
> > >  not speak under the MATE desktop.
> > >
> > > >  It looks like it's the pulse audio bug back again.
> > >
> > >  Yes that is my conclusion also. I thought that this particular bug had
> > >  been squashed years ago
> >  Sadly, this bug is still relevent.
> >
> > > >  Basically, if orca is speaking, speakup won't speak!!! :)
> > >
> > >  The only way i have managed to achieve is by setting speechd.conf to use
> > >  ALSA, but I do not want to have to reset speechd.conf each time I want to
> > >  s between the two Screen Readers. Is there a better way?
> >
> >  Not that I know of.
> The only way I know is to remove pulseaudio completely, then speakup and orca 
> work as expected.
> In my case I set the audio output to libao in 
> /etc/speech-dispatcher/speechd.conf and all works for me.
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