[BRLTTY] OT: Starting Orca on Ubuntu 12.04.2

[lutz kaiser]

Hi,
when you hear the drum, press ctrl+s; then Orca will start

regards
Lutz


Am 29.03.2013 09:06, schrieb John J. Boyer:
> ctrl-alt-f1 worked, but Orca still says it cannot contact the desktop.
> It would be best if someone who is familiar with Ubuntu would work with
> me privately. I chose Ubuntu because it was recommended for switching
> from Windows to Linux for business aplications.
>
> John
>
> On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 06:31:03PM +1100, Jason White wrote:
>> John J. Boyer <john.boyer at abilitiessoft.com> wrote:
>>> The desktop is started when Ubuntu boots up. I have no access to it
>>> without a screenreader. The solution appears to be to set up Orca to
>>> start at boot-up.
>>
>> Try Alt-Ctrl-F1, which should take you to an ordinary Linux virtual console
>> and present a login prompt. If BRLTTY is loaded, everything should be in
>> braille from then on.
>>
>> If BRLTTY isn't loaded, you have work to do. I don't know Ubuntu, so I can't
>> offer detailed help.
>>
>> Ubuntu is diverging more and more from the rest of the Linux community, e.g.,
>> Upstart instead of Systemd or System V Init, the Unity desktop instead of
>> Gnome/KDE/XFCE, their own display server under development instead of adopting
>> Wayland, etc.
>>
>> As a result, it's going to become harder for those of us who don't run Ubuntu
>> to help Ubuntu users on mailing lists.
>>
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