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Problem with speech-dispatcher and orca
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Michael Whapples |
Subject: |
Problem with speech-dispatcher and orca |
Date: |
Sat, 01 Oct 2011 19:16:51 +0100 |
Hello,
I am not sure if this is an orca or speech-dispatcher issue, so that is
why I am posting to both lists.
The problem is, there are occasions when speech-dispatcher seems to be
left running and then later starts of orca will not come up speaking.
Here is what I am doing which I think always reproduces the issue.
1. Start gnome using startx.
2. Start orca (if not set to have orca start automatically, I have orca
start automatically).
3. Logout of gnome (IE. logout, so it goes back to the text console).
When doing this do not stop/quit orca before doing it, assume you are a
user who needs orca to find logout.
4. Restart gnome with startx.
5. Start orca (again if not set to have orca start automatically).
Expected: the second start of orca you expect orca will speak
Actual: The second start of orca it does not speak (Braille is still
working).
Temporary work around: From a gnome-terminal type "killall
speech-dispatcher" and orca will start speaking.
It seems like logging out of gnome speech-dispatcher is not stopped
properly and the new log in does not let orca connect to the existing
speech-dispatcher.
I do not know if this is an issue that orca is not releasing
speech-dispatcher properly, or whether it is something speech-dispatcher
is not doing properly. I possibly would say even if it is an orca issue,
might it be worth speech-dispatcher protecting against applications not
stopping use of speech-dispatcher properly, and so possibly stopping
other clients on the system from speaking.
I understand speech-dispatcher on my system is using the launch
speech-dispatcher on request and so is per user. Also my system uses
pulseaudio (as gnome 3 seems to force one into using it).
Michael Whapples
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