Sleep functionality for Speakup with XWindow

[Chris Norman]

Could this not be done in /etc/inittab?

When runlevel 3 or another single-user level is met, start speakup (from a 
script or program with lots of system() calls), and when it goes into x, run 
orca and kill speakup.

HTH,

Chris Norman
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Grimsby JR." <jimgrims at pacbell.net>
To: "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'" 
<speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 9:37 AM
Subject: RE: Sleep functionality for Speakup with XWindow


> Hi another idea is if it could be done.  Have speakup in some way find the 
> x
> windows screen reader and start it.  Also if the x window screen reader
> could talk to the speakup modgel.  So if you started speakup with a 
> dectalk
> express for example the screen reader would talk threw the dectalk 
> express.
> Also if you do not have access enabled speakup trying to start it would
> cause it to be turned on.  Not sure if this is doable but it seems to me 
> to
> be more helpful then just speakup going to sleep.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca 
> [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca]
> On Behalf Of Sean Murphy
> Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 1:14 AM
> To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
> Subject: Sleep functionality for Speakup with XWindow
>
>
> All.
>
> I would like Speakup to go into a sleep mode when you switch to a XWindow
> console.  This sleep mode should tell speakup not intercept any keystrokes
> or speak.  Once you move back into the text console, speakup automatically
> comes alive.
>
> This would resolve problems with key conflicts with XWindow screen readers
> and speakup trying to read XWindow screens.
>
> I don't want to have to kill the module for Speakup everytime I have to go
> into XWindow.  Xwindow is an up coming option for everyone.  So lets put 
> in
> the ability of doing this.
>
> Sean
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