Talking GDM [Was: Voxin was: Switching to Linux]

[Janina Sajka]

John:

Is this from Fedora?

Janina

covici at ccs.covici.com writes:
> Well, at least you get gdm, what I get is a message on the screen oh no
> something has gone wrong.
> 
> Janina Sajka <janina at rednote.net> wrote:
> 
> > One additional bit of data for the sake of completeness ...
> > 
> > Talking GDM seems only to work the first time you access it.
> > 
> > I do not auto start the GUI on boot, preferring the additional control
> > over all those numerous issues that can break boots.
> > 
> > Rather, I use
> > 
> > systemctl start gdm
> > 
> > To kick off my GUI when I need it.
> > 
> > So, I now get speech the first time I do this. But, if for some reason,
> > I need to bring down the GUI and restart it, I do NOT get talking GDM on
> > the second time, and on any successive times through GDM. I can still
> > login, and Orca speaks, but no speech on GDM after the first round.
> > 
> > Wonder what that's all about?
> > 
> > Janina
> > 
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>          John Covici
>          covici at ccs.covici.com
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