Actually you can use the command line fine with Orca there is an issue though when you want to use root. There is work sometimes using administration apps you have to switch to a root level of orca which takes a bit of work. Ken -----Original Message----- From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Octavian Rasnita Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 3:41 AM To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Creating an Operating System with speech included Oh Ken, you disappoint me. I was more and more convinced that Orca could be used well at least with some apps, but now I hear that in order to access the command line I need to use another screen reader. Well, this is not needed at all under Windows where I can use Jaws with apps with a GUI and with apps that run in a command line, and I even use Linux with Jaws by SecureCRT. Octavian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Perry" <whistler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 6:33 AM Subject: RE: Creating an Operating System with speech included > > > The problem is your trying to do everything with Orca. Orca is a window > environment what your trying to do is real console stuff. If you want to > use the console use a console screen reader and that's speakup. If you > don't have a hardware synth then you're probably going to need to shell > out > for the IBM Viavoice or what ever they are calling it now something like > tts > but its 45$ so not too bad. Or you could go with Espeak and speakup which > is all free. Those will give you the root access your looking __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind