Hi, Lol I was thinking in python when I was writing that, it would be rm firstRun.sh it removes the file. There would be another line to remove the part of /etc/init.d/rc.local that launches the script. I'll write a script and have it ready in a couple of hours. On Wed, 2009-04-01 at 21:36 +0100, Anthony Sales wrote: > That sounds promising - and it something I didn't think of - get the text > based setup script to run automatically when the person logs in and then they > can choose their own language etc, which would work if the languages are > already installed. Is it possible to start Orca from the command line and > specify the language? Because this would be another way to set it up, restart > it with a new language argument etc. What does the remove firstrun.py part of > the script do? If you can make a small script that I can test that would be > great. I am also playing with the dogtail script recorder which I think I > might be able to use to automate the setup of Orca by recording all of the > steps which dogtail would then repeat in realtime on the gui - i.e it would > open the same windows as I did and click on the same options etc. Any > suggestions greatly appreciated. drbongo > > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessiblelinux-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Storm Dragon > Sent: Tue 31/03/2009 21:38 > To: accessiblelinux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [accessiblelinux] Re: customizations.py2.0 now available > > Hi, > I don't think there is a way to pass a language to Orca. The closest > thing I can think of is maybe using the text-based setup switch and > letting the user pick the language. It only has to be done once, > although I am not sure how to get it to autostart if everything has been > set up already. Actually, this may be possible with a small bash > script. This is sudo code, so it may not work right away, but if it's > something you think may solve the problem I will write a better version: > Code firstRun.sh > #!/bin/bash > orca -t > rm firstRun.py > exit 0 > End Code > Maybe the other problems could be solved in a similar way. I am not > sure that it will work at the boot prompt, but mayb e it will. The best > place to add the script so it will auto launch is > probably /etc/initd/rc.local, but the problem with that is it will > automatically be ran with sudo, but if it is added in to sessions, it > won't be ran until after the desktop is loaded. > Storm > > Check out the Storm Dragon blog: > http://www.stormdragon.us/ > > > On Tue, 2009-03-31 at 18:53 +0100, Anthony Sales wrote: > > > Hi StormDragon, > > > > I will be upgrading to the latest version of your customisations script in > > the next release of Vinux (1.5), but i wanted to ask if you can solve the > > following problem. We have added boot prompt cheat codes for USB and Serial > > Braille Displays using the correct language tables etc. However I also want > > users to be able to start Orca in their own language etc. I can get the > > language to display correctly by setting e.g. the locale=fr and lang=fr > which > > means Orca reads out the french text, but in an English accent and the > > keyboard is still UK qwerty layout. Do you know how to tell Orca what > > language to use by typing something at the boot prompt e.g. Orca=fr or > > something like this, and similarly I cannot get the default keyboard layout > > to change until booted. With Brltty we simply pass the model and language > > table at the boot prompt and it works. I am sure there must be a way to do > > this but no-one on the Orca list can help it seems. > > Also if you come up with any new customisations you want to test, send then > > this way and I will incorporate them into Vinux. > > > > drbongo > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: accessiblelinux-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Storm Dragon > > Sent: Thu 26/03/2009 08:00 > > To: Accessible Linux > > Subject: [accessiblelinux] customizations.py2.0 now available > > > > Hi, > > This will probably be the last release for some time unless there is a > > bug or feature request. I think I may have managed to cover everything. > > New in this version: > > Fixed a bug where no error message was given if zipcode was set to 0 > > You can now choose between 12 and 24 hour time formats. > > You can enter your own date string. There's a link to a site that has > > the date codes for reference. > > Choose between farenheit and celsius temperature displays. > > Updated the information on the webpage for importing new files. If you > > were running the latest version, press orca+v after the download to > > import. > > That's about it, let me know if anything is missing or doesn't work > > correctly. > > Storm > > >