[accessiblelinux] Re: customizations.py2.0 now available
- From: Storm Dragon <stormdragon2976@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: accessiblelinux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 04 Apr 2009 04:42:02 -0400
It's going to be a bit longer before I can get the bash script written.
I decided to try 9.04 again and had a bit of trouble with the upgrade,
so I am having to find/restore everything.
Storm
On Thu, 2009-04-02 at 20:05 +0100, Anthony Sales wrote:
> It did puzzle me a bit! Anyway can't wait to try it out! drbongo
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessiblelinux-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Storm Dragon
> Sent: Thu 02/04/2009 04:18
> To: accessiblelinux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [accessiblelinux] Re: customizations.py2.0 now available
>
> 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
> > >
> >
>
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