Orca support for blind people

[nestorac]

I would like to give this tool to blind people so they can learn typing. The problem is, Orca does not read the characters on Tux Typing. Blind people only "see" what the screen reader speaks. How could I implement it?

[perepujal]

Hola Nestor,
tuxtype has already TTS output starting from 2014-2015 made by Nalin Sathyan, it also has a "input Braille emulator" to allow practice a braille machine on a computer keyboard when one don't has a braille machine at hand.

tuxtype -a (or --tts) to enable talt to speech accessibility
tuxtype -b (or --braille) to enable the input braille emulator

Currently the output goes through espeak, don't know how easy/difficult/useful would be to add orca.

Pinging @Nalin-x-Linux

Best
Pere

[nestorac]

I don't see -s or -a options with --help. Maybe I have to compile TuxType with support for tts? I'm using "official" version 1.8.3-5, on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. El mié, 6 mar 2024 a las 23:55, perepujal ***@***.***>) escribió:

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Hola Nestor, tuxtype has already TTS output starting from 2014-2015 made by Nalin Sathyan, it also has a "input Braille emulator" to allow practice a braille machine on a computer keyboard when one don't has a braille machine at hand. tuxtype -a (or --tts) to enable talt to speech accessibility tuxtype -b (or --braille) to enable the input braille emulator Currently the output goes through espeak, don't know how easy/difficult/useful would be to add orca. Pinging @Nalin-x-Linux <https://github.com/Nalin-x-Linux> Best Pere — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#39 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AGMGW5M5P2OIPLPOGVIW5KTYW6NHTAVCNFSM6AAAAABEG4RXU2VHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMYTSOBRHE4TKNRUGE> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

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[perepujal]

You need to build it from git, and you will need to build and install t4k-common first to be able to compile tuxtype

[Nalin-x-Linux]

Hello Néstor,

You can use my PPA to install the latest versions of TuxType and TuxMath. I maintain this PPA for the Accessible-Coconut operating system, which comes with accessible TuxType and TuxMath preinstalled. If you're not familiar with Accessible-Coconut, you can give it a try too.

To install, run the following commands on your Ubuntu 22.04:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nalin-x-linux/accessible-tuxtype-and-tuxmath
sudo apt-get install tuxtype tuxmath

Accessible-Coconut: https://zendalona.com/accessible-coconut/

[nestorac]

Thank you both! I'll give your ppa a try! Néstor Amigo El sáb, 9 mar 2024 6:00, Nalin ***@***.***> escribió:

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Hello Néstor, You can use my PPA to install the latest versions of TuxType and TuxMath. I maintain this PPA for the Accessible-Coconut operating system, which comes with accessible TuxType and TuxMath preinstalled. If you're not familiar with Accessible-Coconut, you can give it a try too. To install, run the following commands on your Ubuntu 22.04: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nalin-x-linux/accessible-tuxtype-and-tuxmath sudo apt-get install tuxtype tuxmath Accessible-Coconut: https://zendalona.com/accessible-coconut/ — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#39 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AGMGW5LRSIYYJS4BG74CV6DYXKJNPAVCNFSM6AAAAABEG4RXU2VHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMYTSOBWG4ZTANRQGU> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>