Hi Sean, I just looked into this. I’m guessing that you installed the “Metal” version of Retroarch? That was my first instinct as well, and sure enough I ran into the same issue as you, even after editing the configuration manually. I just reported this to the retroarch developers and you can follow the progress along here: https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/issues/12082 <https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/issues/12082>
The good news is that, like I said in the issue description, the regular non-Metal version works fine so you can install that one to get speech. To do this without sight, in finder, press Command-Shift-G to bring up the go to folder dialog, and type in ~/Library/Application Support/RetroArch/config In there you should find a file called retroarch.cfg, which you’ll want to open. It’s better to use a plain text editor like Textmate to do this, but if you want to do it with text edit make sure to go into the edit menu>substitutions and turn off smart quotes. In that file, the very first line should be accessibility_enabled = "false", just change the "false" to "true" and you should have speech. If you're not comfortable doing this yourself, you can also just ask your husband to look for the accessibility option in the menus again which should show up in this version. HTH, and let me know if you need anything clarified! > On 27 Feb 2021, at 18:16, Sean moore <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, > > I was wondering if anyone could help me , just recently installed > retro arch emulator on my new MacBook air with the m1 chip. And for > the life of me I can’t get the accessibility text to speech to start > talking. > The directions given in the accessibility documentation don’t seem to > work, either the menu method and I don’t know how to use the command > line method. > > I messaged the developers on their social media accounts with no answer. > > My husband with usable vision says the accessibility menu option is > not in the List, only the AI service is showing up. > > The accessibility text to speech is working on windows 10, 64 bit and windows > 7, 32 bit machines. > Thanks for ay help. > > Yours, > Sean > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#123358): https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/message/123358 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/80955463/21656 Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/leave/607459/21656/1071380848/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
