Sounds good.

On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 3:06 PM, Daniel T Chen <[email protected]> wrote:
> Given that you've implemented a pulse backend for this app, I'll move it
> back to PA and close it.
>
> ** Package changed: alsa-plugins (Ubuntu) => pulseaudio (Ubuntu)
>
> ** Changed in: pulseaudio (Ubuntu)
>       Status: Confirmed => Invalid
>
> --
> Pulseaudio causes 1/2 sec delay in Orca screen reader
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/468677
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>
> Status in “pulseaudio” package in Ubuntu: Invalid
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: pulseaudio
>
> There is about a 1/2 second delay when using Orca with pulseaudio in Karmic.  
> This delay is unacceptable to the blind community, since it makes key echo 
> useless, as you have to hit a key, and then wait for it to be read, and then 
> hit another key.  In response, blind/visually impaired people generally try 
> to remove pulseaudio from Karmic, with varying success.  However, those who 
> have succeeded in reverting to alsa report much quicker Orca response.  There 
> are no blind users who actually use Orca as installed by default in Karmic as 
> their main system, so far as I know, because of this problem.
>
> One potential "quick fix" to this problem might be to introduce a package 
> that would uninstall pulseaudio and install alsa-oss, while fixing up the 
> various related issues, such as modifying System/Preferences/Sound, and 
> getting the volume control working.  Preferably, the cause of this extreme 
> delay could be tracked down and eliminated.
>
> Until this is addressed, Karmic will remain one of the worst linux operating 
> systems for accessibility by the blind.  Vinux, for example, continues to be 
> forced to be based on Debian, even though most people in the blind community 
> would prefer an accessible version of Ubuntu.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> Architecture: amd64
> ArecordDevices:
>  **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
>  card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx Analog]
>   Subdevices: 1/1
>   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
> AudioDevicesInUse:
>  USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
>  /dev/snd/controlC0:  bill       1592 F.... pulseaudio
> Card0.Amixer.info:
>  Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xefffc000 irq 21'
>   Mixer name   : 'SigmaTel STAC9200'
>   Components   : 'HDA:83847690,102801cd,00102201 
> HDA:14f12bfa,14f100c3,00090000'
>   Controls      : 14
>   Simple ctrls  : 8
> Date: Sun Nov  1 09:19:53 2009
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
> Package: pulseaudio 1:0.9.19-0ubuntu4
> ProcEnviron:
>  PATH=(custom, user)
>  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
>  SHELL=/bin/bash
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
> SourcePackage: pulseaudio
> Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic x86_64
> XsessionErrors:
>  (gnome-settings-daemon:1603): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion 
> `src != NULL' failed
>  (gnome-settings-daemon:1603): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion 
> `src != NULL' failed
>  (nautilus:1713): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion 
> `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
>  (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:1743): GLib-CRITICAL **: 
> g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
>
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