Re: gok + gdm problem SOLVED

["S. ancelot" <sancelot free fr>]

Hi,
My debian distribution did not installed libgail-gnome-module 
automatically ...
Thanks for your help

Brian Cameron wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> > I setted up gok in my debian system.
> > However, I do not manage to enable gok (v1.0.5) in gdm
> > I checked /etc/gdm/gdm.conf
> > I tried activate it using ctrl g but the actions have no effect.
>
>
> Getting accessibility to work in GDM requires a bit of configuration.
> Did you make sure to turn on accessibility in gdm.conf?  Make sure
> AddGtkModules=true and GtkModulesList is set properly so it at least
> includes gail:atk-bridge:<full path to libkeymouselistener>.  If
> you want dwellmouselistener you can include it too, but just for
> using a key-binding to launch GOK, you just need the keymouse
> listener.  Make sure that the <full path to libkeymouselistener> is
> valid for your system and not pointing somewhere incorrect.
>
> The actual gestures are defined in the file 
> /etc/gdm/modules/AccessKeyMouseEvents.  You should look in this
> file and make sure ctrl-g is defined to launch gok properly.
> Confirm the command listed actually works on your system.  Note
> the options carefully.  The configuration may require that you hold
> down the key for a certain duration or repeat the key a certain
> number of times.  Make sure you are actually performing the
> gesture.  GDM should show an hourglass when it recognizes the
> gesture.  If you see no hourglass, then your problem is that
> the gesture isn't recognized.  If you see an hourglass, but
> the program doesn't start, then the problem is that the
> appliation (such as GOK) is having trouble starting.
>
> Some verisons of the Xserver have a bug which causes repeat keys
> to not work properly when XEviE is enabled, so you might find it
> works better if you set the duration for the gesture to 0.
>
> Some programs (I'm not sure about gok) require that the "gdm"
> user have a writable home directory.  If you see the hourglass
> after hitting the key, but GOK just doesn't show up, then this
> is probably your problem.  Does giving the "gdm" user a
> writable home directory solve the problem?  If so, then file
> a bug against gok since it really shouldn't require a writable
> home directory when used from the login program.
>
> Note you can turn Gestures=true in the [debug] section of the
> gdm.conf file.  This will cause debug messages from the gesture
> listener to go to your syslog file.  This might help you debug
> why the gesture listener isn't recognizing the gesture if that
> is your problem.  If you can't figure out what is wrong, and
> you aren't seeing an hourglass when you complete the gesture,
> you can send me the syslog output and I'll try and help you
> figure out what is wrong.
>
> Your Xserver may also require some additional configuration
> to make GOK work properly (like if you want an XInput device
> to work instead of the normal keyboard/mouse).  But getting
> GOK to start up in the first place is the first step.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Brian