Hopefully got the desktop file working.

README.md

@@ -65,3 +65,16 @@ within Cthulhu.
 So, you want to write a script for Cthulhu?  The best thing to do is 
 start by looking at other scripts under the src/cthulhu/scripts/ hierarchy
 of the source tree. Cthulhu also has an excellent plugin system, more documentation and examples coming soon.
+
+## Self-voicing
+
+Cthulhu offers a mechanism through which messages may be spoken directly by the screen reader. Usage is as follows:
+
+```bash
+# Speak hello world.
+echo "Hello world." | socat - UNIX-CLIENT:/tmp/cthulhu.sock
+# Speak Hello world without interrupting the previous speech.
+echo "<!#APPEND#!>Hello world." | socat - UNIX-CLIENT:/tmp/cthulhu.sock
+# Make hello world persistant in Braille.
+echo "Hello world.<#APPEND#>" | socat - UNIX-CLIENT:/tmp/cthulhu.sock
+```

configure.ac

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-m4_define([cthulhu_version], [0.1])
+m4_define([cthulhu_version], [0.2])
 
 m4_define(pygobject_required_version, 3.18)
 m4_define(atspi_required_version, 2.48)

cthulhu-autostart.desktop

@@ -1,59 +1,46 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
 Type=Application
 Name[an]=Lector de pantalla Cthulhu
-Name[ast]=Llector de pantalla d'Cthulhu
+Name[ast]=Llector de pantalla Cthulhu
-Name[be]=Чытач з экрана Cthulhu
+Name[be]=ÐÑÑÐÑÑÐ Cthulhu
-Name[bg]=Cthulhu — екранен четец
+Name[bg]=Cthulhu âÐÐÐ ÑÑÑName[bs]=Cthulhu ÄtaÄekrana
-Name[bs]=Cthulhu čitač ekrana
 Name[ca]=Lector de pantalla Cthulhu
-Name[cs]=Čtečka obrazovky Cthulhu
+Name[cs]=ÄeÄa obrazovky Cthulhu
-Name[da]=Skærmlæseren Cthulhu
+Name[da]=SkÃmlÃeren Cthulhu
 Name[de]=Cthulhu-Bildschirmleser
-Name[el]=Αναγνώστης οθόνης Cthulhu
+Name[el]=ÎÎÎÏÎ ÎÏÎ Cthulhu
 Name[en_GB]=Cthulhu Screen Reader
-Name[eo]=Ekranlegilo Orko
+Name[eo]=Ekranlegilo Cthulhu
 Name[es]=Lector de pantalla Cthulhu
 Name[eu]=Cthulhu pantaila-irakurlea
-Name[fa]=صفحه‌خوان اورکا
+Name[fa]=ØØâØ Cthulhu
-Name[fi]=Cthulhu-näytönlukija
+Name[fi]=Cthulhu-nÃtÃlukija
-Name[fr]=Lecteur d’écran Cthulhu
+Name[fr]=Lecteur dâran Cthulhu
 Name[gl]=Lector da pantalla Cthulhu
-Name[he]=מקריא המסך Cthulhu
+Name[he]=××××× Cthulhu
-Name[hi]=Cthulhu स्क्रीन वाचक
+Name[hi]=Cthulhu àààà
-Name[hu]=Orka képernyőolvasó
+Name[hu]=Cthulhu kÃernyÅlvasÃName[id]=Pembaca Layar Cthulhu
-Name[id]=Pembaca Layar Cthulhu
+Name[is]=Cthulhu skjÃestur
-Name[is]=Cthulhu skjálestur
 Name[it]=Lettore schermo Cthulhu
-Name[ka]=Cthulhu - ეკრანის მკითხველი
+Name[ka]=Cthulhu - ááááááName[kk]=Cthulhu ÑÑÐÐ ÐÐÑ ÒÐÐÐÑ
-Name[kk]=Cthulhu экраннан оқитын қолданбасы
+Name[lt]=Cthulhu ekrano skaityklÄName[lv]=Cthulhu ekrÄa lasÄÄs
-Name[lt]=Cthulhu ekrano skaityklė
+Name[mk]=Cthulhu ÑÑÑÐ ÐÑÐÑName[nb]=Cthulhu skjermleser
-Name[lv]=Cthulhu ekrāna lasītājs
+Name[ne]=Cthulhu àà ààame[nl]=Cthulhu schermlezer
-Name[mk]=Cthulhu читач на екранот
-Name[nb]=Cthulhu skjermleser
-Name[ne]=ओर्का दृष्टि वाचक
-Name[nl]=Cthulhu schermlezer
 Name[oc]=Lector d'ecran Cthulhu
-Name[pa]=ਓਰਕਾ ਸਕਰੀਨ ਰੀਡਰ
+Name[pa]=Cthulhu ààààame[pl]=Czytnik ekranowy Cthulhu
-Name[pl]=Czytnik ekranowy Cthulhu
+Name[pt]=Leitor de ecrÃCthulhu
-Name[pt]=Leitor de ecrã Cthulhu
 Name[pt_BR]=Leitor de tela Cthulhu
 Name[ro]=Cititorul de ecran Cthulhu
-Name[ru]=Экранный диктор Cthulhu
+Name[ru]=ÐÑÐÑ ÐÐÐ Cthulhu
-Name[sl]=Zaslonski bralnik Orka
+Name[sl]=Zaslonski bralnik Cthulhu
-Name[sr]=Читач екрана Орка
+Name[sr]=ÐÑÑÐÑÐ Cthulhu
-Name[sv]=Cthulhu skärmläsare
+Name[sv]=Cthulhu skÃmlÃare
-Name[ta]=ஆர்கா திரை படிப்பி 
+Name[ta]=Cthulhu àààà 
-Name[te]=ఓర్కా తెరచదువరి
+Name[te]=Cthulhu ààà
-Name[tg]=Хонандаи экрани Cthulhu
+Name[tg]=ÐÐÐÐ ÑÑÐ Cthulhu
 Name[tr]=Cthulhu Ekran Okuyucu
-Name[ug]=Cthulhu ئېكران ئوقۇغۇ
+Name[ug]=Cthulhu ØÙØ ØÙØ
-Name[uk]=Інструмент читання з екрана «Cthulhu»
+Name[uk]=ÐÑÑÐÐ ÑÑÐÑÐÐÑÐ ÂthulhuÂName[zh_CN]=Cthulhu åèName[zh_HK]=Cthulhu èèName=Cthulhu Screen Reader
-Name[zh_CN]=Cthulhu 屏幕阅读器
-Name[zh_HK]=Cthulhu 螢幕閱讀器
-Name=Cthulhu Screen Reader
 Exec=cthulhu
 NoDisplay=true
-AutostartCondition=GSettings org.gnome.desktop.a11y.applications screen-reader-enabled
 X-GNOME-AutoRestart=true
-#X-GNOME-Autostart-Phase=Initialization
-OnlyShowIn=GNOME;MATE;Unity;Cinnamon;

distro-packages/Arch-Linux/PKGBUILD

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Maintainer: Storm Dragon <storm_dragon@stormux.org>
 
 pkgname=cthulhu
-pkgver=0.1
+pkgver=0.2
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Screen reader for individuals who are blind or visually impaired forked from Orca"
 url="https://git.stormux.org/storm/cthulhu"
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ depends=(
   python-cairo
   python-gobject
   python-setproctitle
+  socat
   speech-dispatcher
   xorg-xkbcomp
   xorg-xmodmap

src/cthulhu/messages.py

@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ CARET_CONTROL_APP = _("The application is controlling the caret.")
 # itself controls how the arrow keys move the caret around HTML content. It's
 # often broken, so Cthulhu needs to provide its own support. As such, Cthulhu offers
 # the user the ability to toggle which application is controlling the caret.
-CARET_CONTROL_CTHULHU = _("The screen reader is controlling the caret.")
+CARET_CONTROL_CTHULHU = _("Cthulhu is controlling the caret.")
 
 # Translators: this is the name of a cell in a spreadsheet.
 CELL = _("Cell %s")
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ CLI_LOAD_PROFILE_ERROR = _("Profile could not be loaded: %s")
 # Translators: This message is presented to the user who attempts to launch Cthulhu
 # from some other environment than the graphical desktop.
 CLI_NO_DESKTOP_ERROR = \
-    _("Cannot start the screen reader because it cannot connect to the Desktop.")
+    _("Cannot start Cthulhu because it cannot connect to the Desktop.")
 
 # Translators: This message is presented to the user who attempts to launch Cthulhu
 # but the launch fails due to an error related to the settings manager.
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ CLI_SETTINGS_MANAGER_ERROR = \
 # Translators: This message is presented to the user when he/she tries to launch
 # Cthulhu, but Cthulhu is already running.
 CLI_OTHER_CTHULHUS_ERROR = \
-    _('Another screen reader process is already running for this ' \
+    _('Another Cthulhu process is already running for this ' \
       'session.\nRun “cthulhu --replace” to replace that ' \
       'process with a new one.')
 
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ CLI_VERSION = _("Version of this application")
 
 # Translators: This is the description of command line option '-r, --replace'
 # which tells Cthulhu to replace any existing Cthulhu process that might be running.
-CLI_REPLACE = _("Replace a currently running instance of this screen reader")
+CLI_REPLACE = _("Replace a currently running instance of Cthulhu")
 
 # Translators: this is the description of command line option '-h, --help'
 # which lists all the available command line options.
@@ -1194,9 +1194,9 @@ LEARN_MODE_START_BRAILLE = _("Learn mode.  Press escape to exit.")
 # Mode.
 LEARN_MODE_START_SPEECH = \
     _("Entering learn mode.  Press any key to hear its function.  " \
-      "To view the screen reader’s documentation, press F1. " \
+      "To view Cthulhu’s documentation, press F1. " \
-      "To get a list of the screen reader’s default shortcuts, press F2. " \
+      "To get a list of Cthulhu’s default shortcuts, press F2. " \
-      "To get a list of the screen reader’s shortcuts for the current application, " \
+      "To get a list of Cthulhu’s shortcuts for the current application, " \
       "press F3. " \
       "To exit learn mode, press the escape key.")
 
@@ -2512,7 +2512,7 @@ UNDO = C_("command", "undo")
 REDO = C_("command", "redo")
 
 # Translators: This message presents the Cthulhu version number.
-VERSION = _("Screen reader version %s.") % version
+VERSION = _("Cthulhu version %s.") % version
 
 # Translators: This is presented when the user has navigated to a line with only
 # whitespace characters (space, tab, etc.) on it.

src/cthulhu/plugins/SelfVoice/SelfVoice.py

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # Example usage:
-# echo "This is a test." | socat - UNIX-CLIENT:/tmp/cthulhu-PID.sock
+# echo "This is a test." | socat - UNIX-CLIENT:/tmp/cthulhu.sock
-# Where PID is cthulhu's process id.
 # Prepend text to be spoken with <!#APPEND#!> to make it not interrupt, for inaccessible windows.
 # Append message to be spoken with <#PERSISTENT#> to present a persistent message in braille
 # <#APPEND#> is only usable for a persistent message
@@ -78,7 +77,7 @@ class SelfVoice(GObject.Object, Peas.Activatable, plugin.Plugin):
             print(e)
 
     def voiceWorker(self):
-        socketFile = '/tmp/cthulhu-' + str(os.getppid()) + '.sock'
+        socketFile = '/tmp/cthulhu.sock'
         # for testing purposes
         #socketFile = '/tmp/cthulhu-plugin.sock'