Fw: new to linux.....

Janina Sajka janina at rednote.net
Thu Mar 31 14:34:40 UTC 2005


Yes, you can expect to use emacspeak. You cannot expect it will work
just because you installed Linux, unfortunately.

If we're going to help you, we need more information.

What have you installed? Explain about your computer's Linux
installation.

vasile radu writes:
> ok!
> I on't want only gnome accessibility
> I've tried to make emacspeak to work and no result.
> Are these screen reader come with a voice them selves?
> Don't they use something like festival or viavoice?
> If tjhey don't I'm interested how to make with one of them my distro to 
> speak!!!
> 
> a happy new year
> /////////
> Radu Vasile
> Techinc Consultant in computers
> "better light a candle than curse the darkness"
> "follow the white rabbit"
> e-mail:
> vradu at constanta.astral.ro
> matematicianu at home.ro
> matematicianu2003 at yahoo.co.uk
> rvasile at gmail.com
> antropofagul2003 at yahoo.fr
> and soon others
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kenny Hitt" <kenny at hittsjunk.net>
> To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list at redhat.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 10:28 PM
> Subject: Re: Fw: new to linux.....
> 
> 
> >Hi.
> >
> >I use Debian as my Linux distro and (mostly) speakup as my screen
> >reader.  Speakup gives me access to the text console.
> >
> >>From the libs you mention, it sounds like you are trying to access a
> >Linux system using only Gnome.  At this time, I don't think you will
> >have much success using Linux with only Gnome accessibility.  For now,
> >the best access to Linux is using a screen reader like speakup, brltty,
> >or yasr to give you access to the text console.
> >
> >Hope this helps.
> >         Kenny
> >
> >On Wed, Mar 30, 2005 at 09:33:51PM +0300, vasile radu wrote:
> >>then, what ar you (all) using and how get you your distro speaking?
> >>I've got a fedora core 3 and I have seen that this distro has the 
> >>packages
> >>necessary on it
> >>But mandrake (less in 10.1 version) give this packages in a distribution
> >>named power pack wich cost less 60 $
> >>So in the free distribution of 3 cds they don't put this packages.
> >>I mean:
> >>at-spi
> >>gnome-speech
> >>atk
> >>and lib packages afferent
> >>So the work get harder on drake to get it speak.
> >>I have it installed for a mounth and I can not get it speak to me!!!
> >>It's verry desapointing and even if i want to get on linux, I am forced 
> >>to
> >>use windows for the moment until I'll understand and get a procedure to 
> >>get
> >>it speak even if I will format my partitions!!!
> >>So the problem is:
> >>What are you using and how get you it speak!!!
> >>
> >>a happy new year
> >>/////////
> >>Radu Vasile
> >>Techinc Consultant in computers
> >>"better light a candle than curse the darkness"
> >>"follow the white rabbit"
> >>e-mail:
> >>vradu at constanta.astral.ro
> >>matematicianu at home.ro
> >>matematicianu2003 at yahoo.co.uk
> >>rvasile at gmail.com
> >>antropofagul2003 at yahoo.fr
> >>and soon others
> >>----- Original Message ----- 
> >>From: "Janina Sajka" <janina at rednote.net>
> >>To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list at redhat.com>
> >>Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 6:02 AM
> >>Subject: Re: Fw: new to linux.....
> >>
> >>
> >>>We're not ignoring you. I think the silence to your question only means
> >>>that there aren't very many of us using Mandrake.
> >>>
> >>>The only time I have personally met blind users on Mondrake was in
> >>>Denmark. The web address is:
> >>>
> >>>http://www.sslug.dk/~chlor/brltty-logtext/mandrake91.html
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>vasile radu writes:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>Helo! I am new to linux and I am visual impaired.
> >>>>I tried to follow even one how to guide, but no one give a result.
> >>>>My question is direct and I want a answer on steps:
> >>>>Have any one mandrake 10.x and made it speak? If yes how!
> >>>>In hope that I'll finaly will hear something from my linux I wait your
> >>>>answers.
> >>>>I am using mandrake 10.1 free version of 3 cds
> >>>>THANKS A LOT
> >>>>a happy new year
> >>>>/////////
> >>>>Radu Vasile
> >>>>Techinc Consultant in computers
> >>>>"better light a candle than curse the darkness"
> >>>>"follow the white rabbit"
> >>>>e-mail:
> >>>>vradu at constanta.astral.ro
> >>>>matematicianu at home.ro
> >>>>matematicianu2003 at yahoo.co.uk
> >>>>rvasile at gmail.com
> >>>>antropofagul2003 at yahoo.fr
> >>>>and soon others
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> >>>
> >>>Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG)
> >>>janina at freestandards.org http://a11y.org
> >>>
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Janina Sajka				Phone: +1.202.494.7040
Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC	http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com

Chair, Accessibility Workgroup		Free Standards Group (FSG)
janina at freestandards.org		http://a11y.org

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