What is a talking X

[josh]

yes I am looking for career advice and info.

email: jkenn337 at gmail.com
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Heim" <jheim at math.wisc.edu>
To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list at redhat.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 2:09 PM
Subject: Re: What is a talking X


>I am a linux system administrator.  I guess I can tell you about my 
>situation but are you looking for career advice?
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "josh" <jkenn337 at gmail.com>
> To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list at redhat.com>
> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 9:05 AM
> Subject: Re: What is a talking X
>
>
>> hi,
>>
>> what kind of job do you have? and what classes and degree is required to 
>> get it?
>>
>> Josh
>>
>> email: jkenn337 at gmail.com
>> skype: jkenn337
>> msn: kenn6498ku at hotmail.com
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "John Heim" <jheim at math.wisc.edu>
>> To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list at redhat.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 9:59 AM
>> Subject: Re: What is a talking X
>>
>>
>>> One of the main reasons system administrators like linux so much is 
>>> because of the availability of a text console. It's not going away any 
>>> time soon. If grml starts emphasising the GUI interface more, somebody 
>>> else will come out with a live CD that is like what grml used to be. 
>>> There already are alternatives like SRD (System Rescue Disk) that put a 
>>> greater emphasis  on just getting a machine booted, forget about the 
>>> fancy stuff.
>>>
>>> I would estimate that I need a grml CD to bail out a machine once a week 
>>> on the average. I even took the time to alter the CD so that it would 
>>> speak via a doubletalk without typing any boot parms. That's how much I 
>>> rely on grml in my job. When a machine won't boot off the hard drive, 
>>> most of the time it's an emergency and I can't be diddling around trying 
>>> to figure out when it's the right time to type in boot parms.
>>>
>>> Most of the computers I deal with on a daily basis don't even have the 
>>> GUI installed. It would just be a waste of disk space.
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "josh" <jkenn337 at gmail.com>
>>> To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list at redhat.com>
>>> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 8:17 AM
>>> Subject: Re: What is a talking X
>>>
>>>
>>>> is the text or console interface still a popular one? things like 
>>>> RedHat and grml with speakup? or are the consoles being replaced by 
>>>> graphical desktops?
>>>>
>>>> Josh
>>>>
>>>> email: jkenn337 at gmail.com
>>>> skype: jkenn337
>>>> msn: kenn6498ku at hotmail.com
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Willem van der Walt" <wvdwalt at csir.co.za>
>>>> To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list at redhat.com>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 9:13 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: What is a talking X
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Yes,
>>>>> but the keyword here seem to be GTK2.  If programs use that toolkit, 
>>>>> they
>>>>> have a good chance to be made accessible where if they use some of the
>>>>> other graphical toolkits, they are almost sure to be inaccessible.
>>>>> There is a lot of work happening here, so things might change sooner 
>>>>> than
>>>>> we think.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, 28 Feb 2008, josh wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> the gnome desktop is the only graphical linux interface accessible or 
>>>>>> useable
>>>>>> by blind people at this time, right?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Josh
>>>>>>
>>>>>> email: jkenn337 at gmail.com
>>>>>> skype: jkenn337
>>>>>> msn: kenn6498ku at hotmail.com
>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Willem van der Walt" 
>>>>>> <wvdwalt at csir.co.za>
>>>>>> To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list at redhat.com>
>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 8:05 AM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: What is a talking X
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> > They were most likely refering to a talking graphical user 
>>>>>> > interface under
>>>>>> > Unix or Mac.
>>>>>> > X-windows is the base component of all graphic user interfaces 
>>>>>> > under
>>>>>> > unix-like systems.
>>>>>> > The Orca screen reader is a screen reader that works under the 
>>>>>> > gnome
>>>>>> > desktop.  The Gnome desktop runs under X-windows so that would as a
>>>>>> > combination constitute a talking X.
>>>>>> > HTH, Willem
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > On Thu, 28 Feb 2008, Imbar Golt wrote:
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > > Hi,
>>>>>> > >
>>>>>> > > someone mentioned a talking X once and I would like to know what 
>>>>>> > > it is
>>>>>> > > please.
>>>>>> > >
>>>>>> > > Thanks,
>>>>>> > >
>>>>>> > > Imbar
>>>>>> > >
>>>>>> > >
>>>>>> > > Imbar Golt
>>>>>> > > Email and Messenger: imbar at netvision.net.il
>>>>>> > > Skype: Imbargolt
>>>>>> > >
>>>>>> >
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