what wouldbe the most blind friendly distribution of linux

[Zdenek Vopat]

hello everyone is someone using vinux with focus blue braille display? Does vinux suport brltty 4.2?
Many thanks for the answers.
Zdenek

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Krishnakant Mane" <krmane at gmail.com>
To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list at redhat.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 2:26 PM
Subject: Re: what wouldbe the most blind friendly distribution of linux


> Also Note that the inflection (pitch range ) in espeak can be improved 
> by changing parameters in the /usr/share/espeak-voices/en/en or any 
> respective language.
> This makes espeak sound a bit more narrative and less monotonous.
> 
> Happy hacking.
> Krishnakant.
> 
> 
> On Wednesday 04 August 2010 03:45 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote:
>>  Hi!
>> I don't think voxin supports as many languages that espeak do.
>> I haven't for example seen swedish beeing supported.
>> BUt with espeak you can just change to swedish.
>> /A
>>
>> Willem van der Walt skrev 2010-08-04 09:30:
>>> As others have said, for now, go for Vinux.
>>> You can also download a usb stick version.
>>> By default Vinux comes up talking in orca, the graphical  screen reader
>>> and with speakup in the console.
>>> The default synthesizer is espeak.
>>> Many people prefer to buy what is now called voxin, but was known as IBM
>>> Viavoice ttsynth eloquence over the years.
>>> I would suggest that you try to use espeak for a week or so before
>>> concluding that you need another synth.
>>> I am so used to using espeak now that I never use ibm viavoice even 
>>> it is
>>> on my machine.
>>> Regards, Willem
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, 4 Aug 2010, Zdenek Vopat wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello listers:
>>>> what would be the most blind friendly distribution of linux?
>>>> I am thinking of getting the the world of liinux and looking for  
>>>> the most blind friendly distribution. I would probably use it with a 
>>>> netbook maybe with my asus eeepc1000, I also need the be able to 
>>>> convert my work to ms office and vice versa, maybe get into some 
>>>> other stuff as well. so what distribution aand software you would 
>>>> recommend. I would also use brltty 4.2 probably either with focus 
>>>> blue braille display or brailliant braille display and also which 
>>>> speech software you'd recommend?
>>>> Many thanks.
>>>> Zdenek
>>>>
>>
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