Netbook Oriented Linux Distributions Accessibility

[Christopher Chaltain]

If you're going to go the Vinux/Ubuntu route then I'd suggest you take a 
look at the Vinux wiki page at http://vinuxproject.org/wiki/doku.php

The Vinux support mailing list and IRC channel are also particularly 
friendly and helpful. You can subscribe to the mailing list by sending a 
message to vinux-support+subscribe at googlegroups.com

You generally use Thunderbird to handle your email and Firefox to browse 
the web. Nautilus is the file manager you'll probably use. There are 
several options to listen to MP3's. gedit is a great text editor that 
uses a lot of the same key strokes you're used to in Windows editors. 
Libre Office is also very accessible if you want a MS Office like suite. 
I'm not sure about DAISY book reading myself, but I'm sure someone on 
the Vinux support list can answer that question.

On 05/08/2014 02:29 AM, Rob Harris wrote:
> Ok, is there basic .txt or plain text to talk a novice into going this
> route - how the basic interface for screen reading, which apps for basic ops
> like mail/browse/file-manage, and how they are operated with said screen
> reader.
>
> Thanx muchly, RobH.
>
> Ps:  playing mp3 files and daisy books would be a good bonus.
>
> Pps:  Having a Notepad type editor that works using standard arrow-key
> navigation and text selection would be even better!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Eric Oyen" <eric.oyen at gmail.com>
> To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list at redhat.com>
> Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2014 4:59 AM
> Subject: Re: Netbook Oriented Linux Distributions Accessibility
>
>
> if Vinux works, then regular ubuntu with gnome (or unity) with orca will
> work as well. Basically, that is the same basic DM and screen reader used in
> Vinux.
>
> -eric
>
> On May 7, 2014, at 7:08 PM, Christopher Chaltain wrote:
>
>> I run Vinux 4 on a netbook. Vinux 4 is based on Ubuntu 12.04, and it uses
>> Unity 2D as a desktop, which is optimized for older hardware. I find it
>> quite usable. I think some light weight desktops are also being made
>> accessible, so you might want to keep an eye on the Sonar project. You can
>> get Vinux from http://vinuxproject.org/ I'm not sure how newer versions of
>> Ubuntu, based on Unity (not Unity 2D) or Gnome, will perform on a netbook.
>>
>> On 05/07/2014 08:23 AM, Behave shah wrote:
>>> Dear all.
>>> I require information about the accessibility of netbook oriented
>>> Linux distributions.
>>> Currently, I use Windows 7 Starter but it is considerably slow.
>>> Therefore I would like to switch to Linux
>>> Please tell me if any of you use a Linux distribution for netbooks.
>>> Thank you very much.
>>>
>>
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>> Christopher (CJ)
>> chaltain at Gmail
>>
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