Announce: Slint64-14.2.1 is released.
Linux for blind general discussion
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Sun Dec 31 11:13:25 UTC 2017
I only found option "Make text larger and easier to read". No option for
magnifier.
I look for magnifier like xfce desktop has, user Super + Scroll mouse
button to zoom in/out entire screen. I believe compiz has the same option.
Thanks
On 31-Dec-17 1:17 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
> system universal access then make sure magnifier is checked in that
> screen. If not checked you'll not have told the system you need it.
>
> On Sun, 31 Dec 2017, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
>
>> Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2017 00:32:21
>> From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
>> To: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
>> Subject: Re: Announce: Slint64-14.2.1 is released.
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I managed to install slint without trouble. Now I can access Mate
>> Desktop.
>>
>> I hope someone could help me to enable magnifier. I tried enter
>> keyboard shortcut menu and press the key listed there to toggle
>> screen magnifier (Ctrl+Suprt+N) but nothing happened.
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>> On 25-Dec-17 5:49 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
>>> No, it isn't like debian.? When you run a boot up of slint, slint
>>> comes up
>>> talking.? You press s once speech starts to continue to have slint
>>> speaking.? Failure to press s turns speech off.? I've done testing on
>>> release candidate versions of slint before this one got released
>>> and I've
>>> never seen anything in my life and I had no trouble getting slint
>>> installed so I could use it afterwards.
>>>
>>> On Mon, 25 Dec 2017, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
>>>
>>>> Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2017 02:52:55
>>>> From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
>>>> To: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: Announce: Slint64-14.2.1 is released.
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I read the manual and can't find info on how to use it with
>>>> speakup/espeak. Could you pinpoint me on how to enable speech during
>>>> installation? I think this should be possible just like with debian
>>>> installer.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 21-Dec-17 5:50 AM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
>>>>> ?Slint64-14.2.1 is released!
>>>>>
>>>>> ?As a reminder Slint is a Linux distribution based on Slackware.
>>>>>
>>>>> ?INSTALLATION
>>>>>
>>>>> ?The ISO image for Slint64-14.2.1 is provided on sourceforge.net:
>>>>> ?https://sourceforge.net/projects/slint/files/14.2.1/
>>>>>
>>>>> ?To know how to use this ISO image, read:
>>>>> ?http://slint.fr/wiki/en/installation
>>>>> ?Just substitute this ISO's file name to the one indicated there.
>>>>>
>>>>> ?Specific instructions for visually impaired users are provided in:
>>>>> ?http://slackware.uk/slint/x86_64/slint-14.2.1/ACCESSIBILITY
>>>>>
>>>>> ?Slint can be installed and used without help from a sighted person,
>>>>> ?provided that the computer be set to boot from the installation
>>>>> media,
>>>>> ?DVD or USB stick.
>>>>>
>>>>> ?To update your system after installation, run as as root these
>>>>> commands:
>>>>> ?slapt-get --add-keys
>>>>> ?slapt-get --update
>>>>> ?slapt-get --upgrade -s # to check for available updates.
>>>>> ?slapt-get --upgrade # to actually apply the updates.
>>>>>
>>>>> ?FEATURES
>>>>>
>>>>> ?MATE 1.18 is included, as well as Xfce, LXDE and KDE (optional) and
>>>>> ?lighter ones like blackbox and fluxbox.
>>>>>
>>>>> ?Slint64-4.2 is accessible to visually impaired users: it can be
>>>>> ?installed and used with speech and/or Braille both in text mode
>>>>> and in
>>>>> ?several graphical environments including of course MATE.
>>>>>
>>>>> ?brltty is included with brlapi to use your braille device in
>>>>> graphical
>>>>> ?environments through orca.
>>>>>
>>>>> ?espeakup provides speech in text mode, orca in graphical
>>>>> environments.
>>>>>
>>>>> ?The installation of KDE is optional. If KDE is installed, to avoid
>>>>> ?cluttering the application menus of other graphical environments
>>>>> the
>>>>> ?admin can just type hide-kde-apps: the menu entry of KDE apps will
>>>>> ?then appear only in the menu entry of KDE. This can be reverted
>>>>> typing
>>>>> ?show-kde-apps.
>>>>>
>>>>> ?The lightdm and gdm2 graphical login managers are included, both
>>>>> can
>>>>> ?speak with orca.
>>>>>
>>>>> ?To cope with the many graphical environments and login managers and
>>>>> ?alleviate the need of manually editing configuration files,
>>>>> several new
>>>>> ?utilities are provided:
>>>>> ?* orca-on ad orca-off allow each user to enable or disable speech
>>>>> and/or
>>>>> ??? braille in graphical environments for oneself.
>>>>> ?* session-chooser allows a user to set the default graphical
>>>>> session
>>>>> for
>>>>> ??? oneself, among those available. This can be done by root for a
>>>>> regular
>>>>> ??? user with setsession.
>>>>> ?* login-chooser allows the admin to set the login manager,
>>>>> either text
>>>>> ??? (the users can then after login start a graphical session typing
>>>>> ??? startx) or graphical (among lightdm, lxdm, gdm and kdm) and
>>>>> decide
>>>>> to
>>>>> ??? have speech or not for login, in text mode as using lightdm
>>>>> or gdm2.
>>>>>
>>>>> ?Most graphical environments get a similar layout of the panels and
>>>>> ?their menus.
>>>>>
>>>>> ?ACCESSIBILITY
>>>>>
>>>>> ?See the document ACCESSIBILITY:
>>>>> ?http://slackware.uk/slint/x86_64/slint-14.2.1/ACCESSIBILITY
>>>>>
>>>>> ?INSTRUCTIONS FOR UPGRADING FROM 14.2
>>>>>
>>>>> ?Follow the instructions detailed in the document README_UPGRADE
>>>>> ?in the directory upgrade:
>>>>> ?http://slackware.uk/slint/x86_64/slint-14.2.1/upgrade/
>>>>> ?These instructions also apply to testers of a release candidate.
>>>>>
>>>>> ?Note that upgrading from a Slint version earlier than 14.2 is NOT
>>>>> ?supported at all and will most likely not work.
>>>>>
>>>>> ?Alternatively make a full backup, install anew, restore from the
>>>>> backup.
>>>>>
>>>>> ?GENERAL INFORMATION
>>>>>
>>>>> ?Slint website: http://slint.fr (not yet updated for 14.2.1)
>>>>> ?Forum: https://forum.salixos.org/viewforum.php?f=44
>>>>> ?Mailing list: http://slint.fr/mailman/listinfo/slint_slint.fr
>>>>> ?Didier: didier~at~slint~dot~fr
>>>>>
>>>>> ?I welcome your feedback and am ready to cooperate with other
>>>>> projects.
>>>>>
>>>>> ?Greetings,
>>>>>
>>>>> ?Didier
>>>>>
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