Announce: Slint64-14.2.1 is released.

Linux for blind general discussion blinux-list at redhat.com
Sun Dec 31 13:19:54 UTC 2017


Hello,

Le 31/12/2017 à 12:13, Linux for blind general discussion a écrit :
> 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.

I am not sure that we have that (yet) in Slint for MATE. If someone indicates a package name or application name or link to some source repository , I will add it.

Didier

> 
> 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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