Announce: Slint64-14.2.1 is released.

Linux for blind general discussion blinux-list at redhat.com
Sun Dec 31 13:33:23 UTC 2017 

Hello again,

I just checked that it works as you said in xfce in Slint, using Alt + Scroll mouse button with my current setting.

I have to find out what to add to provide the same feature with mate.

Didier

sLe 31/12/2017 à 14:19, Linux for blind general discussion a écrit :
> 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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