Announce: Slint64-14.2.1 is released.

Linux for blind general discussion blinux-list at redhat.com
Sun Dec 31 13:51:51 UTC 2017 

Having investigated a little more, I realize that I have to build missing compiz plugins.

I will do that in the coming days and will add a package in the repo that will be install able with slapt-get --install <package-name>

I will report in this thread when it will be done.

Meanwhile I have a question.

I updated and hopefully enhanced the documentation in our wiki built with dokuwiki, like e.g. these pages:
http://slint.fr/wiki//en/start
http://slint.fr/wiki/en/installation
http://slint.fr/wiki/en/accessibility
http://slint.fr/wiki/en/software_management

I am not sure that these pages be as accessible as they should, so please try to read them, including with a web browser like lynx if you use it, and let me know of any issue.

If need be I will provide them in a more accessible format.

Happy new year everybody!

Greetings,

Didier

Le 31/12/2017 à 14:33, Linux for blind general discussion a écrit :
> 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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