Announce: Slint64-14.2.1 is released.

Linux for blind general discussion blinux-list at redhat.com
Mon Jan 1 06:50:14 UTC 2018 

Hi Didier.

It works perfect. Thank you for your quick reply.


Best Regards


On 01-Jan-18 12:19 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
> Progress report.
>
> I can get the same behavior in Mate as in xfce, whiuch needs several additional packages, namely:
> ccsm
> compiz #upgraded
> compiz-bcop
> compiz-plugins-main
> compizconfig-python
> libcompizconfig
>
> It works but...
>
> Maybe that's a little to much for just that, there are inconveniences and I found a simpler way:
>
> open mate-terminal and type following command:
> xfwm4 --replace &
>
> And voila: we replaced the default window manager (marceo, aka metacity) by that of xfce (xfwm4).
>
> So we get the same feature as in xfce: you can use  Alt + Scroll mouse button to zoom in/out entire screen.
>
> Please try it. If that's OK we can make this command permanent at the user level for those who like it.
>
> Happy new year,
>
> Didier
>
>
> Le 31/12/2017 à 14:51, Linux for blind general discussion a écrit :
>> 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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