Re: linux-mint findings
I have linux-mint almost working accessibly. What's missing is orca talking during a login. Is there anything I can do with gsettings to make this happen? With linux-mint hitting the super key brings up the apps and puts you in a text box for searching. hit tab then right arrow and you end up in the list of apps on the system and use up and down arrows to select the app and enter to run the app. The accessibility section of linux-mint is messed up since it doesn't know orca screen reader has already been installed and asks users to install orca screen reader but that's all it does. On Thu, 15 Sep 2016, Paul Merrell wrote: Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2016 22:42:19 From: Paul Merrell Reply-To: Linux for blind general discussion To: Linux for blind general discussion Subject: Re: linux-mint findings On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 7:17 AM, Jude DaShiell wrote: I got some sighted assistance and here's what I found out so far. If you try turning orca with alt-f2 orca, the welcome screen comes up and turns the screen reader off for you, so turn it back on again. At least with the Mate desktop, the Mint welcome screen has a checkbox in the lower right corner to turn off the display of that screen on startup. It can still be accessed through Main Menu > Control Center. Best regards, Paul -- ___ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list
Re: VirtualBox
Hmmm, this is info I will certainly investigate. Thanks for pointing this out. Luke Yelavich writes: > On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 12:14:01AM AEST, Janina Sajka wrote: > > Hi, Luke: > > > > Just to clarify, this approach would support other distributions of > > Linux but not totaly foreign OS like Windows 10. Is that correct? > > No, that is not correct. Windows can indeed be run in a KVM based virtual > machine. You can even see how well various versions of Windows work here. > http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/Guest_Support_Status. You can find various > Windows drivers for KVM guests here. > http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/WindowsGuestDrivers. > > Luke > > ___ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list -- Janina Sajka, Phone: +1.443.300.2200 sip:jan...@asterisk.rednote.net Email: jan...@rednote.net Linux Foundation Fellow Executive Chair, Accessibility Workgroup: http://a11y.org The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Chair, Accessible Platform Architectureshttp://www.w3.org/wai/apa ___ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list
Speakup and backups
Hi everyone, I must be getting old, because I have become backup-obssessed. In addition to a backup of my home folder, I would like to use the ARCH pacman off-line alternate process, where one keeps a list of packages and the actual packages on disk, just in case Internet access is not available or is too slow. In that context, do Kernel changes like Speakup appear in the list of installed packages? I imagine not, is this correct? Also, what is the best source of instructions on how to install Speakup? Thanks, Fernando ___ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list
Re: Speakup and backups
Hi, I don't know about your other questions, but about the speakup installation: I wrote a small script a while ago to assist me in speakup installation for the current kernel under Fedora. It uses a generic kernel for the compilation, compiles only speakup and copies it into the current kernel's module directory. https://github.com/zahyur/speakup-installer It has also a 'prepare' option - for installing dependancies. I've tried to adapt it for apt-get, dnf and pacman based distributions, but actually tested it only under Fedora. I posted it to the speakup mailing list, but no one responded so far. I'll be glad to hear your opinion. -- Best wishes, Zahari Fernando Botelho wrote: Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 01:27:05PM -0300 > Hi everyone, > > I must be getting old, because I have become backup-obssessed. > > In addition to a backup of my home folder, I would like to use the ARCH > pacman off-line alternate process, where one keeps a list of packages and > the actual packages on disk, just in case Internet access is not available > or is too slow. > > In that context, do Kernel changes like Speakup appear in the list of > installed packages? I imagine not, is this correct? > > Also, what is the best source of instructions on how to install Speakup? > > Thanks, > > Fernando > > ___ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list signature.asc Description: PGP signature ___ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list
Enabling Console Speech Inside Vinux?
Well, I tried posting a similar inquiree in the Speakup list, but it never went through. Also, I tried joining the Vinux list, but they require you to sign in to google. So here are comments-and-questions? #1 It would be much simpler if they also were to provide a windows executable, as dealing with an iso is not always convenient. #2 I was pleasantly surprised that installing Vinux along side windows vista did not nuke a JAWS10 authorization. #3 The Vinux WIKI hardly mentions screen-readers-and-how to enable them. I did purchase Voxen, as I would never wanna hear e-speak for anything. #4 Ideally, can some1 please inform what to edit so it will boot in console with either Speakup or YASR? I don't mind having access to a graphical, but I would rather boot in a TCSH shell. I can certainly use Notepad in windows to edit any configs, unless, a duel boot won't see the windows side of the house? #5 And yes I would want great sounding speech in both console-and-graphical on a 64bit image on a laptop. Thanks so much in advance for guidance Hart ___ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list
Joining the Vinux list [was {Re: Enabling Console Speech Inside Vinux?"]
I'm not sure why you think you need to sign into Google to join the Vinux mailing list. Try emailing vinux-support+subscr...@googlegroups.com On 16/09/16 22:21, Hart Larry wrote: Well, I tried posting a similar inquiree in the Speakup list, but it never went through. Also, I tried joining the Vinux list, but they require you to sign in to google. So here are comments-and-questions? #1 It would be much simpler if they also were to provide a windows executable, as dealing with an iso is not always convenient. #2 I was pleasantly surprised that installing Vinux along side windows vista did not nuke a JAWS10 authorization. #3 The Vinux WIKI hardly mentions screen-readers-and-how to enable them. I did purchase Voxen, as I would never wanna hear e-speak for anything. #4 Ideally, can some1 please inform what to edit so it will boot in console with either Speakup or YASR? I don't mind having access to a graphical, but I would rather boot in a TCSH shell. I can certainly use Notepad in windows to edit any configs, unless, a duel boot won't see the windows side of the house? #5 And yes I would want great sounding speech in both console-and-graphical on a 64bit image on a laptop. Thanks so much in advance for guidance Hart ___ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list -- Christopher (CJ) chaltain at Gmail ___ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list
Re: Enabling Console Speech Inside Vinux?
Sorry, I didn't see the rest of your questions. I asume you're talking about Vinux. I don't run Windows myself, but I'm pretty sure the wiki points people to some various options to build a bootable USB stick under Windows. Vinux comes up with Orca enabled, and I'm not sure what other screen reader options exist for Linux, so I'm not sure why Vinux would have to provide information on the wiki on how to enable Orca. You can purchase Voxin through the Vinux pages, but I use eSpeak myself. On 16/09/16 22:21, Hart Larry wrote: Well, I tried posting a similar inquiree in the Speakup list, but it never went through. Also, I tried joining the Vinux list, but they require you to sign in to google. So here are comments-and-questions? #1 It would be much simpler if they also were to provide a windows executable, as dealing with an iso is not always convenient. #2 I was pleasantly surprised that installing Vinux along side windows vista did not nuke a JAWS10 authorization. #3 The Vinux WIKI hardly mentions screen-readers-and-how to enable them. I did purchase Voxen, as I would never wanna hear e-speak for anything. #4 Ideally, can some1 please inform what to edit so it will boot in console with either Speakup or YASR? I don't mind having access to a graphical, but I would rather boot in a TCSH shell. I can certainly use Notepad in windows to edit any configs, unless, a duel boot won't see the windows side of the house? #5 And yes I would want great sounding speech in both console-and-graphical on a 64bit image on a laptop. Thanks so much in advance for guidance Hart ___ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list -- Christopher (CJ) chaltain at Gmail ___ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list
