Re: What is the debian version of this command.

2017-06-16 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
On Fri, 16 Jun 2017, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > > > Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2017 15:50:37 > > From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@redhat.com> > > To: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@redhat.com> > > Subject: Re: What

Re: How many of y'all use Emacspeak?

2017-06-16 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
for blind general discussion wrote: I use speechd-el but I believe that's similar. I manage my e-mail with gnus, Web with w3m, the dired mode, code editing, shell. Raphaël On 06/14/2017 07:13 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: It appears powerful and customizable and I'm interested

Re: Pilot, as mentioned in my other thread.

2017-06-17 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
discussion wrote: Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2017 10:09:24 From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@redhat.com> To: blinux <blinux-list@redhat.com> Subject: Pilot, as mentioned in my other thread. Mark Here, Ok, someone's gotta explain pilot to me. I started it by typing pi

Re: working with nano

2017-06-17 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Were you also introduced to pilot another one of alpine's extras as well? If anyone used dos earlier in their lives and liked nswp you'll also like pilot. On Sat, 17 Jun 2017, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2017 09:28:22 From: Linux for blind general discussion

Pilot, as mentioned in my other thread.

2017-06-17 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Mark Here, Ok, someone's gotta explain pilot to me. I started it by typing pilot, but got a list of directories. How would I use it to edit a text file, or possibly in alpine as an editor? I'm curious, and that's dangerous! Hahahahaha! in2014 Mark Peveto Registered Linux user number 600552

Re: working with nano

2017-06-17 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
. The port for the mac comes with a text nanorc.sample file which notates all the options. If this is not available in other distributions I would be happy to send it as an attachment. On Fri, 16 Jun 2017, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: Yes, this thread is interesting. I think

Re: How many of y'all use Emacspeak?

2017-06-17 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
try mx-browse-url and see what happens. On Fri, 16 Jun 2017, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2017 20:46:39 From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@redhat.com> To: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@redhat.com> Subject:

Re: How many of y'all use Emacspeak?

2017-06-17 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@redhat.com> writes: > Which other email programs and browsers work with emacs? I've had no > luck with eww. It gives the error that function requires libxml2. I > have libxml2. My suspicion is that, although libxml2 is installed

Re: working with nano

2017-06-16 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
e kids and tell them to get offa my lawn. -tim On June 16, 2017, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > This has been an interesting thread so far. I began using > unix in 1989 on a DEC system which used the trade name of Ultrix > and the standard editor was vi so I've stu

Re: What is the debian version of this command.

2017-06-16 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Thanks Mark for that repo command, which certainly works well here in Vinux 5.1. At your convenience, can you please write off list, would like to discuss Voxin, but your address bounced. Thanks in advance Chime ___ Blinux-list mailing list

Re: How many of y'all use Emacspeak?

2017-06-17 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
is generally easy to understand but I'm having the opposite experience with gnus. I don't understand much of the terminology, I don't yet know elisp and ATM I'm just trying to figure out how to set up gmail. On 06/17/2017 10:31 AM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: Linux for blind

Re: How many of y'all use Emacspeak?

2017-06-17 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
M-x browse-url just produces an error sound. On 06/17/2017 08:42 AM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: try mx-browse-url and see what happens. On Fri, 16 Jun 2017, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2017 20:46:39 From: Linux for blind general discussion

Re: How many of y'all use Emacspeak?

2017-06-17 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Try running 'w3m' from the command line like: w3m http://amazon.com On 6/16/2017 8:46 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: How do you get w3m to work? I've installed both w3m and emacs-w3m and restarted emacs, but M-x w3m fails. Which other email programs and browsers work

debian and sendspace

2017-06-11 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Has anyone had any luck using sendspace with debian 8? How the heck do I get it to run? As of now, I can't? Mark Peveto Registered Linux user number 600552 Everything happens after coffee! ___ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@redhat.com

Re: editing a file in /sys/accessibility/speakup/i18n

2017-06-14 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Mark Peveto here, What I ended up having to do is disable the backup file option in the nanorc file. wasn't my favorite choice, but it did solve the problem! Mark Peveto Registered Linux user number 600552 Everything happens after coffee! On Wed, 14 Jun 2017, Linux for blind general

boot up messages

2017-06-14 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Mark Peveto here. Where in debian do I find a record of the boot messages? It seems when I have my doubletalk connected, it fails to load some sort of module right away, but doubletalk is talking too fast for me to make it out. Thanks. Mark Peveto Registered Linux user number 600552 Everything

editing a file in /sys/accessibility/speakup/i18n

2017-06-14 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Mark Peveto here, When trying to edit a file called characters in /sys/accessibility/speakup/i18m, I try to save the file, and it says error saving file, bad file descriptor. I'm usign sudo with my nano command, which usually works. what's the problem here? Mark Peveto Registered Linux user

Re: boot up messages

2017-06-14 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Tim here. You should be able to use the `dmesg` utility to dump the startup messages, piping through `less` or dumping them into a text-file for your perusal in your favorite text-editor: $ dmesg | less or $ dmesg > startup_messages.txt -tim On June 14, 2017, Linux for blind gene

Re: boot up messages

2017-06-14 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
he ability to increase logging levels and send them to a specified file? -tim On June 14, 2017, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Mark peveto here, > Hey Tim, > Is there another set of boot up messages I could be missing? These > don't quite souhnd lime what doubletalk

How many of y'all use Emacspeak?

2017-06-14 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
It appears powerful and customizable and I'm interested in learning it despite the steep curve. The manual is also easy to read. For those of you who use it regularly, what are your favorite features? ___ Blinux-list mailing list

Re: editing a file in /sys/accessibility/speakup/i18n

2017-06-14 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Well Mark, while I really don't know why that is not working for you, I can say, I usually run nano -tzk so it doesn't prompt. Also, what happens if you became root as su -m Chime ___ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@redhat.com

Changing Emacspeak default settings and making them stick?

2017-06-14 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Where are the appropriate files to fix these three issues? No matter how many times I change it universally, emacspeak always comes up saying "capital capital capital capital capital capital capital..." Its default espeak voice is not US and the accent makes it hard to understand. The volume

RE: How many of y'all use Emacspeak?

2017-06-14 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
I used it, when I still used Linux. I love the voice-lock used with Voxin TTS, and the Tune-in radio support. Devin Prater Assistive Technology Instructor in training, JAWS certified. From: Linux for blind general discussion Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2017 12:17 PM To: Linux for blind general

working with nano

2017-06-14 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Hi folks, Mark peveto here. Normally, seems I'd set this in my nanorc, but I can't find it. What i'm trying to do is make sure long line wrapping is on by default, so I don't hafta remember to hit alt l every time I start nano. There's a way to do it, but I dunno wha tit is. Can anyone help me

Re: How many of y'all use Emacspeak?

2017-06-14 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
On a related question: Does anybody know how many subscribers there are on the Emacspeak e-mail list? Fernando ___ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list

Re: Changing Emacspeak default settings and making them stick?

2017-06-14 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
and those changes saved you'll want to remove those semicolons and try emacspeak out with your customizations in place. On Wed, 14 Jun 2017, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2017 14:47:49 From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@redhat.com> To:

If you've ever used alpine, then you've probably seen this.

2017-06-14 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Hi all, Mark Peveto here. I'm working on ironing out a problem in Alpine. If you've ever used it, then I imagine you've seen the problem I'm about to describe. Unless I change the editor during my initial setup, the editor that ships with alpine won't read characters that are backspaced out.

re: working with nano

2017-06-14 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Hi Mark, below find my .nanorc file. > cut here. > set autoindent > set backup > set backupdir "/home/jude/nano" > set backwards > set matchbrackets "(<[{)>]}" > set brackets ""')>]}"

Re: working with nano

2017-06-14 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
of these options in man nanorc Hope this helps, -tim (for whom this is all a bit foreign since I'm a vi/vim/ed sorta guy and only keep nano around for testing things just like this) On June 14, 2017, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Hi folks, Mark peveto here. > Normally, seems I

re: working with nano

2017-06-14 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Well Mark, you can either try sudo apt-get install nano or sudo aptitude install nano On my Vinux it says 2.2.6 but here on Shellworld, its something like 2.53 Chime ___ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@redhat.com

re: working with nano

2017-06-14 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
the nano Mark has is probably pretty old. Put a # in front of line 12 that says set linenumbers for now and you should get past that line. line numbers do work in the current nano archlinux version. -- ___ Blinux-list mailing list

re: working with nano

2017-06-14 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
also comment out line 15 where it says references mouse and comment out line 25 where it references show cursor. -- ___ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list

re: working with nano

2017-06-14 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Mark here, How do i get a newer one? Mark Peveto Registered Linux user number 600552 Everything happens after coffee! On Wed, 14 Jun 2017, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > the nano Mark has is probably pretty old. Put a # in front of line 12 that > says set linenumbers f

Re: working with nano

2017-06-16 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
This has been an interesting thread so far. I began using unix in 1989 on a DEC system which used the trade name of Ultrix and the standard editor was vi so I've stuck with vi ever since since it is so common. Well, ultrix went away many years ago and my working group used Sunos

Re: working with nano

2017-06-15 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Mark Peveto here, As far as I know I'm running Jessie. Mark Peveto Registered Linux user number 600552 Everything happens after coffee! On Thu, 15 Jun 2017, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > I don't know which version of Debian you're running, but I just did > some quick

Re: working with nano

2017-06-16 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
On 06/16/2017 11:24 AM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: This has been an interesting thread so far. I began using unix in 1989 on a DEC system which used the trade name of Ultrix and the standard editor was vi so I've stuck with vi ever since since it is so common. Well

Re: working with nano

2017-06-16 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
You guys make me feel like a wet behind the ears baby(which feels kind of weird since people on the Internet usually make me feel like a fossil). Anyways, in 1990, all I knew about computers was how to suck at Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. 3 on my older sister's NES, it was 1996 before I

Re: working with nano

2017-06-18 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
for blind general discussion wrote: Were you also introduced to pilot another one of alpine's extras as well? If anyone used dos earlier in their lives and liked nswp you'll also like pilot. On Sat, 17 Jun 2017, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2017 09:28:22 From: Linux

Central a11y repository

2017-05-07 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Hi all, Tony Baechler here. Someone on the blinux list (I'm sorry, I don't remember who) suggested a central place with all accessibility packages compiled for all distros and all architectures. While I initially thought that would be impossible, after doing some poking around, I think it

Re: Hardware speech synthesizers

2017-05-07 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
17 2:42 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: You have to patch and recompile the linux kernel to make speakup work with a doubletalk. But there are pre-patched kernels on the web site of the international association of visually impaired technologists. I think you should take this to the

Re: working wit ubuntu mate 17.04 and espeak-ng. Cannot change voice

2017-05-07 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Tony Baechler here, reply below. On 5/6/2017 8:40 AM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: With standard espeak, you could switch to /usr/lib/espeak-data/voices, and cp en-us to en, and you were golden. The espeak-data/voices directory is now in a slightly different directory, and is now

Re: working wit ubuntu mate 17.04 and espeak-ng. Cannot change voice

2017-05-07 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Well, I tried espeakup, and ubuntu mate didnt' like it, so I'm back to speechd-up Mark Peveto Registered Linux user number 600552 Everything happens after coffee! On Sun, 7 May 2017, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Tony Baechler here, reply below. > > On 5/6/2017 8:40

Re: Central a11y repository

2017-05-07 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Just how sandboxed is each application on a system like this? I'm concerned about the increase in disk and RAM requirements for such an OS, since the concept of shared dependencies is essentially being circumvented using this packaging system. That said, the more important issue by far is

Re: Central a11y repository

2017-05-08 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
he package manager is no different than Arch or most others in that it's just command line tools. Obviously, this would need to be investigated further. On 5/7/2017 8:16 AM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: Just how sandboxed is each application on a system like this? I'm concerned about th

What May have Happened in the Boot Process?

2017-05-08 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Does anybody know of a program that runs in debian that can backup the BIOS configuration so one can basically yank it back to what it should be if the settings get corrupted? This is one of my biggest pet peaves since on 95% of most PC's, the setup process is inaccessible and

Re: What May have Happened in the Boot Process?

2017-05-08 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Hello, Linux for blind general discussion, on lun. 08 mai 2017 07:17:53 -0500, wrote: > Does anybody know of a program that runs in debian that > can backup the BIOS configuration so one can basically yank it > back to what it should be if the settings get corrupted? That's

Re: Re : Re: Blind vs. mainstream distros

2017-05-01 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
7 07:31 AM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > > [Fernando] > > > > Lars Bjørndal here > > > > > Agreed. We plan to address that by giving people the ability to open an > > > instance of X with a GUI browser. > > With braille support? > >

Re: Blind vs. mainstream distros

2017-05-01 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Samuel writes: > Chris, on lun. 24 avril 2017 07:48:29 -0700, answered: >> Yeah, brltty-minimal cuts out a lot of dependencies you don't want or >> need on a console-only CD. > > Ok, but couldn't Arch include a brltty-minimal package? For the people > who want a minimally-installed system, that

Re: Sonar GNU/Linux merges with Vinux

2017-05-01 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Hello, this is Samuel, Eric Oyen, on mar. 18 avril 2017 08:23:34 -0700, wrote: > here is one thing that might be distro independent: create an > accessibility package set. As mentioned by others in the thread, doing it as a distribution of binaries will lead to a lot of problems. Having it as a

Re: Re : Re: Blind vs. mainstream distros

2017-04-30 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
I have a Braille display, so I could test. -- Sent from Discordia using Gnus for Emacs. Email: r.d.t.pra...@gmail.com Long days and pleasant nights! Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@redhat.com> writes: > Hi Lars, > > Our focus is usually on keeping things very low

Re: Blind vs. mainstream distros

2017-05-01 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Hello, this is Samuel, Kyle, on lun. 24 avril 2017 07:35:02 -0400, wrote: > The main problem is that [Arch] already have a brltty package, but > the brltty-minimal package is needed in order to make it work without > pulling in lots of unneeded dependencies. This will always need to be > in a

Re: Blind vs. mainstream distros

2017-05-01 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Hello, This is Samuel. Linux for blind general discussion, on dim. 23 avril 2017 22:38:30 -0400, wrote: > further the experience of blindness is not required to program accessible > installers etc. I believe it is, and that it's the main reason for lacking accessibility features in inst

Re: Blind vs. mainstream distros

2017-05-01 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Hello, this is Samuel, Kyle, on dim. 23 avril 2017 18:45:32 -0400, wrote: > backports is still not kept up-to-date with the latest improvements, > and is still a larger gap between the running version and the upstream > developer, where bug reports are most effective. That's not necessarily so.

Re: Re : Re: Blind vs. mainstream distros

2017-05-01 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Sounds great! Thanks. Please join our list in oder to receive download links when they become available. Thanks, Fernando On 04/30/2017 03:22 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: I have a Braille display, so I could test. ___ Blinux

Re: Re : Re: Blind vs. mainstream distros

2017-05-01 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
No problem. Since our work will be based on ARCH, there is a good chance that what has been done for other distros will also work on ours. Fernando On 05/01/2017 04:09 AM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: [Fernando] [...] Our focus is usually on keeping things very low-cost

Re: Re : Re: Blind vs. mainstream distros

2017-04-29 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
: r.d.t.pra...@gmail.com Long days and pleasant nights! Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@redhat.com> writes: > Agreed. We plan to address that by giving people the ability to open > an instance of X with a GUI browser. > > No tool will have everything, but Lin

Re: Re : Re: Blind vs. mainstream distros

2017-04-29 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Gnus for Emacs. Email: r.d.t.pra...@gmail.com Long days and pleasant nights! Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@redhat.com> writes: > Well, I am going to try to do just that. Although the focus will not > be very small children, I am hoping to help teenagers and older

Re: Re : Re: Blind vs. mainstream distros

2017-04-29 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
. Fernando On 04/29/2017 10:04 AM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: Yes, it will be hard. Documentation for Linux is pretty sparse, finding stuff on accessibility is even harder. But, if it falls on my shoulders, I will try

Re: Re : Re: Blind vs. mainstream distros

2017-04-29 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
The reason that I only work within the public domain is because of the misconception that copyright monopolies are the only means by which artists and authors may be paid for their work. However, this is a myth that has been propagated since the copyright monopoly was originally decreed by the

Re: Blind vs. mainstream distros

2017-05-01 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Thanks for the link to the Debian Accessibility List. I have now subscribed to that list. -- Sincerely, Jeffery Wright President Emeritus, Nu Nu Chapter, Phi Theta Kappa. Former Secretary, Student Government Association, College of the Albemarle. ___

Re: Blind vs. mainstream distros

2017-05-01 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Samuel here, Luke, on mar. 02 mai 2017 06:36:14 +1000, wrote: > Luke Yelavich here, reply inline. > > The technical reason is merely that it needs implemeting withing > > syslinux: that requires sound drivers and whatnot, while the BIOS itself > > provides the support for beeps. So it's

Accessibility Project Mailing Lists

2017-05-01 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Someone on the Linux for Blind General Discussion List hosted by RedHat made a good point about the need for the users of accessibility tools to communicate with the developers of those tools, and figured it could use it's own thread both on the originating list as well on IAVIT's Tech Talk. So

Re: Blind vs. mainstream distros

2017-05-01 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Jeffery, on lun. 01 mai 2017 20:32:29 +, wrote: > I would like a link to the subscribe page for the Debian Accessibility > List. https://lists.debian.org/debian-accessibility/ Samuel ___ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@redhat.com

Re: THE BLIND

2017-04-30 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
I remember that Icon thing. I actually wanted one at the time I saw it, but first off, I never had the budget for it and felt that the price was a bit steep, and worse still, I was already using Espeak at that time, and was highly disappointed to learn that at least then, I wasn't able to

Re: Tumblr

2017-04-30 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
I actually migrated to my own self-hosted WordPress very shortly after Yahoo took over Tumblr, so a lot has probably changed since then. I did see at least a mostly usable login page when I visited tumblr.com, but although my site is still there, and although posts to my WordPress still get

Re: Accessibility Project Mailing Lists

2017-05-02 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Tony Baechler here. On 5/1/2017 2:12 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: I have added a list of lists on https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Accessibility/ I noticed a few things: 1. NVDA isn't related to Linux and Windows isn't free software. Does it belong? 2. The Orca list isn't

Re: Blind vs. mainstream distros

2017-05-02 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Tony Baechler here. On 5/1/2017 10:58 AM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: I'm not arguing that specialized distros are necessarily better or even needed. What I am saying is that if a distro is going to make releases with builtin accessibility, they better have someone

Re: Blind vs. mainstream distros

2017-05-02 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Replying to myself. I meant syslinux. Also, my machine has no PC speaker, so sound card support would be very helpful. On 5/2/2017 4:48 AM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: Samuel can comment. The biggest problem has to do with loading sound drivers early in the boot process. It would

Re: Blind vs. mainstream distros

2017-05-02 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Samuel here, Tony, on mar. 02 mai 2017 04:48:46 -0700, wrote: > Sometimes, text scrolls off the screen, in which case there isn't an > easy way to repeat it. Now the text debconf frontend only displays a page worth of options, and a shortcut allows to switch to the next page of options. Samuel

Re: Help installing Ubuntu Mate

2017-05-02 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
at a prompt. I don't have a Braille display here, but I suppose brltty could be getting in the way. The only problem I had starting speech is the very low volume, but I learned to wait a few minutes after the drum sound. bats at batsupport dot com On 4/30/2017 1:42 PM, Linux for blind general

Re: Accessibility Project Mailing Lists

2017-05-02 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Samuel here, Tony, on mar. 02 mai 2017 05:05:30 -0700, wrote: > 1. NVDA isn't related to Linux and Windows isn't free software. Does it > belong? Depends what people want :) NVDA is free software, and it makes a lot of sense to synchronize with it: we at least share espeak, liblouis, brltty. >

Re: Accessibility Project Mailing Lists

2017-05-03 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Linux for blind general discussion, on mar. 02 mai 2017 18:35:54 +0200, wrote: > Can you also add the three following lists please: Done so, thanks. Samuel ___ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listi

Re: Accessibility Project Mailing Lists

2017-05-03 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Hi Samuel, sorry to come back with this toppic again, but I posted the wrong addresses for the Adriane lists unfortunately :-(. Here are the right one: List address: adriane...@blindzeln.net List subscription: adriane-de-subscr...@blindzeln.net List page:

Latest Speakup patches on 4.10.7 kernel, kernel packages updated

2017-05-03 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
In my brief tests, the latest patches seem to fix the long delay when stopping speech. I tried with a lot of text output and speech stopped immediately when I pressed Numpad-Enter. I'm using a DECtalk Express. Thanks for fixing this; it's much appreciated! I've updated my Debian 4.10.7 kernel

Re: Accessibility Project Mailing Lists

2017-05-03 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
lists. Then again, the ultimate goal is Linux world domination, so the more Linux resources and the easier they are to find, the better. On 5/2/2017 10:23 AM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: Looking further at this article, NVDA isn't relevant at all, especially taking into account

Re: yikes! no internet

2017-05-05 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
No thats not it. If I use a wrong password it says "wrong username or password." Thanks tho. On May 5, 2017, at 3:00 AM, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@redhat.com> wrote: Sent from TypeApp for iPhoneI suspect your router got reset to its default password.

Re: yikes! no internet

2017-05-05 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
wirelessly with the ipad like I could before. Let me go check that cable tho anyway. But I don't think thats it. On May 5, 2017, at 6:09 AM, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@redhat.com> wrote: This is Tony Baechler. First, I would reset your router and modem. Unplug both an

Re: yikes! no internet

2017-05-05 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
to eliminate the router. On 5/4/2017 11:59 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: Hello, Suddenly my linux desktop has no inteqnet at all. I am doing this email with an ipad. Wifi and the lan seem ok; the ipad has no problem connecting. Where should I begin to find what is wrong? Also i can

Re: yikes! no internet

2017-05-05 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
then it's time to contact your internet provider for assistance. On May 5, 2017 at 2:59 AM, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@redhat.com> wrote: Hello, Suddenly my linux desktop has no inteqnet at all. I am doing this email with an ipad. Wifi and the lan seem ok; the ip

yikes! no internet

2017-05-05 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Hello, Suddenly my linux desktop has no inteqnet at all. I am doing this email with an ipad. Wifi and the lan seem ok; the ipad has no problem connecting. Where should I begin to find what is wrong? Also i can no longer login to my router with the ipad. I get this error message: Error:

Re: yikes! no internet

2017-05-05 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
the procedure. It took 10 minutes just to explain to the person that I was blind and they had to explain some things to me. after that, going through the reset process was easy. -eric On May 5, 2017, at 6:18 AM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > I haven't had the best of l

Re: yikes! no internet

2017-05-05 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
be, but you could try that on the down computer. Good luck. Mark Peveto Registered Linux user number 600552 Everything happens after coffee! On Fri, 5 May 2017, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Hmmm. Well, that rules out the obvious. I don't like those gateways. I've > alwa

Re: yikes! no internet

2017-05-05 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
n you've got trouble. NetworkManager is full of bugs. Actually, what you should do then is put your interface into /etc/network/interfaces so NetworkManager will ignore it. On 05/05/2017 06:33 AM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: Hi, I have rebooted the router-modem combination or gateway as

Hardware speech synthesizers

2017-05-05 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Hi all. We found a Double Talk in a closet in the Assistive Tech room, and a Dectalk too but I doubt I could use that, as it only has what look like 3.5 MM connector ports. We also found a Double Talk, with serial and IO ports, and headphone connectors. I don’t know much about these hardware

Re: yikes! no internet

2017-05-05 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
if you can access ssh, then the network is working. try the following: ip route 0.0.0.0/0 via 192.168.1.1 replace 192.168.1.1 with the address of your gateway. then try to ping something like 8.8.8.8 ping 8.8.8.8 use ctrl-c to stop it. On Fri, 5 May 2017, Linux for blind general discussion

Re: Hardware speech synthesizers

2017-05-08 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Oh, okay. Which one be easier to set up with a modern computer? -- Devin Prater Sent from Discordia using Gnus for Emacs. Email: r.d.t.pra...@gmail.com Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@redhat.com> writes: > That would be a DECTalk Express. > > Lloyd Rasmusse

RE: Hardware speech synthesizers

2017-05-08 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
of the Library of Congress, NLS. -Original Message- From: blinux-list-boun...@redhat.com [mailto:blinux-list-boun...@redhat.com] On Behalf Of Linux for blind general discussion Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2017 3:54 PM To: blinux-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: Hardware speech synthesizers Oh, wow

an old artic transport

2017-05-08 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
since I've seem some talk here about hardware synths, I've got an old artic transport that I'd like to get working. I'd be using it in the console with vinux and speechd-up Where could I find drivers if I'd even need them. Basically, how would I set it up once I have it connected. Thanks.

Re: Hardware speech synthesizers

2017-05-05 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Hello, Linux for blind general discussion, on ven. 05 mai 2017 16:42:34 -0500, wrote: > You have to patch and recompile the linux kernel to make speakup work with a > doubletalk. Doesn't speakup already include a doubletalk driver? > But there are pre-patched kernels on the

Re: yikes! no internet

2017-05-05 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
, 2017, at 5:03 PM, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@redhat.com> wrote: So you do have a network connection then? The advice I gave you was under the assumption that you had no network connection. When you say you have a static IP address, do you mean you typed it into /etc/n

Re: yikes! no internet

2017-05-05 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
and hubs. This is, however, a worst case scenario. btw, can you ping that machine from another machine on your internal network? if so, then that port is working (mostly). -eric On May 5, 2017, at 3:03 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > > So you do have a network conn

Re: yikes! no internet

2017-05-05 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
something. example: ping google.com On Fri, 5 May 2017, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: This static ip system worked fine until yesterday. Been using it for 20 years. I am thinking it may be a gateway upgrade like somebody suggested. I will try to get somebody from the company to come help

Re: yikes! no internet

2017-05-06 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
that only if you really know what you are doing. Look at the file /etc/resolv.conf and see if it says it was auto-generated by resolvconf. -- John Heim On 05/05/2017 07:19 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: This static ip system worked fine until yesterday. Been using it for 20

Re: Hardware speech synthesizers

2017-05-06 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Linux for blind general discussion, on sam. 06 mai 2017 10:35:14 -0500, wrote: > I know the people who posted the pre-compiled kernels are on that > list. Well, it's odd to post them on a list other than the speakup mailing list :) Samuel ___

Re: Hardware speech synthesizers

2017-05-06 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Well, we're talking about them on this list, right? How is that strange? On 05/06/2017 12:54 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: Linux for blind general discussion, on sam. 06 mai 2017 10:35:14 -0500, wrote: I know the people who posted the pre-compiled kernels are on that list

Re: Hardware speech synthesizers

2017-05-06 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Linux for blind general discussion, on sam. 06 mai 2017 13:09:26 -0500, wrote: > Well, we're talking about them on this list, right? How is that strange? speakup people are on the speakup mailing list mostly, not blinux-list :) Samuel ___ Blinux-l

Re: Hardware speech synthesizers

2017-05-06 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Perhaps it may seem strange because so much of Samuel's dedication and that of those working with him to carefully find hardware synthesizer solutions is taking place on the main speakup list. just a thought, Karen On Sat, 6 May 2017, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: Well

Re: yikes! no internet

2017-05-06 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
of. And I still cannot log into my gateway with the ipad. On May 5, 2017, at 11:51 PM, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@redhat.com> wrote: It looks like your connection is fine... You probably have a nameserver problem. you can ping 8.8.8.8 which is the google nameserver. edi

Re: yikes! no internet

2017-05-06 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Kelly again, I suspect that the ISP changed the gateway so you have to access it from a central control pannel now. You would have to call and ask them. On Sat, 6 May 2017, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: I think you fixed it whoever you are. There was just that one line

Re: Hardware speech synthesizers

2017-05-06 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
the pre-compiled kernels are on that list. -- John Heim On 05/05/2017 05:38 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: Hello, Linux for blind general discussion, on ven. 05 mai 2017 16:42:34 -0500, wrote: You have to patch and recompile the linux kernel to make speakup work

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