[blindopensource] Re: the blind and linux
- From: "Andrew Ireland" <a.emaillists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <blindopensource@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:45:46 -0000
Hi All,
I had a look at this, and I thought it worked very well, even running it
from CD. I am going to install it on another box.
All the best
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From: blindopensource-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:blindopensource-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Greer
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 1:03 AM
To: blindopensource@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blindopensource] Re: the blind and linux
Actually it will but you will have to do a few things without speech first.
When you put in the ubuntu cd and restart your computer, the ubuntu menu
screen will load. You will know when this has happened because the cd will
spin down. After it does that, press f5 to bring up the accessibility
options. To select the screen reader from the menu press 3 and then enter.
It will then drop you back on the ubuntu option screen and all you need to
do is press enter and let linux load. Sometimes however, even after
selecting the screen reader at boot, Orca still wont start. If this
happens, once the desktop is loaded and ready to go, you can press alt + f2
to bring up a run box, type in orca and press enter. Once you get the
screen reader talking it will ask you to do some first time configuration to
it. After that, it asks you to log out and then log back in for the changes
to take effect. After that though, each time you want to start orca you
should only need to bring up the run box with f2, type orca and press enter.
lol as I said linux is a little fiddly at first but once you get the hang of
things it becomes second nature, almost.
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----- Original Message -----
From: Sarah <mailto:marrie12@xxxxxxxxx>
To: blindopensource@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 5:15 PM
Subject: [blindopensource] Re: the blind and linux
Ah. I might try that. will it load the screen reader automatically I don't
have enough hard drive space to run it from the cd though.
SA&G
----- Original Message -----
From: Mohammed <mailto:mohammed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Al-shar'
To: blindopensource@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 2:00 PM
Subject: [blindopensource] Re: the blind and linux
hi Sara and list,
Linux and open source software means freedom in both senses. freedom as in
free beer, and freedom as a human longing. as such, Linux is an attractive
choice for the blind Especially when we know how ridiculously expensive
windows based screen readers are.
I have used ubuntu with orca, and it was such a lovely experience. I still
do when my time permits. of course, since the OS and Orca are both open
source, it means anyone with enough programming knowledge can contribute to
its development. you can fix something if you don't like how it works, and
you don't have to wait for anyone to fix it in the next release.
something that may look attractive to you and may encourage any new user to
try Linux is to download the iso image of say the live cd of ubuntu, at
www.ubuntu .com, burn it to a cd, and just let your pc boot from that cd
into a complete Linux system without having to install it. of course, you
can always install ubuntu later from that same cd if you decide that Linux
is good enough.
of course, me and other list members can assist along the way. sadly though,
I can't use Linux on daily basis since my work requires working under
windows environment.
All the best,
Mohammed Al-shar'
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msn: msharo@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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----- Original Message -----
From: Sarah <mailto:marrie12@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Blind Open Source list <mailto:blindopensource@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 8:57 PM
Subject: [blindopensource] the blind and linux
Hey all, I hope this list is still alive but what do you all think about
using linux as a blind person? I don't and probably won't but I am curious.
Sarah Alawami
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