[gnomebrl] Re: Testing Gnopernicus Re: Mini howto : Gnome 2 +Gnopernicus (fwd)

"John J. Boyer" <director@xxxxxxxx> · Fri, 25 Oct 2002 16:07:08 -0500 (CDT)

Osvaldo,
Thanks. That is great. 
John

On Fri, 25 Oct 2002, Osvaldo La Rosa wrote:

> 
> I jsut tried the url:
> http://tux31.homelinux.neet/linux/inst_gnome2_accessibility.htm
> and it works.
> Osvaldo La Rosa - http://www.brlspeak.net/
> On Fri, Oct 25, 2002 at 10:47:00AM -0500, Reinhard Stebner wrote:
> > 
> > I went to the url in the message and received a 404 not found.  does anyone
> > have this how to and where to done load the screened source code and how to
> > set up nome?
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "John J. Boyer" <director@xxxxxxxx>
> > To: <gnomebrl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 9:41 AM
> > Subject: [gnomebrl] Testing Gnopernicus Re: Mini howto : Gnome 2 +
> > Gnopernicus (fwd)
> > 
> > 
> > > Hello,
> > > Those of you who have a Linux system may wish to participate in the
> > > testing of the Gnome screen reader, Gnopernicus. I can't do much on the
> > > actual coding of gnomebrl until Gnopernicus works and supports my Braille
> > > Lite 40.
> > > Thanks.
> > > John
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Computers to Help People, Inc.
> > > http://www.chpi.org
> > > 825 East Johnson; Madison, WI 53703
> > >
> > >
> > > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > > Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2002 09:16:38 +0200
> > > From: Nath <nath31@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Reply-To: blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> > > To: blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> > > Cc: mlang@xxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: Re: Mini howto : Gnome 2 + Gnopernicus
> > >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > OK. Then see attached file to browse the mini HowTo.
> > > Comments and suggestions are welcome.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Nath
> > > *********** REPLY SEPARATOR  ***********
> > >
> > > On 05/10/02 at 23:13 Mario Lang wrote:
> > >
> > > >"Nath" <nath31@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> > > >
> > > >> If you want to build and install Gnome 2 and Gnopernicus in order to
> > > help
> > > >> the Gnome Accessibility Project by testing, debugging, writting doc etc
> > > >> etc... or simply have an idea of the project, I have written a mini
> > > howto
> > > >> explaining how to build and install all these things.
> > > >> To browse this text, go to the following url :
> > > >> http://tux31.homelinux.net/linux/inst_gnome2_accessibility.htmAll your
> > > >comments and suggestions are welcome.
> > > >
> > > >I seem to fail to reach this server.  Given the hostname, I guess it's a
> > > >private dhcpdyndns type of machine.
> > > >Could you send the text of this mini-howto via mail?
> > > >I think it's relevant enought o be sent to blinux-list directly.
> > > >If you don't, please send it as private mail, thanks
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >--
> > > >CYa,
> > > >  Mario
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -- HTML Attachment decoded to text by Ecartis --
> > > -- File: inst_gnome2_accessibility.htm
> > >
> > >  INSTALLING GNOME 2 AND GNOPERNICUS
> > >
> > > Installing Gnome 2 and Gnopernicus Written by Nath (10/01/2002)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > INTRODUCTION
> > >
> > > Before beginning I suggest that you visit the Gnome Accessibility Project
> > > (GAP) web page in order to have a global vision of the project. Visit the
> > > webpage at: http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gap/[1] In this howto I
> > will
> > > explain the steps required to build Gnome 2 and gnopernicus, and how to
> > get
> > > them up and operating on your computer.
> > > You will need to complete these steps before you can use gnopernicus :
> > >
> > > SECTION 1 : Building and installing Gnome 2[2] SECTION 2 : Building and
> > > installing some extra packages[3] SECTION 3 : Building and installing
> > > Festival TTS[4] SECTION 4 : Building and installing gnome-mag,
> > gnome-speech
> > > and gnopernicus[5] SECTION 5 : Starting to use Gnopernicus[6]
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Building and Installing Gnome 2
> > >
> > > In this section the goal is to build and install the Gnome 2 environment
> > > using available tarball source packages from gnome.org.
> > > I used the Garnome script which should download, build, and install the
> > > Gnome2 environment in any directory that you specify. You can obtain the
> > > Garnome script from : http://www.gnome.org/~jdub/garnome/ You should read
> > > allthe instructions given on this web page. After doing so you should have
> > > noproblems building and installing the Gnome 2 environment.
> > > A note to the reader : Make sure that you have built and installed all the
> > > required libraries. Also, remember to modify the line beginning with the
> > > word"prefix..." in the "gar.conf.mk" file to set the location where you
> > wish
> > > to build and install the Gnome 2 environment.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Building and installing some extra packages
> > >
> > > Once you have installed the Gnome 2 environment using Garnome you will
> > need
> > > to download and install some additional packages that Garnome doesn't
> > > includeby default.
> > > Download and install the following packages :
> > >   * intltool
> > >
> > >     * gnome-common
> > >
> > >     * libgail-gnome
> > >
> > >     * at-spi
> > >
> > >     * sawfish
> > >
> > > I have forgotten a few packages, but if you have any problems don't
> > hesitate
> > > to contact me. Perhaps, together we can figure it out.
> > > To get the missing packages you must go to the GARNOME directory and for
> > > eachpackage execute the following commands followed by the enter key :
> > > $ cd gnome/package_name/
> > > $ make install
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Building and installing Festival TTS
> > >
> > > At this point you will need to download and install the Festival TTS
> > > packagesfor speech. I will give you the instructions for Debian, because I
> > > personally use Debian. For other distributions you will need to download
> > and
> > > build Festival TTS in the traditional way.
> > > For Debian users use the following command :
> > > $ apt-get install festival festlex-cmu festlex-poslex festvox-kdlpc16k
> > > For users not using Debian you can always retrieve the festival source
> > from
> > > :
> > > http://www.festvox.org/ Download all the source tarballs, extract them to
> > a
> > > single directory, and run the following commands :
> > > $ ./configure
> > > $ make
> > > $ make install
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Building and installing Gnome-mag, Gnome-speech and Gnopernicus
> > >
> > > Finally, we have come to the last step. You should visit the Gnopernicus
> > web
> > > site, and read and follow all the instructions on this web page. You can
> > > visit the gnopernicus web page at: http://www.baum.ro/gnopernicus.html At
> > > this point if you have not already done so you should remember to run the
> > > "go_gnome" script which will initialize some required environment
> > variables.
> > > Regarding all the things that has been done before, running this last
> > step,
> > > downloading, building and installing gnome-mag, gnome-speech and
> > gnopernicus
> > > should be the only things left to do now.
> > > I checked out the gnome-speech, gnome-mag, and gnopernicus packages, and I
> > > installed these packages in my Gnome 2 tree using the
> > > "--prefix=/repertoire_gnome2/" option when running the "./autogen.sh"
> > > script.
> > > While building gnome-mag you may receive an error message. In such a case,
> > > just check out an older gnome-mag release in the CVS tree using the
> > > followingcommand :
> > > cvs -z3 checkout -r gnome-2-0 gnome-mag
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Starting to use gnopernicus
> > >
> > > First of all, we will need to set some environment/initialization
> > variables.
> > > You should open the bash_profile file in your favorite text editor and add
> > > the following lines to it. Feel free to change the lines to fit your
> > > personalneeds.
> > > export MAGNIFIER=0
> > > export FESTIVAL=1
> > > export VIAVOICE=0
> > > export PATH=/gnome_directory/bin:$PATH
> > > export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/gnome2_directory/lib
> > > export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/gnome2_directory/lib/pkgconfig
> > > export GTK_MODULES="gail:atk-bridge"
> > > export GDK_USER_XFT=1
> > > Save your changes, and exit the file. In order to have these environment
> > > variables properly initialized you must logout and then login again.
> > > Now, using your favorite text editor we must create a file named,
> > "xinitrc,"
> > > in your home directory. This file will be used when invoking the "startx"
> > > command so we can run Gnome 2. For example my ".xinitrc" file contains the
> > > following lines :
> > > festival --server &<BR> gnopernicus &<BR> sawfish &<BR> gnome-terminal
> > &<BR>
> > > exec gnome-session
> > > Ah, last point : In order to run the Gnome 2 environment and to be able to
> > > use assistive technology, we must enable accessibility support which is
> > > disabled by default. To do this type the following line :
> > > $ gconftool-2 -s -t bool /desktop/gnome/interface/accessibility true
> > > Now, the moment we all have been waiting for. Type the command :
> > > $ startx
> > > If all went well Gnopernicus should speak to you. If it doesn't don't
> > worry
> > > Iam sure we will be able to help you. I am certain we will succeed. See
> > the
> > > contact information further down in this document.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > APPENDIX A : Installing X
> > >
> > > If you are blind like me you probably do not know how to install the
> > > X-windows system. It's normal because until now we were unable to use it.
> > > Back then, what was the point installing X knowing it was not something we
> > > could use ?
> > > I am going to show you how to install X on a Debian system. I apologize
> > that
> > > I can not tell you how to install X on other Linux distributions.
> > > In Debian we are going to use the traditional "apt-get" command. Type the
> > > following line :
> > > $ apt-get install xserver-xfree86 xfree86-common xserver-common
> > > xbase-clientsxfonts-base xutils xfonts-100dpi xfonts-75dpi
> > > The debconf utility will ask you some questions. Answer these questions
> > the
> > > best you can so you can obtain a properly working X-Windows system.
> > > It's necessary to know your hardware characteristics : graphic card,
> > > keyboard, mouse and monitor. Knowing these things and with a little
> > patience
> > > you can succeed.
> > > If you wish to reconfigure the X server simply type the following command
> > :
> > > $ dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > APPENDIX B : Contacts
> > >
> > > If you need help or you wish to discuss Gnome Accessibility and assistive
> > > technologies, join the gnome-accessibility-list. To subscribe go to the
> > > following URL :
> > > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-accessibility-list You can
> > also
> > > contact me by sending an email to: Nath[11] Comments and suggestions about
> > > this page are welcome
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > APPENDIX C : Thanks
> > >
> > > Particular thanks to the Gnome Accessibility team (Bill, Michael and all
> > the
> > > others) who help me to build and install this environment.
> > > Thanks to Thomas for his corrections and tests.
> > >
> > > --- Links ---
> > >    1 http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gap/
> > >    2 #SECTION1
> > >    3 #SECTION2
> > >    4 #SECTION3
> > >    5 #SECTION4
> > >    6 #SECTION5
> > >    7 http://www.gnome.org/~jdub/garnome/
> > >    8 http://www.festvox.org/
> > >    9 http://www.baum.ro/gnopernicus.html
> > >   10 http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-accessibility-list
> > >   11 mailto:nath31@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > >
> > > The website for this project is hosted at
> > http://www.chpi.org/gnomebrl.html
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> > 
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