Re: accessing my linux box with xp and window eyes, all on the same machine.

  • From: "Marlon Brandão de Sousa" <splyt.lists@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:51:39 -0300

or change the jfw shortkut to something not using ctrl + atl in the
virtual machine.
Marlon

2008/2/20, Brent Harding <bharding@xxxxxxxxxx>:
> Yep, and if you use shortcuts in one that has Windows on it, one would need
> JFW to start automatically because the control-alt hotkeys throw you back to
> just having a window.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Marlon Brandão de Sousa" <splyt.lists@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 1:55 PM
> Subject: Re: accessing my linux box with xp and window eyes, all on the same
> machine.
>
>
> > Hello, jfw can handle the cygwin ssh client, and also almost all otehr
> > console programs, without nothing special, it will work and it will
> > work pretty well.
> > About the vmx file I don't think it's possible. Instead one needs to
> > make the linux machine not set its ip address through the dhcp and set
> > a constant ip address to it so you know where to connect to from the
> > windows machine. Also virtual machines can use the sound card and orca
> > is perfectly useable from the virtual machine, the only thing which
> > needs to be modified is the ctrl + alt key combination which will
> > return control to the windows machine, because ctrl + alt is part of a
> > linux and / or orca keystroke combination and in this case it would
> > fail to execute.
> > Marlon
> >
> > 2008/2/20, Brent Harding <bharding@xxxxxxxxxx>:
> >> Wonder if JFW can do this sort of thing? Using say all mode tends to be
> >> the
> >> way that seems to not work well.
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Raul A. Gallegos" <raul@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 12:04 PM
> >> Subject: Re: accessing my linux box with xp and window eyes, all on the
> >> same
> >> machine.
> >>
> >>
> >> > I've never done this type of specific setup, but what about using
> >> > Window-Eyes track mouse with focus from the mouse menu?
> >> >
> >> > Also, setting the cursor delay to around 5 sometimes helps.
> >> >
> >> > These suggestions are ones use when using typical ssh for remote access
> >> > to
> >> > Linux boxes which I do every day.
> >> >
> >> > Brent Harding said the following on 2/20/2008 12:44 PM:
> >> >> OpenSSH on Cygwin is probably about the best thing going that is
> >> >> readily
> >> >> available now. The problem always has been how to get the cursor to
> >> >> track
> >> >> when it comes to editing files over this connection. When the Remote
> >> >> Access Bridge comes out that can be installed on the server side of
> >> >> the
> >> >> connection, that will give us a lot better access. Also, I sort of
> >> >> wondered if it truely could be used outside the local network, say,
> >> >> with
> >> >> a cable connection with 768 up or something? I thought I've heard of
> >> >> Linux remote desktop services you can pay for, but I doubt the bridge
> >> >> could work on them even if you might get the provider to put Orca on
> >> >> their box.
> >> >>
> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jared Stofflett"
> >> >> <stofflet@xxxxxxx>
> >> >> To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> >> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 8:34 AM
> >> >> Subject: Re: accessing my linux box with xp and window eyes, all on
> >> >> the
> >> >> same machine.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>> The only way to get good access from windows to linux is ssh. The
> >> >>> remote
> >> >>> access bridge also may do what you want, since it acts as remote
> >> >>> desktop
> >> >>> but i'm not sure about it's current status. You should ask Sena for
> >> >>> help
> >> >>> getting it installed.
> >> >>> Jaffar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >> >>>> Hi all.  I have installed a ubuntu linux box on my machine running
> >> >>>> Windows xp pro via VMware.  The thing is that from time to time, I
> >> >>>> would like to access my linux box through windows, using either
> >> >>>> window
> >> >>>> eyes or jaws as the screen reader.  Is it possible to achieve this,
> >> >>>> and
> >> >>>> if so, are there documentations or tutorials to help me with the
> >> >>>> process?  this? I figure that if this could be done, then it would
> >> >>>> be
> >> >>>> much easier for me to create and test cross platform GUIS that we
> >> >>>> are
> >> >>>> having to create for one of our clients.  Any help on this will be
> >> >>>> much
> >> >>>> appreciated.  Cheers!
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