It sounds like this would be fairly straight forward to use. But, I'm unclear about the license and the source. I wouldn't want to trust a binary with all the changes to compilers over the past year. So, is the source available? And under what license? David Poehlman writes: > From: "David Poehlman" <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > Hi Folks, We've been having a discussion on the seeing with sound list about > running the vOICe using a talking linux or other than windows platform. > Below, please find and comment on the possibility to do this? Please > consult the > pages found at: > http://www.seeingwithsound.com/winvoice.htm > for information about this free software. and write to: > Peter.B.L.Meijer@xxxxxxxxxxx > with questions/input as he is not on this list but is the developper of the > software. We may persuade him to join the list provided there is enough > interest though. You can join the seeing with sound list if you like by > sending a blank message to: > seeingwithsound-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxx > > I hope it is not too off topic for this list. I did not post to the speak > up list as I know that it is a more specific list but if we can get some > speak up input to this, that would also be welcomed. > > Thanks! > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peter Meijer" <Peter.B.L.Meijer@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <seeingwithsound@xxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2003 5:26 AM > Subject: Re: [The vOICe] Linux? Yes, probably > > > Hi David, Doug and all, > > Here follows a recipee for running a version of > The vOICe on non-Windows platforms such as Linux. > > Running The vOICe Java *application* rather than > The vOICe Java *applet* gets around all browser > dependencies and sandbox security settings, and > is therefore probably easiest to implement on > your Linux sytem. I'll assume that you already > have Java and The vOICe Java class files installed > on your system as outlined on my web page at the > URL > > http://www.seeingwithsound.com/javapp.htm > > Then under Microsoft Windows one starts The vOICe > Java application - with an image file refresh every > second - by just issuing a single command line > like the following one: > > "C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.1_01\bin\java" The_vOICe REFRESH=1.0 > URL=file:c:\mydir\myimage.gif > > Details about the file path to the java interpreter > executable and to the image file to be sonified may > vary per system, but that's about all that you need > to adapt to deal with the specifics of your system, > be it Microsoft Windows, or Linux, or yet another > operating system with Java support. > > One would typically put the command line in a batch > or shell script file. The local image file that the > URL points to is the one that should be refreshed by > your third-party camera application. I believe that > this procedure should work under Linux just like it > does on my Windows systems. > > Best wishes, > > Peter Meijer > > > Seeing with Sound - The vOICe > http://www.seeingwithsound.com/winvoice.htm > > ==^================================================================ > This email was sent to: poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx > > EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?b1diuC.b2RDUe.cG9laGxt > Or send an email to: seeingwithsound-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxx > > TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! > http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html > ==^================================================================ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina@xxxxxxx Phone: (202) 408-8175 _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list