Ok, is there basic .txt or plain text to talk a novice into going this route - how the basic interface for screen reading, which apps for basic ops like mail/browse/file-manage, and how they are operated with said screen reader. Thanx muchly, RobH. Ps: playing mp3 files and daisy books would be a good bonus. Pps: Having a Notepad type editor that works using standard arrow-key navigation and text selection would be even better! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Oyen" <eric.oyen@xxxxxxxxx> To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2014 4:59 AM Subject: Re: Netbook Oriented Linux Distributions Accessibility if Vinux works, then regular ubuntu with gnome (or unity) with orca will work as well. Basically, that is the same basic DM and screen reader used in Vinux. -eric On May 7, 2014, at 7:08 PM, Christopher Chaltain wrote: > I run Vinux 4 on a netbook. Vinux 4 is based on Ubuntu 12.04, and it uses > Unity 2D as a desktop, which is optimized for older hardware. I find it > quite usable. I think some light weight desktops are also being made > accessible, so you might want to keep an eye on the Sonar project. You can > get Vinux from http://vinuxproject.org/ I'm not sure how newer versions of > Ubuntu, based on Unity (not Unity 2D) or Gnome, will perform on a netbook. > > On 05/07/2014 08:23 AM, Behave shah wrote: >> Dear all. >> I require information about the accessibility of netbook oriented >> Linux distributions. >> Currently, I use Windows 7 Starter but it is considerably slow. >> Therefore I would like to switch to Linux >> Please tell me if any of you use a Linux distribution for netbooks. >> Thank you very much. >> > > -- > Christopher (CJ) > chaltain at Gmail > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list