Larry: I'm sure this list could provide very excellent advice on creating a working bash script. Want to suggest something you'd like a script to do? Got a DOS batch file you'd like to create a script for in Linux? Let's get down to cases. Janina Hart Larry writes: > I like your comments Sam. And yes while there seems much more developement > of Linux tools than DOS, why is it we have many less screen-reader options? > In a non-graphical console, I count only these screen-readers: > Jupiter > Speakup > YASR > Maybe emacsspeak > WB and clifox > Unfortunately Speakup seems to be an only choice I have with a DecTalk U S > B? Jupiter worked with my older DEC PC. At least many of DOS screen-readers > were commercial-and-they had lots of features, such as ajustable > pronunciation dictionaries. So in these cases a screen-reader is both a > comfortable listening as well as typing experience. And no, Sam, after > nearly 9 consecutive years in strictly Linux, I never have been able to > understand-and-jump from writing simple DOS batch files to understanding nor > writing Linux scripts or aliases. In DOS the commands seemed understandable > to a non-programmer. So while these days I only run DOS from Linux, I can > certainly understand-and-appreciate why some1 would want to remain in mostly > DOS. Thanks once again for listening--and-yes I understand if I were able to > created, I would be able to enjoy dreams-and-inhancements on this Debian > machine such as an easier mp3editor, or create software to normalize videos > in a directory. > Hart > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list -- Janina Sajka, Phone: +1.443.300.2200 sip:janina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Email: janina@xxxxxxxxxxx Linux Foundation Fellow Executive Chair, Accessibility Workgroup: http://a11y.org The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Chair, Protocols & Formats http://www.w3.org/wai/pf _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list