Re: void-linux

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Chris Brannon is a blind Void user, so you could ask him.

Here is his home page:
https://the-brannons.com/

If you use IRC you can usually reach him in the #slint channel, server
irc.libera.chat

Cheers,
Didier

Le 27/10/2022 à 09:57, Linux for blind general discussion a écrit :
> I'm not finding an easy way to check the Void repoes for Orca or the ATK stack
> personally, their site is nicely laid out, but...just needs a way to search
> packages. Okay, okay, Arch has spoiled me with that.
> 
> I like the look of Void, but...not got around to trying it yet and your messages
> make me think okay, but....is it worth giving a shot?
> 
> On 10/27/22 10:51, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
>> A few messages on reddit from a few years ago claimed void-linux could run
>> the accessibility stack and this was from someone who was alledgedly
>> totally blind.  I found no procedure to do a talking install nor any claim
>> that this totally blind person had done a talking install.
>>
>>
>> Jude <jdashiel at panix dot com>
>> "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
>>   soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
>> -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940)
>>
>> .
>>
>> On Thu, 27 Oct 2022, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
>>
>>> Ctrl+alt+Z...
>>>
>>>
>>> Isn't that shortcut for ChromeVox however?
>>>
>>> I'm not sure what Void comes with as far as A11Y stuf, or if you can install
>>> things like Orca, Espeak, et al however. I've not got around to trying it in a
>>> VM yet. Looking at it I'm not sure if it comes with Orca or how easy it'd be
>>> to update Orca at all vs something like Arch or another Linux distro
>>>
>>> On 10/27/22 10:31, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
>>>> Can it talk while installing?  If so, this is not documented anywhere on
>>>> the web I have found.
>>>> Unfortunately control-alt-z does not get the current version of
>>>> google-chrome-stable talking on linux and neither does anything else I
>>>> found documented in the orca-list.  So for google-chrome there is either a
>>>> new way to get it talking in linux or no way to get it to talk in linux.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Jude <jdashiel at panix dot com> "There are four boxes to be used in
>>>> defense of liberty:
>>>>    soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
>>>> -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940)
>>>>
>>>> .
>>>>
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