I thought the only way to edit files effectiely through speech was directly at the keyboard, but maybe my old shell account didn't support the terminal type I was using, it often set things to dumb terminal type. At 10:43 AM 7/5/00 -0500, you wrote: >Generally, when editing files via the console port, I use kermit or hyper >terminal. You just have to make sure your TERM environment variable is set >properly. It works the same via telnet or a serial connection. > >I have big plans to get linux and speakup installed on my laptop. > >Terry > >-----Original Message----- >From: brent harding [mailto:bharding at greenbaynet.com] >Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 2:47 PM >To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca >Subject: RE: Hello all > > >So when you use hyperterminal or whatever, you can edit files without >sending the character associated with the arrow key to the contents of a >file? Cool. I can edit files just fine at the console, but not in the >telnet program. I always thought there was keyboards and monitors at every >machine just like machines we use at home, I suppose not having them >increases security somewhat. The only way I'd think of editing the files is >to run linux on that laptop, download the file by ftp, and change it and >upload it back, but root can't log in to ftp to upload files in to the >right directory. >At 01:26 PM 6/29/00 -0500, you wrote: >>Hey brent: >> >>Well, Williams provides me a laptop. On my laptop, I am running (or trying >>to run) windows. I use both jfw and jfd. >> >>When my laptop is docked, I have an ethernet connection to all the >machines >>I am responsible for. I use telnet from my laptop to connect. >> >>When I am in the data center, I use a serial connection directly from my >>laptop to the console port of the machine I am working on. We do not put >>keyboards or monitors on our equipment in the data center. In fact, I >don't >>know any organization that does. >> >>It sounds like you were unable to edit a file properly because your TERM >>environment variable was not set properly. Generally, you should use >vt100. >>With ksh as your shell do: >> >>TERM=vt100 >>export TERM >> >>Note, "TERM" is in caps. >> >>Terry >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: brent harding [mailto:bharding at greenbaynet.com] >>Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 1:02 PM >>To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca >>Subject: RE: Hello all >> >> >>How do you access these type of systems with speech? Does speakup work on >>those machines, or how do you edit files on those systems, because dos >>communications programs don't edit remote files easily. I messed up my >>shell account on my old provider because the arrow keys actually send weird >>stuff to the file. >>At 08:53 AM 6/29/00 -0500, you wrote: >>>Hey Jim: >>> >>>Thanks for the note on Bill being the person who built the redhat >>>installation disks. I plan to upgrade my home machine from 6.0 to 6.2 >this >>>weekend by using speakup. (Can't wait)! >>> >>>Actually, I am a senior systems analyst for Williams Communications group >>>(wcg). I primarily design and take care of large sun clusters running >>>solaris. We have some AIX and hpux equipment as well. >>> >>>Like you, I would not even consider installing redhat via ppp. >>> >>>Terry >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: Jim Wantz [mailto:jwantz at hpcc2.hpcc.noaa.gov] >>>Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 2:55 PM >>>To: 'speakup at braille.uwo.ca' >>>Subject: RE: Hello all >>> >>> >>>Hi Terry, >>>And I thought I'd been around UNIX for a long time, my first exposure was >>>with SUN/OS around 1992. By the way, Bill Acker is the ultimate authority >>>on which disk names are what, because he built the Redhat ones. Though >>>I've been programming in C since about the mid 80s, I know nothing about >>>kernel hacking or drivers. I sure want to learn though! >>> >>> PPP would be a very tough go for installing Linux. I'm not even sure I'd >>>want to try it from my cable modem--but the time required on a 56K >>>connection would be ridiculous. Go with the CD! >>> >>> Jim WB0TFK >>> >>> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Speakup mailing list >>>Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >>>http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Speakup mailing list >>>Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >>>http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >>> >>> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Speakup mailing list >>Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >>http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Speakup mailing list >>Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >>http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> > > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >
