I guess it depends on what you mean by "full" text editing. There is sufficient support for text editing at present, providing you are happy with text-only files, and you use the speakup cursor tracking feature sparingly - do not rely on it for all actions. What you do not have is support for proprietary formats such as WP or MSWord, and cursor tracking is not perfect either. But I write a lot, and am comfortable with the limitations I mentioned above. Everyone has a favorite editor - mine is pico, but I occasionally switch to ed for global replaces. Otherwise pico word wraps, justifies, has block copy/move/delete, easy access to a spell checker, and you can insert another file into a document. That may not be "full" text editing, but it is plenty full enough for a lot of folks, myself included. Best - Chuck On Mon, 20 Aug 2001, Kirk Wood wrote: > On Sun, 19 Aug 2001, Saqib Shaikh wrote: > > i personally prefer emacspeak because speakup doesn't have full text editing > > support yet, and text editing seems the key to doing most tasks under linux. > > My roomate has been using linux at home exclusively for about two > years. She is using speakup and manages to edit text. In fact, text > editing is a very important part of her efforts to get through a > school. So, if there is no text editing how does she do it? (I am sure she > really is blind and know there is no monitor on her computer to cheat > with.) > > ======= > Kirk Wood > Cpt.Kirk at 1tree.net > > The mind is like a parachute; it works much better when open. > If you're too open minded, your brains will fall out. > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > Visit me at http://www.mhonline.net/~chuckh The Moon is Waxing Crescent (3% of Full)
