hi. I don't know if other screen readers use it, but compiling the doubletalk pc driver into the kernel is definitely not good for speakup users. Better to compile it as a module and load it if necessary. Otherwise, you'll break doubletalk access for Speakup users. Gene >Thanks fro the correction. Saw an article about an hour ago that said you >could choose the kernel to boot. > >Tommy > > >On Fri, 7 Jun 2002, Saqib Shaikh wrote: > >> First of all, there are still 3 Speakup boot disks. One for IDE, and two >> different types of SCSI (not sure of the difference). >> >> I don't know for sure, but I'm told you can also boot any kernel (including >> the Speakup ones) right from the CDROM - just type >> speakup.i/speakup1.s/speakup2.s at the boot prompt. >> >> Saqib >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Tommy Moore" <tmoore at cmrc.org> >> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> >> Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 11:04 AM >> Subject: Re: Good news >> >> >> > Actually from what I've seen they've removed the Speakup kernels from the >> > slackware-current distribution. Not sure if this is asking too much but >> > having speakup in the default installation kernel would be really nice >> > sice if people don't need it they won't be using it and then the cds will >> > talk from the start instead of having to make boot floppies. >> > >> > Tommy >> > >> > >> > On Fri, 7 Jun 2002, Saqib Shaikh wrote: >> > >> > > Hi, >> > > >> > > Having just finished my exams yesterday, I've been talking to Patrick >> > > Volkerding (aka Mr Slackware). He's very interested in accessibility. As >> you >> > > may know he already has Speakup boot-disks in the original distribution. >> > > >> > > I asked him if he would consider adding Emacspeak, and there and then, >> he >> > > did it! He asked if you needed other software to use different devices, >> and >> > > I told him you needed Emacspeak-SS for other synths. He added this too! >> And >> > > then, he added BrlTTY as well, and is considering adding Flite and >> NFBTrans >> > > (though maybe not in 8.1). >> > > >> > > So all in all, with Redhat having Emacspeak, Debian coming with >> > > Emacspeak/Emacspeak-ss/Brltty, and Slackware coming with all of >> > > Speakup/Emacspeak/Emacspeak-ss/BrlTTY and offering to compile the >> Doubletalk >> > > PC driver into the default kernel, Linux and console accessibility >> really >> > > does look good (IMHO). >> > > >> > > Just thought I'd let you guys know this, and look forward to Slackware >> 8.1 >> > > being released. >> > > >> > > Saqib >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > _______________________________________________ >> > > 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
