Same situation with available menu choices under lilo. You don't hear any of them until you use the arrow keys then you her the labels.On Thu, 2 Jan 2003, Toby Fisher wrote: > Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 08:01:50 +0000 (GMT) > From: Toby Fisher <toby at tjfisher.co.uk> > Reply-To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca > To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca > Subject: Re: switching consoles > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Tue, 31 Dec 2002, William F. Acker WB2FLW +1-303-777-8123 wrote: > > > On Tue, 31 Dec 2002, Jude DaShiell wrote: > > > > > The advice about hitting return if a screen hasn't been > > > logged in in order to get a login prompt is correct for redhat and > > > slackware at least redhat 7.0 and 7.2 and slackware 8.0. > > Actually, it's hogwash for RedHat and I imagine Slackware as well. Just > > because you don't hear the prompt when you switch to the VC doesn't mean > > it isn't there. When I boot up, I move through all six VC's logging in > > without pressing return first. I wish folks would be a bit more careful > > about what they post. > > Yes, simply getting speakup to read the current line should confirm this > for you, it's what I do if I'm in any doubt, though like Bill I also log > in on most if not all my consoles to get loads of things such as centericq > started. > > Cheers. > > - -- > Toby Fisher Email: toby at tjfisher.co.uk > Tel.: +44(0)1480 417272 Mobile: +44(0)7974 363239 > ICQ: #61744808 > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. > See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: pgpenvelope 2.10.2 - http://pgpenvelope.sourceforge.net/ > > iD8DBQE+E/H6Kl9qIwuqk+IRAtCsAKCHE7vdPKK2KQsL8xgTMEvTSPDfkgCdGZzT > GVIDcWQUHo7UG5Q8lVQhYPk= > =pwOQ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- Jude <dashielljt(at)gmpexpress-dot-net>
