OK, I missed the humor marking. Very sorry about that. So, may I add it's probably a Communist plot? Or was that a Fascist plot? Luke Davis writes: > From: Luke Davis <ldavis at shellworld.net> > > Man, we're poking fun at this point. It is a lite thing, to be made lite > of. I was quite content to drop it, but it keeps coming up now.:) > > On Mon, 3 Mar 2003, Steve Holmes wrote: > > > This seems like such a minor thing to me. I think we've gots lots > > bigger fish to fry in this speakup development fire, like > > compatibility with newer kernels, etc. Glad there's a work-around for > > those who care. > > > > On Mon, Mar 03, 2003 at 06:42:57PM -0600, Luke Davis wrote: > > > Ayemen brother! > > > > > > On Mon, 3 Mar 2003, From Glenn Ervinat home. wrote: > > > > > > > I have never liked the phonetic Zed as to the proper ZooLoo, as I learned in > > > > HAM radio. > > > > I have heard some HAMS use Zed, and I think it isn't good. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "erik burggraaf" <erik at erik-burggraaf.com> > > > > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > > > > Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 7:38 AM > > > > Subject: Re: Speakup Bugs > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, I can comment on the first two bugs. The first is a bug. Minorly > > > > irritating. I can get the jist from reviewing the bottom of the screen, but > > > > clearing this up would speed things a bit. > > > > The second is not a bug. It says zed when you pres the z, because it was > > > > writtin by a dude just down the road from me in london ontario canada. > > > > Here, we call that letter zed, as opposed to the american zee. Dr. Seus > > > > would never approve, but I like it. Smile. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Erik > > > > You need more space! Compare hard drives starting at $236 cdn for 120, $304 > > > > for 160, and $420 for 200 GB at 7200 RPM. > > > > http://www.mlhsystems.com/momex/NavCode/Hardware/ID/HardDrive/Affiliate/ERIK > > > > BURGGRA > > > > Convert to $US at http://www.xe.com/ucc > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: Luke Davis <ldavis at shellworld.net> > > > > To: <Speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > > > > Cc: <kirk at braille.uwo.ca> > > > > Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 2:07 AM > > > > Subject: Speakup Bugs > > > > > > > > > > > > > Here are some further potential bugs. > > > > > > > > > > 1. If you backspace [at the shell prompt], while parked, it will not > > > > > speak the deleted characters, but will instead speak [maybe], the > > > > > character on which the reading cursor is located (after). > > > > > > > > > > 2. It says "zepthd", or something such as that, when you read or press a > > > > > "z". > > > > > > > > > > 3. While using the dec express, and having Speakup spell a word in all > > > > > caps, or some caps and some other types, it will read the first two or so > > > > > letters, say "command error in string value", one or more characters > > > > > further, and later, depending on whether the word/acronym/etc., is short > > > > > or long, "command error in parameter", followed by maybe some numbers or > > > > > the like. I think this is the dec's bug, but speakup's problem, in the way > > > > > it is sending data to the DEC. > > > > > > > > > > 4. In the todo file, it suggests that a good new feature, would be to > > > > > check parck status and store it, before doing a console switch. This > > > > > appears to work now. > > > > > > > > > > Luke > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > 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 -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175
