To the contrary. The RTFM, in this instance, is sitting in the subject line of this email thread. >From the messages he's posted, it's very clear he hasn't read it very carefully. jim grimsby writes: > Hi, > This is the attitude below that turns off the new user! > Quite often the user has know idea where to rtfm as you put it. > If you are going to refer the user to documentation it might be a good > idea to refair them to a section of the manual explaining what ever it > is they are asking about. > Also not every user understands what the manual is talking about. > As far as gnopernicus goes I do not see a manual page nor a info page on > it. > It is not covered in any of the users guide I have seen so far. > So where do we go to rtfm as you put it. > Remember experts out there that you were a new user once. > Also remember experts out there that in one place you are an expert in > others you might be a novus. > Remember experts who have decided to be teachers andsuporters of the > program that reading manuals is good but a person needs to know what > manual to read. > > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca > [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Kenny Hitt > Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 8:05 AM > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > Subject: Re: speakup fedora core howto > > > Hi. > > Startx won't beep. You really need to go learn the basics of X. > > Once again! RTFM > > Kenny > > On Sun, May 01, 2005 at 10:56:16AM -0400, Jude DaShiell wrote: > > I have tried running gnopernicus in personal desktop type install and > > also > > in workstation type mode as well as server type. The personal desktop > and > > workstation types failed completely. The software was put onto the > system > > to run, but no speech in either of those installation types. tried > both > > telinit 5 and startx. Startx so far doesn't work in server type over > here > > but telinit 5 did work. I expect the custom type to do no better than > > > personal desktop or workstation. The startx command never gets to the > > short beep on any of these installation types. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 Phone: +1.202.494.7040 Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina at freestandards.org http://a11y.org If Linux can't solve your computing problem, you need a different problem.
