Thank you sir for all your efforts. I do have a question though. Is your ubuntu installer intel mac compatible? and if so what will the accessibility options offer for it. I mainly work with macs but have a couple of pc's I can install this ubuntu on. I tried at one time to install it on an hp vetra p3 866 but that didn't work at all. Gabe Vega The BlindTechs Network Website: http://blindtechs.net Email: blindtech at blindtechs.net (602) 476-2307 (562) 261-5277 (866) 714-4244 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Henrik Nilsen Omma" <henrik@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 8:58 AM Subject: Greetings from Ubuntu > Hello SpeakUp List! > > I've just been make aware of this list, so I'm writing to introduce > myself. I'm Henrik Nilsen Omma, Accessibility Coordinator at Ubuntu. > > I see from the archives that there have been some questions about Ubuntu > Edgy, Orca etc. and some misconceptions that I'll try to clear up. > > The aim of the Live CD is to provide an environment for exploring the > system and later installing it. This should work independently for both > visually and mobility impaired users. We are just a few bugs away from > making it work smoothly ;) -- but we still have a couple of weeks. > > The default Ubuntu installer is written in GTK (as it runs on a Gnome > system). The reason it does not speak to Orca at the moment is that it > is running as root, while Orca runs as a user. We are preparing a fix > for this, but for now you can work around it by running Orca from a root > terminal and then running 'ubiquity' from there as well (the installer). > The Kubuntu version of the installer is written in QT, but most VI > users would not want to install KDE at this point. Things are looking > better for KDE4 though. > > We have also included speakup with our default Edgy kernel, but have not > prepared the required command line scripts for it yet. Any help with > testing speakup in Edgy and preparing such scripts would be great! > > About myself: I'm not visually impaired but I do have a mobility > impairment. Of the Linux access tools, I only use sticky keys myself > though I do have a working familiarity with the others. My main role is > to encourage, facilitate and coordinate accessibility development in > Ubuntu. I work with end-users in the forums and mailing lists and with > the core developers to implement features. > > Henrik > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
