If you use debian linux, software speech should be very easy to install. See my page at http://www.math.wisc.edu/~jheim/debian/ I only put that up a couple of weeks ago and I don't know if anyone has used it yet. But I haven't gotten any complaints yet. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cody Hurst" <churst35@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2007 5:14 AM Subject: Re: How different is Speakup from JAWS > Hello, > > Speakup only works in the console it will not work under a desktop > environment. Further more, a hardware synth is required to use speakup, > although some people have gotten software synthisizers to work but that > takes some playing with. If you want to use a gui because you might not be > too sharp on commands in linux, consider Orca for the gnome desktop it is > included in the ubuntu live CD and you can read more about orca at > http://live.gnome.org/Orca. To download a live ubuntu cd visit > www.cdimage.ubuntu.com. A live cd is a fully functional linux operating > system however it runs all from the CD and never touches your hard drive, > so > you can try linux before you install it. Another distro called Grml is a > speakup modified distro that has no graphical desktop and is only command > line based is also available if you have a hardware synth and want to give > it a try. > > Basically Orca is a scriptable screen reader for the gnome 2.16 desktop. > But first before diving into any of this, I recommend learning a tad about > whaqt linux is, as you sound very new and it might prove useful to read up > on what Linux is and how it works in general terms. Don't let it scare you > off, it's just that in my opinion you might be better off knowing what > you're doing in the long run. > > Have fun, > Cody > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Charlie Young" <cy41169 at yahoo.com> > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." > <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 11:54 PM > Subject: How different is Speakup from JAWS > > >> Hi... >> I was wondering if Speakup has keystrokes the way JAWS does to bring up >> dialog boxes that lists links and headings. How different is Speakup from >> JAWS. I am a Windows user seriously considering thinking about changing >> to >> linux. Thanks. >> Charlie >> >> >> --------------------------------- >> Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join Yahoo!'s user >> panel and lay it on us. >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > >
