-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 First, the operating systems mentioned were suse linux, and netware. There was no mention of windows, thus I don't see how the reference to jaws fits in, unless it was to explain how jaws gets its data, which is besides the point. Also, the reference to usb being the better choice was inappropriate, since speakup currently doesn't support usb synths, as has been mentioned here frequently, especially in recent threads. Having said that, if you're going to rely on speakup, you will want to be sure that all the work stations you're going to use have at least 1 rs232 serial port. If they don't, then you're in trouble if you expect to use speakup. Also, be aware that suse doesn't include speakup in their distribution, and I'm not aware of any existing suse kernels with speakup patched into them. You mentioned also not being sure about the accessibility of slackware. Actually, slackware was the first distribution to include a speakup-patched kernel in the official slackware media. As for which synth to choose, I think the 2 biggest factors in that decision are the speech, and the price of each. The doubletalk lt is cheaper than the dectalk usb, which does also have a serial port as far as I know. As for the speech, I personally prefer that of the doubletalk, but that's probably because I've used a doubletalk far more than I have used a dectalk, and others may disagree here as well. Speech is a very qualitative subject, and there is no synth that fits every person's taste perfectly. As an aside, you wouldn't have been able to use a doubletalk pc anyway, because they aren't being produced anymore, and because it is very hard these days to find a pc with an isa slot. Hth. Greg On Fri, Jun 22, 2007 at 12:23:06AM -0700, Littlefield, tyler wrote: > First, you're not going to get speech support without a program. > The screen reader puts hooks in the kernel, or catches the video in the case > of jaws, and translates. > Next, I'd recommend USB, because, if you start using newer systems, most > don't have a serial port. > Third, the accessibility of slackware is fine, unless you insist on running > under gnome, x, or something else, then you're really not getting the > benafit of linux. > HTH, - -- web site: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org gpg public key: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org/pubkey.asc skype: gregn1 (authorization required, add me to your contacts list first) - -- Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager at EU.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGfCdV7s9z/XlyUyARAhQoAKC2pAxtaBHQFbcRxJ7X3YAKxDtHqwCg1nOM uSZ2tei1eRwXa/lpYrCpqgg= =UAdR -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
