Ubuntu is probably the best, that's what I'm using now. It has a gui, unlike Oralux (as far as I am aware), and yes, they both support software speech. If you look on: http://live.gnome.org/Orca You'll find instructions. Orca is the name of the screen reader, the FAQ contains a lot of information. I believe the howto for getting Ubuntu talking from boot is detailed in the downloadinstall section. HTH. On Fri, 2008-02-01 at 15:35 -0600, Kelly Sapergia wrote: > Hi, > After hearing about Linux from my brother (I think he was using > Ubuntu), I thought I'd give it a try on my laptop. For the moment, > I'm interested in just using a live CD so I can go back to using > Windows XP later. > I've downloaded both Ubuntu and Oralux, and am just wondering if > anyone can give me any hints on getting started using these systems? > In particular, I'm wondering if there's a way to get a live CD to > come up talking when the system loads? Also, do these variants of > Linux support software speech? I ask because I don't have a hardware synth. > Thanks for your help. > > > Yours Sincerely, > Kelly John Sapergia > Personal Website: http://www.ksapergia.net > Need to relax and unwind? Listen to "Northern Lights", Thursdays from > 01:00 to 03:00 GMT (Wednesdays in North America) on ACB (American > Council of the Blind) Radio Interactive at http://interactive.acbradio.org > Visit the show's website at http://nl.ksapergia.net > If you need jingles, voiceovers and music for your project at an > affordable price, visit KJS Productions at: http://www.kjsproductions.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Chris Norman. <!-- chris.norman4 at ntlworld.com -->
