If a hardware synth is a problem then look at GRML (www.grml.org) as that comes with speakup and everything to run software speech on the CD. GRML allows a fully accessible (with speakup and software speech output) install of GRML or debian to the hard drive and this is how I installed linux on my laptop. I too would like to add how speakup has been so useful to me (helping me get out of situations I could not have solved with other screen readers) and it probably will continue to be useful. Also I am glad that GRML exists, allowing me a fully portable distribution where I don't need to carry round a hardware synth. Michael Whapples On 23/12/42 20:59, James Homuth wrote: > My only knock against Speakup is it's strictly command line based. If I'm > sitting in front of a linux desktop, I want to be able to use a lot of the > actual desktop applications. Certain IM clients, for example. Plus, my > limited money for hardware means I can't wander out and get my hands on a > speech synth. Otherwise, when I install linux on my laptop in the next month > or so I'd go with Speakup over Orca. > > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] > On Behalf Of Trevor Astrope > Sent: January 13, 2009 12:07 PM > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > Subject: Re: speakup is nice > > Yep. I've tried orca and even bought a mac. The only time I use them is for > online banking and sites where links doesn't work. Otherwise, speakup is my > goto screen reader. > > I agree that we don't say enough just how great and liberating it is! > > On Tue, 13 Jan 2009, John G. Heim wrote: > > >> I think it's not said often enough. Speakup is really, really nice. >> Lets face it, when the chips are down, you always fall back on speakup >> don't you? I know I do. The accessible debian install,er, talking grml >> CD, plus several a talking Windows installer I built myself. They all >> depend on speakup. Speakup is like that old PC you have that always >> works even when that new flashiy one is on the fritz again.You know >> what I mean? You've got your flashy new laptop or whatever but in an >> > emergency, don't you want your old one running speakup? > >> Say your network is down and you need to make a serial port >> connection. What do you want? I want speakup. When a machine won't >> boot, you put in your grml CD with speakup don't you? If I'm in a >> panic, I always just want something with speakup. >> >> -- >> John G. Heim >> jheim at math.wisc.edu 3-4189 >> http://www.math.wisc.edu/~jheim/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > > >
