I've played with grml, I'll need to work with it some more. it seems to freeze at grml2hd at around 64%. Thanks, Tyler Littlefield http://tysdomain.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Whapples" <mwhapples@xxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 12:00 PM Subject: Re: RE: speakup is nice > 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 >> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > __________ NOD32 3760 (20090112) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > >
