From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.44.254]) by listman.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2D6283EA10 for ; Fri, 16 Nov 2001 16:20:00 -0500 (EST) Received: from mail.redhat.com (mail.redhat.com [199.183.24.239]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id fAGLK0p04613 for ; Fri, 16 Nov 2001 16:20:00 -0500 Received: (from mail@localhost) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.0/8.8.7) id fAGLJxS17603 for blinux-list@listman.redhat.com; Fri, 16 Nov 2001 16:19:59 -0500 Received: from lowblow.svc.tds.net (lowblow.svc.tds.net [204.246.1.39]) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.0/8.8.7) with ESMTP id fAGLJxw17599 for ; Fri, 16 Nov 2001 16:19:59 -0500 Received: from jumbo ([216.170.140.224]) by lowblow.svc.tds.net with SMTP id <20011116211959.DXUF19883.lowblow@jumbo> for ; Fri, 16 Nov 2001 15:19:59 -0600 Message-ID: <01ce01c16edc$c14a0a40$e08caad8@tds.net> From: "John J. Boyer" To: References: <01b501c16ed1$c65405a0$e08caad8@tds.net> <003201c16edc$73296e00$2cf60141@cp286066a> Subject: Re: Accessibility of Redhat 7.2 Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 15:24:52 -0500 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 X-Loop: blinux-list@redhat.com Sender: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com Errors-To: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.1 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: David, I'm using "easyzip", but can't figure out how to get it to extract the files. Maybe you could send your utility to me as an attachment at director@chpi.org Thanks. John Computers to Help People, Inc. http://www.chpi.org 825 East Johnson; Madison, WI 53703 ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Poehlman" To: Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 15:22 Subject: Re: Accessibility of Redhat 7.2 > what are you using to decompress it? I have a utility that may help. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John J. Boyer" > To: > Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 2:06 PM > Subject: Re: Accessibility of Redhat 7.2 > > > Nicolas, > Nice to see you on this list. I've just been reading the brltty manual. > I > also downloaded the complete brltty package, but what do you know. I'm > having trouble getting Windows to decompress it, even though the beast > claims that it can do so. > Thanks for all your answers and for your work on brltty. It is very > important for those of us who are deaf as well as blind. > John > > > Computers to Help People, Inc. > http://www.chpi.org > 825 East Johnson; Madison, WI 53703 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nicolas Pitre" > To: > Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 14:30 > Subject: Re: Accessibility of Redhat 7.2 > > > > On Fri, 16 Nov 2001, John J. Boyer wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > I've just been looking at the Redhat site. They make a lot of the > GUI in > > > Redhat 7.2. It uses Gnome 1.4. I assume the GUI is inaccessible for > now. > > > Can it do anything that you can't do in console mode? > > > > Probably. I never suffered from that yet though. > > > > > Is the Mozilla browser usable in console mode? > > > > No. However there are two alternatives that work in text mode: > > lynx and links (note the spelling). > > > > > I will have to start my installation with a floppy, since I can't > boot > from > > > my cd-rom. Does the disk set that Redhat sells for $60 include an > > > installation boot floppy? > > > > Don't know. However you can find the floppy image and the tools to > write > it > > from DOS on the CD itself as well as on RedHat's FTP site. > > > > > Can I add brltty to that floppy so I can have > > > Braille output as soon as possible? > > > > Certainly. See the BRLTTY distribution for instructions. > > > > > > Nicolas > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list mailing list > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >