From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.254]) by listman.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id B250E3EB91 for ; Sat, 25 May 2002 13:50:45 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from mail@localhost) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) id g4PBojf01426 for blinux-list@listman.redhat.com; Sat, 25 May 2002 07:50:45 -0400 Received: from mx1.redhat.com (mx1.redhat.com [172.16.48.31]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g4PBojr01422 for ; Sat, 25 May 2002 07:50:45 -0400 Received: from webmail16.rediffmail.com (webmail16.rediffmail.com [203.199.83.26] (may be forged)) by mx1.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g4PHhof16734 for ; Sat, 25 May 2002 13:43:50 -0400 Received: (qmail 20843 invoked by uid 510); 25 May 2002 17:50:16 -0000 Date: 25 May 2002 17:50:16 -0000 Message-ID: <20020525175016.20842.qmail@webmail16.rediffmail.com> Received: from unknown (202.89.73.37) by rediffmail.com via HTTP; 25 May 2002 17:50:16 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 From: "Krishnakant Ramesh Mane" To: blinux-list@redhat.com Subject: new to linux, need help Content-type: text/plain; format=flowed Content-Disposition: inline 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 X-Reply-To: "Krishnakant Ramesh Mane" List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi This is Krishnakant Mane from India Mumbai. I am not new to programming but new to linux. Eventually I am fedup of windows and wan to switch to linux. I am a totally blind person and have heard that linux can be used with emacs speak and IBM outloude software synthesizer. Can some one help me on the issue please? Firstly I want to know what actually does emacs do? If emacs is a text editor then how can linux be totally accessible to the blind user? and if emacs speach is a full fledge screan reader then why is it only associated with emacs? I mean I am confused on the whole thing about emacs, emacs speach and linux. together. I visited the emacs speak homepage and found out that it supports a whole set of applications and tools and even programming tools and net surffing. So again if emacs speak only works on emacs which I understand is a text editor how can a blind person do so many things with emacs speach on linux? Please help me with these questions. Thanks in advance. _________________________________________________________ Click below to visit monsterindia.com and review jobs in India or Abroad http://monsterindia.rediff.com/jobs