From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp.corp.redhat.com (int-mx01.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.11.11]) by lists01.pubmisc.prod.ext.phx2.redhat.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id w1RJmeOv030044 for ; Tue, 27 Feb 2018 14:48:40 -0500 Received: by smtp.corp.redhat.com (Postfix) id 4D60B60476; Tue, 27 Feb 2018 19:48:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mx1.redhat.com (ext-mx03.extmail.prod.ext.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.110.27]) by smtp.corp.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 47D9A600C8 for ; Tue, 27 Feb 2018 19:48:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-ot0-f175.google.com (mail-ot0-f175.google.com [74.125.82.175]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id DF3757FDEA for ; Tue, 27 Feb 2018 19:48:35 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-ot0-f175.google.com with SMTP id n74so27364ota.1 for ; Tue, 27 Feb 2018 11:48:35 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id :subject:to; bh=aeLjzDSBbOHpFtqMIletBnunNhHkSvT1JcCTnA4iPJw=; b=R0AQpMxYUEdODDUQFOklFVKdYJWaSMedQoSZlWSOcUzEYFjNx+PwDYlxbaPvD2nxK2 FS/7A8nWJl4HUGOS+dyLvUZ3wmdandbTLQRfnjwFannOdX71GSZeyZ5eNKqHxMgPcYlK 2gilynWe65OaeXcO0KFA+IypnX0kbsAjHopKXutI445NqFMwuLGqR4gMeOIqLGuLXcz7 VmgSwRoLjDctek9+nff42OZuet14NIUTJcM0ut6ZQNu95t+Htcdt/wyF2zz6KNQUgeLR jFXfyS+o9+99qbA4B9LUJx8V2/1APTpAurVbiToDRTP4jW78xmjDpO4oAJelOQl9a8xC LzHQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from :date:message-id:subject:to; bh=aeLjzDSBbOHpFtqMIletBnunNhHkSvT1JcCTnA4iPJw=; b=PPfc6V5yJhT5coaEWy6PHdtt53kCHCwv9ENG77soKiTuIMqPLIyUeBylbn3qZgmUT8 fAtnxxLEsZKGVsveuwKhrKjoztxY10pD6IzUK9oIUnNQYZhAbP2ToDmsCZQL4F93fH+1 UuZGB6/No/q9kBJU6h6Ea3DSw49EvOP6yGH5FmTSfGpgKg2rE+NKsxn4aBn8H7jTrJO+ cJ2VaZpi4D3Hc51XauDYi4DkRfPb5uiRNr/px3mtZ8wsf0PdWfrdF/mEIEjs78sXASdN HbQlrFtxWZs09HZnC5x5+i3m2namqFQcfhu7XptFyI8mKFfJHMnMi5KmjyQkuFbIQQTN xO+w== X-Gm-Message-State: APf1xPC98AsgOgYFQuRIVoLyXAeHQphwZaSWLAEeEchHrsVQUJoptOhZ dH+N5boi+7nTP46UdyRlo5UMHZYTrh6ZwZMDRNRRbE99 X-Google-Smtp-Source: AG47ELu7xNOa08p8HXsX3eiFSsGL3yZGjhKoZ1St12ynjZ2ewtNN5MSIi/+Fwc2v7gww+9qB/01iJX5RmFD6bTM9TmU= X-Received: by 10.157.9.202 with SMTP id 10mr10655061otz.324.1519760915208; Tue, 27 Feb 2018 11:48:35 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.157.8.245 with HTTP; Tue, 27 Feb 2018 11:48:14 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20180227193550.GA2835@panix.com> References: <20180227193550.GA2835@panix.com> Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2018 11:48:14 -0800 X-Google-Sender-Auth: UPbjTptmRMvZxb-kxD2h_k_bdbY Message-ID: Subject: Re: Screen reader advice for a Linux sysadmin To: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.5.16 (mx1.redhat.com [10.5.110.27]); Tue, 27 Feb 2018 19:48:36 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: inspected by milter-greylist-4.5.16 (mx1.redhat.com [10.5.110.27]); Tue, 27 Feb 2018 19:48:36 +0000 (UTC) for IP:'74.125.82.175' DOMAIN:'mail-ot0-f175.google.com' HELO:'mail-ot0-f175.google.com' FROM:'kathryn.a.k.taylor@gmail.com' RCPT:'' X-RedHat-Spam-Score: -0.129 (DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, FREEMAIL_FROM, HTML_MESSAGE, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL, SPF_PASS) 74.125.82.175 mail-ot0-f175.google.com 74.125.82.175 mail-ot0-f175.google.com X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.78 on 10.5.110.27 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.79 on 10.5.11.11 X-loop: blinux-list@redhat.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.12 From: Linux for blind general discussion X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: junk Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2018 19:48:40 -0000 Thanks, Rudy. That Vinux is pretty interesting. Apparently it works with Unity GNOME desktop. I will have to check it out! https://vinuxproject.org/ On Tue, Feb 27, 2018 at 11:35 AM, Linux for blind general discussion < blinux-list@redhat.com> wrote: > I was in your position several years ago. My solution was > to set up my environment to use all text based command line tools, and > hook up a talking terminal based on DOS, Vocal Eyes, and Telix to a > headless > Unix/Linux box. > > Recently my DOS machine died for good, and I switched to speakup. > There is a learning curve to get used to the speakup function > keys, but > aside from that, my environment remains the same, except for minor > quibbles about the voice of the default speech synthesizer, which > I will eventually resolve. > > This works for me, but if there is a graphic tool > which you absolutely must use, you might check out Vinux, which > comes with a choice of three GUI options, none of which I know anything > about. > > Good luck. > Rudy >