From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from blindtechs.net ([68.14.253.25]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1GUmjc-0001zO-00 for ; Tue, 03 Oct 2006 12:03:08 -0400 Received: from btntacobell (unknown [192.168.2.58]) by blindtechs.net (Postfix) with SMTP id 4FA2C16CC6B for ; Tue, 3 Oct 2006 09:02:37 -0700 (MST) Message-ID: <000c01c6e705$3227ce00$3a02a8c0@btntacobell> From: "Gabriel Vega" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <452288B4.3020208@ubuntu.com> Subject: Re: Greetings from Ubuntu Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 09:01:32 -0700 Organization: The BlindTechs Network MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.8rc1 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2006 16:03:08 -0000 Thank you sir for all your efforts. I do have a question though. Is your ubuntu installer intel mac compatible? and if so what will the accessibility options offer for it. I mainly work with macs but have a couple of pc's I can install this ubuntu on. I tried at one time to install it on an hp vetra p3 866 but that didn't work at all. Gabe Vega The BlindTechs Network Website: http://blindtechs.net Email: blindtech@blindtechs.net (602) 476-2307 (562) 261-5277 (866) 714-4244 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Henrik Nilsen Omma" To: Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 8:58 AM Subject: Greetings from Ubuntu > Hello SpeakUp List! > > I've just been make aware of this list, so I'm writing to introduce > myself. I'm Henrik Nilsen Omma, Accessibility Coordinator at Ubuntu. > > I see from the archives that there have been some questions about Ubuntu > Edgy, Orca etc. and some misconceptions that I'll try to clear up. > > The aim of the Live CD is to provide an environment for exploring the > system and later installing it. This should work independently for both > visually and mobility impaired users. We are just a few bugs away from > making it work smoothly ;) -- but we still have a couple of weeks. > > The default Ubuntu installer is written in GTK (as it runs on a Gnome > system). The reason it does not speak to Orca at the moment is that it > is running as root, while Orca runs as a user. We are preparing a fix > for this, but for now you can work around it by running Orca from a root > terminal and then running 'ubiquity' from there as well (the installer). > The Kubuntu version of the installer is written in QT, but most VI > users would not want to install KDE at this point. Things are looking > better for KDE4 though. > > We have also included speakup with our default Edgy kernel, but have not > prepared the required command line scripts for it yet. Any help with > testing speakup in Edgy and preparing such scripts would be great! > > About myself: I'm not visually impaired but I do have a mobility > impairment. Of the Linux access tools, I only use sticky keys myself > though I do have a working familiarity with the others. My main role is > to encourage, facilitate and coordinate accessibility development in > Ubuntu. I work with end-users in the forums and mailing lists and with > the core developers to implement features. > > Henrik > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >