From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from fox-host189.dsl.visi.com ([208.42.144.189] helo=fox.sector14.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1 (Debian)) id 16XFRr-0005XR-00 for ; Sun, 03 Feb 2002 00:44:19 -0500 Received: from greatmachine ([199.17.219.218]) by fox.sector14.net (8.11.1/8.11.1) with SMTP id g135iNX40005 for ; Sat, 2 Feb 2002 23:44:23 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from capeterson@visi.com) Message-ID: <002101c1ac75$a9d404c0$6801030a@greatmachine> From: "Chris Peterson" To: References: <002101c1ac35$7660bce0$6801030a@greatmachine> <20020203110706.A6806@joana.gotss.net> Subject: Re: Screen and Speakup-1.0 Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2002 23:43:08 -0600 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 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.8 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Okay, good info to know. Thanks, Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kerry Hoath" To: Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 9:07 PM Subject: Re: Screen and Speakup-1.0 > Because screen provides console locking code; > you can detatch a screen and log out; > screens can be re-attached from another machine or console; > screen is multi-user; more than one person can use a screen session. > Screen's termcap/terminfo is more customizable than the raw console allowing status lines etc. > Swap isn't wasted on getty processes running on termianls that are unused. > If you look at top you will probably see 8 getty processes running on 8 consoles > and although there is a lot of shared code the remainder ends up in swap sooner or later > if they remain unused. Also; screen doesn't use > a pseudo tty until it is required; and hence > saves on file descriptor usage. The default global limit > is 4096 > descripters with 1024 per process. > > Regards, Kerry. > On Sat, Feb 02, 2002 at 04:03:34PM -0600, Chris Peterson wrote: > > Why would you run screen from the console? Why not just login more than > > once? > > > > Chris > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Dave Hunt" > > To: > > Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 3:46 PM > > Subject: Screen and Speakup-1.0 > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I'm running Speakup 1.0 in kernel version 2.4.9-13, with a Doubletalk LT > > > synthesizer. > > > > > > I've noticed that running the Screen windowing thing causes lag in speech, > > > especially in Pine. Reading in Lynx is lagged to a lesser extent. ANy > > > idea what's going on here? > > > > > > -Dave > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > -- > Kerry Hoath: kerry@gotss.net kerry@gotss.eu.org or kerry@gotss.spice.net.au > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >