From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from ms-smtp-03.nyroc.rr.com ([24.24.2.57]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1Dx2pl-00054T-00 for ; Mon, 25 Jul 2005 09:17:29 -0400 Received: from akp (cpe-66-67-51-80.rochester.res.rr.com [66.67.51.80]) by ms-smtp-03.nyroc.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j6PDHQP4003212; Mon, 25 Jul 2005 09:17:26 -0400 (EDT) Received: from akp by akp with local (Exim 4.50) id 1Dx2r0-0004ov-2w; Mon, 25 Jul 2005 09:18:46 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <17124.59061.656432.344367@akp@selfhost.com> Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 09:18:45 -0400 To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." In-Reply-To: References: X-Mailer: VM 7.19 under Emacs 21.4.1 From: "Ann K. Parsons" X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine Subject: Demonstrating the power of Linux for blind people. X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: akp@eznet.net, "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: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 13:17:29 -0000 Hi all, Well, Amy, as a mere user, I wouldn't suggest setting up anything for Gnome or anything graphical. There are significant problems with access to Gnome and they shouldn't be brought into the mix if you're just wanting access for average users. My suggestion would be to set up the computer with Speakup and perhaps with Emacspeak. Speakup works extremely well in Emacs, so perhaps you don't even need Emacspeak, but that's what I'd do. As for techhie details about setting things up, don't ask me, I'm just a user. Ann P. -- Ann K. Parsons email: akp@eznet.net WEB SITE: http://home.eznet.net/~akp "All that is gold does not glitter. Not all those who wander are lost." JRRT