From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from [204.233.198.50] (helo=linserver.complex) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16P8Wl-0004tt-00 for ; Fri, 11 Jan 2002 15:43:52 -0500 Received: (from gnowak1@localhost) by linserver.complex (8.11.4/8.10.2) id g0BKhOl00517 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Fri, 11 Jan 2002 14:43:24 -0600 Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2002 14:43:24 -0600 From: Gregory Nowak To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: suggestions for Speakup Message-ID: <20020111144324.H249@uic.edu> References: <3.0.6.32.20020111092917.00797100@pop3.netins.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <3.0.6.32.20020111092917.00797100@pop3.netins.net>; from jsymes@netins.net on Fri, Jan 11, 2002 at 09:29:17AM -0600 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.7 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: Right, because Chuck outlined a good way of doing that with an internal as well as external synth. It certainly was a procedure I would not have thought of. Greg On Fri, Jan 11, 2002 at 09:29:17AM -0600, Jason Symes wrote: > Wrong. If a synth goes whacky, it must be reinitialized to get it to work > right, and not all synths have an on/off switch. > At 10:06 AM 1/11/02 -0500, you wrote: > >On 11 Jan 2002, Kirk Reiser wrote: > > > >> On another note, mentioning that something should be there because it > >> is part of windows/dos screen review packages is a non-starter with > >> me. That means we should do something because it is available in that > >> other o.s. I base what needs to be done on what features seem > >> reasonable to provide better access to linux. I am not at all > >> interested in keeping up with those other packages. So if you folks > >> want to make a comparison based on features, you might as well just > >> piss off. > > > >Kirk, > > > >I support your position completely! Speakup is at the point where > >it is vulnerable to the bells and whistles syndrome, where folks > >want to throw in the kitchen sink. Stick to the straight and > >narrow and make sure each feature under consideration really > >belongs in a screen reader. Examples: the cut and paste feature > >really did belong; the reinitialization feature really does not. > > > >Chuck > > > > > >*<<<=-=>>>*<<<=-=>>>*<<<=-=>>>*<<<=-=>>>* > >Visit me at http://www.mhonline.net/~chuckh > >The Moon is Waning Crescent (4% of Full) > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Speakup mailing list > >Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > Jason Symes > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup