From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from dsl092-170-086.wdc1.dsl.speakeasy.net ([66.92.170.86] helo=cantata.rednote.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18PpPg-0004yI-00 for ; Sat, 21 Dec 2002 14:35:56 -0500 Received: from cantata.rednote.net (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by cantata.rednote.net (8.12.3/8.12.3/Debian -4) with ESMTP id gBLJZrOp010905 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=FAIL) for ; Sat, 21 Dec 2002 14:35:55 -0500 Received: (from janina@localhost) by cantata.rednote.net (8.12.3/8.12.3/Debian -4) id gBLJZr79010903 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Sat, 21 Dec 2002 14:35:53 -0500 Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2002 14:35:52 -0500 From: Janina Sajka To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: correct keyboard selection. 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Glenn Ervin writes: > From: "Glenn Ervin" > > Hi Janina, > the numeric keypad selection you mention did work on that old version of the > install program, but strangely, when I use any of the numbers, on the > correct install, it just moves around by lines. > insert plus did not do what it was supposed to do. My sighted assistance > did confirm that the keyboard selection is indeed "speakup". > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Janina Sajka" > To: > Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 11:53 AM > Subject: Re: correct keyboard selection. > > > It's a bug in one of the newer text rendering libraries. It has been > reported. Meanwhile, until its fixed, just be aware that you seem to be > on the selection following the actual one. As I just explained in > another message, you can verify this with NumericKeypad Insert+Period > which provides color attribute4s, such as "white on black." If you look > around the screen and check with this, you'll find confirmation for > what's actually highlighted, and you'll find that it really is the > selection just before the one that Speakup is indicating. > > Glenn Ervin writes: > > From: "Glenn Ervin" > > > > Hi Mark, > > I am still trying to get RedHat installed as the installation program for > > RedHat 8.0 does the same double speaking for me, with my dectalk > > synthesizer. > > It is impossible to know which choice you have made, and I have to fDisk a > > hard drive to install Linux, and even the sighted assistance I have used > is > > not totally sure which drive is actually selected. > > But the strange thing is that when I was using an install program from a > > previous version of Linux, it spoke just fine with my synthesizer, but I > was > > unable to complete the install, as the install program did not match the > > ISO's. > > Perhaps it is the DECtalk synthesizer, and maybe we need to wait for > someone > > to re-compile the install program or the DECtalk portion of SpeakUp. > > But your start up line seems correct: > > Here is what works for me: > > text speakup_synth=dectlk > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mark Rew" > > To: > > Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 1:13 PM > > Subject: correct keyboard selection. > > > > > > Hi group, > > > > Which keyboard do I need to select for RedHat version 8? I'm starting > > SpeakUp > > with the command: > > text speakup_synth=DTLK > > This command causes speakup to speak while I'm installing my Linux. But, > > I'm > > finding it difficult to know what menu selection I'm on, and I can not > even > > get into the fields for entering information such as IP address. I tried > > selecting the "speakup" keyboard. I saw there was another speakup > keyboard > > I > > think, "speakup lt." The hardware is a Pentium 2 CPU, and a Windows style > > keyboard. > > > > Thanks for any suggestions. > > Mark Rew > > e-mail: mark.rew@noaa.gov > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > -- > > Janina Sajka, Director > Technology Research and Development > Governmental Relations Group > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > > Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175