From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pc-24-151-10-129.newt1.ct.charter.com ([24.151.10.129] helo=h14me.homelinux.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1AIFw7-00065n-00 for ; Fri, 07 Nov 2003 18:22:39 -0500 Received: from h14me.homelinux.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id hA7NMad6025935 for ; Fri, 7 Nov 2003 18:22:36 -0500 Received: (from alex_snow@localhost) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id hA7NMaqI025934 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Fri, 7 Nov 2003 18:22:36 -0500 Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 18:22:36 -0500 From: Alex Snow To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Message-ID: <20031107232236.GE25813@gmx.net> References: <6D3A09C6CAB0D311BA5000902760D022040F1ED3@chpt0000se01.cherrypoint.usmc.mil> <20031106221326.GP17772@rednote.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Subject: Re: Mobile Accessibility X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.3 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: Fri, 07 Nov 2003 23:22:39 -0000 Yeah that'd be cool. though speakup should come with any linux computer reguardless of whether the user wants it or not just with the synth set to null as the default at kernel compiletime. therefore if lets say i bought a new computer from circuit shitty that ran linux all I'd need to do was modify the config for the installed bootloader. On Fri, Nov 07, 2003 at 05:04:23PM -0600, Adam Myrow wrote: > Well, on a similar subject, wouldn't it be great if computers could be > purchased with a screen reader? I figure that for us, the screen reader > is as important as a monitor is to a sighted person, so we should be able > to get it in the package, and still buy a new one if necessary. > Linux-based computers should have the option of Speakup in place of a > monitor, for example. Windows-based computers should be able to be > purchased with either JFW, Window-Eyes, or any of the other lesser-known > screen readers. A sighted person can get a computer with anything from a > tiny 14-inch monitor to a 21-inch monitor. Just my thoughts. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Who is General Failure and why is he reading my hard disk?