From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from cantata.rednote.net ([66.92.170.86]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1AJExe-0000hO-00 for ; Mon, 10 Nov 2003 11:32:18 -0500 Received: from cantata.rednote.net (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by cantata.rednote.net (8.12.3/8.12.3/Debian-6.6) with ESMTP id hAAGWHiM004596 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=OK) for ; Mon, 10 Nov 2003 11:32:18 -0500 Received: (from janina@localhost) by cantata.rednote.net (8.12.3/8.12.3/Debian-6.6) id hAAGWHew004594 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Mon, 10 Nov 2003 11:32:17 -0500 Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 11:32:16 -0500 From: Janina Sajka To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Message-ID: <20031110163216.GD396@rednote.net> References: <6PDyRFCH16r$EwbN@sheilac.demon.co.uk> <009d01c3a79e$e3ed0aa0$b40710ac@dkit.ie> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <009d01c3a79e$e3ed0aa0$b40710ac@dkit.ie> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i Subject: Re: Fragmented speech using Redhat 8.0 and Apollo2 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: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 16:32:19 -0000 Well, I wasn't there, Daragh, but I believe they upgraded her kernel using the kernels at http://www.linux-speakup.org/ftp/disks/redhat/8.0/RPMS/. . PS It's a very busy site these days. Darragh writes: > From: "Darragh" > > what did you do? my apollo still isn't great. did you just alter the > jiffy_delta and delay_time files? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sheila Acock" > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." > Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 3:22 PM > Subject: Re: Fragmented speech using Redhat 8.0 and Apollo2 > > > > Hi, > > > > Just to say that I did take Bill up on his offer and he was very > > helpful. > > > > My Apollo is now talking much better; not perfect, but I find it quite > > usable, which I certainly didn't before. > > > > I have just spent some time reading Man pages and using Lynx on some > > Websites, (though I haven't yet worked out how to identify and activate > > links). > > > > Many thanks, Bill. > > > > p.s. Hope no-one minds me posting this, but I am so pleased to feel I > > am getting somewhere, and hope it may encourage anyone else who might be > > struggling. > > > > Sheila. > > > > In message <20031109140009.GR6622@rednote.net>, Janina Sajka > > writes > > >Shiela, here's an offer you should definitely accept! > > > > > > > > >William F. Acker writes: > > >> From: "William F. Acker WB2FLW +1-303-722-7209" > > >> > > >> Hi, > > >> > > >> Send me your phone number or call me at the number at the top of > this > > >> message, and I'll talk you through it. BTW, I do know that you're in > the > > >> UK. > > >> HTH. > > >> -- > > >> > > >> > > >> Bill in Denver > > >> > > >> On Sun, 9 Nov 2003, Sheila Acock wrote: > > >> > > >> > Hi Janina, > > >> > > > >> > No, I haven't. As I said, the speech is so unintelligible that I > > >> > haven't really tried anything much. If it might help, I will try and > > >> > get sighted assistance with doing this, but are there instructions on > > >> > how to accomplish it? I am really rather daunted by the whole thing. > > >> > > > >> > Thanks. > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Speakup mailing list > > >> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > -- > > Sheila Acock > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 Email: janina@rednote.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Director, Technology Research and Development American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) http://www.afb.org Chair, Accessibility Work Group Free Standards Group http://accessibility.freestandards.org