From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mxsf13.cluster1.charter.net ([209.225.28.213]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1FzCvU-0007J8-00 for ; Sat, 08 Jul 2006 09:32:52 -0400 Received: from mxip15a.cluster1.charter.net (mxip15a.cluster1.charter.net [209.225.28.145]) by mxsf13.cluster1.charter.net (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id k68DWHiU030019 for ; Sat, 8 Jul 2006 09:32:17 -0400 Received: from 24-151-119-063.dhcp.nwtn.ct.charter.com (HELO h14me.homelinux.net) ([24.151.119.63]) by mxip15a.cluster1.charter.net with ESMTP; 08 Jul 2006 09:32:17 -0400 Received: from h14me.homelinux.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.13.4/8.12.11) with ESMTP id k68DWGhJ020183 for ; Sat, 8 Jul 2006 09:32:16 -0400 Received: (from alex_snow@localhost) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.13.4/8.12.10/Submit) id k68DWGqF020182 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Sat, 8 Jul 2006 09:32:16 -0400 Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2006 09:32:15 -0400 From: Alex Snow To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: Wine and Speakup Message-ID: <20060708133215.GA20175@gmx.net> References: <200607081453250654.0007D53F@127.0.0.1> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200607081453250654.0007D53F@127.0.0.1> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.8rc1 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: Sat, 08 Jul 2006 13:32:52 -0000 I haven't tried it myself, but I know people (sited ones) who have gotten some apps to work in it but it's pretty flaky. An app that works in one version might break in the next. No idea how a screenreader would like running under it but you might have problems there. Also you need a working xwindows desktop running to use wine I believe...someone correct me if I'm wrong. On Sat, Jul 08, 2006 at 02:53:25PM +0200, Christian wrote: > Hello all, > Yesterday I come across a project called Wine which will let you run Windows applications under Linux. Hadn't time to read more about it will do that later today. But just wondering if anyone has tried it? > All the best, > Christian > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- The most important design issue... is the fact that Linux is supposed to be fun... -- Linus Torvalds at the First Dutch International Symposium on Linux