From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from opera.rednote.net ([74.53.93.34]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1Hckon-00060x-00 for ; Sat, 14 Apr 2007 12:09:41 -0400 Received: from opera.rednote.net (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by opera.rednote.net (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l3EG9fhw019785 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-DSS-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Sat, 14 Apr 2007 16:09:41 GMT Received: (from janina@localhost) by opera.rednote.net (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id l3EG9fPF019784 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Sat, 14 Apr 2007 12:09:41 -0400 Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 12:09:41 -0400 From: Janina Sajka To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: Thinkpad Saga Continues Message-ID: <20070414160940.GG26256@rednote.net> References: <461EFE47.400@comcast.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <461EFE47.400@comcast.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i X-Operating-System: Linux opera.rednote.net 2.6.19-1.2911.6.5.fc6spk Organization: Capital Accessibility LLC (http://www.CapitalAccessibility.com) X-PGP-Key: http://www.CapitalAccessibility.com/JaninaSajka_gpg_key.html X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 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, 14 Apr 2007 16:09:41 -0000 Please be aware that the DEC Talk drivers have been broken in recent Speakup Modified kernels on Fedora, at least. I see Kirk checked in a fix the other day, so perhaps this will be resolved when Bill is able to roll this fix into a new kernel build. But, we'll also have to wait for those who can test to give us their reports. Janina Beth Hatch writes: > Re: Thinkpad Saga Continues mm> Hi Janina and all, > > As for Speakup, I've noticed on my desktop machine, where I also use > the Dectalk Express, that Speakup will suddenly stop reading when I'm > in the middle > of reading such things as compiling Gnome-speech or when Yum updates my > system. It will be talking, then it suddenly stops talking, I have to > refresh > the screen in order for it to start talking again. Very strange indeed!