From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from agminet01.oracle.com ([141.146.126.228]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1JL3t5-0002sV-00 for ; Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:57:31 -0500 Received: from rgmgw2.us.oracle.com (rgmgw2.us.oracle.com [138.1.186.111]) by agminet01.oracle.com (Switch-3.2.4/Switch-3.1.7) with ESMTP id m11Lux1W020644 for ; Fri, 1 Feb 2008 15:56:59 -0600 Received: from acsmt350.oracle.com (acsmt350.oracle.com [141.146.40.150]) by rgmgw2.us.oracle.com (Switch-3.2.4/Switch-3.2.4) with ESMTP id m11Efie5029647 for ; Fri, 1 Feb 2008 14:56:58 -0700 Received: from dhcp-amer-csvpn-gw2-141-144-72-243.vpn.oracle.com by acsmt351.oracle.com with ESMTP id 3552321281201902983; Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:56:23 -0800 From: "Don Raikes" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: RE: New to Linux Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2008 14:57:33 -0700 Thread-Index: AchlHXH4zDyqLL7XQvmih6veEWfjzA== Organization: Oracle Corporation Message-ID: <20080201145733906.00000005852@draikes-lap> In-Reply-To: <0JVK00I7SXAVHI00@bgmpomr2.sasknet.sk.ca> X-Mailer: Oracle Connector for Outlook 10.1.3.0.7 90706 (9.0.6627) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAQAAAAI= X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAQAAAAI= X-Whitelist: TRUE X-Whitelist: TRUE X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list Reply-To: "don.raikes@oracle.com" , "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, 01 Feb 2008 21:57:31 -0000 Kelly, Ubuntu supports the gnome desktop speaking using orca and the espeak softwa= re synthesizer. When you boot off of the live cd, once the cd spins up, press then dow= narrow 3 times to select accessible mode. Press twice and wait. it will take a while to load , but you should= eventually hear some music then a short pause 30-seconds to a minute proba= bly then orca should start talking. > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca > [mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca]On Behalf Of Kelly Sapergia > Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 2:35 PM > To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca > Subject: New to Linux > = > = > Hi, > After hearing about Linux from my brother (I think he was using > Ubuntu), I thought I'd give it a try on my laptop. For the moment, > I'm interested in just using a live CD so I can go back to using > Windows XP later. > I've downloaded both Ubuntu and Oralux, and am just wondering if > anyone can give me any hints on getting started using these systems? > In particular, I'm wondering if there's a way to get a live CD to > come up talking when the system loads? Also, do these variants of > Linux support software speech? I ask because I don't have a = > hardware synth. > Thanks for your help. > = > = > Yours Sincerely, > Kelly John Sapergia > Personal Website: http://www.ksapergia.net > Need to relax and unwind? Listen to "Northern Lights", Thursdays from > 01:00 to 03:00 GMT (Wednesdays in North America) on ACB (American > Council of the Blind) Radio Interactive at = > http://interactive.acbradio.org > Visit the show's website at http://nl.ksapergia.net > If you need jingles, voiceovers and music for your project at an > affordable price, visit KJS Productions at: = > http://www.kjsproductions.com > = > = > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >