From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-vx0-f170.google.com (mail-vx0-f170.google.com [209.85.220.170]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 426FDC1A12D for ; Tue, 27 Sep 2011 23:32:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: by vcbfk1 with SMTP id fk1so5031092vcb.29 for ; Tue, 27 Sep 2011 20:32:59 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=date:from:to:subject:message-id:mail-followup-to:references :mime-version:content-type:content-disposition:in-reply-to :user-agent; bh=90/4HD2RwSXI+x/SzernHCbECy4lTjbWuiBFhRFkLCQ=; b=rUpMCPJjQErpyuIc7ZiI8Yqd+gAV7CEYZj2qAa6VAYIYhm/w0zn0p59pCxatODn6tt t5uvLiA47zMsRo0Y88ZN58zg6bnvIJvCVqfxCNlQiUQy/3S00AiJoeAQQCOIPyFzxdSJ rBFAk7Fe+sp2i6ZFgb+ZAiCmMkZPlSGv33J4Q= Received: by 10.52.21.194 with SMTP id x2mr5706206vde.389.1317180779306; Tue, 27 Sep 2011 20:32:59 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hittsjunk.net (195.sub-166-248-65.myvzw.com. [166.248.65.195]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id da15sm21991665vdb.26.2011.09.27.20.32.58 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Tue, 27 Sep 2011 20:32:58 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 22:32:52 -0500 From: Kenny Hitt To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: distributions for X Message-ID: <20110928033252.GB9834@hittsjunk.net> Mail-Followup-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <000001cc7d7b$31261310$93723930$@org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 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: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 03:32:58 -0000 Hi. Sounds like someone needs to update that article. At-spi is now the accessibility standard for most x-windows desktops. That allows the orca screen reader to provide access. There are also programs to help with other disabilities. kenny On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 08:35:58PM -0500, G.E. wrote: > Kelly, > Just what do you do with x windows? > I saw your post and looked it up on the web, and wikipedia tried to explain > it, but I still really don't understand it. > Sounds like it is a server for terminals, but I don't quite get it. > But wikipedia did say this about accessibility: > " Computer accessibility related issues > Systems built upon the X windowing system may have accessibility issues that > make utilization of a computer difficult for disabled users, including right > click, double click, middle click, mouseover, and focus stealing. Some X11 > clients deal with accessibility issues better than others, so those with > accessibility problems are not locked out of using X11. However there is no > accessibility standard or accessibility guidelines for X11. Within the X11 > standards process there is no working group on accessibility, so the known > ongoing accessibility problems are probably going to persist into the > future. > > " > Anyway, I would be curios as to how it can be used. > Thanks. > > Glenn > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kelly Prescott" > To: "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'" > > Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 8:08 PM > Subject: distributions for X > > > Can any one here give me information about which distributions work natively > best with the XWindows system? > I have used speakup and text for years, and dos terminals before that, but I > want to give the X screen readers a try to see how they are moving along. > Is there a out-of-the-box solution, or do I have to muck around with it. > You can reply off-list to me if you want. > Thanks. > -- Kelly Prescott > > > _______________________________________________ > 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