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 34E3AC1A118 for ; Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:03:42 -0400 (EDT) Received: by vcbfk1 with SMTP id fk1so5042719vcb.29 for ; Tue, 27 Sep 2011 21:03:43 -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=QA+pXnmITSWkfp9m4zld8iW8JvGU43SwjhjPGbSGVbw=; b=b05/LrXkNAIPhAJPW4miwjne4xVrbKz0U1iiH0IPPpk3myVGcgBeuQ4ncgUjUzJjqe 7qsjcir98j3q/yZxtM+KRUP/urwACdgeSkaUjUjPPm38l+uBeAMLdVnhDt/Js9JLsmI6 qQjaaPzqHZ5z8y8KSFzWIEdhQ1sgX8Hyz2dmM= Received: by 10.52.98.165 with SMTP id ej5mr1077045vdb.158.1317182622460; Tue, 27 Sep 2011 21:03:42 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hittsjunk.net (195.sub-166-248-65.myvzw.com. [166.248.65.195]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id ha1sm22062851vdb.17.2011.09.27.21.03.41 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Tue, 27 Sep 2011 21:03:41 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 23:03:38 -0500 From: Kenny Hitt To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: distributions for X Message-ID: <20110928040338.GA10087@hittsjunk.net> Mail-Followup-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <000001cc7d7b$31261310$93723930$@org> <20110928033252.GB9834@hittsjunk.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20110928033252.GB9834@hittsjunk.net> 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 04:03:42 -0000 Sorry for replying to myself. I realized I didn't actually answer your question. That's what I get for replying without enough coffee yet. I use my X session for access to firefox and LibreOffice. LibreOffice allows me to work with Windows users easily while firefox gives me access to current web technology. Kenny On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 10:32:52PM -0500, Kenny Hitt wrote: > 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