From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp.netins.net ([167.142.225.202] helo=cgpf1.cgp.netins.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16P3cI-0001eJ-00 for ; Fri, 11 Jan 2002 10:29:14 -0500 Received: from [167.142.23.190] (HELO president731) by cgpf1.cgp.netins.net (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 3.4.8) with SMTP id 10442782 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Fri, 11 Jan 2002 09:29:15 -0600 Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20020111092917.00797100@pop3.netins.net> X-Sender: jsymes@pop3.netins.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2002 09:29:17 -0600 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca From: Jason Symes Subject: Re: suggestions for Speakup In-Reply-To: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.7 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Wrong. If a synth goes whacky, it must be reinitialized to get it to work right, and not all synths have an on/off switch. At 10:06 AM 1/11/02 -0500, you wrote: >On 11 Jan 2002, Kirk Reiser wrote: > >> On another note, mentioning that something should be there because it >> is part of windows/dos screen review packages is a non-starter with >> me. That means we should do something because it is available in that >> other o.s. I base what needs to be done on what features seem >> reasonable to provide better access to linux. I am not at all >> interested in keeping up with those other packages. So if you folks >> want to make a comparison based on features, you might as well just >> piss off. > >Kirk, > >I support your position completely! Speakup is at the point where >it is vulnerable to the bells and whistles syndrome, where folks >want to throw in the kitchen sink. Stick to the straight and >narrow and make sure each feature under consideration really >belongs in a screen reader. Examples: the cut and paste feature >really did belong; the reinitialization feature really does not. > >Chuck > > >*<<<=-=>>>*<<<=-=>>>*<<<=-=>>>*<<<=-=>>>* >Visit me at http://www.mhonline.net/~chuckh >The Moon is Waning Crescent (4% of Full) > > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > Jason Symes