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([2607:fcc8:bd0b:c300:294f:28eb:274f:ea61]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id ie16sm8952716igb.11.2016.03.01.08.45.15 for (version=TLS1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA bits=128/128); Tue, 01 Mar 2016 08:45:16 -0800 (PST) From: Haden Pike Message-Id: <35E49630-87E5-4806-986F-50CFF792FD6A@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 9.3 \(3117\)) Subject: Re: Installing Slackware Without Hardware Synthesizer Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2016 11:45:14 -0500 References: To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3117) X-Bogosity: Ham, tests=bogofilter, spamicity=0.000000, version=1.2.4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.20 X-BeenThere: speakup@linux-speakup.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list 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, 02 Mar 2016 01:52:22 -0000 Thanks for the reply. You=E2=80=99ve certainly given me some ideas and = things to think about. Haden Pike Computer Science University of Kentucky Class of 2016 > On Feb 29, 2016, at 8:42 PM, Jude DaShiell wrote: >=20 > Not with slackware 14.1 and I suspect not with slackware_current = either but you could write volkerdi@slackware.com and ask what the = accessibility status is of slackware_current there may be a software = speech capability in it by now but I doubt it. I've read no news on = this from slackware.com on their website and I suppose it's possible = slackware.com could have given up on providing accessibility but I = haven't read that either so don't quote me on that. If slackware ever = gets to a point it can work with a kickstart file though maybe many more = things will become possible. >=20 > One website I read a while back had instructions for installing = emacspeak as a screen reader environment and making a talking login = prompt. > Slackware does have an initialization file where boot up commands can = be put once an iso gets put on a hard drive opened up edited then burnt = to dvd again but you'd have to have commands you could put into it to = get speech going. I don't know if yasr can run a sound card, but if it = can and you can come up with the commands that might be a possibility. = Other thing you might try is searching slackbuilds.org for kickstart and = see if anyone made a script to build it on slackware. >=20 > On Mon, 29 Feb 2016, Haden Pike wrote: >=20 >> Date: Mon, 29 Feb 2016 19:32:22 >> From: Haden Pike >> Reply-To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. >> >> To: speakup@linux-speakup.org >> Subject: Installing Slackware Without Hardware Synthesizer >> Hi all, >>=20 >> I do not have a hardware synthesizer. Do I have any other options for = performing an install of Slackware that do not involve me finding a = sighted person to install it for me? >>=20 >> Thanks, >> Haden Pike >> Computer Science >> University of Kentucky >> Class of 2016 >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup@linux-speakup.org >> http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup >=20 > --=20 >=20 > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@linux-speakup.org > http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup