From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from fed1rmmtao105.cox.net ([68.230.241.41]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1I07XO-0001s9-00 for ; Sun, 17 Jun 2007 23:04:18 -0400 Received: from fed1rmimpo01.cox.net ([70.169.32.71]) by fed1rmmtao105.cox.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.01 201-2186-121-102-20070209) with ESMTP id <20070618030348.ZGPR6565.fed1rmmtao105.cox.net@fed1rmimpo01.cox.net> for ; Sun, 17 Jun 2007 23:03:48 -0400 Received: from bonus-eruptus ([72.198.87.190]) by fed1rmimpo01.cox.net with bizsmtp id Cr3m1X00Q46QN3s0000000; Sun, 17 Jun 2007 23:03:47 -0400 From: cmbrannon@cox.net (C.M. Brannon) To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: gentoo dropping speakup support References: <20070617200022.GA16786@linux1> <1182118939.3634.15.camel@layla.Mshome> <74411A17-AC9D-4C60-BB01-9695456D3126@softcon.com> Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2007 22:00:38 -0500 In-Reply-To: (Zachary Kline's message of "Sun, 17 Jun 2007 19:30:52 -0700") Message-ID: <87myyym0fd.fsf@cox.net> User-Agent: Gnus/5.110006 (No Gnus v0.6) Emacs/21.4 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 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: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 03:04:18 -0000 "Zachary Kline" writes: > I agree. It is simply not going to work if it is forced into user > space. The fact I have a supported hardware synthesizer means that I'm able *snip* > I for one am going to be attending a university in the fall, and > don't look forward to having to ask a sighted person to tell me what Hi Zach, I am pursuing an M.S. degree in comp sci, and I've used software speech on the laptop for nearly a year now. I refuse to carry a hardware synth. I already carry an external keyboard, because I dislike laptop keyboards. Plugging in one or two peripherals is a pain, if you ask me. Plus, if you are anything like I am, then there won't be any room in your laptop bag to carry a hardware synth. I have never had to ask a sighted person to read Linux boot messages for me, ever. The only time I ask people to read screens for me is when I need to use the university's Windows systems (a rarity). I usually find a sighted female to help me with this; it gives me a good excuse to listen to a pleasant non-robotic voice. In any case, most of the people at university will not mind helping you with such a small thing. 999 times out of 1000, you'll boot your laptop, speech-dispatcher and friends will start, and all will be well. Just my two cents, -- Chris