From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-qw0-f42.google.com (mail-qw0-f42.google.com [209.85.216.42]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id A4D7EC1A43E for ; Thu, 2 Dec 2010 08:26:04 -0500 (EST) Received: by qwj8 with SMTP id 8so3910463qwj.29 for ; Thu, 02 Dec 2010 05:26:04 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:received:in-reply-to :references:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=fq1PkKAOul/Kzmm6KdL1oylsT8sErvhPX3aSccRcza4=; b=WExru7URONjk5NBV01SK4Q/B/kP6F0majULfc35Ll0YP1cMpo89U8wO8wqkANuvo1z H5YRtHRahUTQKHC7UjxOEhXqvGj0QoDW8UaF/Aup5fKyxemhCDXm2GszjtYFUJP2KyQm EFbFHROh1hgktXmEU7N/E9dIWE9SM1XmwMDEA= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=Rh9u0IRY29h1HcbKODN6hN3IRaL5Vrruai+F0Ndnbvxl3ibD3QYNYP99Oo7oYrelvZ 2CjdJ01MQvXmOOPgvr/2oRZc13Losq43cn4LOhC8diYDNWJlyNHRoARbFOjGmataCmjf kaUtzORFiAd+/C/fsZyuT1VaJyw0HD35si020= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.229.230.208 with SMTP id jn16mr8908qcb.269.1291296364151; Thu, 02 Dec 2010 05:26:04 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.229.79.196 with HTTP; Thu, 2 Dec 2010 05:26:03 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <649139.97986.qm@web110314.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2010 07:26:03 -0600 Message-ID: Subject: Re: question, sorry for my redundancy From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Adri=E1n_Mena?= To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 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: Thu, 02 Dec 2010 13:26:04 -0000 2010/12/1, Albert Sten-Clanton : > Sorry for my redundancy. I saw the later message first. > > Al > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.= ca] > On Behalf Of Bill Cox > Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 8:52 PM > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > Subject: Re: question > > I'm going to do my standard shameless plug for Vinux, which is a distro > built on to of Ubuntu for the express purpose of advancing development of > accessible technologies. Vinux 3.0, built from Ubuntu Lucid, is popular, > and in my still fairly uneducated opinion, the best current version of Li= nux > for the general blind population. However, I will also acknowledge that > Adrian Knopix is the easiest to use for blind beginners, while blind powe= r > programmers seem to prefer emacspeak on the consoles. > > That said, most blind Vinux users seem to spend most of their time in > speakup on the consoles. I think the value of learning how to work in th= e > consoles with speakup is huge. > > Bill > > On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 6:35 PM, Charlie Dorff wrote: >> All gnome linux comes with orca which is a pretty easy screen reader to > learn to use. I would also recommend you start with Ubuntu. Ubuntu is a > great Linux distro for beginners. If you can not burn a CD of Ubuntu or y= ou > Internet speed is not fast enough to download you can request a free CD a= t > the Ubuntu website. If you have any more questions do not hesitarte to as= k. > Good Luck to you. >> >> >> --- On Wed, 12/1/10, Adri=E1n Mena wrote: >> >> From: Adri=E1n Mena >> Subject: question >> To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca >> Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2010, 4:36 PM >> >> Hi my name is Adrian, I am writing from Costa Rica. >> My question is that I use Windows but I am very interested in changing >> to Linux. However, I do not know how and where to start. For example, >> how can I install the os with voice response since the very beginning? >> I read that I can use speak up, however, it seems a little complicated. >> Thank you for your help. >> >> -- >> W=3D F x D "Carpe diem" >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> > _______________________________________________ > 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 > Hello and thank you, I would try Adrian Knopix to see how it goes. I am downloading the iso filed, I think that since it is my first contact with Linux I should start with a easy distribution. thank you again. --=20 W=3D F x D "Carpe diem"