From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from server1.shellworld.net (shellworld.net [69.60.117.94]) by befuddled.reisers.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 50ED81EF517 for ; Wed, 1 May 2013 17:23:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: by server1.shellworld.net (Postfix, from userid 1028) id 3CB182298F; Wed, 1 May 2013 17:23:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by server1.shellworld.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3B6392297A for ; Wed, 1 May 2013 14:23:55 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 1 May 2013 14:23:55 -0700 From: Hart Larry To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: the direction of speakup In-Reply-To: <20130501210258.GA10264@linux1> Message-ID: References: <20130501210258.GA10264@linux1> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-BeenThere: speakup@linux-speakup.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 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, 01 May 2013 21:23:58 -0000 Well, unless there were going to be a commercial Linux screen-reader, then certainly it makes sense for those of you who are programmers/developers--and-those of us who are just users to all have a hand in this. I sure hope some day Speakup can join a list of windows readers, along with Jupiter, which have a pronunciation dictionary. Also, I think just about all previous DOS readers had this as an option. As far as the suggestions of a live Skype Conference, I would love to sit in, but for me Pacific time evenings-and-weekends. I am nearly setup to run Skype in Linux, posibly running xvfb? I guess a hard part for me was how much flexability I had with a DecTalk in DOS running Vocal-Eyes. So sure jumping in to Linux gave me lots more power as a user, but seemingly less when it comes to enjoying the speech I have. I suppose if it weren't for Bill Acker and the creator of the DecTalk drivers for Speakup, I might still be stuck in windows or a Dos prompt. Thanks for listening-and-eventually addressing these concerns. Hart