From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from c716099-a.rchdsn1.tx.home.com ([24.7.105.70] helo=ignatious) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.31 #1 (Debian)) id 15YiUG-0001NE-00 for ; Mon, 20 Aug 2001 02:24:36 -0400 Received: from cpt.kirk (helo=localhost) by ignatious with local-esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 15Yisy-0000EE-00 for ; Mon, 20 Aug 2001 01:50:08 -0500 Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 01:50:08 -0500 (CDT) From: Kirk Wood X-Sender: cpt.kirk@ignatious To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: No text editing??? In-Reply-To: <000c01c128be$fdcdba20$ca00a8c0@c2c6z1> Message-ID: 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: 2.0.6 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: On Sun, 19 Aug 2001, Saqib Shaikh wrote: > i personally prefer emacspeak because speakup doesn't have full text editing > support yet, and text editing seems the key to doing most tasks under linux. My roomate has been using linux at home exclusively for about two years. She is using speakup and manages to edit text. In fact, text editing is a very important part of her efforts to get through a school. So, if there is no text editing how does she do it? (I am sure she really is blind and know there is no monitor on her computer to cheat with.) ======= Kirk Wood Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net The mind is like a parachute; it works much better when open. If you're too open minded, your brains will fall out.