From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from 209-23-48-90.ip.termserv.net ([209.23.48.90] helo=mhonline.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.31 #1 (Debian)) id 15YmQc-0003Vn-00 for ; Mon, 20 Aug 2001 06:37:06 -0400 Received: (qmail 1257 invoked from network); 20 Aug 2001 10:41:23 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hudson.mhonline.net) ([209.23.50.39]) (envelope-sender ) by smtp.mhonline.net (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for ; 20 Aug 2001 10:41:23 -0000 Received: from localhost (chuckh@localhost) by hudson.mhonline.net (8.10.2/8.10.2) with ESMTP id f7KAb2t00295 for ; Mon, 20 Aug 2001 06:37:03 -0400 Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 06:36:20 -0400 (EDT) From: Charles Hallenbeck To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: No text editing??? In-Reply-To: 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: I guess it depends on what you mean by "full" text editing. There is sufficient support for text editing at present, providing you are happy with text-only files, and you use the speakup cursor tracking feature sparingly - do not rely on it for all actions. What you do not have is support for proprietary formats such as WP or MSWord, and cursor tracking is not perfect either. But I write a lot, and am comfortable with the limitations I mentioned above. Everyone has a favorite editor - mine is pico, but I occasionally switch to ed for global replaces. Otherwise pico word wraps, justifies, has block copy/move/delete, easy access to a spell checker, and you can insert another file into a document. That may not be "full" text editing, but it is plenty full enough for a lot of folks, myself included. Best - Chuck On Mon, 20 Aug 2001, Kirk Wood wrote: > 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. > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > Visit me at http://www.mhonline.net/~chuckh The Moon is Waxing Crescent (3% of Full)