From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mx-4.csir.co.za ([146.64.10.99] helo=apollo.csir.co.za) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1EzB7t-00017v-00 for ; Wed, 18 Jan 2006 06:05:18 -0500 Received: from localhost.localdomain ([146.64.19.125]) by apollo.csir.co.za (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k0IB12Sg000371 for ; Wed, 18 Jan 2006 13:01:02 +0200 Received: from localhost.localdomain (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.localdomain (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k0IB3fsH025641 for ; Wed, 18 Jan 2006 13:03:41 +0200 Received: from localhost (wvdwalt@localhost) by localhost.localdomain (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) with ESMTP id k0IB3aec025593 for ; Wed, 18 Jan 2006 13:03:41 +0200 X-Authentication-Warning: localhost.localdomain: wvdwalt owned process doing -bs Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 13:03:36 +0200 (SAST) From: Willem van der Walt X-X-Sender: wvdwalt@localhost.localdomain To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: basic accessibility question In-Reply-To: <43CD3608.20112.E9D9D8@localhost> Message-ID: References: <43CD3608.20112.E9D9D8@localhost> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-CSIR-MailScanner-Information: Please contact sys-admin at csir dot co dot za for more information X-CSIR-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-MailScanner-From: wvdwalt@csir.co.za X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.6 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, 18 Jan 2006 11:05:19 -0000 Hi, You can do most things under Linux. As for browsing the Internet, web browsers that can be used with speakup has poor or no javascript support. Apart from that, Internet access through Linux works very well. As for OCR, the engines exist although the good ones are commercial. There is one engine for which you can get a license to use for free. The quality is OK. I do not know about a user friendly front-end for these engines which is working and speakup-friendly. There are tools for sound editing, but most people would not term the accessible ones as user-friendly. An accessible user-friendly front-end for ecasound can be developed. IMHO Ecasound is very good. There are lots of graphical front-ends for sound applications, but accessibility of the graphical mode is not quite there yet. Lastly it should be pointed out that you can have both Windows and Linux on the same machine. You can then use Windows for the things you feel is too difficult under Linux. HTH Willem On Tue, 17 Jan 2006, Keith Barrett wrote: > Sorry if this is basic but have been reading and not found the > answer. > > I would like to know what sort of tasks are possible with linux and > speech? > > Can I use it for webb browsing and sound editing and for keeping > customer records e.t.c. What about ocr? > > Is it the case that somethings work better under windows? > > Many thanks > > > Keith > > - - - - > > Keith Barrett > email > Website www.barrettpianos.co.uk > Amateur radio callsign gw4nby > Corntown, South Wales > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- This message is subject to the CSIR's copyright, terms and conditions and e-mail legal notice. Views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the CSIR. CSIR E-mail Legal Notice http://mail.csir.co.za/CSIR_eMail_Legal_Notice.html CSIR Copyright, Terms and Conditions http://mail.csir.co.za/CSIR_Copyright.html For electronic copies of the CSIR Copyright, Terms and Conditions and the CSIR Legal Notice send a blank message with REQUEST LEGAL in the subject line to HelpDesk@csir.co.za. This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks Transtec Computers for their support.