Re: Linux on BrailleNotes

[Willem van der Walt <wvdwalt@csir.co.za>]

Having a menu system opens up the large number of console applications to 
blind people who would otherwise never try to use them.


On Thu, 2 Feb 2006, Travis Siegel wrote:

> on a pc as in under windows? Why bother, windows is nothing but a
> huge menu anyhow.
> On Feb 2, 2006, at 9:48 AM, tyler wrote:
>
>> Hay,
>> I would like some info, but, will this stuff work on a pc? I have
>> seen some
>> menu-based programs, and would like to make use of some of them.
>> Thx,
>> Tyler Littlefield.
>> Check out our website:
>> http://tysplace.the-leetest.net
>> check out my blog:
>> livejournal.com/~tylerrl
>> [my programs don't have bugs, just randomly added features]
>> [failure is not an option, it comes bundled with windows!]
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Willem van der Walt" <wvdwalt@csir.co.za>
>> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux."
>> <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 11:03 PM
>> Subject: Re: Linux on BrailleNotes
>>
>>
>>> Hi,
>>> I have written a simple but effective menu system that allow for the
>>> running of programs from a menu.
>>> I also have a file browser and a few scripts to copy files from a
>>> menu
>>> system etc.  The idea here is to build a localized note taker type
>>> device
>>> for South Africa.
>>>
>>> I am doing this in work time, so I will first have to find out
>>> what the
>>> procedure for releasing it is, but it will be open-source and
>>> would be
>>> available for use in Free soft or whatever you want to call that.
>>>
>>> I have done some other work towards the creation of the note taker as
>>> well.
>>> People can mail me should they want more info.
>>> Regards, Willem
>>>
>>>  On Thu, 2
>>> Feb 2006, Luke Yelavich wrote:
>>>
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>>>> On Thu, Feb 02, 2006 at 11:25:19AM EST, Gregory Nowak wrote:
>>>>> Because there are people that prefer the keysoft-like UI over the
>>>>> command line. Once there is a version of netbsd running on the
>>>>> bn, the
>>>>> goal of the freesoft project is to offer the choice of the
>>>>> command-line, and a keysoft-like, menu-driven ui.
>>>>
>>>> And I would guess that this would be modular, so one could easily
>>>> create
>>>> software that simply can appear in the menu, with little to no extra
>>>> work. Sounds good.
>>>> - --
>>>> Luke Yelavich
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