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List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2006 11:03:30 -0000 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" >> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." >> >> 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: >>> >>>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >>>> Hash: SHA1 >>>> >>>> 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 >>>> GPG key: 0xD06320CE >>>> (http://www.themuso.com/themuso-gpg-key.txt) >>>> Email & MSN: themuso@themuso.com >>>> ICQ: 18444344 >>>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >>>> Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) >>>> >>>> iD8DBQFD4VmrjVefwtBjIM4RAlTbAJ9HBvj7LPFG3SMCJ7I4CQvCAl5aIgCg4lS4 >>>> ggXMG6Nll8GjIhTk2duu6pc= >>>> =39+n >>>> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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. 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