There's a pretty darn good screen reader called orca for gnome on Ubuntu Linux. It's a workable and free solution for those who can't afford the commercial stuff. Rusty
On 10/28/07, james aldrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello all, > > The Icon or what APH is calling the Braille Plus is using linux. Maybe this > could develop into a screen reader which is dependable. I'm not touting > this product in any way. I'm just pointing out that Linux is being used > more and more in commercial ventures and we may see more of it being used. > > Jim Aldrich > > ----- source message ----- > from: "Rusty Perez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > to: "James Dean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > date: 2007/10/28 12:24:32 > subject: Re: [Braillenote] Linux vs. Windows CE > > > > > > > Hi folks, > > Humanware never wanted to release an sdk, never wanted to open the bn > > up to third party applications. This is, at least, the way it looks as > > a user. I think that linux does not have the wide commercial support > > for the very reason you state that it is open. Capitalists don't like > > anything to be open because then some one else can potentually make > > money. > > > > I apreciate Humanware, but this tightfisted handeling of development > > for the bn will probably keep the bn from reaching its full potentual > > for a long time. > > > > > > On 10/28/07, James Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Another problem with Linux is that while there are a lot of applications > > > that are supported, its accessibility has a long way to go. It is true > that > > > Keysoft would have to be rewritten. I personally feel that they should > have > > > used Windows Mobile, because its accessibility is a lot further along, > as it > > > is based off of the regular windows platform, and there are even more > > > supported applications. This is the only thing that I liked about the > > > PAC-Mate. I like the braille note much better because, while there > aren't as > > > many options as I had with the PAC-mate as far as software to use, I > like > > > the hardware design much better and the command structure makes more > sense > > > to me in some ways. > > > > > > > > > James in TN > > > > > > > > > "Trust yourself, Trust no one else. Fuck a hero, be yourself. I don't > need > > > your lousy Handouts, clenched fists, I'll fight my way out." (From the > song > > > "Borne with Nothing, Die with Everything" by Papa Roach.) > > > > > > I am who I have become, and damn proud of it! > > > > > > Contact me in one of the ways below: > > > > > > MSN/Windows Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > AOL Instant Messenger: RippingRage4189 > > > > > > Yahoo ID/Ham Radio Callsign: kg4rdf > > > > > > Skype ID: Semajd > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Alex Parks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "Rob Lambert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > > > <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2007 10:43 AM > > > Subject: re: [Braillenote] Linux vs. Windows CE > > > > > > > > > >I think it is a good idea, but ks would have to be completely rewritten > and > > > >I am not sure that media and documment formats would remain supported, > as > > > >in wma files or ms word files. > > > > > > > > Have a great day, > > > > Alex > > > > > > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > > > >>From: Rob Lambert <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >>To: [email protected] > > > >>Date sent: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 00:00:32 com0700 (PDT) > > > >>Subject: [Braillenote] Linux vs. Windows CE > > > > > > > >>I was curious why the BrailleNote runs on Windows CE versus > > > > running on Linux. We already have KeySoft as a custom interface, and > if > > > > it ran on top of a Linux based architecture, there wouldn't be as much > of > > > > a concern with the SDK that there would be with Windows CE, and also > if > > > > it's running a commercially available form of Linux, you could just > > > > download third party applications and still have the virus-free > security > > > > that KeySoft has always had. Any thoughts on this? > > > > > > > >> __________________________________________________ > > > >>Do You Yahoo!? > > > >>Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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