I did not know about that option. Anyway, I will see if I can setup something here on my Mac. If push comes to shove, I will just install a Linux boot system and use that as the host OS.
Thanks for the info on the setting. -Eric From the central offices of the Technomage Guild, New technologies Dept. > On May 1, 2019, at 8:26 AM, Stephen Partington <cryptwo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Does rdesktop -r sound=local not work for you? > > > On Wed, May 1, 2019 at 7:31 AM Eric Oyen <eric.o...@icloud.com > <mailto:eric.o...@icloud.com>> wrote: > Now, if RDesktop supported screenreader functionality or ported the audio > over to the linux side, then there would be something useful for me. I have > tried virtually every Remote Desktop package out there at some point. If they > cannot port the sound to a local speaker, then the screen reader is useless > to me under those conditions. Now, running a virtual machine on the desktop > with all the devices setup and ported is a different critter. If I have sound > inside the VM and it’s connected to an external audio device, no problem! > > So, this is one area where access by a blind computer user or even a blind > system admin needs a substantial amount of improvement Believe me, this is > important because the last time I tried to get hired on at a place like Ebay, > I was told that due to technical difficulties, some of my job accommodations > could not be accomplished. Now, if it were windows with jaws (installed on > both windows sessions), then there wouldn’t be much of a problem. However, > using anything else with a Remote Desktop, forget it. Even Apple fails here > as there is no remote linkup to allow voiceover on the remote session to be > forwarded to the actual desktop of the user. > > Now, Linux does have some tools that might work around this, partially. Using > ESD as a network sound device, one could connect to that at the same time as > connecting to the Desktop session and it might work. BTW, I actually > attempted this some time ago and it was hit or miss. Some of the screen > reader packages wouldn’t support connecting to a network sound device. > > So, in the area of accessibility for the blind, remote desktops and virtual > machines need a lot of work. Until this happens, some viable talent won’t get > hired that could be working, AND CONTRIBUTING! > > -Eric > From the Central Offices of the Technomage Guild, Equal access for all Dept. > > >> On Apr 30, 2019, at 4:04 PM, Kevin Fries <ke...@fries-biro.com >> <mailto:ke...@fries-biro.com>> wrote: >> >> One thing every Linux user knows is that not all software is created equal. >> While I find some of the standard tools we use (like InkScape, and Gimp) to >> be actually better than most paid options in Windows (sure some of the >> expensive graphical tools will exceed the Linux tools, but the mid-range and >> low cost ones are often better in Linux). >> >> However there are some tools that really have no replacement. Visio is one >> of the best known ones. One trick I have used with great success is >> RDesktop with SeamlessRDP. Rather than running windows as a VirtualBox and >> trying to move back and forth. You can actually have windows programs >> (running in a VM in the background) appear on your desktop like first class >> Linux apps. >> >> Works really, really well if you take the time to set it up right, and >> freaks out your windows friends when you show them the new Linux port of >> Adobe Photoshop. Watch them Google the heck out of it. LOL. >> >> Kevin >> >> Sent from BlueMail <http://www.bluemail.me/r?b=14874> >> On Apr 30, 2019, at 4:06 PM, David Schwartz <newslett...@thetoolwiz.com >> <mailto:newslett...@thetoolwiz.com>> wrote: >> I have an odd question … suppose I wanted to take a fairly vanilla Windows >> computer with Win 7 … 10 on it, like your typical Dell or Lenovo or Asus >> laptop or desktop; suck that OS install with all the apps into a VirtualBox >> VM; copy that VM off to a backup drive; fully reformat the HDD and install >> some friendly version of Linux; and finally load up VirtualBox and then the >> VM and make the VM work so it looked and acted virtually identical to how it >> did before. >> >> So, I’m not asking HOW to do this … I wouldn’t have much trouble doing it >> myself. >> >> What I’m wondering is if there are any resources around that would explain >> how an average person could do it without much trouble? Videos, books, >> eBooks, tutorials, whatever. >> >> Also, for anybody who’s been through this process, how long did it take? Or >> how long would you expect it to take based on similar experiences? >> >> -David Schwartz >> >> >> >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> <mailto:PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> <https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss>--------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> <mailto:PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> <https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss> > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > <mailto:PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > <https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss> > > -- > A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from > rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. > > Stephen > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
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