Re: just a idea
I guess something like http://portableapps.com/ should be workable for linux as app installation is generally simpler (no registry). -- Steve Lee www.fullmeasure.co.uk www.oatsoft.org On 10/28/06, Beth Koenig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -- Forwarded message -- > From: Beth Koenig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Oct 27, 2006 11:00 PM > Subject: Re: just a idea > To: mike coulombe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: ubuntu > > > You can put a vmware virtual machine on a thumb drive with a copy of > vmware player. All you have to do is install the vm player and use it > to access you os on the thumb drive. I suggest a 2mb drive for that so > you have room for documents and stuff. > > On 10/27/06, mike coulombe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi,I was using a computer at a friends house today and had a idea. > > Would it be possible to make a version of ubuntu that could run from a usb > > drive. > > This way a student or anyone for that matter could take their operating > > system with them. > >I was thinking about a mini version that would contain one of the screen > > readers, > > orca or lsr, a word processor, gedit will probably work > > and a few other basic tools. > > I don't know how small a system like this could be, > > but I can see it would be very useful. > > Just a thought, Mike. > > > > > > -- > > Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list > > Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility > > > > -- > Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list > Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility > -- -- Steve Lee www.fullmeasure.co.uk -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
Fwd: just a idea
-- Forwarded message -- From: Beth Koenig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Oct 27, 2006 11:00 PM Subject: Re: just a idea To: mike coulombe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: ubuntu You can put a vmware virtual machine on a thumb drive with a copy of vmware player. All you have to do is install the vm player and use it to access you os on the thumb drive. I suggest a 2mb drive for that so you have room for documents and stuff. On 10/27/06, mike coulombe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi,I was using a computer at a friends house today and had a idea. > Would it be possible to make a version of ubuntu that could run from a usb > drive. > This way a student or anyone for that matter could take their operating > system with them. >I was thinking about a mini version that would contain one of the screen > readers, > orca or lsr, a word processor, gedit will probably work > and a few other basic tools. > I don't know how small a system like this could be, > but I can see it would be very useful. > Just a thought, Mike. > > > -- > Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list > Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility > -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
just a idea
Hi,I was using a computer at a friends house today and had a idea. Would it be possible to make a version of ubuntu that could run from a usb drive. This way a student or anyone for that matter could take their operating system with them. I was thinking about a mini version that would contain one of the screen readers, orca or lsr, a word processor, gedit will probably work and a few other basic tools. I don't know how small a system like this could be, but I can see it would be very useful. Just a thought, Mike. -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
Re: Need advice/Question on Current Release
Op donderdag 26-10-2006 om 22:11 uur [tijdzone -0800], schreef [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > I tried the newest release, and have had little/no success with > it. The install script doesn't run when I click on it and my computer > freezes up. Also, running orca from console 1 told me it couldn't find > the display or something like tat, and/or told me that watchdog detected > something bad, and running it from within Gnome didn't produce *anything*. > Someone over on the gnome-accessibility list, I think it was, suggested > that some of my issues stemmed from the fact that I only had a PC with > 433 mhz and 160 MB of ram, and had suggested I try Xubuntu. However, I > haven't seemed to have much luck getting accessibility going on that. So > my questions are these: (1) *Can* I get Ubuntu up and running on my system > even if it does only have 160 MB of ram? (2) If Xubuntu would be a > solution for an old PC like this one, how would I get it accessible? and > (3) What *is* the best option for such a PC as I've described? I've been > using Oralux as my main distro, but there's things that Oralux can't do > that I'd need X to accomplish. Like Beth suggested, it should be possible to install Ubuntu using the alternative install CD, but I don't know if the alternative installer is accessible, so you might need some help to do the installation. I have used Ubuntu with GNOME on a Pentium MMX 166MHz with 64 MiB RAM (it was really slow, but worked), but I don't know how much extra RAM is needed for the accessibility extras (speech synthesis etc.). -- Jan Claeys -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
need info on the next version
Hi, just wondered when the first live CD of edgy 1 will be out. As I remember the first disc of edgy was out soon after dapper. I was surprised how soon it came out. Anyway I just wondered. You are doing a great job on this operating system. If help is needed with having a basic guide made for new users, I would be glad to work on that project. Mike. -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
Re: Need advice/Question on Current Release
It sounds like you need an alt disk. It's not the live disk but it's what used to be called the install disk until they got the install to work from the live disk. So now it's called an alt disk, or at least thats what I call it. It's good for installing on older systems. You should be able to download a copy on the edgy download page. Grrr... I can never remember urls. Beth Koenig [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 10/26/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey there, all, > I tried the newest release, and have had little/no success with > it. The install script doesn't run when I click on it and my computer > freezes up. Also, running orca from console 1 told me it couldn't find > the display or something like tat, and/or told me that watchdog detected > something bad, and running it from within Gnome didn't produce *anything*. > Someone over on the gnome-accessibility list, I think it was, suggested > that some of my issues stemmed from the fact that I only had a PC with > 433 mhz and 160 MB of ram, and had suggested I try Xubuntu. However, I > haven't seemed to have much luck getting accessibility going on that. So > my questions are these: (1) *Can* I get Ubuntu up and running on my system > even if it does only have 160 MB of ram? (2) If Xubuntu would be a > solution for an old PC like this one, how would I get it accessible? and > (3) What *is* the best option for such a PC as I've described? I've been > using Oralux as my main distro, but there's things that Oralux can't do > that I'd need X to accomplish. > > Thanks, > Terrence > > -- > When a thought of war comes, oppose it by a stronger thought of peace. > A thought of hatred must be destroyed by a more powerful thought of > love. > ___ > AIM: terrencevane; Yahoo: terrencevak; MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; icq: > 467073979; LJ: terrencevane > > > -- > Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list > Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility > -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
Re: Enhance spell checking
Jochen boutens wrote: > > After suggesting this on the wiki, we discussed it on the last IRC meeting, > it was well received. Perhaps we could write a general spec about it and > someone is willing to discuss it on UDS Mountain View. > Should this be proposed on the dev-mailing list? > Hi Jochen, I found a similar spec that will be discussed at UDS: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ConsolidateSpellingLibs You should subscribe to in in launchpad: https://features.launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/consolidate-spell-checkers and add a suitable use case. Henrik -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
