accessible ubuntu startup
Hi I think I know how the mac works like that. When the mac starts up it starts a timer in the background which counts down maybe 10 or 20 seconds or so. If you do nothing, it triggers voiceover to start up. first it plays some audio files of a guy saying: if you are blind and want to use voiceover press command f5. I think ubuntu could be made more like vinux make shortcuts to start orca and restore speech and things. -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
lubuntu
Hi, Since orca works on the lxde desktop, are there any plans on making an accessible ubuntu that uses lxde? Josh Kennedy jkenn...@gmail.com my blog is at http://jkenn337.klangoblog.net (updated frequently). Tired of Microsoft Windows and paying thousands for screen-readers? try out NVDA, get a mac--, nvda--for Windows, or try out and switch to grml, Ubuntu, Vinux, or knoppix-adriane Linux desktops. Knoppix ubuntu and vinux-cli-max are the most accessible for beginners. also try vinux-gui and encourage those at www.cherrypal.com to use windows-xp and nvda knoppix-adriane Vinux-cli-max or grml so all blind people can have an accessible computer.-- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
adriane-knoppix
Hi, Knoppix-adriane also works good. perhaps a version of ubuntu with the lxde desktop and orca included? I think lxde is much more responsive than gnome is and works good with orca. the only distro that lets us use lxde is currently knoppix adriane. Josh Kennedy jkenn...@gmail.com my blog is at http://jkenn337.klangoblog.net (updated frequently). Tired of Microsoft Windows and paying thousands for screen-readers? try out NVDA for Windows, or try out and switch to grml, Ubuntu, Vinux, or knoppix-adriane Linux desktops. Knoppix ubuntu and vinux-cli-max are the most accessible for beginners. also try vinux-gui and encourage those at www.cherrypal.com to use windows-xp and nvda knoppix-adriane Vinux-cli-max or grml so all blind people can have an accessible computer.-- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
default voice in Ubuntu
Hi, In future versions of Ubuntu with orca go to: http://espeak.sourceforge.net/test/latest.html Get the latest espeak, use that since it will always have the best pronunciation. also instead of using the default variant, why not use either the klatt variant, klatt2, or klatt3? like: en-us+klatt2 this means when I install it in windows speak using american english and use the klatt2 variant . klatt voices make espeak sound a lot more like eloquence. Josh My email address is: jkenn...@gmail.com . www.satogo.com Get klango at www.klango.net it's free! Get NVDA www.nvda-project.org it's free! Grab Ubuntu at www.ubuntu.com it's free! and www.twitter.com/jkenn337 follow-me-on-twitter. -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
logging into ubuntu
Hi, I have some screen shots of Ubuntu trying to log in. If there's anyone sighted who could have a look at the .tif images email me at jkenn...@gmail.com . after orca asks me to log out, I log out, hear the drum beats and then type ubuntu hit enter, assume I'm on tthe password field, let it blank, hit enter again, nothing happens. I'm booting from the .iso so its like booting the live cd. Josh My email address is: jkenn...@gmail.com . www.satogo.com Get klango at www.klango.net it's free! Get NVDA www.nvda-project.org it's free! Grab Ubuntu at www.ubuntu.com it's free! and www.twitter.com/jkenn337 follow-me-on-twitter. -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
installing ubuntu karmik
Hi, To install Ubuntu karmik, can I just use the installer on the desktop with orca? or do I have to do the whole sudo orca sudo ubiquity thing? you can email me about this at jkenn...@gmail.com Josh My email address is: jkenn...@gmail.com . www.satogo.com Get klango at www.klango.net it's free! Get NVDA www.nvda-project.org it's free! Grab Ubuntu at www.ubuntu.com it's free! and www.twitter.com/jkenn337 follow-me-on-twitter. -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
Ubuntu Karmik in virtual machine
Hi, I started Ubuntu Karmik in the virtual machine booting it from the .iso file I downloaded as a guest in windowws xp with 512mb of ram. I don't know when the boot screen appears because I'm blind and cannot see the screen. The only sighted person in my house is 2-years old, too young to read the screen and tell me what's going on. I need some audio queues to tell me when the boot screen coomes up, some shortcut to activate Orca. I got it talking from the live cd iso last night but that was by accident. I tried 3 or 4 times with no success. Can you please make Ubuntu as user-friendly as the mac is? accessibility should begin at the boot menu whether it be beeps to confirm the screen is up double beeps for keypresses different pitched beeps to let me know accessibility has been activated etcetera. I really want to install and try Ubuntu in the vm I created for it but cannot because I can't get Orca talking. last night it talked but it wanted me to log out and log back in. maybe when accessibility is selected different gnome sounds are also loaded or something. Josh My email address is: jkenn...@gmail.com . www.satogo.com Get klango at www.klango.net it's free! Get NVDA www.nvda-project.org it's free! Grab Ubuntu at www.ubuntu.com it's free! and www.twitter.com/jkenn337 follow-me-on-twitter. -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
ubuntu 9.10 vm help
Hi, I've set up a Ubuntu 9.10 virtual machine on my netbook. First I have no way of telling when the boot screen comes up so I can choose accessibility. So anyway it logs in, I hit alt f2 type orca, hit enter and set it up. then it asks me to log out I hit y and enter. it logs out. now I'm stuck. after a while I hear three quick drum beats. now what do I type? better yet can a beep be added so I know when I'm at the boot screen? and do I type username hit enter or password, enter, or do I hit tab to move to the next edit field? I wish Ubuntu talked from the beginning like the apple computers talk from startup almost. I'm glad also I'm running in a virtual machine that way my host OS is still fine. Josh My email address is: jkenn...@gmail.com . www.satogo.com Get klango at www.klango.net it's free! Get NVDA www.nvda-project.org it's free! Grab Ubuntu at www.ubuntu.com it's free! and www.twitter.com/jkenn337 follow-me-on-twitter. -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
orca out of the box
Hi, I think in the next release when ubuntu live cd/dvd starts up it should detect the sound card then say: if you're blind do this to start the live cd with orca and dothat to start the installer with orca. make it more like the mac with voiceover kind of. Josh My email address is: jkenn...@gmail.com . www.satogo.com Get klango at www.klango.net it's free! Get NVDA www.nvda-project.org it's free! Grab Ubuntu at www.ubuntu.com it's free! and www.twitter.com/jkenn337 follow-me-on-twitter. -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
Re: KDE screen reader
Hi, Is work currently being done to make xubuntu accessible with a screen reader? Josh email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] skype: jkenn337 - Original Message - From: Luke Yelavich [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 5:08 PM Subject: Re: KDE screen reader -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wed, Apr 02, 2008 at 05:26:29AM EST, Josh wrote: Hi, I read that with KDE4 there would be a screen reader. Will dubuntu or xubuntu ever be accessible? Preferably kubuntu well all three. I am holding off on a desktop linux because I can't use skype with it. Xubuntu is likely to become more accessible before Kubuntu does, as Xubuntu uses similar libraries and frameworks to GNOME. Luke -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFH8qRkjVefwtBjIM4RAqeIAJwJq5ATHBRPFm6p6OYcLnWhFV7llQCgxVJC jBImYJk9z6fxFIFmaWcnfdU= =PdhY -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- 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
Fw: XFCE desktop
Hi, Read the following email I got...so does orca now work with XFCE? Josh email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] skype: jkenn337 msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: josh [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 9:00 PM Subject: Re: XFCE desktop Hi, Actually, I completely forgot about XFCE in my previous message. Yes, XFCE is also one of the desktops that is adding screen reader and accessibility support. I believe XFCE 4.4 uses the same gtk2 accessibility mottle that Gnome uses. I haven't tried it myself, but orca should work with XFCE 4.4 and later. I'll have to install it and try it sometime. FYI, if you want to install XFCE under Ubuntu you can run apt-get like this sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop in gnome-terminal and it will install XFCE for you. Then, all you have to do is change the session manager to login using XFCE instead of gnome. If you want to install the KDE 4.0 desktop when it is released you can do something like sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop and it will install the latest version of the KDE desktop Ubuntu has on there servers. Just for your information Ubuntu has two versions besides the main Ubuntu disk called Kubuntu and Xubuntu. Kubuntu comes with KDE instead of Gnome, and Xubuntu comes with XFCE instead of Gnome. Cool huh? josh wrote: Hi, Will the XFCE desktop ever be accessible? email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] skype: jkenn337 msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
popularity of linux accessibility
Hi, Would RedHat be a good option for people running on low ram like machines with 64mb or 128mb of ram? or would ubuntu work on these systems? Also will ESpeak work in RedHat? and does RedHat support web browsers, wifi, and other such technologies? email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] skype: jkenn337 msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
ubuntu with low ram
Hi, I found the following website interesting. but I have one or two questions. 1. Could a live cd of ubuntu be created specifically designed for low ram? like we could have a ubuntu lowram disc and a regular ubuntu disc? 2. Can this install be performed with orca running and ESpeak as the synthesizer? 3. will abiword and the lite spreadsheet numcrunch I think it's called work with oca? Josh email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] skype: jkenn337 msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
xubuntu and orca
Hi, Does anyone know if the latest version of xubuntu has orca included? I think my computer would be able to handle xubuntu better because it doesn't take up nearly as much memory. But also if orca is not part of the xubuntu live cd then could someone forward my request to the developers that orca be made to work with xubuntu? or some screen reader be made to work with xubuntu , the xfsce desktop and gnome? Josh -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
accessible games for ubuntu and xubuntu
Hi, Are there any accessible games for ubuntu and xubuntu that blind people can play? If not, will any be made? I don't mean big games like world of warcraft. I mean small games like jim kitchen's golf and football and stuff like that. Also if orca comes included with xubuntu someone let me know. If not, please forward my request to the developers that orca be included and work with xubuntu. Josh -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
skype and xubuntu and orca
Hi, Will skype be made to work with xubuntu and orca or ubuntu and orca or both? Josh -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
booting from live cd
Hi, Is there a way to bypass my nvidia video card so linux will boot? I think that it may be the cause of my problems. Josh email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AOL: kutztownstudent skype: jkenn337 - Original Message - From: mike coulombe [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ubuntu ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2007 2:58 PM Subject: whats new One other question. Have any new axcessable features or programs been added to the live cd since tribe two. Mike. X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 000768-3, 08/25/2007), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean -- 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
test
Hi, Are my messages coming through? Josh email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AOL: kutztownstudent skype: jkenn337 -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
KDE desktop accessibility
Hi, Is there a screen reader that works good with kubuntu and the KDE desktop? Josh email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AOL: kutztownstudent skype: jkenn337 -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
Re: live cd acting strange
Hi, What is this problem with orca? Josh email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AOL: kutztownstudent skype: jkenn337 - Original Message - From: mike coulombe [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ubuntu ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 7:14 PM Subject: live cd acting strange Hi, I know the problem with orca has not been fixed yet, but I downloaded the latest live CD for a friend and found the following. When I tried to boot from it. It got a little ways into the process and then I heard it try to access my floppy. This happened several times, so I put a disk in the drive. Once it saw it, the system booted fine. Has anyone else run across this problem. Apparently it wanted to mount that drive before continuing. X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 000767-3, 08/21/2007), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean 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
[Bug 42308] Re: On-screen keyboard (gok v1.0.7-0ubuntu3) fails
Okay. Here is my experience with this bug: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ gok --sync GTK Accessibility Module initialized /dev/js0: No such file or directory The program 'gok' received an X Window System error. This probably reflects a bug in the program. The error was 'BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device'. (Details: serial 238 error_code 169 request_code 147 minor_code 3) (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously; that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it. To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.) application finalize called What you might need to know is that I also use the IOGear MiniView Micro 2-port KVM switch with built in cables. I have a feeling that might be the problem. Please let me know if you need any more information! Thanks! Best of luck! -- On-screen keyboard (gok v1.0.7-0ubuntu3) fails https://launchpad.net/bugs/42308 -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
[Bug 42308] Re: [Bug 42308] Re: On-screen keyboard (gok v1.0.7-0ubuntu3) fails
Thanks bunches! -- On-screen keyboard (gok v1.0.7-0ubuntu3) fails https://launchpad.net/bugs/42308 -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
