Re: ubuntu 9.04
Hi Chad I have just tried a live disc. orca is installed automatically but is not enabled. alt-f2 does give a run facility and typing orca and return does open an orca setup window. I hear a spoken sound then, however, it does not seem to be working well. The sound is too brief to understand. Setup choices numbers 1 to 52 are language choices. Number 1 and return is default english. After this there are more setting up questions. hope that helps a bit. on a related subject are you aware that knoppix live CD is now voice enabled by default? best regards alan chad wrote: Hi i'm totally blind and can't get orca to load from the live disc. are the menus different and is there different steps to take? is orca included in 9.04 i tried alt-f2 and typed orca but nothing happened -- alan cocks Ubuntu user -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
Re: Roll your own Vibuntu in 10 easy steps!
Anthony Sales wrote: I have now posted a rough guide to how I made Vibuntu 1.2 from a default install of Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) on the Vibuntu Development Blog for anyone who is interested - http://vibuntu.blogspot.com/ I expect all of your own personalised versions of Vibuntu to be on my desk before Double History on Friday afternoon otherwise I will give you all detention, and you won't be allowed to go on the school trip! wacks his trusty bamboo cane firmly onto a dusty pile of maths textbooks and tries to look fierce! drbongo Well done Anthony! -- alan cocks Ubuntu user #10391 Linux user #360648 -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
Re: I Need some info on harddrives
mike wrote: Hi, I know this is a little off topic, but maybe someone out there can give me some ideas.Ubuntu and Orca helped me out again today, but I have never ran into this before. A friend had a new dell computer with windows vista. He wants to use windows xp instead. The problem I ran into was that when the windows xp disk boots, it says it can't find a hard drive in the computer. The drive is a 320 gb drive. So, I booted intrepid, and it finds the drive with no problems. Using Orca and cfdisk I had no problems removing the partitions. But windows xp still says it can't find a hard drive. Maybe I can convince him to use ubuntu instead. But has anyone else ever ran into this before? I even tried partitioning the drive using ubuntu in to small partitions, because I have heard there is a limit on the size drive windows xp will see. But that didn't work either. This brings up another thing. Is there a limit on the size hard drive ubuntu can see? Mike. What comes to mind is something to do with the bios. Examine th ebios setup screens to verify th ebios can see and recognise the HD? If it is a bios (an old machine?? but this is a new machine!) where the bios can only recognise HDs of up to a certain size, then even if you installed ubuntu it could not boot from the HD because the bios - which kicks things off initially, could not see the HD containing the booting partition. I have had this type of prob with older machines so I retained the old 10GB HD for booting - only a small booting partition is needed - and used a 320GB HD for the rest of the installation including the system partition/s. I am not sure if this could be to do with the problem you see though. hth good luck -- alan cocks Kubuntu user#10391 Linux user #360648 -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
Re: where can I download the ubuntu manual
mike wrote: Hi, There use to be a link to download the ubuntu documentation. I got a server guide and a desktop guide at that time. But I do not see a link for downloading the guides anymore. Does anyone know the currant link to them? Mike. I believe it would be https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Training and specifically https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Training?action=AttachFiledo=viewtarget=student-7.10.pdf However, the links do not seem to be working - fo rme anyway. Maybe I am doing something wrong -- alan cocks Kubuntu user#10391 Linux user #360648 -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
Re: where can I get older versions of the live cd?
mike coulombe wrote: Hi, I see the releases of ubuntu, but is there a site that has the live CD of each release? All I see is the dvd. Thanks Mike. the currrent releases are found from the ubuntu get ubuntu download pages, http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download however, at the bottom of the page you will see a link to list of all download locations: complete list of download locations http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/downloadmirrors and if you choose a particular mirror machine it is likely thay earlier versions are also available. I generally use the UK Kent one http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/releases.ubuntu.com/ and they show releases from and including 6.06 -- alan cocks Kubuntu user#10391 Linux user #360648 -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
Re: Magnifer and touchpad in Kubuntu
Hugh Sasse wrote: I've been finding that when I move the mouse over some icons in order to magnify them, they are activated as if I have double-clicked on them. This is the touch pad 'Tapping' facility. I always turn it off, it drives me mad. The way I know to turn it off is by editing the file, essentially editing the value of maxtaptime Option MaxTapTime 0 the zero value stops the function. there is a link https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InputDevices -- alan cocks Kubuntu user#10391 -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
Re: a question about installing programs
mike coulombe wrote: Hi, I installed ubuntu using the alternative CD, and everything worked fine. The problem I am having is when using the add remove programs. It always asks for the CD that I installed ubuntu from. Has anyone else had this problem. If so what do I have to install to correct this. I noticed this too. It did seem to make use of the CD on those occasions, although I do not know why. However I only wanted internet use when installing further stuff. I saw the CD was an entry in the menu item Systemsoftware sources (iirc) and removed (or disabled ?) it. -- alan cocks Kubuntu user#10391 -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
Re: Ubuntu Accessibility, only as good as your testing and feedback.
Luke Yelavich wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello all I have seen much talk about the state of accessibility for Ubuntu 7.10 Feisty, and how some people have had no problems, yet thers are also those who are disappointed in the way things are for this release. I would like to make it clear, that the quality of accessibility is only as good as your testing, and feedback. By feedback, I do not mean posts to a mailing list, hoping that your questions will be ansered, and your feedback heard. The *BEST* way of giving feedback, is filing bugs against packages in Ubuntu. Once a bug is filed with specific information on what the problem is, and how it can be reproduced, action can then be taken to track down where the problem is, and get it fixed. Please note also, that I am currently the only one working to improve screen reader accessibility in Ubuntu, and I do it in my own time. If I was to receive funding to spend extra time working on Ubuntu accessibility, things would likely be a different story, but this is currently not to be, so I do what I can, when I can. Thanks Luke! -- alan cocks Kubuntu user#10391 -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
touch screen experience please?
I am being asked to comment on procurement of a touch screen - an external one which fits over the front of the display. A desktop compatible model is shown with no mention of how it connects. A laptop version is also shown with a comment that it is USB. Does anyone know if the technology is very likely to be easily compatible with USB as available in Ubuntu? Or are the various patents likely to force particular software drivers? The site I am looking at (for uk) is http://www.techready.co.uk/Assistive-Technology/Touch-Screens tia -- alan cocks Kubuntu user#10391 -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
Re: Fwd: Orca on XFCE, using Xubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn
Mírian Bruckschen wrote: Hello Willie, On 8/13/07, Willie Walker wrote: Orca is a community project, however, and we encourage others to help us with testing and using Orca on all sorts of platforms. As you gain experience with XFCE, it would be great if you could include your notes off the following page: http://live.gnome.org/Orca/DownloadInstall. I followed these instructions to install Orca in my Xubuntu system :) After installing, however, to make it run under XFCE, are there any ideas of where I can start? I would be happy to help in this matter, for sure. I'm a kind of long term XFCE user, but a new GNOME/Orca user. :) I am not a regular orca user, nor a regular XFCE nor even gnome user(!) however I regularly install the various desktops on various systems such as initially xfce then add the ubuntu-desktop or the other combinations. I then (another story) can choose which session to run at login time, say, XFCE or Gnome. What this flags up to me as a non expert :-) is that something installed in ubuntu is now available to me when I choose to run XFCE, all the 'alien' libraries are now installed of course. It will be obvious to many but initially it was not to me. I hope this is useful. -- alan cocks Kubuntu user#10391 -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
Re: Advice for newcomer please? (thanks)
alan c wrote: I do not usually use any special accessibility features, and have a few hours to familiarise with what is offered in Kubuntu. [...] Many thanks to Ian and Carlos for the replies! I usually use kubuntu so it would have taken me quite a time to realise that the best accessibility facilities were in Gnome. It did not take me long to try out some simple things because I already have ubuntu-desktop as one of the session options. I do not think the screen magnifier worked for me on my desktop machine, but it works well on the laptop, which is great for a good demonstration this morning. If things get taken up today I will need to find out a bit more about what the screen magnifier needs. I have been using K/Ubuntu for a couple of years now, and I know I should not be surprised at how good things can get, but I am surprised at the quality of the accessibility things! Well done everyone and a big thank you. Alan for the record, Ian said: The majority of the Accessability stuff you will find under the standard Ubuntu desktop ie the GNOME desktop. Within that you have * sticky keys * on screen keyboards for use with head pointers etc * screen readers * braille support for braille dot matrix writers * screen magnification There is currently NO support at all for Speech to Text like DragonSpeak in MS. Unfortunately, the support for all of these depends on the original projects having used an appropriate library that interfaces with the Assistive Technologies interfaces. At present this is really limited to Open Office, Evolution and GAME. Firefox should be accessable when FF 3 is launched which hopefully will be packaged into Gutsy. -- alan cocks Kubuntu user#10391 -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
Re: Advice for newcomer please? (thanks)
Carlos Diógenes wrote: HI alan, 2007/7/25, alan c [EMAIL PROTECTED]: alan c wrote: It did not take me long to try out some simple things because I already have ubuntu-desktop as one of the session options. I do not think the screen magnifier worked for me on my desktop machine, but it works well on the laptop, which is great for a good demonstration this morning. If things get taken up today I will need to find out a bit more about what the screen magnifier needs. Why do you think that the magnifier isn't working on your desktop? Could you share the problem with me. Thanks. I will have to come back on this one later Carlos, but I first tried stuff on the desktop machine, and I also had to install a package first to get full facilities, and a server function was also enabled (it was late, and I cannot recall its name). And sound worked. I think I turned on the magnifier then but saw nothing apparently happen, then had to get to bed This morning I used a laptop and turned on the accessibility stuff, with my new found limited experience, and wow, the magnifier worked too :-) On the laptop I was not asked to install any extra package, but the laptop is a demonstration machine and has different codecs at least. It may be that I have missed something on the desktop. It may take some time to get back to it though, and I am very grateful for your interest. -- alan cocks Kubuntu user#10391 -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
Advice for newcomer please?
I do not usually use any special accessibility features, and have a few hours to familiarise with what is offered in Kubuntu. The reason is that I have a meeting tomorrow morning with a small local organisation here who are soon to set up a few PCs for people with learning difficulties. Their obvious direction will be for ms stuff, but I would like to offer as much an alternative as I can, regardless. I have had a look at the facilities listed in Kubuntu 7.04 I recognise sticky keys I think, but not any of the others I think. Is there any quick guide for new helpers such as myself, or can anyonme offer a feww initial hints, with a demonstration oin mind maybe? A subset of facilities would be fine. tia -- alan cocks Kubuntu user#10391 -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
