ubuntu 18.10 and mate

2018-11-14 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
yes i install mate from the console apt-get install mate-desktop-environment-core but manny things are not there e.g icon for sound and network ___ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list

Re: ubuntu 18.10 and mate

2018-11-14 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
://slint.fr On 14/11/2018 20:39, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > yes i install mate from the console > apt-get install mate-desktop-environment-core > but manny things are not there > e.g icon for sound and network ___ Blinux-list mailing

Re: ubuntu 18.10 and mate

2018-11-14 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Does mate-extras exist as a package, if so likely that's where the rest of the stuff lives. On Wed, 14 Nov 2018, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2018 14:39:06 > From: Linux for blind general discussion > To: blinux-list@redhat.com > Subject: ubun

Re: ubuntu 18.10 and mate

2018-11-15 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
now all work fine but i dont have the sys tray icons e.g network,audio etc På 14 november 2018 10:25:46 em Linux for blind general discussion skrev: Does mate-extras exist as a package, if so likely that's where the rest of the stuff lives. On Wed, 14 Nov 2018, Linux for blind ge

clean mate desktop

2018-11-17 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Hi, what distro has a clean Mate desktop without own menus, etc? Ubuntu or Arch? Ubuntu has different panel / menus than Arch, which is original? Both of these has accessibility issues, Arch menu icon text in panel isn!t updated, for example Vlc media player accessibility icon stays on the firs

change language in mate

2018-11-17 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
i change language in the language app in the mate start menu but no differ i try to logout but no change ___ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list

fedora 28 speakup

2018-11-18 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
anny rpm for this? ___ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list

Re: clean mate desktop

2018-11-19 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Le 17/11/2018 à 12:54, Linux for blind general discussion a écrit : Hi, what distro has a clean Mate desktop without own menus, etc? Ubuntu or Arch? Ubuntu has different panel / menus than Arch, which is original? Both of these has accessibility issues, Arch menu icon text in panel isn!t

Re: clean mate desktop

2018-11-19 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Arch has the latest and cleanest version of MATE that works with Orca. Fedora is probably the next closest, but needs a lot of tweaking to make it work with Orca, whereas its GNOME version works out of the box. If you're trying to follow development of clean MATE, Arch is the way to go, as they

Re: fedora 28 speakup

2018-11-19 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Not since Bill Acker died some years ago. Fedora is still not packaging staging modules, afaik. Janina Linux for blind general discussion writes: > anny rpm for this? > > > ___ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@

Other accessible terminal emulation

2018-11-19 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Is there any other accessible terminal emulators besides using mate terminal in a window manager? ___ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list

Re: Other accessible terminal emulation

2018-11-19 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Howdy, gnome-terminal works as well. you also can use fenrir to make an terminal emulator accessible by starting it with: fenrir -e (for using escape sequence shortcuts) sudo fenrir -E (using evdev, can only run once) cheers chrys Zitat von Linux for blind general discussion : Is there

Re: Other accessible terminal emulation

2018-11-19 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
xfce4-terminal and lxterminal. Didier -- Didier Spaier Slint distribution http://slint.fr On 19/11/2018 16:49, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Is there any other accessible terminal emulators besides using mate > terminal in a window m

Re: Other accessible terminal emulation

2018-11-19 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
What is fenrir? On 11/19/18, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Howdy, > > gnome-terminal works as well. > > you also can use fenrir to make an terminal emulator accessible by > starting it with: > fenrir -e (for using escape sequence shortcuts) > sudo fenrir -

Re: clean mate desktop

2018-11-19 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
The Mate guy that develop on Fedora is aware of accessibility and would appreciate bug report to make fixes for all. Best regards, Alex. Le 19/11/2018 à 15:08, Linux for blind general discussion a écrit : Arch has the latest and cleanest version of MATE that works with Orca. Fedora is

Re: Other accessible terminal emulation

2018-11-19 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
marine animals and this is the only screen reader I know of with a non-marine animal-based name. On 11/19/18, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > What is fenrir? > > On 11/19/18, Linux for blind general discussion > wrote: >> Howdy, >> >> gnome-terminal

Mutt braille users, please respond!

2018-11-19 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Hello everybody! I am going back to Linux from a quite a long time staying away from it. I found unused Intel Core 2 do Dell desktop and set up Slint distro on it. I like the results very much. Actually I am going to use console apps on this machine most of the time with BRLTTY as my screen reader,

Re: Mutt braille users, please respond!

2018-11-19 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Hi Sergei, Can you write to me directly? I am also interested in Mutt and I can put you in touch with a long-term blind mutt user. My email is: ferna...@f123.org Thanks, Fernando On 11/19/2018 03:37 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: Hello everybody! I am going back to

Re: Mutt braille users, please respond!

2018-11-19 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Best, Didier On 19/11/2018 18:37, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Hello everybody! > I am going back to Linux from a quite a long time staying away from it. > I found unused Intel Core 2 do Dell desktop and set up Slint distro on > it. I like the results very much. > Actu

Re: Other accessible terminal emulation

2018-11-19 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
needed of course). so if anyone is good in deploying software for different distros with setup.py or similar, just tell me :). cheers chrys Am 19.11.18 um 18:30 schrieb Linux for blind general discussion: Fenrir is a text-mode, userspace screen reader written in Python. I haven't u

Re: Mutt braille users, please respond!

2018-11-19 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Hi Didier! Thank You very much for your really excellent work! I am glad that You are on this list and I am going to come up with Slint specific questions very soon! :-) With best regards, Sergei. On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 06:58:11PM +0100, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > He

Re: Other accessible terminal emulation

2018-11-19 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
rir is named after the Wolf from Norse mythology, > especially since its traditional to name screen readers after marine > animals and this is the only screen reader I know of with a non-marine > animal-based name. > > On 11/19/18, Linux for blind general discussion > wrote: >>

Re: Other accessible terminal emulation

2018-11-19 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
xterm doesn't speak but with fenrir it can? Would you be willing to make a recording of this in action? On 11/19/18, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Howdy, > >> Also, previous messages in this thread would suggest it works just as >> well in a Terminal Emulat

RE: fedora 28 speakup

2018-11-19 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
If that's the case, what is the easiest way to get Speakup on Fedora? -Original Message- From: blinux-list-boun...@redhat.com [mailto:blinux-list-boun...@redhat.com] On Behalf Of Linux for blind general discussion Sent: Monday, November 19, 2018 10:39 AM To: Linux for blind ge

Re: Other accessible terminal emulation

2018-11-19 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
19.11.2018 um 21:28 schrieb Linux for blind general discussion > : > > xterm doesn't speak but with fenrir it can? Would you be willing to > make a recording of this in action? > >> On 11/19/18, Linux for blind general discussion >> wrote: >> Howdy,

Re: Other accessible terminal emulation

2018-11-19 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
jack, so sorry :/ can't with that. Cheers chrys > Am 19.11.2018 um 21:26 schrieb Linux for blind general discussion > : > > Well what does the -E option and why would I use it in a window > manager? I would allready be using orca. Also would someone be able to > tell me how

Re: fedora 28 speakup

2018-11-19 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
call kd0iko. On 19 Nov 2018, at 13:08, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: If that's the case, what is the easiest way to get Speakup on Fedora? -Original Message- From: blinux-list-boun...@redhat.com [mailto:blinux-list-boun...@redhat.com] On Behalf Of Linux for blind ge

Re: fedora 28 speakup

2018-11-20 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
ill passed away. Not even the part of just compiling the rpm. Janina Linux for blind general discussion writes: > If that's the case, what is the easiest way to get Speakup on Fedora? > > > -Original Message- > From: blinux-list-boun...@redhat.com [mailto:blinux-list-b

Re: fedora 28 speakup

2018-11-20 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
at’s > already enabled what speak up? > > Sincerely Maurice Mines > Amateur call kd0iko. > > On 19 Nov 2018, at 13:08, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > > > If that's the case, what is the easiest way to get Speakup on Fedora? > > > > > > -

Re: fedora 28 speakup

2018-11-20 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
What people have in Fedora that they can't have with Debian, Arch or Slint? Just curious, Best, Didier -- Didier Spaier Slint distribution http://slint.fr On 20/11/2018 16:39, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > About a year or so ago Vinux announced they would be building o

Re: clean mate desktop

2018-11-20 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
i run fedora 28 with mate no tweaks På 19 november 2018 3:37:41 em Linux for blind general discussion skrev: Arch has the latest and cleanest version of MATE that works with Orca. Fedora is probably the next closest, but needs a lot of tweaking to make it work with Orca, whereas its GNOME

Braille friendly console file manager

2018-11-21 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Hello, list! Since Midnight Commander does not seem to work with Braille well, I am in search for stand alone Braille friendly console file manger. I would like to find something like file browser buit in in Vim. I installed Vifm, but it does not seem to work with Braille either. Any advice woul

Re: Braille friendly console file manager

2018-11-21 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Edbrowse does all i want. Lotta commands tolearn though if u don't know ed. ___ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list

Re: Braille friendly console file manager

2018-11-21 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
lynx On Wed, 21 Nov 2018, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: Hello, list! Since Midnight Commander does not seem to work with Braille well, I am in search for stand alone Braille friendly console file manger. I would like to find something like file browser buit in in Vim. I installed

Re: Braille friendly console file manager

2018-11-21 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Might not be the most useful reply, especially since I'm not a Braille user, but I've long been content with the combination of ls, mv, cp, rm, mkdir, rmdir, du, and wc for my file management needs. -- Sincerely, Jeffery Wright Bachelor of Computer Science President Emeritus, Nu Nu Chapter, Phi

Re: fedora 28 speakup

2018-11-21 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
vironments in each vm. Janina Janina Linux for blind general discussion writes: > What people have in Fedora that they can't have with Debian, Arch or Slint? > > Just curious, > > Best, > Didier > -- > Didier Spaier > Slint distribution http://slint.fr > &

Re: Braille friendly console file manager

2018-11-21 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
o use. I hope this helps. I don't like multiple panels or windows in any application I use not good for my mental focus. On Wed, 21 Nov 2018, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2018 05:46:46 > From: Linux for blind general discussion > To: blinux-list@r

Re: Braille friendly console file manager

2018-11-21 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Hi! >From what i remember i used some file manager called pilot. I think that it is part of the alpine package but i may certainly be wrong. /A > 21 nov. 2018 kl. 11:46 skrev Linux for blind general discussion > : > > Hello, list! > > Since Midnight Commander does not seem

Re: Braille friendly console file manager

2018-11-21 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
For those occasions, I tend to use lynx in dired mode. -tim On November 21, 2018, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Hello, list! > > Since Midnight Commander does not seem to work with Braille well, I > am in search for stand alone Braille friendly console file manger. &

apt-get error with espeakup

2018-11-22 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Hi. I wrote some time ago about espeakup errors. I should add things to the sources.list, but that didn't work. just got errors that there was something wrong with the file. can't read sources.list. I have errors with the espeakup package. Can't do anything with apt-get at all. Is there Another way

Re: apt-get error with espeakup

2018-11-22 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
nterleaved is useful). Without that, I can't guess at a specific cause, much less suggest a solution. On 11/22/18, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Hi. > I wrote some time ago about espeakup errors. > I should add things to the sources.list, but that didn't work. >

Re: apt-get error with espeakup

2018-11-22 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Hi. is there a way to just make so that debian doesn't see the package at all? The problem is the uninstallation script of espeakup. script generated error code 5. /Kristoffer 2018-11-22 12:37 GMT+01:00, Linux for blind general discussion : > A copy and paste of your sources.list or the o

Re: apt-get error with espeakup

2018-11-22 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Linux for blind general discussion, le jeu. 22 nov. 2018 12:23:54 +0100, a ecrit: > Is there Another way to remove this? dpkg -P espeakup > I want to remove the stupid package, and compiling from source instead. Calling it stupid can't help fixing bu

Re: apt-get error with espeakup

2018-11-22 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
On Thu, 22 Nov 2018, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: A copy and paste of your sources.list or the output of apt would be useful in trouble shooting your issue. You can follow the apt command with > filename or 2> filename to redirect standard output and error output to a text f

Re: apt-get error with espeakup

2018-11-22 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
For what it's worth, installation and removal scripts are stored in /var/lib/dpkg/info, are named after the package they belong to and have the following extensions: .preinst: pre installation. .postinst: post installation. .prerm: pre removal. .postrm: post removal. and the .list files in those

Re: apt-get error with espeakup

2018-11-22 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Thanks Geoff for the tip on catching both kinds of output with a single redirection. And while I don't mind programs printing their help messages to the screen when its less than one screen, redirecting that to a file is a necessity for programs with lots of options. -- Sincerely, Jeffery Wrigh

make menuconfig

2018-11-23 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Can you use make menuconfig for any program you want to build from source or is it just for the kurnel? also can I install arch on a legacy mode on a efi system or can I disable efi in my bios for a normal install. ___ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-lis

Re: make menuconfig

2018-11-23 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
It's only a kernel thing. UEFI is starting to not be able to be disabled. Convoluted sentence, much? However, there are tutorials about making grub work with it all over the place. - Original Message - From: Linux for blind general discussion To: blinux-list@redhat.com Date: Fri, 2

Re: make menuconfig

2018-11-23 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
a DOS or Legacy mode) is proposed if either the firmware is not UEFI able or is set to boot only or priority in Legacy mode. Didier -- Didier Spaier Slint distribution: http://slint.fr On 23/11/2018 23:58, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Can you use make menuconfig for any program you

Help with setting up DNS services and mail services on a Linode cloud based server?

2018-11-27 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
lynx On Wed, 21 Nov 2018, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: Hello, list! Since Midnight Commander does not seem to work with Braille well, I am in search for stand alone Braille friendly console file manger. I would like to find something like file browser buit in in Vim. I installed

Re: Help with setting up DNS services and mail services on a Linode cloud based server?

2018-11-28 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
I am braille only. No speech. Edbrowse works great forme. Has for over 20 years. --Brian Tew ___ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list

How to write in Chinese ?

2018-11-28 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Hello all, I'm helping a blind person that needs to write in Chinese, I assume it's in the mandarin language. I'm looking for an accessible way to write mandarin, I've found that ibus supports mandarin but it seems it's not accessible for Orca at all. How do you proceed to write such langua

Re: Help with setting up DNS services and mail services on a Linode cloud based server?

2018-11-29 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
uggestions if you care to restate the problem. Janina Linux for blind general discussion writes: > I am braille only. No speech. > Edbrowse works great forme. > Has for over 20 years. --Brian Tew > > ___ > Blinux-list mailing list > B

Re: Help with setting up DNS services and mail services on a Linode cloud based server?

2018-11-29 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
2018, at 9:28 AM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: Hi, Brian: My domain, rednote.net, has been hosted on Linode for a decade or more now. While I'm a speech user, I see no reason why braille only should be a problem for managing a Linode presence--at least not a Linux machine. Frank

playing files while browsing music folder is it normal?

2018-11-30 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Hi, I have a interesting situation. When I go to my music folder in Mate Desktop default settings, the selected file is automatically playing. When I press ctrl, playing is stopped. When I go to the next file by left or right arrow, the next focused file is automatically played. Is it normal? No pl

Re: Help with setting up DNS services and mail services on a Linode cloud based server?

2018-11-30 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
hosts with Apache, my own SIP phones with Asterisk, etc., etc. If you sign up, tell them jan...@rednote.net sent you. Janina Linux for blind general discussion writes: > Hello Janina, > My problems are I am too old and too fat, lol. > I was not posting about a problem; I was just ans

Re: playing files while browsing music folder is it normal?

2018-11-30 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Hello, On 11/30/18 9:46 AM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: Hi, I have a interesting situation. When I go to my music folder in Mate Desktop default settings, the selected file is automatically playing. When I press ctrl, playing is stopped. When I go to the next file by left or right

Re: Help with setting up DNS services and mail services on a Linode cloud based server?

2018-12-02 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Hi! What’s the cost for an account? SOunds interesting. /A > 30 nov. 2018 kl. 18:45 skrev Linux for blind general discussion > : > > OK, so I missed the focus ig time. Sorry about that! > > To answer your question, Linode is a data center company that sells VPS. >

brltty and speech

2018-12-02 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
i try to get the brltty speech to work i have set the correct parameters in brltty.conf but no! seems brltty must be started as root ___ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list

Re: Help with setting up DNS services and mail services on a Linode cloud based server?

2018-12-03 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Prices start at $5 /er month and go up depending on what resources you want. It's all clearly explained on the Linode home page: http://linode.com Linux for blind general discussion writes: > Hi! > What’s the cost for an account? > SOunds interesting. > /A > > > 30

Re: brltty and speech

2018-12-03 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Brian Tew here. Yes brltty must be run as root. That is definite. Or with sudo On Dec 3, 2018, at 1:33 AM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: i try to get the brltty speech to work i have set the correct parameters in brltty.conf but no! seems brltty must be started as root

Re: brltty and speech

2018-12-05 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
i dont understand you? you set the speech parameters in /etc/brltty.conf on debian and fedora På 3 december 2018 15:10:59 Linux for blind general discussion skrev: Brian Tew here. Yes brltty must be run as root. That is definite. Or with sudo On Dec 3, 2018, at 1:33 AM, Linux for blind

Re: brltty and speech

2018-12-05 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Here is an informative url. Search for the word root https://brltty.app/details.html On Dec 5, 2018, at 3:37 AM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: i dont understand you? you set the speech parameters in /etc/brltty.conf on debian and fedora På 3 december 2018 15:10:59 Linux for

Booting Linux with No Video card

2018-12-05 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
I have a new computer whose board has no video. I heard you could still get linux to boot, anyway. Is there something I can edit on my debian USB stick to get it to work? ___ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailma

Re: Booting Linux with No Video card

2018-12-05 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Linux for blind general discussion wrote 2018-12-05 21:21 UTC: I have a new computer whose board has no video. I heard you could still get linux to boot, anyway. Is there something I can edit on my debian USB stick to get it to work? It really depends on your computer firmware. If the

Re: Booting Linux with No Video card

2018-12-05 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Linux for blind general discussion wrote: < Please note that most desktops have video on the same die (or > chip) as the cpu just like pretty much everything else but RAM. This board has no onboard or integrated video at all. When I plugged in the stick no debian prompt came up, so I gue

Re: Booting Linux with No Video card

2018-12-05 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Linux for blind general discussion wrote on 2018-12-06 22:37 UTC: Linux for blind general discussion wrote: < Please note that most desktops have video on the same die (or chip) as the cpu just like pretty much everything else but RAM. This board has no onboard or integrated video at

Re: Booting Linux with No Video card

2018-12-05 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > I have a feeling you haven't provided enough information for anyone to > help. Unfortunately it is quite normal on this list. > > Please try to tell exactly what you are trying to accomplish with what > exact hardware setup and s

Re: Booting Linux with No Video card

2018-12-05 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
5 Dec 2018, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2018 19:27:11 > From: Linux for blind general discussion > To: blinux-list@redhat.com > Subject: Re: Booting Linux with No Video card > > Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > > I have a feelin

Re: Booting Linux with No Video card

2018-12-05 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
ny more. But that's me and my choice on the computers I own and support at home. On December 6, 2018 12:27:11 AM UTC, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: >Linux for blind general discussion wrote: >> I have a feeling you haven't provided enough information for anyone >t

Re: Booting Linux with No Video card

2018-12-07 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
No, this isn't right. There have always been headless servers and Linux has always suppoerted headless machines. Maybe it's a problem with that stick you're using? Linux for blind general discussion writes: > Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > < Please note

Re: Booting Linux with No Video card

2018-12-07 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
I have no experience booting from USB flash drives or booting Debian Live with or without accessibility, so I'm not sure how much help I can be, but a few questions that come to mind: Is the flash drive you're trying to boot from supposed to contain some flavor of Debian Live or some flavor of the

FreeBSD accessibility?

2018-12-12 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Hi, I want to try FreeBSD 12.0. Is the .dvd image accessible for blind users or not? Thanks, Pavel ___ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list

Re: FreeBSD accessibility?

2018-12-12 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
I'm pretty certain the dvd is accessible. Specifics I don't have but Ken Scott ad...@shellworld.net used to run shellworld.net on that operating system and he's blind. On Wed, 12 Dec 2018, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 06:47:24 >

Re: FreeBSD accessibility?

2018-12-12 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
very linear and is quite accessible with the dumbest of serial consoles. Once installed, at least the console should be pretty accessible. I haven't kicked the tires on the GUI with Orca yet. -tim On December 12, 2018, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Hi, > > I wan

Re: FreeBSD accessibility? [follow-up]

2018-12-12 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
in some sort of VT100 emulation, then it should be doable. Otherwise, I suspect that the dialog(1) interface for the installer may be a bit annoying over a dumb-terminal serial link. -tim On December 12, 2018, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Tim here. It depends on the hardware

Re: FreeBSD accessibility?

2018-12-12 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
b, such an attempt might work but would be questionable. On Wed, 12 Dec 2018, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 12:59:40 > From: Linux for blind general discussion > To: Linux for blind general discussion > Subject: Re: FreeBSD accessibility? > >

Newbie to linux

2018-12-12 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Hello List: I am a brand new user of linux. I read over the rules and see that we are to read through the archaives. My question is how current is the information on those archaives? I am running Ubuntu Mate. My questions are simple for now at least. I was wondering if there was a epub book re

Re: Newbie to linux

2018-12-12 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Ebook-convert infile.epub outfile.txt Is what I do to turn epub files into text. You should learn about apt-get Apt-get install ebook-convert Will install that program if you don't have it yet. Good luck. --Brian Tew ___ Blinux-list mailing list B

Re: Newbie to linux

2018-12-13 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Thank you very much Sincerely, Michael maslo > On Dec 13, 2018, at 01:27, Linux for blind general discussion > wrote: > > Ebook-convert infile.epub outfile.txt > > Is what I do to turn epub files into text. > > > You should learn about apt-get > > Apt-ge

Re: FreeBSD accessibility?

2018-12-13 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
h a couple parts. But if the other end requires RS232, you also need a level-converter circuit to do the signal-boosting. -tim On December 12, 2018, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Can raspberry pi's do serial connections? If so, for the price of > one of them and an ac

Re: Newbie to linux

2018-12-13 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
LC_ALL in the command. for instance type: LC_ALL=en_US.utf8 ebook-speaker .epub or if the command name includes a capital B: LC_ALL=en_US.utf8 eBook-speaker .epub Didier -- Didier Spaier Slint distribution: http://slint.fr On 13/12/2018 06:42, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: &g

Re: Newbie to linux

2018-12-13 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
audio player which keeps the place where you stopped at Again, I sincerely thank you for your help. Sincerely, Michael maslo > On Dec 13, 2018, at 08:36, Linux for blind general discussion > wrote: > > Hello Mike, > > if what you want is listen to the ebook, just g

introduction and question.

2018-12-13 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Hi my name is Jeffry and I was wondering how to install r.s. games on mate desktop if it is possible?  Thanks for any help given. ___ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list

syslinux beep

2018-12-13 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
hello, i want make that syslinux bootloader give a beep sound when starting. i know that debian dun that. may someone describe to me how to doo that? thanks in advance. Alexandr ___ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.

Re: introduction and question.

2018-12-13 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
On Thu, Dec 13, 2018 at 1:34 PM Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > > Hi my name is Jeffry and I was wondering how to install r.s. games on > mate desktop if it is possible? Thanks for any help given. Haven't used it but it sounds like it's a web app. You can regi

Re: introduction and question.

2018-12-13 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
d a Python 2.6 build, please contact us. On 12/13/2018 5:06 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: On Thu, Dec 13, 2018 at 1:34 PM Linux for blind general discussion wrote: Hi my name is Jeffry and I was wondering how to install r.s. games on mate desktop if it is possible? Thanks fo

Manjaro with orca

2018-12-13 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Hello list, I was wondering what the level of accessibility there is for manjaro linux?.. Any help is appreciated Sincerely, Michael maslo ___ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list

Debian 9: Install newest Stable Kernel

2018-12-13 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
I have an Esata card which debian 9.6 (kernel 4.9.0-8) doesn't seem to see. I want to upgrade to the newest stable kernel, 4.14, to see if that works. What would be bhest method for doing this. Build from source using debian's .config? Or, perhaps, would I be best installing a rolling release lik

Re: Debian 9: Install newest Stable Kernel

2018-12-14 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Hello, Linux for blind general discussion, le jeu. 13 déc. 2018 18:31:38 -0600, a ecrit: > I have an Esata card which debian 9.6 (kernel 4.9.0-8) doesn't seem to see. I > want to upgrade to the newest stable kernel, 4.14, to see if that works. Better yet, there is the backport of

Debian 9: Install Newest Stable Kernel

2018-12-14 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Samuel said: Better yet, there is the backport of the 4.18.6 kernel which is available precompiled. Instructions to use it are available on https://backports.debian.org/Instructions/ I am running stretch (debian 9.6) I attempted to follow the instructions linked above. 1. Add deb http://ftp.debian

Re: Debian 9: Install Newest Stable Kernel

2018-12-14 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Hello, Linux for blind general discussion, le ven. 14 déc. 2018 03:40:47 -0600, a ecrit: > 1. Add > deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian buster-backports main > to /etc/apt/sources.list You actually rather want stretch-backports. buster-backports will be the packages backported to buster

Re: Debian 9: Install Newest Stable Kernel

2018-12-14 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Linux for blind general discussion wrote: You actually rather want stretch-backports. buster-backports will be the packages backported to buster (which is not released yet) You have searched for packages that names contain 4.18.6 in suite(s) stretch-backports, all sections, and architecture(s

Re: Debian 9: Install Newest Stable Kernel

2018-12-14 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Linux for blind general discussion, le ven. 14 déc. 2018 03:48:01 -0600, a ecrit: > You have searched for packages that names contain 4.18.6 in suite(s) > stretch-backports, all sections, and architecture(s) amd64. > Sorry, your search gave no results > Are you sure your informatio

minix 3

2018-12-14 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Has anyone here ever used or installed minix 3 and how accessible is it? ___ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list

Re: minix 3

2018-12-14 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
down. On Fri, 14 Dec 2018, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2018 07:11:50 > From: Linux for blind general discussion > To: blinux-list@redhat.com > Subject: minix 3 > > Has anyone here ever used or installed minix 3 and ho

Re: syslinux beep

2018-12-14 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
edit /etc/grub.conf. A commented line near the bottom of the file has TUNE on it all upper-case. Uncomment that line then run follow instructions in top of the file to update grub configuration, then reboot. On Fri, 14 Dec 2018, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2

Re: introduction and question.

2018-12-14 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
You probably need to install things with pipi. Even before you install anything, best to run pipi and see if it needs upgrading and take care of that task first. On Thu, 13 Dec 2018, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2018 18:56:35 > From: Linux for blind g

Re: minix 3

2018-12-14 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
I read about it and looks interesting. Its supposed to be compatible with the stuff from netbsd but I don't know how it differs from the linux kurnel. On 12/14/18, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > No clue on accessibility, but yes I have heard of minix in one of its &

Re: minix 3

2018-12-14 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
this collection, mostly orca & deps: at-spi*, speech-dispatcher, espeak... But not brltty, and not speakup (obviously, as speakup in a linux driver) so only a desktop will be accessible, I think. Best, Didier -- Didier Spaier Slint distribution: http://slint.fr On 14/12/2018 13:11, Linux

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