Jaws under Linux?

[Janina Sajka]

JP, both JFW and Win-Eyes will run under VM (and may even run
under wine). They are known to work under VM from both
directions--with either Linux or Win as the host OS.

There are issues, however. If you realize that VM must control
the device level communications between guest and host, you'll
understand what some of the issues are. Timing is one, the
inability to switch synths on the fly is another.

Can one do it successfully? Absolutely. Be sure to have a fast
machine with lots of RAM. Remember, you're pseudo running two
machines. And, don't expect too much when trying it on a portable
system.


On Tue, 2 Jul 2002, JP Schnapper-Casteras wrote:

> Dear Speakup,
>      At the Developers' Forum at RESNA (http://www.resna.org) someone asked me a very good
> question: will Jaws work under Linux (running VMWare or the equivalent)?  Does anyone know? 
> Anyone want to try and write up the results?  Theoretically, if VMWare is a true, full VM and
> doesn't lose any keystrokes or do anything weird to the display, it should work (note "should"). 
> 
> I think this might help Windows-only users transition to Linux and would convince them to try
> Linux.  They could use their old Windows applications, take advantage of Speakup and all Linux AT
> has to offer, and transition to a Linux-only existence through Speakup and other tools (i.e.,
> GNOME with Gnopernicus / GOK).  
> 
> Just a thought.
> 
> Best,
> 
> --JP
> 
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