installing Slackware 9.0 on a laptop

[Terry D. Cudney]

Hi Lorenzo,

	No, the site is up and fine. I just re-checked it. The url again is:

	ftp://ftp.linux-speakup.org/pub/linux/goodies/

	The two files are: unispeak.tar.bz2 and unispeak.README.

	As Jacob Schmude noted in a subsequent message to yours, you can use the fn key to enable a numeric-key section on the qwerty keyboard  of many laptops, and this works fine withthe normal speakup keymap. However, not all laptops follow the same standards for keyboard layout and enabling the numeric keyset. Particularly many IBM Thinkpads do not work well with the fn-key/speakup keymap. That was the motivation for me to create the unispeak keymap (I have oneof those Thinkpads). The unispeak keymap uses the "caps-lock" key to enable a subset of the qwerty keyboard to control all speakup functions. As a bonus (for me at least) it makes it more difficult to enable caps-lock by mistake.

	Have fun!

	--terry

On Sat, Apr 05, 2003 at 12:40:44AM -0500, Lorenzo Prince wrote:
> Help!!  I can't access the FTP.  Lynx gives me an alert that says can't
> access document.  Is the site down?
> 
> Lorenzo
> 
> E Pluribus Unix
> 
> Terry D. Cudney staggered into view and mumbled:
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > 	You might like to try my 'unispeak' keymap on the 'goodies' ftp site. It is designed to be universal, ie useful on a laptop sans numeric keypad or on a full 104-key keyboard.
> >
> > 	Note that it is valid for speakup versions since December 2002 (cvs only?) and will NOT work satisfactorily with speakup versions prior to that.
> >
> > 	Go to:
> >
> > 	ftp://ftp.linux-speakup.org:/pub/linux/goodies
> >
> > 	and grab the two files unispeak*
> >
> > HTH,
> >
> > 	--terry
> >
> > On Fri, Apr 04, 2003 at 11:40:46PM -0500, Lorenzo Prince wrote:
> > > I am trying to install Slackware 9.0 with Speakup on a laptop.  However, I
> > > don't know what keys I will use to access the review functions that are
> > > normally accessed from the numeric keypad.  I also need to know if I need
> > > to select a specialized keymap.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Lorenzo
> > >
> > > E Pluribus Unix
> > >
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> >
> > Name:	Terry D. Cudney
> > Phone:	(705) 422-0039
> > E-mail:	terry at CottageInWasaga.com
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> >
> > Having a smoking section in a restaurant is like...
> > having a peeing sectionin a swimming pool.
> >
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> >
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Name:	Terry D. Cudney
Phone:	(705) 422-0039
E-mail:	terry at CottageInWasaga.com
Web:	www.CottageInWasaga.com

Having a smoking section in a restaurant is like...
having a peeing sectionin a swimming pool.

Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments.
See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html