Fragmented speech using Redhat 8.0 and Apollo2

[Sheila Acock]

Janina,

Thanks for the tips on using Lynx.

In message <20031110163023.GC396 at rednote.net>, Janina Sajka 
<janina at rednote.net> writes
>Glad to hear it's working better.
>
>To make lynx blind friendly:
>
>1.)    Be sure you've enable the show_cursor setting.
>
>2.)    You may want to turn on "Links and Form Fields are numbered."
>
>While this last isn't strictly necessary, it certainly indicates what
>text is a hyperlink or form field, and it gives you another way to
>activate (or navigate to) hyperlinks and form fields. How? By typing the
>number on the qwerty and pressing enter.
>
>The other way is to tab and alt-tab, or just up and down arrow.
>
>These (and other settings) are in the 'o' for options menu. You may need
>help getting them set correctly the first time. Once cursor tracking is
>active, that menu is fairly easy to use. You can even make it easier by
>turning pop-offs off.
>
>All of these settings are also configurable at the command line, or in
>the .lynxrc or the global lynx.cfg files.
>
>Sheila Acock writes:
>> From: Sheila Acock <sheilac at sheilac.demon.co.uk>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Just to say that I did take Bill up on his offer and he was very
>> helpful.
>>
>> My Apollo is now talking much better;  not perfect, but I find it quite
>> usable, which I certainly didn't before.
>>
>> I have just spent some time reading Man pages and using Lynx on some
>> Websites, (though I haven't yet worked out how to identify and activate
>> links).
>>
>> Many thanks, Bill.
>>
>> p.s.  Hope no-one minds me posting this, but I am so pleased to feel I
>> am getting somewhere, and hope it may encourage anyone else who might be
>> struggling.
>>
>> Sheila.
>>
>> In message <20031109140009.GR6622 at rednote.net>, Janina Sajka
>> <janina at rednote.net> writes
>> >Shiela, here's an offer you should definitely accept! <grin>
>> >
>> >
>> >William F. Acker writes:
>> >>From: "William F. Acker WB2FLW +1-303-722-7209" <wacker at octothorp.org>
>> >>
>> >>Hi,
>> >>
>> >>     Send me your phone number or call me at the number at the top of this
>> >>message, and I'll talk you through it.  BTW, I do know that you're in the
>> >>UK.
>> >>          HTH.
>> >>--
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>Bill in Denver
>> >>
>> >>On Sun, 9 Nov 2003, Sheila Acock wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Hi Janina,
>> >>>
>> >>> No, I haven't.  As I said, the speech is so unintelligible that I
>> >>> haven't really tried anything much.  If it might help, I will try and
>> >>> get sighted assistance with doing this, but are there instructions on
>> >>> how to accomplish it?  I am really rather daunted by the whole thing.
>> >>>
>> >>> Thanks.
>> >>
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>> >
>>
>> --
>> Sheila Acock
>>
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Sheila Acock