Here maybe a solution to speech in X Windows:

[Janina Sajka]

I saw the Mac screen reader this morning. It's quite impressive, even though it's still pre-release. It will be in the next Mac OS release.

However, the comments on this list are way off the mark. This screen reader enables Mac's own GUI interface for applications that conform to the more recent Mac developer toolkit specs. That isn't the same thing as X Windows. Let's be clear about that. This is NOT a path to GUI accessibility on Linux.

Marshall F. Scott writes:
> Hi All,
> Our shop is almost execlusively Mac and I can't tell you how long I've been
> waiting for this.  I've filled out the form and if I get picked    (and
> Apple doesn't slap and HDA on me!)  one of the first things I'll try is
> X-Windows.  I don't think it will work, but who knows.
> Marshall
> 
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> >From: Alex Snow <alex_snow at gmx.net>
> >To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> >Subject: Re: Here maybe a solution to speech in X Windows:
> >Date: Wed, Mar 17, 2004, 4:02 PM
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> > I've herad about this before. It looks like it's gonna kick ass. I think
> > I may try to get ahold of a use mac to play with it if it ends up
> > working.
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> > Always borrow money from a pessimist; he doesn't expect to be paid
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				Janina Sajka, Director
				Technology Research and Development
				Governmental Relations Group
				American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

Email: janina at afb.net		Phone: (202) 408-8175