Features after users guide publication

Erik Heil eheil at sdf.lonestar.org
Thu Mar 8 10:08:16 EST 2007


Hello,
I believe that git is just another revision control system, similar to GNU 
Arch,, CVS, and Subversion.  Other than that, never actuallyed it, but 
have heard it discussed in various changelogs for Debian packages, 
especially wen related to upstream sources.
On Thu, 8 Mar 2007, Gene Collins wrote:

> Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2007 08:41:42 -0600
> From: Gene Collins <collins at gene3.ait.iastate.edu>
> Reply-To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
>     <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Subject: Re: Features after users guide publication 
> 
>
>> Hello,
>> Pardon a newbie's question here, but what is the git tree, exactly?  This
>> isn't something I've ever heard of before.
>> Thanks,
>> Zack.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Gene Collins" <collins at gene3.ait.iastate.edu>
>> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 9:39 AM
>> Subject: Re: Features after users guide publication
>>
>>
>>> Hi all.  The reason the Speakup user's guide is out of date is that I'm
>>> waiting for the git tree to become stable enough for it to be moved
>>> into cvs.  The changes in the git tree are extensive enough to warrant
>>> an extensive rewrite of the user's Guide.  So have patience please.
>>>
>>> The read to end command is keypad insert r, and does not work with all
>>> synthesizers.  If you try to use it with some older doubletalk rom
>>> versions, I think before 4.0, your system will lock hard, requiring you
>>> to ungracefully reboot the system.  Use at your own risk.  Remember the
>>> read to end is designed to be used in an editor or some other program
>>> that uses the arrow keys to scroll through the document.  Thus it will
>>> not work at a shell prompt, or in the more command.
>>>
>>> Mike's earlier message describes the cursor options correctly, so I have
>>> nothing more to say about that here.  Hope this helps.
>>>
>>> Gene
>>>
>>>> Hello all
>>>>
>>>> I've read at speech-dispatcher docs that Speakup has a "read all" command,
>>>> =
>>>>
>>>> but I didn't find any mention about this in the Speakup users guide.
>>>>
>>>> In addition, when I press the keypad * while using Speakup, there is four
>>>> =
>>>>
>>>> options rather than the two mentioned in the users guide, "cursoring on"
>>>> an=
>>>> d =
>>>>
>>>> "cursoring off".
>>>>
>>>> So I ask:
>>>>
>>>> 1. In case Speakup users guide is really out of date, how do I proceed to
>>>> =
>>>>
>>>> get Speakup current version and read its change log? My distro is Gentoo.
>>>>
>>>> 2. There are some features I would like to suggest, but perhaps it's
>>>> better =
>>>>
>>>> to first update my Speakup and get aware of its current status. Is Speakup
>>>> =
>>>>
>>>> still in development?
>>>>
>>>> Many thanks for infos
>>>>
>>>> Cleverson
>>>>
>>>> "Be realistic; ask for the impossible." =
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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> Hi all.  Git is a version control system written by Linus.  It's sort of
> like cvs or svn.  Anyway the folks trying to modify Speakup so it can be
> a part of the standard kernel are using it.  When Kirk deems the git
> source stable enough for general access he will make it available from
> the Speakup cvs site.  As of now, it's very unstable.
>
> Gene
>
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