speakup is nice

[Michael Whapples]

If a hardware synth is a problem then look at GRML (www.grml.org) as 
that comes with speakup and everything to run software speech on the CD. 
GRML allows a fully accessible (with speakup and software speech output) 
install of GRML or debian to the hard drive and this is how I installed 
linux on my laptop.

I too would like to add how speakup has been so useful to me (helping me 
get out of situations I could not have solved with other screen readers) 
and it probably will continue to be useful. Also I am glad that GRML 
exists, allowing me a fully portable distribution where I don't need to 
carry round a hardware synth.

Michael Whapples

On 23/12/42 20:59, James Homuth wrote:
> My only knock against Speakup is it's strictly command line based. If I'm
> sitting in front of a linux desktop, I want to be able to use a lot of the
> actual desktop applications. Certain IM clients, for example. Plus, my
> limited money for hardware means I can't wander out and get my hands on a
> speech synth. Otherwise, when I install linux on my laptop in the next month
> or so I'd go with Speakup over Orca.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca]
> On Behalf Of Trevor Astrope
> Sent: January 13, 2009 12:07 PM
> To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
> Subject: Re: speakup is nice
>
> Yep. I've tried orca and even bought a mac. The only time I use them is for
> online banking and sites where links doesn't work. Otherwise, speakup is my
> goto screen reader.
>
> I agree that we don't say enough just how great and liberating it is!
>
> On Tue, 13 Jan 2009, John G. Heim wrote:
>
>    
>> I think it's not said often enough. Speakup is really, really nice.
>> Lets face it, when the chips are down, you always fall back on speakup
>> don't you? I know I do. The accessible debian install,er, talking grml
>> CD, plus several a talking Windows installer I built myself. They all
>> depend on speakup. Speakup is like that old PC you have that always
>> works even when that new flashiy one is on the fritz again.You know
>> what I mean? You've got your flashy new laptop or whatever but in an
>>      
> emergency, don't you want your old one running speakup?
>    
>> Say your network is down and you need to make a serial port
>> connection. What do you want? I want speakup. When a machine won't
>> boot, you put in your grml CD with speakup don't you? If I'm in a
>> panic, I always just want something with speakup.
>>
>> --
>> John G. Heim
>> jheim at math.wisc.edu 3-4189
>> http://www.math.wisc.edu/~jheim/
>>
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