distributions for X

[Liz Hare]

Hi Kelly,

X is not accessible with speech. If you want a multitasking/windowing 
environment, you might want to check out the Gnome system with the Orca 
screen reader. I haven't used it yet, but it's webpage is here:
http://live.gnome.org/Orca

Liz

Liz Hare PhD
Dog Genetics LLC
doggene at earthlink.net
http://www.doggenetics.com

On 9/27/2011 9:35 PM, G.E. wrote:
> Kelly,
> Just what do you do with x windows?
> I saw your post and looked it up on the web, and wikipedia tried to explain
> it, but I still really don't understand it.
> Sounds like it is a server for terminals, but I don't quite get it.
> But wikipedia did say this about accessibility:
> " Computer accessibility related issues
> Systems built upon the X windowing system may have accessibility issues that
> make utilization of a computer difficult for disabled users, including right
> click, double click, middle click, mouseover, and focus stealing. Some X11
> clients deal with accessibility issues better than others, so those with
> accessibility problems are not locked out of using X11. However there is no
> accessibility standard or accessibility guidelines for X11. Within the X11
> standards process there is no working group on accessibility, so the known
> ongoing accessibility problems are probably going to persist into the
> future.
>
> "
> Anyway, I would be curios as to how it can be used.
> Thanks.
>
> Glenn
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kelly Prescott"<prescott at deltav.org>
> To: "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'"
> <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 8:08 PM
> Subject: distributions for X
>
>
> Can any one here give me information about which distributions work natively
> best with the XWindows system?
> I have used speakup and text for years, and dos terminals before that, but I
> want to give the X screen readers a try to see how they are moving along.
> Is there a out-of-the-box solution, or do I have to muck around with it.
> You can reply off-list to me if you want.
> Thanks.
> -- Kelly Prescott
>
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