Re: [orca-list] somewhat newbie orca questions

["ashley" <ash cox talktalk net>]

Hi.

I personally don't like ubuntu 9.04, as i find it slow. Yes, there are loads 
of packages available for it. But... I use debian, which is what ubuntu is 
based on, so all the packages that run on ubuntu run on debian. Debian is 
faster, and more relyable. The only downside with debian is you have to 
either manually update gnome and orca, or wait for the next version. As a 
new version of ubuntu is released once every 6 months, ubuntu's versions of 
gnome and orca are more up-to-date.

I use the firefox beta, and I find it works fine.

I think that the espeak version created for windows has more features than 
the linux versions, that's why it sounds different. However, i think there 
might be a beta version available for download. If you can find your current 
version, update to the latest if you don't already have it.

Hope this helps.

ashley
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jason Fayre" <jfayre gmail com>
To: <orca-list gnome org>
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 8:00 PM
Subject: [orca-list] somewhat newbie orca questions


> Hi everyone,
> I have been following the development of Orca for quite a while now,
> but haven't really taken the time to work with it extensively.
> Recently, I installed Ubuntu 9.04 on my Asus EEE PC netbook and am
> forcing myself to use it as my primary OS, so I can get a good handle
> on it.  I have a few questions:
> 1.  How are folks finding the stability of 9.04?  Is there a different
> OS I should be using?  I find that 9.04 seems to work fairly well on
> my netbook.  All hardware is working as expected.
> 2.  I am having some trouble in Evolution.  I can get around the
> screens ok, but I can't seem to bring up the Evolution preferences.  I
> think it is coming up, but Orca isn't focusing on the window.  Any
> ideas?
> 3.  Is there any point in updating to Firefox 3.5 Beta instead of 3.0?
> 4.  Is there a better program for e-mail, calendar and contacts than 
> Evolution?
> 5.  I am periodically loosing speech in Orca.  I did install with the
> accessibility profile and am currently using espeak.  I am planning on
> purchasing Voxin soon.  Any ideas?
> 6.  Is Orca using the latest espeak, or should I download an updated
> version.  In using NVDA on Windows, espeak sounds a bit better.
>
> Thanks, everyone in advance for your help.
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