Re: [orca-list] VmWare questions

[José Vilmar Estácio de Souza <vilmar informal com br>]

Hi Darragh and all.
You gave me a great idea. I installed Ubuntu in a desktop but the 
desktop is used by my wife.
Since I've a laptop with jaws and  windows installed and I actually need 
windows to run some programs, I'll try VmWare.

Thanks.


Darragh wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Yes. MWare works really well with Jaws.
> There are plenty of hot keys for b oot, restart, power off etc.
>
> To set focus to your running installation press control g.  To return to windows, press control and alt.
>
> Jaws automatically reads the tool tips in VMWare so it will report that you are either in the virtual machine 
> or in the host operating system depending on what your doing.
>
> The system including Orca, BrlTTY etc depending on what your using works as if it was installed on a 
> dedicated computer.
> The advantage is that VMware removes the need to set up modules to make your hardware work so for a new user 
> I would actually say that VMWare is a really good starting point.
>
> Enjoy.
>
>
> Darragh
>
>
>
>
> Darragh Ó Héiligh
> Experienced Web development, Linux / Windows Workstation and server support, Assistive technology support and 
> consultancy.
> Website:  http://www.digitaldarragh.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: orca-list-bounces gnome org [mailto:orca-list-bounces gnome org] On Behalf Of Robin Kipp
> Sent: 04 August 2008 12:31
> To: orca-list gnome org
> Subject: [orca-list] VmWare questions
>
> Hi all,
> As I have another Samsung laptop here running Windows, I'd like to
> install Linux on there as well. However, I can't format this laptop and
> also need Windows on it, I have some programs that wouldn't run under
> Linux. Also, as this laptop has only one partition and I've experienced
> some problems with dual booting, I'd like to install Linux in a virtual
> machine. Has anyone tried that under Windows with VmWare or any other
> program and how good does it work with Jaws? Also, as I don't have a
> Braille display at the moment, I'll probably have to install Ubuntu
> using the self-voicing installation. Does this work in a virtual box?
> Thanks for helpful replies! :-)
> Robin
>
>
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