Re: [orca-list] what distro for orca?

[Dave Hunt <ka1cey gmail com>]

I think speakup is in the kernel, but is not activated in the default 
setup.  You'd have to mess with pulse audio configs and modules to get 
it talking.



Cheers,



Dave





On 06/01/2012 06:15 PM, Al Sten-Clanton wrote:
> Do you know if Speakup comes with Ubuntu 12.04? I'm about to get a new
> box, and the ease of getting and using Speakup will be a key
> consideration concerning which distro to install. Thanks!
>
> AlOn 01/06/12 16:27, Robert Cole wrote:
> > I have heard a lot fo great thigns about Trisquel, and I will have to
> > take a look at it someday soon.
> >
> > I am using Ubuntu 12.04 personally, and it works very well both as a
> > desktop system and in the area of accessibility also. Both Trisquel and
> > Ubuntu have completely accessible installers, so the installation
> > process should not require sighted assistance at all.
> >
> > Others here on the list use Vinux (an Ubuntu-based distribution which
> > has many accessibility features up and running out of the box which
> > would require some configuring in other distributions), so you may see
> > some recommendation for it as well. I have heard a lot of great things
> > about it as well.. The best thing to do is to try to get some live CDs
> > or USB flash drives of these systems, try them out, and see which one
> > you prefer. We will be here to help along the way.
> >
> > Take care.
> >
> > On 06/01/2012 01:15 PM, Dave Hunt wrote:
> > > I'm partial to Trisquel I18N Edition. http://trisquel.info
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 06/01/2012 04:10 PM, Andrea Roveretto wrote:
> > > > Hello to all!
> > > > what would be the best choice for a pretty inexpert linux user to start
> > > > with orca now?
> > > > Is ubuntu still the best choice?
> > > > thanks
> > > > Andrea
> > > >
> > > >
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> > > The manual is at
> > > http://library.gnome.org/users/gnome-access-guide/nightly/ats-2.html
> > > The FAQ is at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/FrequentlyAskedQuestions
> > > Log bugs and feature requests at http://bugzilla.gnome.org
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> > Visit http://live.gnome.org/Orca for more information on Orca.
> > The manual is at
> > http://library.gnome.org/users/gnome-access-guide/nightly/ats-2.html
> > The FAQ is at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/FrequentlyAskedQuestions
> > Log bugs and feature requests at http://bugzilla.gnome.org
> > Find out how to help at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/HowCanIHelp
> _______________________________________________
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> Visit http://live.gnome.org/Orca for more information on Orca.
> The manual is at
> http://library.gnome.org/users/gnome-access-guide/nightly/ats-2.html
> The FAQ is at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/FrequentlyAskedQuestions
> Log bugs and feature requests at http://bugzilla.gnome.org
> Find out how to help at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/HowCanIHelp