Re: [orca-list] Trisquel

[Richard <rickfunes yahoo com>]

Hi Krishnakant,

I'd advise you let the Tressquel devs know of the issue you've brought 
up to the Orca list.  Are you positive that Thunderbird 10 ESR or 13 
stable don't work well with Orca even latest from master?

On 6/6/2012 23:57, Krishnakant Mane wrote:
> Well, with reference to Trisquel, this is my ideal wishlist.
> 1, latest version of Firefox and Orca to make web accessibility like in
> Ubuntu Precise
> 2, preferabally an older version of thunderbird may be 3.1 or so
> 3, a well behaved version of Libre Office calc
> Rest all seems to be perfectly ok.
> Happy hacking.
> Krishnakant.
>
> On 06/06/2012 07:50 PM, Thomas Ward wrote:
> > Hi Krishnakant,
> >
> > When I checked the beta it was using Gnome 3.2 and Orca 3.2.1 I
> > believe. However, Gnome 3.2 was setup to boot in fallback mode so it
> > had a Gnome 2.x look and feel. As Dave says it is quite accessible,
> > but I prefer Ubuntu as I have access to newer packages etc faster.
> >
> > Cheers!
> >
> > On 6/6/12, Krishnakant Mane<krmane gmail com> wrote:
> > > Huh, Ubuntu 11.10?
> > >
> > > Which version of gnome 3 and Orca comes with it?
> > > Happy hacking.
> > > Krishnakant.
> > >
> > > On 06/06/2012 06:39 PM, Dave Hunt wrote:
> > > > Trisquel is a desktop Linux distribution, for use in homes, small
> > > > enterprises, and educational settings, containing only free software,
> > > > and has the endorsement of the Free Software Foundation. It is based
> > > > on Ubuntu 11.10, but with Unity, Ubuntu1, Software Center, Ubuntu
> > > > branding, and support for proprietary firmware and applications
> > > > removed, leaving a performant, stable, and reliable classic Gnome 3
> > > > experience. I run Trisquel on an Asus netbook, very well. Please
> > > > visit http://trisquel.info to download the system and learn more. If
> > > > you boot the I18N DVD edition, orca will come up talking at system
> > > > start. Once the system is live-booted, you have a fully-functional
> > > > Trisquel environment, from which you can test it for compatibility
> > > > with your hardware, run the included apps, install the system to your
> > > > hard drive or a virtual machine, and more.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Cheers,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Dave
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > for
> > > >
> > > > On 06/06/2012 07:44 AM, William Gallik wrote:
> > > > > I'm interested in purchasing a somewhat older PC (probably 18-24
> > > > > months
> > > > > old) and installing Linux exclusively on that computer. I joined this
> > > > > list so I can first get some insights as to issues for blind computer
> > > > > users working on a Linux/Orca platform. As such, I have some questions
> > > > > of curiosity:
> > > > >
> > > > > 1) What is Trisquel and what is it for? Is it a Linux/Unix
> > > > > application?
> > > > >
> > > > > 2) When Daniel related that he's using a Mac Mini with VMWare Fusion,
> > > > > I'm assuming that this means that a Linux OS is being emulated through
> > > > > the Mac native OS (although I understand the Mac OS kernel is in fact
> > > > > Unix). How does that work, to get one of the screen readers to
> > > > > function
> > > > > I mean?
> > > > >
> > > > > I want to migrate to a Linux system because I'm a retired Software
> > > > > Engineer from Bell Laboratories and honestly prefer Unix and it's
> > > > > various versions to any version of Windows.
> > > > >
> > > > > ----------------
> > > > > Holland's Boy, Bill
> > > > > - "Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most."
> > > > > - unknown -- but I'm sure any one of a number of us could claim it as
> > > > > our own! ;-)
> > > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > > orca-list mailing list
> > > > > orca-list gnome org
> > > > > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/orca-list
> > > > > 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
> > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > orca-list mailing list
> > > > orca-list gnome org
> > > > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/orca-list
> > > > 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
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > orca-list mailing list
> > > orca-list gnome org
> > > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/orca-list
> > > 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
> > _______________________________________________
> > orca-list mailing list
> > orca-list gnome org
> > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/orca-list
> > 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
>
> _______________________________________________
> orca-list mailing list
> orca-list gnome org
> https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/orca-list
> 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