Re: [orca-list] help migrate a windows user to linux?

["Louis Maher" <ljmaher swbell net>]

Folks,

I purchased a surface pro two with Windows 8.1.  It is a marvelous machine.
Windows 8 is very good, and the surface pro two is very portable.

Highly recommended.


Regards
Louis Maher
Phone 713-444-7838
E-mail ljmaher swbell net

-----Original Message-----
From: orca-list [mailto:orca-list-bounces gnome org] On Behalf Of
covici ccs covici com
Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2014 4:48 AM
To: kendell clark
Cc: orca-list gnome org
Subject: Re: [orca-list] help migrate a windows user to linux?

Buy a windows 7 computer, this is what I would do.  You can get them I know
through the business department at Dell, or many other sources.

kendell clark <coffeekingms gmail com> wrote:

> hi
> Well, when her current computer dies, she's going to need a new one. 
> SHe doesn't want 8, and she doesn't want a mac, so linux is her only
option.
> Plus, it'd make my life a whole lot easier, since I know a lot more 
> about linux than I do about windows.
>
>
> On 05/18/2014 03:51 AM, covici ccs covici com wrote:
> > Why do you want her to switch to linux at all?  Its not for some people.
> >
> > kendell clark <coffeekingms gmail com> wrote:
> >
> > > hi all
> > > I have no idea if this is the right place to post this, and if not 
> > > I apologize, but it's the only place I could think of. I'm trying 
> > > to get my fiance, mellisa, to switch from win7 to linux, but she 
> > > has refused until she can use most of the same apps for the same 
> > > things. I'm writing to get advice on what to do, and possibly 
> > > information on apps that are close to, if not identical to what 
> > > she's using now. Her major hang ups are: 1, a daisy reader. You can 
> > > currently open books up in firefox by pressing enter on the xml 
> > > file, but it's not very intuitive, her words not mine, and she 
> > > wants a daisy book app similar to fs reader. There are only 2 that 
> > > I know of, one firefox addon called buttercup reader and an 
> > > abandoned app called emerson. Emerson won't build, and I've had no 
> > > luck getting anyone interested in either maintaining it or writing 
> > > a new one. 2, mud client. There are quite a few for linux, but the 
> > > best is probably tintin. The problem there is she's used to mush, 
> > > which has a nice friendly gui, whereas tintin doesn't. She's also 
> > > used to lots of nice sounds for all the spells, etc, which tintin 
> > > has, but again, it's command line. I've thought about trying wine, 
> > > but wine has no accessibility infrastructure that I know of, so 
> > > unless I can get a windows screen reader running under wine that's not
an option.  I thought about writing some sort of desktop file that would
launch tintin in a terminal connected to her mud of choice, but orca's
terminal support needs an overhall. It can sometimes skip entire lines of
text, or just a few words. 3, this one is really tricky. In windows, she can
just open up the run dialog with windows+r and type in www.site.com. This is
not currently possible in any desktop that I know of except mate. But in
mate, you have to type http://www.site.com, which she insists isn't good
enough. Does anyone know how in the world I could fix this? I've tried
explaining why linux works the way it does, but she's not that interested,
insisting I make it work as much like windows as possible. Her last is ie,
but she says she's willing to learn firefox. I've taken considerable time
customizing orca's shortcuts to make them as jaws and nvda like as I can,
but without a daisy reader and mud client she's holding back. Sorry for the
long email, but I'm at the end of my rope.
> > > SHe doesn't want a mac, and she doesn't want win 8, so linux is her
only option when she gets a new computer. 
> > > Thanks
> > > Kendell clark
> > >
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--
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How do
you spend it?

         John Covici
         covici ccs covici com
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