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

["B. Henry" <burt1iband gmail com>]

This does not sound like anything close to a remedy as the person in question would have more of a learning 
curve with a 
tablet, and or win8 than a Linux desktop such as mate.
A surface with real windows, not the low rent version is not cheap either.


On Sun, May 18, 2014 at 08:13:09AM -0500, Louis Maher wrote:
> 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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> How do
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>          John Covici
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