Re: [orca-list] Slint Demo/Tutorial, Part 2: The Post-install--first steps

[Andy Borka <sonfire11 gmail com>]

Hi,


I have some fairly specific requirements before running a distro. Do you 
think you can help me sort out if slint will work for me?


On 10/13/19 2:08 PM, Didier Spaier wrote:
> Hi Andy,
>
> I can't and won't answer for Dave but will address some of you concerns.
>
> I ship a 4.19 kernel because it's the most recent tagged LTS (long term
> support). Furthermore I build Slint kernels reusing the configuration
> file from Slackware-current. This makes Slint benefit of the 25 years of
> experience of Patrick Volkerding in configuring kernels <smile>
> This being said, it is easy for a user with some experience to build a
> more recent kernel for Slint as the one we ship is not patched. However,
> I don't see much benefit doing that, unless you own some recent hardware
> not supported by a 4.19 kernel. Is it the case?
>
> About GUI apps: you are right, the LibreOffice package shipped in Slint
> is old. That's because I don't use it myself and nobody requested an
> upgrade so far. I will upgrade to version 6.2.7 tomorrow.
>
> More generally, someone wanting a newer version of some software can
> just post a request on the Slint mailing list. It will be fulfilled if
> possible (this is the case for LibreOffice as it is not a dependency of
> other applications).
>
> About emacspeak which I do not use I will let Dave answer. At least it's
> usable both in a console and in graphical terminal like mate-terminal
> and there is no sound conflicts in Slint: Alsa and PulseAudio coexist
> peacefully.
>
> As an aside, Slint currently ships the most recent versions of a11y
> software both for the console and graphical environments, XFCE and Mate.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Didier
> On 13/10/2019 18:25, Andy Borka via orca-list wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> >
> > Thanks for slowing down the speech on the second recording. A common 
> > question with choosing a distro is 'Why?' Is it possible that you 
> > make a recording on why you choose slint instead of some other 
> > distro? I'm curious because it seems that the packages in slint are 
> > somewhat out of date compared to Ubuntu. My major concern is (1) the 
> > slint kernel is only up to 4.19.x while the Ubuntu kernel is up to 
> > 5.3.x, and the Fedora kernel is even newer than 5.3, and (2) Some of 
> > the GUI apps such as Libre Office.
> >
> >
> > Is it also possible to demonstrate how slint handles things such as 
> > emacspeak? A common problem I get on Ubuntu is that the speech volume 
> > in emacspeak is much lower than the Orca volume. I want something 
> > more balanced in volume.
> >
> >
> > On 10/13/19 9:53 AM, Dave Hunt via orca-list wrote:
> > > If you're using something like t-bird, just select the link, 
> > > right-click, and choose 'save link as', and it will download.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 10/13/19 5:23 AM, Vojtěch šmiro via orca-list wrote:
> > > > Hello.
> > > >
> > > > Is some way to download your recordings or is it only for listening?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks.
> > > >
> > > > Best regards
> > > >
> > > > Vojta.
> > > >
> > > > Dave Hunt via orca-list napsal(a):
> > > > > I already recorded this before I realized that the espeakup rate 
> > > > > might be too high;  Should I do this one, and the previous, over?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Here's the link to the second part. <https://sndup.net/5ktf/d>
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Happy Listening,
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Dave  Hunt
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