[vicsireland] Re: research group.
- From: Darragh <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 10:07:45 +0100
By the way, have you experienced any problems with the gnome-panel application?
For some reason there seems to be a bug when running GTK programs from the run
dialogue that causes gnome-panel to crash when accessibility is enabled. It's
mentioned on bugzilla and there are a few work arounds but I haven't tried any
of them yet.
I tried upgrading to the latest version of gnome-panel but came across a lot of
problems with dependancies so without upgrading what seems like all of gnome
from source I'm not going to fix it that way.
-----Original message-----
From: Darragh lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 08:45:05 +0100
To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [vicsireland] Re: research group.
> Hello,
>
> Paul, firstly are you still having problems with the FSTab?
>
> You might want to try booting into your system using the kernel on the FC 5
> Cd and then mount your hard drive using something like:
> mount /dev/hda2 /mnt/
>
> If you want to access the shell using normal paths then just type chroot /mnt/
>
> the fstab file is a pain in the ass to get right some times. I haven't had
> to deal with it since working with SuSE technical support about 6 months ago.
> If you want though send the entire file to me and I'll take a look.
>
> I too tried Solaris a few months ago as I really wanted to begin messing
> around with the Orca screen reader. Its an alternative to the first screen
> reader gnopernicus which was created for the Gnome window manager. To my
> delight though Orca works really well on FC 5 and installing it and its
> dependancies was a lot easier than I expected. Even updating the package
> using CVS has been made easy and later versions of Orca are configurable
> using a new GUI.
> Orca and other screen readers for the Gnome and KDE window managers are
> definitly not as advanced but experiencing each development as its made and
> contributing by reporting bugs and suggesting enhancements is very rewarding.
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original message-----
> From: "Lists" lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 21:45:35 +0100
> To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [vicsireland] Re: research group.
>
> > Hi Ed,
> >
> > I abandoned the solaris system some time back as it was just one driver
> > problem after another. I found after trying different soundcards that they
> > all had issues and I couldn't get anywhere with it. It seems that if you of
> > course purchase a hardware system from Sun then everything will work and
> > that is the way to go but they sell at very high prices and not worth an
> > investment from my own personal point of view. Currently I am working with
> > linux however which is coming along nicely though screen reader
> > functionality within the X386 "windows GUI" platform has a long way to go
> > before it is up to the standard of screen readers in the microsoft operating
> > systems.
> >
> > The apple voice over product is okay but generally only supports email,
> > word processing and some internet functionality. I have written up a report
> > which Mark in CFIT is going to put up at some point on the CFIT web site and
> > you can read about it there.
> >
> > Paul.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ed Harper
> > Sent: 27 June 2006 17:27
> > To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [vicsireland] Re: research group.
> >
> > Hi brian, I am particularly interested in what kind of results you get
> > using dream weaver and also the apple screenreading software. Maybe Paul
> > has tested the solaris software, I know he was going to, but I lost track of
> > where that got to.
> >
> > All the best
> >
> > Ed
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Brian Dalton
> > Sent: 27 June 2006 16:38
> > To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [vicsireland] research group.
> >
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have been given the task of heading up the vics research group once again
> > for the next year.
> >
> > The main purpose of this group is to examine and evaluate new pieces of
> > software which are useful to us as computer users.
> >
> > At present it is comprised of myself, Paul traynor and Loretta Connerty. We
> > are always interested in new members, so if any of you feel that you would
> > like to be part of this group, just give me a shout.
> >
> > Topics we have looked at so far are:
> > Firefox which is a web browser, an alternative to Internet explorer.
> > AVAST, which is a piece of anti virus software and an alternative to AVG.
> >
> > This year we hope to look at the new screen reading software that is used
> > with the apple mack, windows vista and the new versions of office when they
> > are released, as well as Dream Weaver which is used for designing web pages.
> >
> > We are also very interested in hearing what you, the members would like this
> > group to look at.
> > If you have any suggestions for software that you would like us to look at,
> > feel free to drop me a mail.
> >
> > We are also developing an FAQ, (frequently asked questions) page on our
> > website. This is a one stop shop knowledge base where users can get
> > information on technical matters such as:
> > helpful hints on Microsoft applications, settings to use when configuring
> > windows with jaws etc.
> >
> > Once again, if any of you have any tips and tricks that you find useful or a
> > topic you would like to see more information on, please don't be afraid to
> > share this with us.
> >
> > We would like this page to be useful to all our members, from beginners to
> > advanced, so your suggestions are extremely important.
> >
> > That's it for now,
> >
> > Brian.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> >
>
>
> Darragh Ó Héiligh
> Web development, O/S and Application technical support.
> Website: http://www.digitaldarragh.com
>
>
>
Darragh Ó Héiligh
Web development, O/S and Application technical support.
Website: http://www.digitaldarragh.com
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