[vicsireland] Re: research group.
- From: Darragh <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 10:57:42 +0100
Interesting. when did you update? did you use Yum or did you install it from
source?
-----Original message-----
From: "Lists" lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 10:41:27 +0100
To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [vicsireland] Re: research group.
> Hi,
>
> I updated to the latest version of the gnome-panel and it seems to have
> worked for me. I was experiencing crashes in the speech until I did this. I
> experienced no dependancy issues so far.
>
> Paul.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Darragh
> Sent: 28 June 2006 10:08
> To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [vicsireland] Re: research group.
>
> 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
> > messingaround 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 S Hiiligh
> > Web development, O/S and Application technical support.
> > Website: http://www.digitaldarragh.com
> >
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> Darragh S Hiiligh
> Web development, O/S and Application technical support.
> Website: http://www.digitaldarragh.com
>
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Darragh Ó Héiligh
Web development, O/S and Application technical support.
Website: http://www.digitaldarragh.com
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