[SLUG] [Fwd: Blind information]

Mon Aug 7 11:21:22 BST 2006

Mainly for David, but generally too:

Fran from Catux has replied with a Linux distribution for blind and
partially sighted people.

Unfortunately it only seems to be available in Spanish atm.

What he's sent below, translated using Google Translate
<http://www.google.com/translate_t> (thanks Steve), says:

The beta version of Lazarux 2,0, the distribution is already available
linux  for people with visual deficiencies.    The new features of
version 2.0 are the following ones:    1. The patch has assets that
causes that the sintetizador festival reads the accents well, which
avoids the usual problem to listen to est x x instead of is.    2. Two
combinations of keys have been created, alt + (plus sign) and to -
(minus sign), to raise or to lower the volume of the audio one since
gnome by defect tends to bring it too low.    3. It arranges in the
writing-desk of a thrower who activates orca with the installer
ubiquity what he makes accessible moderately. Apparently the
particionador has problems, that, when there is installed a Windows,
and is wanted to redimensionar partitions, does not do it well. When 
it is a whole disc, settles perfectly. For that reason, quiz´ás would
be more  recommendable particionar from Windows before installing in
disc. Anyway, this would only have to make it the users  experimented,
those that do not have anything to lose if the partitions erase. In
any case he would be recommendable, before anything, to use some type
of program that creates images of hard disk in DVD for, if it happens
the catastrophe, power to solve it.    4. Lazarux has installed and
formed the following applications of accessibility that are added to
that it brings ubuntu default:    Packed and formed festival so that
utilize the voice in  Castilian.  Eflite.  Formed Gnopernicus so that
utilize the voice in Castilian.  Packed Yasr so that it uses festival.
 Brltty.  Xzoom.  Gok.  to dasher.  emacspeak.  Gnome-mag.  Gnome-orca
2.6.  Gnome-accessibility-themes.    It is possible to be unloaded
from:  http://www.grupomads.org/download/Lazarux-2.0-1.iso    Source: 
http://www.tiflolinux.org

-------------------------- Original Message --------------------------
Subject: Blind information
From:    "Fran Hermoso" <franhp at gmail.com>
Date:    Sat, August 5, 2006 10:39
To:      john at johnallsopp.co.uk
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You said :
Yesterday we met and a new member visited who works with blind and
partially sighted people. His clients spend loads of money on Windows
software and he was wondering about Linux software. We are in the
early stages of thinking of solutions but if you ppl have any
experience in this area I'm sure we'd be glad to hear of them.
I found:
Ya estÃ¡ disponible la versiÃ³n beta de Lazarux 2.0, la distribuciÃ³n
linux
para personas con deficiencias visuales.

Las novedades de la versiÃ³n 2.0 son las siguientes:

1. Tiene activo el parche que hace que el sintetizador festival lea bien
los acentos, lo que evita el consabido problema de escuchar est x x en
lugar de estÃ¡.

2. Se han creado dos combinaciones de teclas, alt + (signo mÃ¡s) y al -
(signo menos), para alzar o bajar el volumen del audio dado que gnome
por defecto tiende a traerlo demasiado bajo.

3. Dispone en el escritorio de un lanzador que activa orca con el
instalador ubiquity lo que lo hace medianamente accesible. Al parecer
tiene problemas el particionador, que, cuando hay instalado un windows,
y se quiere redimensionar particiones, no lo hace bien. Cuando
es un disco entero, se instala perfectamente. Por eso, quizÂ´Ã¡s
serÃa mÃ¡s
recomendable particionar desde windows antes de instalar en disco. De
todos modos, esto solamente deberÃan hacerlo los usuarios
experimentados, los que no tengan nada que perder si se borran las
particiones. En todo caso serÃa recomendable, antes de nada, utilizar
algÃºn tipo de programa que cree imÃ¡genes de disco duro en DVD para, si
ocurre la catÃ¡strofe, poder solucionarla.

4. Lazarux tiene instaladas y configuradas las siguientes aplicaciones
de accesibilidad que se aÃ±aden a las que trae ubuntu por omisiÃ³n:

Festival empaquetado y configurado para que utilize la voz en
castellano.
Eflite.
Gnopernicus configurado para que utilize la voz en castellano.
Yasr empaquetado para que utilice festival.
Brltty.
Xzoom.
Gok.
dasher.
emacspeak.
Gnome-mag.
Gnome-orca 2.6.
Gnome-accessibility-themes.

Se puede descargar desde:
http://www.grupomads.org/download/Lazarux-2.0-1.iso

Fuente:
http://www.tiflolinux.org

Sorry it is in spanish :S
-- 
Fran Hermoso - Linux User: #362209
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