Re: What is a talking X

"josh" <jkenn337@xxxxxxxxx> · Wed, 5 Mar 2008 17:49:32 -0500

yes I am looking for career advice and info.

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From: "John Heim" <jheim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

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Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 2:09 PM
Subject: Re: What is a talking X

I am a linux system administrator.  I guess I can tell you about my 

situation but are you looking for career advice?

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From: "josh" <jkenn337@xxxxxxxxx>

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Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 9:05 AM
Subject: Re: What is a talking X

hi,

what kind of job do you have? and what classes and degree is required to 

get it?

Josh

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----- Original Message ----- 

From: "John Heim" <jheim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

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Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 9:59 AM
Subject: Re: What is a talking X

One of the main reasons system administrators like linux so much is 

because of the availability of a text console. It's not going away any 

time soon. If grml starts emphasising the GUI interface more, somebody 

else will come out with a live CD that is like what grml used to be. 

There already are alternatives like SRD (System Rescue Disk) that put a 

greater emphasis  on just getting a machine booted, forget about the 

fancy stuff.

I would estimate that I need a grml CD to bail out a machine once a week 

on the average. I even took the time to alter the CD so that it would 

speak via a doubletalk without typing any boot parms. That's how much I 

rely on grml in my job. When a machine won't boot off the hard drive, 

most of the time it's an emergency and I can't be diddling around trying 

to figure out when it's the right time to type in boot parms.

Most of the computers I deal with on a daily basis don't even have the 

GUI installed. It would just be a waste of disk space.

----- Original Message ----- 

From: "josh" <jkenn337@xxxxxxxxx>

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Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 8:17 AM
Subject: Re: What is a talking X

is the text or console interface still a popular one? things like 

RedHat and grml with speakup? or are the consoles being replaced by 

graphical desktops?

Josh

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----- Original Message ----- 

From: "Willem van der Walt" <wvdwalt@xxxxxxxxxx>

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Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 9:13 AM
Subject: Re: What is a talking X

Yes,

but the keyword here seem to be GTK2.  If programs use that toolkit, 

they

have a good chance to be made accessible where if they use some of the
other graphical toolkits, they are almost sure to be inaccessible.

There is a lot of work happening here, so things might change sooner 

than

we think.

On Thu, 28 Feb 2008, josh wrote:

Hi,

the gnome desktop is the only graphical linux interface accessible or 

useable

by blind people at this time, right?

Josh

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----- Original Message ----- From: "Willem van der Walt" 

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Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 8:05 AM
Subject: Re: What is a talking X

> They were most likely refering to a talking graphical user 

> interface under

> Unix or Mac.

> X-windows is the base component of all graphic user interfaces 

> under

> unix-like systems.

> The Orca screen reader is a screen reader that works under the 

> gnome

> desktop.  The Gnome desktop runs under X-windows so that would as a
> combination constitute a talking X.
> HTH, Willem
>
>
> On Thu, 28 Feb 2008, Imbar Golt wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >

> > someone mentioned a talking X once and I would like to know what 

> > it is

> > please.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Imbar
> >
> >
> > Imbar Golt
> > Email and Messenger: imbar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Skype: Imbargolt
> >
>

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