My apologies for givving out an incorrect URL for the LSR 0.3.0 rpms. The correct URL is:
ftp://ftp.rednote.net/fedora/rednote/ The binaries are then in RPMS and the sources in SRPMS. Again, my apologies for this error and any confusion it may have caused. Janina Sajka writes: > We now have rpm packages of LSR 0.3.0 built against Fedora Core 5 > available at: > > ftp://ftp.rednote.net/fedora/speakupmodified > > As you would expect, the binaries are then under RPMS/ and the sources > under SRPMS/. > > Enjoy! > > > Janina > > > Peter Parente writes: > > ============== > > * What is it ? > > ============== > > > > The Linux Screen Reader (LSR) project is an open source effort to > > develop an extensible assistive technology for the GNOME desktop > > environment. The goal of the project is to create a reusable > > development platform for building alternative and supplemental user > > interfaces in support of people with diverse disabilities. > > > > The primary use of the LSR platform is to give people with visual > > impairments > > access to the GNOME desktop and its business applications (e.g. Firefox, > > OpenOffice, Eclipse) using speech, Braille, and screen magnification. The > > extensions packaged with the LSR core are intended to meet this end. > > However, > > LSR's rich support for extensions can be used for a variety of other > > purposes > > such as supporting novel input and output devices, improving accessibility > > for > > users with other disabilities, enabling multi-modal access to the GNOME > > desktop, and so forth. > > > > ================== > > * What's changed ? > > ================== > > > > A demonstration of LSR 0.3.0 will be presented at the GNOME Accessibility > > Summit. A screencast of the demo will be posted on the LSR homepage > > shortly thereafter. The demo will showcase the latest screen reading > > features of LSR > > as well as two prototype interfaces for people with cognitive decline and > > reading disabilities. > > > > For users > > > > * The new settings dialog allows for configuration of settings defined by a > > particular device or script as well as the current user profile. For > > instance, a user can change their speech synthesizer without restarting > > LSR. > > * Settings are now persistent across sessions. More settings will be added > > in future versions. > > * New keyboard commands are now available such as reading accessible > > descriptions, reporting text attributes, routing focus and caret, etc. See > > the list of defined commands at > > * The LSR review keys now function on web pages in Firefox 3.0. The > > FirefoxPerk > > will grow new commands for rich document navigation in future releases. > > * The Perk chooser dialog allows users to manually load and unload scripts > > for > > the current application. This allows users to dynamically load/unload tool > > scripts at runtime, kind of like Emacs modes. > > * DECtalk is now supported through gnome-speech. > > * SpeechDispatcher is now supported. > > * A script to better support accessible login has been added. Instructions > > for > > configuring Fedora Core to start LSR at login are now available in the LSR > > FAQ. (http://live.gnome.org/LSR/FrequentlyAskedQuestions) > > > > For developers > > > > * The developer scripting API has grown a tremendous number of new > > convenience > > methods. See the epydoc on the LSR homepage for details. > > * Three developer monitors now exist in LSR for watching raw accessibility > > events from at-spi, execution of LSR scripts, and I/O streams to devices. > > * User configurable settings may now be defined by LSR scripts. The settings > > dialog automatically generates an accessible user interface for changing > > their values. > > * Developers can now add new dialogs and debugging monitors to LSR just as > > they > > can add scripts and input/output devices. They're all just extensions to > > LSR. > > * The command line interface for managing extensions is now simpler. > > * Extensions may now be added by the root user and made available > > system-wide, > > or added by an unprivileged user and available for his/her use only. > > * The spec is updated to support the building of relocatable RPMs. > > > > Translations > > > > * en_GB(David Lodge) > > * vi(Clytie Siddall) > > * zh_CN(Funda Wang) > > * pt_BR(Raphael Higino) > > * sv(Daniel Nylander) > > > > For full details, please see the ChangeLog at > > http://cvs.gnome.org/viewcvs/lsr/ChangeLog?rev=1.29. > > > > For an idea of where LSR is headed next, visit > > http://live.gnome.org/LSR/Timeline > > > > ====================== > > * Where can I get it ? > > ====================== > > > > Source code release and contributed packages: > > http://live.gnome.org/LSR#downloads > > > > For more information, visit the LSR home page: > > http://live.gnome.org/LSR > > _______________________________________________ > > gnome-accessibility-list mailing list > > gnome-accessibility-list@gnome.org > > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-accessibility-list > > -- > > Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.595.7777 > Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://CapitalAccessibility.Com > > Marketing the Owasys 22C talking screenless cell phone in the U.S. and > Canada--Go to http://ScreenlessPhone.Com to learn more. > > Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) > [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://a11y.org > _______________________________________________ > gnome-accessibility-list mailing list > gnome-accessibility-list@gnome.org > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-accessibility-list -- Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.595.7777 Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://CapitalAccessibility.Com Marketing the Owasys 22C talking screenless cell phone in the U.S. and Canada--Go to http://ScreenlessPhone.Com to learn more. 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