[Linux-bruxelles] FYI - Vibuntu 1.1 Realeased!

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----- Forwarded message from Anthony Sales <tony.sales at rncb.ac.uk> -----

From: Anthony Sales 
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2008 11:41:03 -0000

Vibuntu 1.1 is ready!

** VIBUNTU - a customized version of uBUNTU for Visually Impaired users **
 

The new release of Vibuntu is ready for download! It incorporates several
significant improvements over the first version and a handful of small
changes. Vibuntu is a remaster of the Ubuntu 8.10 'Intrepid Ibex' live CD
customised to the needs of blind and partially sighted users! It is designed
to boot from a live cd or USB memory stick, log you in automatically and then
start up the Orca screen-reader. Full-screen magnification can then be
activated with a simple keystroke.

 

IMPROVEMENTS...

 

Firstly I have resolved the problem of Orca not working with applications run
with root permissions by following the recommendations posted on the official
Orca website: i.e. I created an .orbitrc file for the root user, disabled the
gksu keyboard grab and edited the sudoers file. This allows Orca to work with
applications like the Ubiquity installer and the Synaptic Package Manager
etc. However, the recommended way to launch these applications is to open a
terminal by pressing 'Ctrl+Shift+t' and then typing the name of the
application e.g. 'sudo ubiquity'. The reason for this is that launching these
applications from the panel menus or desktop icons produces inconsistent
results. In other words sometimes Orca works and sometimes it doesn't.
Finding a way to solve this problem is still my top priority.

 

Secondly I have now merged the 2D and 3D versions of Vibuntu into a single
.iso image. Vibuntu will now boot into the standard 2D magnification mode by
default, however you can enable/disable the 3D magnification by simply
clicking on a 

desktop icon or menu entry. This means that you can try the 3D version
without any risk of major problems because if it doesn't work or crashes the
display you can simply disable the 3D effects or restart your xserver by
pressing Ctrl+Alt+Backspace'.

 

Some minor improvements include Braille support being enabled at boot, a
slightly larger red mouse pointer to enhance its visibility on both dark and
light backgrounds, some new keybindings to open a terminal 'Ctrl+Shift+t', to
open the home directory 'Ctrl+Shift+h', to toggle window maximisation
'Ctrl+Shift+m' and to toggle fullscreen mode 'Ctrl+Shift+f'.

 

DOWNLOAD...

 

The new release is available from the following URL:

 

http://www.rnc.ac.uk/mct/linux/vibuntu/Vibuntu-1.1.zip

 

Inside the zip file you will find iso image and a text file containing the
md5sum of the iso image (not the zip file).

 

The image should also be available at Osvaldo La Rosa's blinuxman.net mirror
within the next 24 hours:

 

http://vibuntu.blinuxman.net/ or http://blinuxman.net/vibuntu/

 

Osvaldo has also kindly set up a homepage for Vibuntu at:

 

http://blinuxman.net/projects/vibuntu.php

 

INFORMATION...

 

You can use Vibuntu as a live CD, a portable operating system on a USB memory
stick (Using Unetbootin) or you can install it 

to your hard drive either alongside or as a replacement for Windows. In order
to fit all of the accessibility settings on the CD I have had to remove some
applications including: The GIMP graphical image manipulation program, the
F-Spot photo-manager, Gnome Games and the Ekiga voice over IP package. You
can easily reinstall these and many more open-source applications if you
choose to install it on your hard-drive. I used the RemasterSys package to
create Vibuntu and I have included this package on the CD in case you want to
make your own customised live CD. N.B. The default username and password is
'orca', and this will be retained even if you install it to your hard-drive,
no matter what you type in during the installation process. (You can change
this by typing 'sudo passwd orca' into a terminal and then typing the new
password twice)

 

As always I would of course appreciate any feedback on Vibuntu.  Post any
feedback: good, bad or just plain ugly on this thread.

 

KEYSTROKES...

 

What follows is a list of keystrokes you can use to control the screen-reader
and magnification software. I will only provide a few basic keystrokes for
Orca to get you started as they are all listed in the preferences window and
are unchanged from the default settings. I have provided an exaustive list of
the magnification/display keystrokes as I have customised them to make them
easier to remember!

 

ORCA...

 

Open Preferences Window: insert+space

Open Main Menu: alt+F1

Move Through Menu/Text: up, down, left and right

Move Through Form: tab, shift+tab

Toggle Voice On/Off: insert+s

Quit Orca: insert+q

 

BASIC 2D MAGNIFICATION...

 

Toggle Magnification On/Off: insert+m

Increase Magnification: insert+(plus)

Decrease Magnification: insert+(minus)

 

ADVANCED 3D MAGNIFICATION...

 

Zoom In: win+z (win+left-mouse)

Zoom Out: win+x (win+right-mouse)

 

Zoom x1: win+1

Zoom x2: win+2

Zoom x4: win+3

 

Toggle Magnifier Box: win+m

Zoom In Magnifier Box: ctrl+left-mouse

Zoom Out Magnifier Box: ctrl+right-mouse

 

Resize Window: win+r

Zoom To Window: win+w

 

ADVANCED 3D MOVEMENT...

 

Pan Right: win+right

Pan Left: win+left

Pan Up: win+up

Pan Down: win+down

 

Lock Zoomed Window: win+l

 

Centre Mouse Pointer: win+c

Toggle Highlight Mouse Pointer: win+h

 

ADVANCED 3D COLOURS...

 

Toggle Invert Colours: win+i

Toggle Invert Window Colours: shift+win+i

 

Toggle Filter Colours: win+f

Toggle Window Filter Colours: shift+win+f

Switch Filter Colours: win+s

 

Decrease Window Brightness: win+(minus)

Increase Window Brightness: win+(plus)

 

Decrease Window Saturation: shift+win+(plus)

Increase Window Saturation: shift+win+(minus)

 

Toggle Dim Inactive Windows: win+d

 

GNOME...

 

Open a Terminal: ctrl+shift+t

Open the Home Directory: ctrl+shift+h

Toggle Window Maximisation: ctrl+shift+m

Toggle Full-screen Mode: ctrl+shift+f

 

This list of keystrokes will automatically load into Gedit when Vibuntu
boots!


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