[BlindRUG] Emacs for Statistical Applications with Screen Readers

Fri Jul 21 16:40:50 UTC 2017

Thanks Jude,
My experience was that Window-Eyes just didn't work with Emacs very well. I'm curious about which screen you are using now for this. Are you able to do it with NVDA?

Thanks,
Liz

Liz Hare, PhD
Dog Genetics LLC
doggene at earthlink.net
http://www.doggenetics.com <http://www.doggenetics.com/>
> On Jul 21, 2017, at 12:14 PM, Jude DaShiell <jdashiel at panix.com> wrote:
> 
> At first I had trouble using emacs in windows until I got instructions on how inside emacs to locate where emacs thought its home directory was located.  When I found that, then I knew where to put my .emacs file. The .emacs file needs renaming to _emacs for the windows version too.
> That was emacs without statistical applications running with it and probably additional configuration details will be coming for those packages.
> 
> On Fri, 21 Jul 2017, Liz Hare via BlindRUG wrote:
> 
>> Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2017 11:53:49
>> From: Liz Hare via BlindRUG <blindrug at nfbnet.org <mailto:blindrug at nfbnet.org>>
>> To: Blind R Users Group <blindrug at nfbnet.org <mailto:blindrug at nfbnet.org>>
>> Cc: Liz Hare <doggene at earthlink.net <mailto:doggene at earthlink.net>>
>> Subject: Re: [BlindRUG] Emacs for Statistical Applications with Screen Readers
>> Yes, I'm very curious about how Robin is using Emacs in Windows with a screen reader!
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> Liz
>> 
>> Liz Hare, PhD
>> Dog Genetics LLC
>> doggene at earthlink.net
>> http://www.doggenetics.com <http://www.doggenetics.com/> <http://www.doggenetics.com/ <http://www.doggenetics.com/>>
>>> On Jul 21, 2017, at 3:07 AM, Laxmisagar Samai via BlindRUG <blindrug at nfbnet.org <mailto:blindrug at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Thank you Liz,
>>> Robin, would be waiting for your reply.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 7/20/17, Williams, Robin via BlindRUG <blindrug at nfbnet.org <mailto:blindrug at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
>>>> Hi all,
>>>> 
>>>> I use R with Emacs (not Emacspeak) under windows on a daily basis, it's by
>>>> far my preferred method of working. I'm away on holiday this week, so am
>>>> very short of time. I'll reply in more detail next week.
>>>> 
>>>> Bests
>>>> Robin
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: BlindRUG [mailto:blindrug-bounces at nfbnet.org <mailto:blindrug-bounces at nfbnet.org>] On Behalf Of Liz Hare
>>>> via BlindRUG
>>>> Sent: 20 July 2017 14:30
>>>> To: Blind R Users Group
>>>> Cc: Liz Hare
>>>> Subject: Re: [BlindRUG] Emacs for Statistical Applications with Screen
>>>> Readers
>>>> 
>>>> Hi Laxmisagar,
>>>> 
>>>> I think it's pretty difficult to use a screen reader with Emacs in Windows,
>>>> unless you can get Emacspeak running. There is a port of Emacspeak for
>>>> Windows but it's not in wide use and I don't have direct experience with
>>>> it.
>>>> 
>>>> I do use R with Emacspeak on Mac and have also done it on Linux. Emacs has a
>>>> package called Emacs Speaks Statistics (ESS) that facilitates running R
>>>> interactively. I like this setup but it has a pretty steep learning curve
>>>> and I kind of learn the bits and pieces I need as I go along.
>>>> 
>>>> Liz
>>>> 
>>>>> On Jul 19, 2017, at 7:02 AM, Laxmisagar Samai via BlindRUG
>>>>> <blindrug at nfbnet.org <mailto:blindrug at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Does anyone has any experience in using Emacs as an editing
>>>>> application for statistical softwares like, R, SAS and STATA with
>>>>> screen readers on a windows machine?
>>>>> I request for some help.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thank you
>>>>> Laxmisagar
>>>>> Mumbai (India)
>>>>> 
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