[nfbcs] Jaws and Putty

[Currin, Kevin]

You should be able to use the windows gui with cygwin. That is what I do

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jan 27, 2014, at 3:43 PM, "John J. Boyer" <john.boyer at abilitiessoft.com> wrote:
> 
> Yes, but it's command-line. There is a GUI, but I haven't tried it.
> 
> John
> 
>> On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 08:05:07PM +0000, Currin, Kevin wrote:
>> Does cygwin work with braille displays?
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Jan 27, 2014, at 2:53 PM, "John J. Boyer" <john.boyer at abilitiessoft.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I'm already on the Vinux support list. However, i need good braille 
>>> support, especially for contracted braille, and I haven't found them 
>>> too friendly. There is also the matter of accessing Windows files from 
>>> Vinux. If those two problems were solved I could start using Vinux for 
>>> office work.
>>> 
>>> I'm thinking of installing  MinGW on Windows.
>>> 
>>> John
>>> 
>>>> On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 12:46:56PM -0500, Blaine Clark wrote:
>>>> John, consider joining the support email list for the Vinux project.
>>>> When it comes to Linux and Windows accessibility combined, these
>>>> characters are possibly the best ones to
>>>> ask; https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/vinux-support
>>>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/vinux-support>
>>>> They've doctored the Ubuntu build of Linux into a much more stable and
>>>> usable version for VI accessibility and there are members who network
>>>> with Windows units regularly.
>>>> 
>>>> No Microsoft garbage used here, sent by a very satisfied Linux-Mint
>>>> <http://www.linuxmint.com/> user (a former disgruntled Microsoft user).
>>>> You could check out Vinux, Linux for the visually impaired
>>>> <http://wiki.vinuxproject.org/>.
>>>> Testimonials from Vinux users;
>>>> http://www.vinuxproject.org/what-vinux-users-think.
>>>> This email and any attachments are not virus scanned either, that's up
>>>> to you poor Microsoft users to deal with.
>>>> I'd rather be a wild and wacky Linux Penguin than a docile,
>>>> domesticated, Microsoft sheep.
>>>> 
>>>> Linux user 546139. <https://linuxcounter.net/cert/546139.png>
>>>>> On 01/27/2014 07:00 AM, nfbcs-request at nfbnet.org wrote:
>>>>> Subject: [nfbcs] Jaws and Putty
>>>>> Message-ID: <20140126200455.GA23301 at abilitiessoft01>
>>>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>>>>> 
>>>>> I am trying to use Putty to ssh into Linux boxes from Windows 7. 
>>>>> However, it is not very accessible. Can it be configured to give better 
>>>>> results?
>>>>> 
>>>>> John
>>>> 
>>>> 
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>>> http://www.abilitiessoft.com
>>> Madison, Wisconsin USA
>>> Developing software for people with disabilities
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> Abilitiessoft, Inc.
> http://www.abilitiessoft.com
> Madison, Wisconsin USA
> Developing software for people with disabilities
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