[arch-general] Introduction from a blind arch user

[Øyvind Heggstad]

On Thu, 11 Oct 2012 22:36:33 -0500
kendell clark <coffeekingms at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all:
> I've just recently begun tentatively using arch on a usb thumb drive.
> I am blind, so I use the arch linux for the blind image to install.
> I'm writing to ask what other blind arch linux users as a desktop,
> since that's what I've become used to using. I don't know much about
> gnome 3 but would be willing to try it, or any other desktop that
> works well with orca.
> Thanks
> Kendell clark
> 

I'm not blind, but my local lug has a few blinder users, and I've
worked with a few too. Most of them prefer either pure tty or a
tiling wm. They are all braille users though, so if you prefer
text2speach instead ymmv.