Vinux 4.0 发布,重新打造的Ubuntu发行
Vinux是重新打造的Ubuntu发行,它顾及盲人及视力有障碍者的需求而做了优化。它提供三份屏幕阅读器,两个全屏放大器,全局字体大小及颜色更改工 具,以及开箱即用的对USB盲文点字显示设备的支持。Vinux自启动运行光盘在引导后会运行Orca屏幕阅读器,该程序可使得操作图形化的GNOME桌 面变得容易。对于那些喜欢在简单的文本控制台模式下工作的人,该发行提供了Speakup屏幕阅读器及YASR,而后者是一个兼容式屏幕阅读器,既能运行 在控制台模式下,也能运行在GNOME桌面中的虚拟终端下。
Rob Whyte has announced the release of Vinux 4.0, an Ubuntu-based distribution for visually impaired users, offering text-to-speech and Braille support right from the boot-up: " The Vinux team is pleased to announce the availability of Vinux 4.0 CD and DVD images. This is the first Vinux release featuring the Unity-2D Desktop which improves on transition to Vinux and introduces newer and increasingly stable accessibility features. We now recommend that when possible users perform updates on a regular basis. This will enable the Vinux team to update packages, and introduce new features. Some of the highlights in Vinux 4.0: brand new build process - Vinux now uses the same method to produce our images as Canonical produces Ubuntu; Console speech just works; Voxin is easy to set-up...." Read the full release announcement for further details. Download (MD5): vinux-4.0-desktop-amd64.iso (699MB), vinux-4.0-dvd-amd64.iso (1,820MB).