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From: "Jacob Kruger" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: [The vOICe] Re: Eyes-free virtual Android tablet
Date: March 12, 2013 1:15:44 AM EDT
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I have already, also gotten hold of another oracle virtual box image of 
android operating system, from following page:
http://eigeldinger.dyndns.org/androvm-a11y/

Haven't done too much with it as of yet, but, yes, it also works/operates, 
and already has talkback active/installed etc.

Stay well

Jacob Kruger
Blind Biker
Skype: BlindZA
'...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...'

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Meijer" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 10:26 PM
Subject: [The vOICe] Eyes-free virtual Android tablet


> Hi All,
> 
> For your information. The appended posting is copied from the eyes-free 
> list.
> I haven't tried it myself, but judging from the reactions on the eyes-free 
> list
> it appears to generally work fine. It offers a way to play with Android 
> under
> Windows in an accessible way.
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
> Peter Meijer
> 
> 
> The vOICe for Android
> http://www.seeingwithsound.com/android.htm
> 
> 
> Eyes-free virtual Android tablet.
> 
> Greetings,
> We have an Eyes Free Virtual Android Tablet that we would like to share 
> and it's
> free.
> Thanks to all the heavy lifting already done by the Android x86 project!
> https://sites.google.com/a/android-x86.org/web/
> The Android x86 project has done a great job and deserves credit for 
> providing
> this version of Android.
> I could not have done this without help from my great friend Constantine.
> Of course all of this would not be possible without the Android Open 
> Source
> Project and Eyes Free Project from Google.
> We have been able to install the Android x86 into a Virtual Machine (VM) 
> using
> Virtual Box (VBox) and have manually enabled Accessibility with Talkback, 
> Pico
> TTS, Explore By Touch, and Enhanced Web Scripts. This means you can import 
> this
> Android image into your VBox and it should come up with accessibility and 
> you
> will just need to enter your Google Account and you should be good to go.
> Maybe the Google Eyes Free developers can tell us how to enable 
> accessibility
> from the keyboard.  <grin>
> 
> While many things seem to be working we are bound to find some issues and 
> why
> keep that to ourselves. <smile>
> This assumes you have installed Virtual Box on your computer which is 
> available
> for Windows, Linux, and even Mac. (smile>
> You can download Virtual Box 4.2.8 here:
> https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
> At least on Windows you should be fine if you install with all of the 
> defaults.
> Most of VBox seems accessible on Windows with NVDA.
> For now you can get this image from my Google Drive:
> Android_x86_Eyes_Free.ova -
> https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3Cp7CmU3ZJsTU5qQl9wbThXQmc/edit?usp=sharing
> We will come up with better ways to share if there is ongoing interest.
> 
> When the image file is downloaded you should be able to open it and it 
> will
> import into VBox.
> You may get some VBox pop ups that you will need to confirm and then it 
> should
> start.
> If you continue to get these they usually have a checkbox to disable.
> You will know when it is up and running when you hear those familiar 
> sounds.
> 
> We realize we are throwing this out there with very little information so 
> feel
> free to ask questions.
> Notes:
> 
> - By default VBox will capture the keyboard and mouse when you press the 
> right
> ctrl key or mouse click in the window.  In order to get back to your other
> windows press the right ctrl again.
> 
> Have fun navigating Android with your keyboard/mouse and let us know all 
> the
> tricks you learn. <smile>
> - On Windows the key to the right of the right alt key is the menu key
> - The arrow keys will help you navigate
> - The esc key is like back/home
> 
> - Feel free to make any changes to the settings
> - Screen lock was turned off to avoid challenges with unlocking
> - Display timeout was set to 30 minutes
> - You can enable developer options if you desire
> - With developer options you can make the display stay awake
> - The power off button is the last settings menu entry
> 
> Enjoy!
> Russ
> 
> Source URL:
> https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/eyes-free/dJaRVIarm9w
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