saving space on the Xfce Spin

Charlie Kravetz cjk at teamcharliesangels.com
Sun Oct 7 14:44:49 UTC 2012


On Sun, 7 Oct 2012 16:22:29 +0200
"tim.lauridsen at gmail.com" <tim.lauridsen at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sun, Oct 7, 2012 at 2:54 PM, Charlie Kravetz
> <cjk at teamcharliesangels.com>wrote:
> 
> >
> > An onscreen keyboard is an absolute requirement for those who need it.
> > If the individual trying to see what's new can't access the cd, what
> > good is it? Doesn't that say to that individual "go find a cd you can
> > use, and forget using fedora".
> >
> >
> I am not sure what the use case for on screen keyboard is (Some kind of
> tablet maybe), but not many people are using a LiveCD for there every day
> work.
> I will normally be used for testing, showcasing or for doing a fast XFCE
> install, and when installed, you can install the application to fit your
> needs.
> A LiveCD has limited storage and will not fit every need out there, but I
> don't think it will scare people away from using XCFE or Fedora, because
> the liveCD don't have and
> onscreen keyboard, but it is only  1.4M, so it is not a big deal to leave
> it on the LiveCD.
> 
> Tim

For those who can not use a hardware keyboard, an onscreen keyboard is
an absolute necessity. They may not be able to use the hardware
keyboard, but can use a mouse, trackball, or other input device.
Without the onscreen keyboard, they can not use the cd, nor run the
installer.

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Charlie Kravetz 
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