Re: [orca-list] OT: Best console screen reader for roguelikes?

[Alexander Epaneshnikov <aarnaarn2 gmail com>]

15.01.2021 19:46, Nolan Darilek writes:
> Hey folks,
hello.
> Thinking of getting into roguelikes. Every time I've tried playing 
> them in something like gnome-terminal, the experience is suboptimal. 
> So I'm looking for the best console screen reader for them. Can anyone 
> recommend one?
Yes. graphic terminals are simply not suited for this. you can use 
speakup for this.
or fenrir but i recommend speakup.
> I'm not sure if that question makes much sense. I know roguelike 
> accessibility depends on the individual roguelike, but it probably 
> also depends on how the screen reader interprets and handles various 
> control sequences. As such, is there one that does better than others? 
> I know Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead has accessibility improvements, but 
> it needs to be played on a console and with an actual console screen 
> reader to use them.
Yes. you can play cdda, but I do it using a braille display, I'm not 
sure if I would do it only with speakup.
> Speakup was recommended to me, but my Linux experience is mostly with 
> GUI distros. I mean, I can use the console well enough, I just don't 
> know anything about light console-only distros with an accessible 
> installation and that aren't blindie-specific. If I need Speakup, I'm 
> happy for distro recommendations as well. I'm running this in a VM so 
> there's no risk to hardware, but I'd rather not hose my graphical 
> installation that I rely on.
you can try arch linux or slint. for that. i think debian can be 
installed in console only mode too.
> Thanks.
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Sincerely, Alexander.