Re: [orca-list] planning to revisit twitter, any tips?

[Jude DaShiell <jdashiel panix com>]

If you can't get graphical user interface applications to work 
satisfactorily, try oysttyer and run it in a terminal.  Current version 
is 1.7.2 and you'll find you will need a few additional perl packages 
installed to get it working smoothly.

On Wed, 14 Sep 2016, Alex Midence wrote:

> Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2016 14:22:13
> From: Alex Midence <alex midence gmail com>
> To: 'Storm Dragon' <stormdragon2976 gmail com>, orca-list gnome org
> Subject: Re: [orca-list] planning to revisit twitter, any tips?
>
> Honestly, the best experience for a blind person on Twitter and Facebook is the handheld device.  Both 
> Android and iOS have far more accessible and painless solutions for accessing these two than you will 
> probably find on the Linux desktop.  Windows solutions with their commercial screen reader support aren't 
> even that good.  That Corebird looks promising but it also has its limitations.  Same thing with Smuxi's 
> interface and that of Pidgin.  I think the best experiences I've heard about are with that perl-based CLI 
> solution called TTYtter.  Other than that, it's pretty hit and miss.
>
> As for the alternative social media platform approach, all well and good but, you see, people don't just want 
> any old social media platform, they want the one everyone is actually using.  What good is full accessibility 
> if you're the only one on there?  For instance, I once tried identi.ca because someone told me how cool it 
> was ETC and found it paled compared to Twitter and Facebook because everyone I knew and wanted to 
> contact/follow was on the two mainstream ones and not on identi.ca and had no interest in joining it.
>
> Alex M
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: orca-list [mailto:orca-list-bounces gnome org] On Behalf Of Storm Dragon
> Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2016 5:49 AM
> To: orca-list gnome org
> Subject: Re: [orca-list] planning to revisit twitter, any tips?
>
> Howdy,
> Instead of using Twitter, why not create a GNU Social account. Its webface is 100% accessible, no need for 
> mobile versions or anything, and you aren't limited by that stupid 140 character limit. There are several 
> instances you can choose from, or if you have a server, you can install your own version. Instances are 
> federated, meaning no matter which one you choose, anyone from any other instance can still follow you and 
> see what you post. It's nearly like giving a twitter name too, you just have to tack on the domain like an 
> email address. For example, I am @storm social stormdragon tk.
> A couple options you could try are https://2mb.social/main/register https://loadaverage.org/main/register
> HTH
> Storm
> On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 01:04:37PM +0530, Krishnakant wrote:
> > Dear all,
> >
> > I had used twitter more than few months back and I did not quite find
> > it accessible.
> >
> > I wish to know which GUI client I can right away use for tweeting and
> > reading replies to my tweets and also some additional stuff?
> >
> > Secondly, is there accessible version of m.twitter.com or some similar
> > mobile addition?
> >
> > I am campaigning for exclusive use of free software in the government
> > run schools for the blind and also rural schools in India.
> >
> > The media has tarted to cover my campaign and I now would need twitter
> > for publicity.
> >
> > So kindly share your experience with twitter.
> >
> > happy hacking.
> >
> > Krishnakant.
> >
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