Re: [orca-list] text console use

[Fernando Botelho <Fernando Botelho F123 org>]

I looked for someone who could implement WebRTC on the console but could 
not find anybody. I can look for funding again, if someone knows the 
right person.


Fernando



On 10/13/2018 07:08 AM, Didier Spaier wrote:
> To play Youtube on a Linux console, use mps-youtube.
>
> About webRTC: I never heard of it until today. The home page says that Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Android and 
> IOS are supported and there is also licode:
> https://github.com/lynckia/licode
>
> What we need to integrate it with a text web browser like lynx is developers. Do you volunteer?
>
> Of course a graphical environment is easier to grab. But for those who have the patience to learn, a text UI 
> is usually as good and usually is more feature comlete, when it exists.
>
> Stupidly old school? Yes I am, and proud of it.
>
> I didn't grew up on Commodore and stuff, because I used a personal personal computer for the first time in 
> 1978 (yes, 40 years ago) and neither ms-DOS (1980) nor Commodore 64 (1082) existed then.
>
> Still I was able to use the computer, which obviously had a proprietary OS, to translate into French its 
> BASIC interpreter (key words and error messages), all that in 64 Kb of RAM (yes, kilobytes) and not having 
> the source code at hand.
>
> O Tempora! O Mores!
>
> Best,
>
> Didier
>
> On 10/13/18 6:56 AM, Jace Kattalakis via orca-list wrote:
> > You find me a CLI browser that can do webRTC and play Youtube without a graphical environment, and I may 
> > change my tune but I'd argue a graphical environment is easir to grab for everyone unless you're stupidly old 
> > school and grew up on Commodore and DOS stuff.
> >
> >
> > On 12/10/18 20:13, Didier Spaier wrote:
> > > Funnily I would tend to ask the opposite question: why a blind person would need a graphical environment?
> > >
> > > I know at least one blind Slint users who never use one.
> > >
> > > I believe that most things done in a graphical environment can also be done in a console, often with a better 
> > > productivity. This stands for blind as well as sighted people.
> > >
> > > A few examples: for writing you have a lot of text and code editors like nano, emacs and vim, mutt for 
> > > emails, lynx and links for web browsing, mplayer to listen to music, vlc to listen to movies, crafty to play 
> > > chess, games like freeswipe or scribble, the list goes on and on.
> > >
> > > Actually the first personal computer I used nearly 40 years ago didn't have a graphical environment, maybe 
> > > that's why I am used to text mode.
> > >
> > > Best,
> > >
> > > Didier
> > >
> > > On 10/12/18 7:48 PM, Michael Weaver via orca-list wrote:
> > > > I don't know if this is the right list to ask on as it is not strictly Orca but it is about text 
> > > > screenreaders but is text console use still necessary. I am not quite clear on this point. The reason is that 
> > > > you can use the terminals in gnome, Mate or maybe other desktops like mate-terminal from an alt F2 run prompt 
> > > > which is why I ask about text consoles, your CTRL ALT F1 to F6 which don't speak with Orca so need a 
> > > > different screenreader.
> > > >
> > > > Just curious with projects like Fenrir.
> > > _______________________________________________
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