Re: [orca-list] text console use

[chrys <chrys linux-a11y org>]

Howdy Fernando,

take a look at browsh. its a CLI browser based on firefox.
maybe its a start
https://www.brow.sh/


cheers chrys
Am 15.10.18 um 22:11 schrieb Fernando Botelho:
> 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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