Re: [orca-list] a couple of basic questions

[John Covici <covici ccs covici com>]

Gnome is running but I am using a regular tty, do I have to set
DISPLAY variable before I do the xclip?

On Sun, 28 Apr 2019 05:34:15 -0400,
Janina Sajka wrote:
> True. xclip requires that X is running.
>
> Do whatever you do to start a Gnome session with Orca, and these
> commands will start working. That's what they're about, copying content
> in and out of the graphical desktop clipboard. So, if you think about it
> that way, this error should make perfect sense.
>
> Best,
>
> Janina
>
> John Covici writes:
> > When I try xclip -i <any string> from a regular tty I get the
> > following error:
> > Error: Can't open display: (null)
> >
> > What am I missing?
> >
> > On Sat, 27 Apr 2019 13:34:43 -0400,
> > Janina Sajka wrote:
> > > John:
> > >
> > > I use these commands in a regular tty all day long to paste between the
> > > Speakup clipboard and the Gnome clipboard. I wish we had a more
> > > automated way of doing that, but so far, we don't afaik.
> > >
> > > As to what you paste, it doesn't matter. It can be any string. A
> > > filename, a URI, a credit card number, whatever. It doesn't matter.
> > >
> > > John Covici writes:
> > > > But the xclip manpage seems to want you to execute it in a
> > > > gnome-terminal or other session, not a regular tty.  When you say
> > > > selection, do you mean a file name?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Sat, 27 Apr 2019 12:48:02 -0400,
> > > > Janina Sajka wrote:
> > > > > Hi, John:
> > > > >
> > > > > To get content from a bash tty into xclip I use an alias I've created
> > > > > that basically does:
> > > > >
> > > > > xclip -i -selection clipboard\n
> > > > >
> > > > > From there I paste, most often using the Speakup paste command followed
> > > > > by a pair of Ctrl-d commands.
> > > > >
> > > > > FYI: going the other way, I have an alias that prints out on a tty:
> > > > >
> > > > > xclip -o -selection clipboard\n
> > > > >
> > > > > I should tweak that second one a bit because it's always followed by my
> > > > > bash prompt without any kind of break. But, what can I say. I can work
> > > > > with it and fixing that isn't a high priority for me.
> > > > >
> > > > > hth
> > > > >
> > > > > Janina
> > > > >
> > > > > John Covici writes:
> > > > > > Hi.  I have some basic questions about gnome -- using 3.30 I think.
> > > > > > How to get a file into the clipboard?  I tried xclip -r <filename> but
> > > > > > nothing happened.  I know this because control-shift-v did not paste
> > > > > > anything into the terminal window.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I would also like to know if there is a way to open a file with
> > > > > > firefox and actually type its name.  I see things to navigate, but I
> > > > > > just want to be able to type the name.  Can I do firefox <file name> ?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -- 
> > > > > > Your life is like a penny.  You're going to lose it.  The question is:
> > > > > > How do
> > > > > > you spend it?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >          John Covici wb2una
> > > > > >          covici ccs covici com
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> > > > > > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/orca-list
> > > > > > Orca wiki: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Orca
> > > > > > Orca documentation: https://help.gnome.org/users/orca/stable/
> > > > > > GNOME Universal Access guide: https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/stable/a11y.html
> > > > > > Log bugs and feature requests at http://bugzilla.gnome.org
> > > > >
> > > > > -- 
> > > > >
> > > > > Janina Sajka
> > > > >
> > > > > Linux Foundation Fellow
> > > > > Executive Chair, Accessibility Workgroup:     http://a11y.org
> > > > >
> > > > > The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
> > > > > Chair, Accessible Platform Architectures      http://www.w3.org/wai/apa
> > > >
> > > > -- 
> > > > Your life is like a penny.  You're going to lose it.  The question is:
> > > > How do
> > > > you spend it?
> > > >
> > > >          John Covici wb2una
> > > >          covici ccs covici com
> > >
> > > -- 
> > >
> > > Janina Sajka
> > >
> > > Linux Foundation Fellow
> > > Executive Chair, Accessibility Workgroup: http://a11y.org
> > >
> > > The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
> > > Chair, Accessible Platform Architectures  http://www.w3.org/wai/apa
> >
> > -- 
> > Your life is like a penny.  You're going to lose it.  The question is:
> > How do
> > you spend it?
> >
> >          John Covici wb2una
> >          covici ccs covici com
>
> -- 
>
> Janina Sajka
>
> Linux Foundation Fellow
> Executive Chair, Accessibility Workgroup:     http://a11y.org
>
> The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
> Chair, Accessible Platform Architectures      http://www.w3.org/wai/apa

-- 
Your life is like a penny.  You're going to lose it.  The question is:
How do
you spend it?

         John Covici wb2una
         covici ccs covici com