living in the console.

Thu Jun 1 13:57:30 UTC 2017

which is why I am going to find one on line somewhere.
I have no actual Linux box myself.
Kare

On Wed, 31 May 2017, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:

> Oh I think there is a file somewhere called setup.exe or edbrowse-setup or something like that.
> Sorry it has been many years since I did the setup.
> The readme file will tell you all about it.
>
>
> On May 31, 2017, at 10:26 PM, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
>
> Well it must require more because when I tried visiting paypal I just got a series  of numbers and a blank page.
> Even trying for a help menu produced the question, are you looking for business solutions?
> Granted we may not have it fully configured here at shellworld.
> Will hunt some sort of manual and try again,
> Kare
>
>
>> On Wed, 31 May 2017, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
>>
>> If you mean to browse something just type:
>>
>> edbrowse url
>> or
>> edbrowse file
>>
>> Then you can use the same commands as ed.
>>
>> edbrowse is also an email reader/sender and other stuff. I love it.
>>
>>
>> On May 30, 2017, at 5:08 PM, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
>>
>> Out of curiosity, what is the syntax for ebrowse?
>> We have it here at shellworld...I think, and I wish to test something.
>> Karen
>>
>>
>>> On Fri, 26 May 2017, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
>>>
>>> Edbrowse may help for web browsing alonggg with surfraw-heavy.
>>>
>>> Sent from BlueMail for iPhone
>>> On May 25, 2017 at 7:18 PM, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Tim here
>>>
>>> Mark Peveto wrote
>>> Over the last couple days or so, I've considered becoming a totally
>>> command line linux user.
>>>
>>> I'm mostly there. Web browsing is the big hurdle for much of my
>>> day-to-day use. Lynx/links/elinks work for many things, but some
>>> sites just need a fully modern-standards-supporting browser.
>>>
>>> How would I print to my printer for example,
>>>
>>> It depends on what you want to print, but it usually involves piping
>>> things to the "lp" ("line printer") program. It can be configured to
>>> use CUPS on the back end (and may already be configured out of the
>>> box for you).
>>>
>>> Getting fancier output would involve rendering some sort of markup.
>>> There are tools to render HTML, LaTeX, PDFs, and even Word/LibreOffice
>>> docs from the command-line to the printer.
>>>
>>> I don't know what you want to print, but I suspect it can be done in
>>> most cases.
>>>
>>> play an entire album from my music collection.
>>>
>>> It depends on your tastes, but there are literally dozens of music
>>> players. Some, such as mpg123/mpg312/aplay/ogg123 allow you to
>>> specify just the files you want on the command line and it will play
>>> them. Others, like mplayer are similar but give you a little more
>>> control over playback.
>>>
>>> There's also mpd/mpc which is the Music Player Daemon/Client that
>>> runs in the background and doesn't really have a GUI. The mpd
>>> program runs in the background and the mpc program acts like a
>>> remote-control, letting you create/edit playlists, control playback,
>>> etc. I like the remote-control aspect as I can map them to
>>> particular keys on my keyboard or aliases in the shell and have quick
>>> access to common commands with my media-keys.
>>>
>>> Personally, I use "cmus" which has a text-mode GUI but also has a
>>> remote-control interface like mpd/mpc. I start up tmux and have a
>>> pane for my alsamixer and cmus which lets me flip between them pretty
>>> readily. It allows me to make play-lists, search my collection,
>>> shuffle, etc, much like you'd be familiar with in a graphical player.
>>>
>>>
>>> How, also, would I create documents in something beyond text
>>> format?
>>>
>>> usually it's done with a markup that suits your tastes. I personally
>>> have been writing HTML by hand since college in the mid 90s so that's
>>> what I reach for. But other people like TeX/LaTeX (it does produce
>>> some beautiful output and also has external library support for things
>>> like music markup letting you write scores) while other people like
>>> some of the more light-weight markup languages like Markdown or RST
>>> or the like.
>>>
>>> I'd kick the tires on a few and see what feels natural to you.
>>> Fortunately, there's a tool called "pandoc" that lets you convert
>>> between a large number of input/output formats so you can write in
>>> Markdown and convert to PDF, or write in HTML and convert to MS-Word
>>> format, or write in LaTeX and convert to ePub with minimal loss. And
>>> it outputs any of them in plain-text (though you may lose some
>>> information in the process since plain-text doesn't support many
>>> features as you've acknowledged)
>>>
>>> How does one ditch the guy, and still enjoy all linux has to offer
>>> in the console?
>>>
>>> One program at a time (grins). So much like each of the items above,
>>> it's a matter of asking "I currently do XYZ in the GUI but would like
>>> to do XYZ in the console" for whatever XYZ is your next adventure.
>>>
>>> I maintain a page listing a number of common command-line tools:
>>>
>>> http://tim.thechases.com/posts/cli/software-for-a-command-line-world/
>>>
>>> that can point you in the direction of various applications to try
>>> out. Some might drive you crazy while others might fit your brain
>>> just right. They should all be free and are likely in most software
>>> repos, so it doesn't cost you anything except a little time to try
>>> each one out.
>>>
>>> I'm willing to learn how to do this, but who ever decides to help
>>> me is gonna hafta be patient.
>>>
>>> The folks on this list are a pretty friendly & patient bunch, so
>>> we'll be glad to help where we can.
>>>
>>> -tim
>>>
>>>
>>>
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