Other accessible terminal emulation

Linux for blind general discussion blinux-list at redhat.com
Mon Nov 19 20:26:26 UTC 2018


Well what does the -E option and why would I use it in a window
manager? I would allready be using orca. Also would someone be able to
tell me how in the world I install qtatspi for qt accessibility? Also
does anyone have any recordings of how to use jack?

On 11/19/18, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
> Fenrir is a text-mode, userspace screen reader written in Python. I
> haven't used it myself, but its gaining popularity as an alternative
> to espeakup. The two biggest pros I've heard is that, as a user space
> application, it doesn't require a kernel module(espeakup requires the
> speakup kernel module) and should thus be easier to setup on distros
> that don't ship staging modules in their default kernels(speakup has
> been trapped in staging for years and has little chance of graduating
> to kernel main short of a complete rewrite as I understand it) and
> built-in support for Unicode(arguably of limited use for
> English-speaking users, but could be vital to those whose native
> language uses a non-Latin Alphabet).
>
> Also, previous messages in this thread would suggest it works just as
> well in a Terminal Emulator as from the terminal itself, which I don't
> believe I've heard suggest of espeakup or SBL, the latter which I use
> for terminal speech myself(I only run X for Firefox, so I can't
> comment on the question of Terminal Emulators).
>
> No idea why Fenrir is named after the Wolf from Norse mythology,
> especially since its traditional to name screen readers after marine
> animals and this is the only screen reader I know of with a non-marine
> animal-based name.
>
> On 11/19/18, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
> wrote:
>> What is fenrir?
>>
>> On 11/19/18, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
>> wrote:
>>> Howdy,
>>>
>>> gnome-terminal works as well.
>>>
>>> you also can use fenrir to make an terminal emulator accessible by
>>> starting it with:
>>> fenrir -e (for using escape sequence shortcuts)
>>> sudo fenrir -E (using evdev, can only run once)
>>>
>>> cheers chrys
>>> Zitat von Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>:
>>>
>>>> Is there any other accessible terminal emulators besides using mate
>>>> terminal in a window manager?
>>>>
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