looking for two gui accessible applications ClipGrab

[Linux for blind general discussion]

Thanks Didier,

I will wait for tomorrow until you update with the more advanced 
version. The problem is that I am not comfortable with command line 
applications. That is why I was hoping to find a GUI app.

Cheers,

Ibrahim

On 11/23/21 1:44 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
> Hi Ibrahim,
>
> installing snap packages needs the software snapd that I don't and 
> won't ship
> in Slint, sorry.
>
> On the the other hand I have failed to build ClipGrab from source on 
> Slint
> because our compiler suite is too old.
>
> On a positive note Slackware-15RC2 is out, so hopefully Slackware 15 
> will be
> released in a a no-so-distant future (not-so-distant=a few months). 
> Then I will
> rebase Slint on Slackware 15 and there will be no issue building 
> ClipGrab as
> any other recent software version.
>
> Meanwhile as I wrote you can use youtube-dl on the command line.
>
> I also plan to provide its successor yt-dl no later that tomorrow, 
> among a
> batch that will also upgrade ffmpeg, vlc, mpv, upgrading associated 
> codecs and
> adding a few ones.
>
> Cheers,
> Didier
>
> Le 23/11/2021 à 17:31, Linux for blind general discussion a écrit :
>> thanks a million for suggesting this application. From the 
>> description, this application sounds similar to Ponte's Media 
>> downloader.
>>
>> Unfortunately, I could not run this executable image on my slint 
>> desktop. Everytime I try to open it, I get a message that says there 
>> is no application installed to open executable files, or such thing. 
>> It gives me the option to search for one with yes or no, but the 
>> default choice is no.
>>
>> Since I am a beginner, I do not understand this message. I hit enter 
>> on yes, but nothing happened.
>>
>> Hoopefully someone who has experience with opening such files would 
>> help me figure it out.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Ibrahim
>>
>> On 11/22/21 1:45 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
>>> I use ClipGrab on my Mac and Windows.
>>>
>>> So I checked and it is on Linux as well.
>>>
>>> www.clipgrab.org
>>>
>>> Its a app image, no installation needed.
>>>
>>>
>>> Use the flat review to click the download tab.
>>>
>>> paste the youtube link in the edit field.
>>>
>>> tab to the combo box to choose origonal, or mp3 audio .
>>>
>>> pressing the down arrow in this combo box had no speech, so after 
>>> pressing down arrow, press tab, then shift tab to have the selection 
>>> spoken.
>>>
>>> Do the same for the quality combo box.
>>>
>>> then tab to the grab this clip button and press the space bar.
>>>
>>>
>>> I hope this helps.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Rob
>>>
>>> On 11/22/21 11:59 AM, Robert Cole wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I dont know of any gui programs,
>>>>
>>>> but you can try
>>>>
>>>> www.mp3-now.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Rob
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 11/22/21 10:50 AM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
>>>>> Hello friends,
>>>>>
>>>>> I am wondering if there are good applications for downloading from 
>>>>> youtube that works well with linux! I am looking for something 
>>>>> similar to Ponte's media downloader which works well with windows 
>>>>> screen readers. Is there such an app?
>>>>>
>>>>> The second application I am hoping to find is a good weather app. 
>>>>> I tried to the weather on the terminal and did not like it at all. 
>>>>> So, I am hoping to find a better alternative that works on the gui.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>
>>>>> Ibrahim
>>>>>
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