Using graphical interfaces as a blind user, and a little wish (Re: pulseaudio and speech: performance issues)

trev.saunders at gmail.com trev.saunders at gmail.com
Thu Jan 7 22:31:35 CET 2010


Hi,

> > I also like moving around in the file browser (Nautilus) for mass
> > renaming and movement of files.  The text equivelants like Midnight
> > Commander work OK but I never found them to be quite as efficient plus
> > the text screen readers like Speakup are difficult to work with when
> > trying to read isolated parts of the screen.  This is where Xwindows
> > and MS Windows screen readers do come through - they can read the
> > controls of interest and not anything else unless requested to do so.
> 
> You are not using the best consolescreenreader (sbl).
> Sbl handles ncurses apps correctly and works great with mc.
> 
> The Adriane System of Knoppix also uses it :-).

Personally I think the right file manager is bash :)
what is  Sbl? I have never heard of this.

tbsaunde



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