Re: Lilypond for blind musicians

[Federico Bruni]

2014-02-13 13:46 GMT+01:00 Claudio Garanzini <address@hidden>:

Hi all!

I have some little questiosn for you guys:

Are there any  blind musician or composer that’' use lilypond regularly?

I think there are a few in this list. It would be nice if they shared their experience here so we might add some tips to the documentation.

 

Is there a software like Frescobaldi but more accessible using NVDA as my default screen reader?

I’ve tryed Frescobaldi but simply can’t use it because of it’s complete inaccessibility, at least for me.

I don't have any experience in this subject and I don't know how Frescobaldi could be improved to work better on a screen reader. I don't even know if it can work fine with any screen reader or operating system. You may try asking on frescobaldi group or opening an issue in the tracker:

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/frescobaldi

https://github.com/wbsoft/frescobaldi/issues?state=open

Have you ever considered trying Linux?

Here you can find some information on Orca, the default screen reader of the Gnome desktop:

https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Orca/FrequentlyAskedQuestions

You may first try a live cd, to test it without installing:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCD

 

Could you tell mee how to use midi2ly converter?

Have I to put it in my midi folder for its use?

You should use the command line. Please read this page and let us know if you have any problem:

http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.19/Documentation/usage/invoking-midi2ly