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

[Halim Sahin]

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 :-).

HTH.
halim

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