On Mon, 27 Jul 2020, Rich Morin wrote: > Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2020 23:37:25 > From: Rich Morin <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: repurposing old Android cell phones using Mobian? > Resent-Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2020 03:37:42 +0000 (UTC) > Resent-From: [email protected] > > Although I haven't seen many responses on the list, I've received some > private emails, so there seems to be _some_ interest. In any case, here are > some Work In Progress notes... > > -r > > # accessibility > > Obviously, the definition of accessibility varies from user to user. For the > moment, however, I'm going to concentrate on the cases of blind or visually > impaired users who are able to hear and speak. That said, anyone who is > interested in other use cases is encouraged to join in! > > # braille input > > Most modern cell phones have touch input capability. However, a given phone > may not be able to distinguish six (let alone eight) simultaneous touches. > (I'm trying to get an answer on this for the PinePhone.) In any event, > support for braille input will vary from phone to phone. > > I've been looking for open source offerings in this space, but haven't found > much so far. Help? > > Also, if it becomes necessary to create braille input software, it would be > very useful to have a wishlist for features, user interface decisions, etc. > Please contact me offlist; I'll summarize... > > # keyboard input > > Many cell phones support Bluetooth and/or USB input devices. However, > carrying around a full size keyboard is not an attractive option. The most > portable keyboard I've found so far is a folding keyboard/touchpad combo that > supports both Bluetooth and USB. It's about 6" x 3.8" x 0.5" when folded up > and 12" x 3.8" x 0.25" when unfolded: > > Foldable Bluetooth Keyboard, Jelly Comb Dual Mode Bluetooth & USB Wired > Rechargable Portable Mini BT Wireless Keyboard with Touchpad Mouse for > Android, Windows, PC, Tablet-Black > https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07S9XZDGY > > # screen readers, speech generation, etc. > > Debian has good support in these areas, but selection and configuration are > still open issues. > > # speech recognition > > Speech recognition for cell phones is often handled by cloud resources. > However, it would be nice to have a strictly local solution. Mozilla's > DeepSpeech software has been shown to run on a Raspberry Pi 4, so it seems > plausible that it could run on a device such as the PinePhone. Might anyone > be up for the porting and/or packaging tasks? > A mechanical mini keyboard placed on the bottom of the screen had styluses that would touch the screen activating the keys on the phone. It was small and I tossed it since I didn't need it at that time having learned to use the keyboard already on the screen. I hope what I wrote will be at the end of this message but alpine isn't helpful if you want to bottom post. > >
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