Window-Eyes works with PuTTY in about the same ways as it works with the
command prompt. You can review the screen with the mouse pointer or WE
cursor. In setting up file associations, I think you would start with
cmdprompt.set. You could probably associate a SET file with the title of
the PuTTY Window and set up the program's window as a speak window. Don't
expect this to work exactly like a command-line DOS terminal, especially if
the sessions you are SSH-ing into use formatted screens. I'm not sure, but
think there are some security concerns about PuTTY's SSH implementation
compared to some other programs.
Another program that works like the command prompt is Cygwin's command-line
interface.
Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, MD
http://lras.home.sprynet.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Keith Hinton
Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2014 6:19 AM
To: gw-info
Subject: I'm wondering if the SSH client for Windows Putty is accessible
with Window-Eyes?
Hello folks:
I'm curious, if the SSH client Putty, a freeware program available for
accessing SSH sessions, is accessible to Window-Eyes?
Or, would Window-Eyes need to be special-cased for it?
Putty can easily be installed by going to:
https://ninite.com/accessible
Then select the checkbox on the page called Putty, and install it.
I know that Window-Eyes speaks DOS boxes as in the command prompt.
I am curious how Window-Eyes does this?
And, can this be done in Putty as well?
I ask, because the concept used in the Command Prompt window with
Window-Eyes, is exactly what needs to be done in Putty if it already
doesn't exist somewhere.
Does anybody on this list like Aaron Smith, Doug, Steve, or any of you
users ever tested Putty with Window-Eyes?
If not, now is your chance to give this a spin and let me know
whatever you find out.
I just hope this won't require making an app, because I'm not sure
what I'd need to do if I had to come up with one.
What I'm trying to make Window-Eyes do is something similar to speak
all, but to be done when the Putty program is used in a similar way to
how the Command prompt does it.
Although, now that I think about it, if I could implement a keyboard
hot key to trigger the speaking of the Putty window, similar to how
you can turn speak all on/off, that would be awesome.
But how to do this without needing to write a detailed app that scans
the Putty window?
I'm not sure if set files etc can be used for this.
I don't need the time read, or anything not related to the Putty window
itself.
All incoming text sent to Putty needs read outloud as it flows in, and
when the backspace key is pressed in a SSH terminal shell, I'm hoping
I can get Window-Eyes to say the character erased, just as it does in
the command prompt.
But I don't know what GW Micro developers did in the Command prompt's
case to make Window-Eyes do what it does.
How did you make it not read extra junk on the monitor such as the
changing of time?
If I use speak all, then I'll get anything read outloud.
I don't want that.
Does anybody understand what I'm hoping for/expected result in this
case with the Putty program just in case Window-Eyes needs to be
special cased for this?
Hopefully if this isn't already possible, somebody could get in touch
with me as to how to implement what I'm after.
Thanks.
--
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Keith
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