Re: Screen reader advice for a Linux sysadmin

2018-03-02 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Bryan: I want to agree. I would expect that anything one reads here is someone's opinion. I believe that's a given especially in a nonfactual discussion where terms like "best" or "works well" are tossed about. Some of us older curmudgeons on the list, perhaps especially yours truly, may jump in

Re: Screen reader advice for a Linux sysadmin

2018-03-02 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
Voiceover can be made to act exactly like speakup using the numpad keys. On Thu, 1 Mar 2018, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Oh, yes, one can do this with Voice Over, but it's so very, very > cumbersome compared to using Speakup's numeric keypad screen review. > > I just don't have a

Re: Screen reader advice for a Linux sysadmin

2018-03-02 Thread Linux for blind general discussion
hello fellow old curmudgeon. :) I have been wanting to port BrlTTY over to OS X, but it's being a pain in the butt. I am not a coder, so my knowledge is a bit limited there. Also, it seems that no one has considered porting this most useful of console tools to macports. btw, OS X is not the on