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Message-Id: <0BA3D3CA-0D4F-4C93-BBB6-0CE4BC9DCB29@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 31 May 2017 23:12:21 -0500 References: <20170525181847.50b1a16c@bigbox.christie.dr> <5ED6A047-C99B-479C-819B-533A9B3900E4@BlueMail.com> In-Reply-To: To: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.5.16 (mx1.redhat.com [10.5.110.32]); Thu, 01 Jun 2017 04:12:25 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: inspected by milter-greylist-4.5.16 (mx1.redhat.com [10.5.110.32]); Thu, 01 Jun 2017 04:12:25 +0000 (UTC) for IP:'209.85.218.54' DOMAIN:'mail-oi0-f54.google.com' HELO:'mail-oi0-f54.google.com' FROM:'montanalag@gmail.com' RCPT:'' X-RedHat-Spam-Score: 0.77 (BAYES_50, DCC_REPUT_00_12, DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, FREEMAIL_FROM, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL, RCVD_IN_SORBS_SPAM, SPF_PASS) 209.85.218.54 mail-oi0-f54.google.com 209.85.218.54 mail-oi0-f54.google.com X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.78 on 10.5.110.32 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.79 on 10.5.11.11 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by lists01.pubmisc.prod.ext.phx2.redhat.com id v514CSfD025815 X-loop: blinux-list@redhat.com From: Linux for blind general discussion X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: junk Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2017 04:12:28 -0000 Oh I think there is a file somewhere called setup.exe or edbrowse-setup or something like that. Sorry it has been many years since I did the setup. The readme file will tell you all about it. On May 31, 2017, at 10:26 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: Well it must require more because when I tried visiting paypal I just got a series of numbers and a blank page. Even trying for a help menu produced the question, are you looking for business solutions? Granted we may not have it fully configured here at shellworld. Will hunt some sort of manual and try again, Kare > On Wed, 31 May 2017, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > > If you mean to browse something just type: > > edbrowse url > or > edbrowse file > > Then you can use the same commands as ed. > > edbrowse is also an email reader/sender and other stuff. I love it. > > > On May 30, 2017, at 5:08 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > > Out of curiosity, what is the syntax for ebrowse? > We have it here at shellworld...I think, and I wish to test something. > Karen > > >> On Fri, 26 May 2017, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: >> >> Edbrowse may help for web browsing alonggg with surfraw-heavy. >> >> Sent from BlueMail for iPhone >> On May 25, 2017 at 7:18 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: >> >> Tim here >> >> Mark Peveto wrote >> Over the last couple days or so, I've considered becoming a totally >> command line linux user. >> >> I'm mostly there. Web browsing is the big hurdle for much of my >> day-to-day use. Lynx/links/elinks work for many things, but some >> sites just need a fully modern-standards-supporting browser. >> >> How would I print to my printer for example, >> >> It depends on what you want to print, but it usually involves piping >> things to the "lp" ("line printer") program. It can be configured to >> use CUPS on the back end (and may already be configured out of the >> box for you). >> >> Getting fancier output would involve rendering some sort of markup. >> There are tools to render HTML, LaTeX, PDFs, and even Word/LibreOffice >> docs from the command-line to the printer. >> >> I don't know what you want to print, but I suspect it can be done in >> most cases. >> >> play an entire album from my music collection. >> >> It depends on your tastes, but there are literally dozens of music >> players. Some, such as mpg123/mpg312/aplay/ogg123 allow you to >> specify just the files you want on the command line and it will play >> them. Others, like mplayer are similar but give you a little more >> control over playback. >> >> There's also mpd/mpc which is the Music Player Daemon/Client that >> runs in the background and doesn't really have a GUI. The mpd >> program runs in the background and the mpc program acts like a >> remote-control, letting you create/edit playlists, control playback, >> etc. I like the remote-control aspect as I can map them to >> particular keys on my keyboard or aliases in the shell and have quick >> access to common commands with my media-keys. >> >> Personally, I use "cmus" which has a text-mode GUI but also has a >> remote-control interface like mpd/mpc. I start up tmux and have a >> pane for my alsamixer and cmus which lets me flip between them pretty >> readily. It allows me to make play-lists, search my collection, >> shuffle, etc, much like you'd be familiar with in a graphical player. >> >> >> How, also, would I create documents in something beyond text >> format? >> >> usually it's done with a markup that suits your tastes. I personally >> have been writing HTML by hand since college in the mid 90s so that's >> what I reach for. But other people like TeX/LaTeX (it does produce >> some beautiful output and also has external library support for things >> like music markup letting you write scores) while other people like >> some of the more light-weight markup languages like Markdown or RST >> or the like. >> >> I'd kick the tires on a few and see what feels natural to you. >> Fortunately, there's a tool called "pandoc" that lets you convert >> between a large number of input/output formats so you can write in >> Markdown and convert to PDF, or write in HTML and convert to MS-Word >> format, or write in LaTeX and convert to ePub with minimal loss. And >> it outputs any of them in plain-text (though you may lose some >> information in the process since plain-text doesn't support many >> features as you've acknowledged) >> >> How does one ditch the guy, and still enjoy all linux has to offer >> in the console? >> >> One program at a time (grins). So much like each of the items above, >> it's a matter of asking "I currently do XYZ in the GUI but would like >> to do XYZ in the console" for whatever XYZ is your next adventure. >> >> I maintain a page listing a number of common command-line tools: >> >> http://tim.thechases.com/posts/cli/software-for-a-command-line-world/ >> >> that can point you in the direction of various applications to try >> out. Some might drive you crazy while others might fit your brain >> just right. They should all be free and are likely in most software >> repos, so it doesn't cost you anything except a little time to try >> each one out. >> >> I'm willing to learn how to do this, but who ever decides to help >> me is gonna hafta be patient. >> >> The folks on this list are a pretty friendly & patient bunch, so >> we'll be glad to help where we can. >> >> -tim >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Blinux-list mailing list >> Blinux-list@redhat.com >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Blinux-list mailing list >> Blinux-list@redhat.com >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list