From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from cf0d1f10.gw101.dsl.airmail.net ([207.13.31.16] helo=kc5eiv.dhs.org ident=mail) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 15zeIg-0004yf-00 for ; Fri, 02 Nov 2001 08:23:58 -0500 Received: from kc5eiv by kc5eiv.dhs.org with local (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 15zeIh-0005UN-00 for ; Fri, 02 Nov 2001 07:23:59 -0600 Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2001 07:23:58 -0600 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: tac (was ps conversion tools?) Message-ID: <20011102072358.A21057@kc5eiv.dhs.org> Mail-Followup-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca References: <01110201504502.14000@lightstar> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.23i From: William Hubbs Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi Shaun, Where did you get this client? I would like to take a look at it. Thanks, William On Sat, Nov 03, 2001 at 12:15:45AM +1100, Shaun Oliver wrote: > I've got an aim clone called tac and it's a tcl based client. and it's > tatally command line driven. > > On Fri, 2 Nov 2001, Jason wrote: > > > > Umm, no, I didn't forget. Yes it needs the x stuff, I think, but it > > > works as a command line tool. you just type pdftotext filename and you > > > get a text file. Believe me, I'm no more capable of using x than you > > > are. I don't actually know where to get it from, but it is a debian > > > package. > > > I'm sorry I didn't make myself clear earlier. > > > > well, for one, keep in mind most of my comments are intended to be at least a > > little bit funny. > > > > and actually in my case, I joined this list to find accessibility-conversion > > projects to join (I'm an OK programmer, BTW), and actually I'd like to do > > similar work for a living when I'm done with school. > > > > after joining I found out that I can at least answer some of the questions > > posted. > > > > my interest in blind-accessiblity issues actually has an interesting (short) > > story attached to it, but it's not appropriate for this list, but it includes > > an idea I have for accessibility-enhancing DVD-Videos, here's a hint: > > mandated DVS won't be very useful without a way to find the menu item that > > turns it on ;-) > > > > anyway, I'm way offtopic, so I'll end here. > > > > btw: is there a program like gAIM or everybuddy that runs on a standard > > console yet? If not I'd love to hack one together :-) > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > -- > Shaun Oliver. > > "We realize we have a problem with communication. However, we're not going > to discuss it with our staff." > email: shauno@goanna.net.au > ICQ: 76958435 > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup