From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from wf-out-1314.google.com (wf-out-1314.google.com [209.85.200.172]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3093B10A29 for ; Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:11:30 -0400 (EDT) Received: by wf-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id 24so1019244wfg.23 for ; Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:11:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.143.44.17 with SMTP id w17mr1571353wfj.105.1247584289538; Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:11:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (74-60-156-145.mrc.clearwire-dns.net [74.60.156.145]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id f42sm3085609rvb.5.2009.07.14.08.11.28 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:11:29 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:12:16 -0700 From: Gaijin To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: developing accessible console applications Message-ID: <20090714151216.GA16520@clearwire.net> References: <50b33870-ed36-4a3a-b6f7-8f0a6af40590@default> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <50b33870-ed36-4a3a-b6f7-8f0a6af40590@default> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:11:30 -0000 On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 11:05:21AM -0700, Don Raikes wrote: > Does anyone have any good tips on how to create real accessible > console-based applications? ones that work really well with speakup > and/or brltty? Best console program I've used has been mutt for mail, except for the menu/keystroke/options line being at the top, rather than at the bottom of the screen where it will be read first. Nano doesn't seem to have too many problems, either. I'd look at their sourcecode for hints. Michael