From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from vms173019pub.verizon.net (vms173019pub.verizon.net [206.46.173.19]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7BB17C1A571 for ; Wed, 17 Nov 2010 19:48:39 -0500 (EST) Received: from ownercb76d9f6c ([unknown] [96.233.21.203]) by vms173019.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 32bit (built Apr 16 2009)) with ESMTPA id <0LC200B08291SXZ0@vms173019.mailsrvcs.net> for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:48:38 -0600 (CST) From: "Albert Sten-Clanton" To: "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'" References: <98haom$7bpkcl@ipmail06.adl6.internode.on.net> <20101117233043.GA26689@linux1> Subject: RE: If bash can, why not Speakup? Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2010 19:48:38 -0500 Message-id: <66C69DD6A5F94BFCB6951A9C97A97D34@ownercb76d9f6c> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 In-reply-to: <20101117233043.GA26689@linux1> Thread-index: AcuGr3fy9alha4W7TrOnthK8ka8p3AACrglg X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5994 X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 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: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:48:39 -0000 In addition to the suggestion below, I'd very much like to hear the characters I'm backspacing over. I asked about this a few years ago, but I gathered that this wasn't easy to do. Any thoughts? Al -----Original Message----- From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of William Hubbs Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 6:31 PM To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: If bash can, why not Speakup? On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 09:23:29AM +1000, pj@pjb.com.au wrote: > Janina Sajka wrote: > > I've been happily using vim for years. > > How do you cope with the endlessly-updating bottom line?, like: > "497L, 15593C 450,2 93%" > > I find speakup is in general difficult with curses applications > because of their screen-update optimisation. The characters don't > necessarily come out in a text-related order. You can disable that line by putting the following line in your ~/.vimrc: set noruler > > My biggest complaint is that I need to be ultra-careful to track > > whether I'm in insert or command mode, i.e. it would sure help if > > Speakup could give me a differently pitched voice > > Good point :-) It might need some help from the vim folk... Yes, something like this would take modifications to vim to make it communicate to speakup some how, and I'm not sure what that would involve since I haven't looked at the vim code at all. William _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup@braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup