From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from ipmail06.adl6.internode.on.net (ipmail06.adl6.internode.on.net [150.101.137.145]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 22479C1A518 for ; Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:23:32 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <98haom$7bpkcl@ipmail06.adl6.internode.on.net> X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: Au8HAJjk40x20OM9/2dsb2JhbACDSJELjTJOcq8rki6DNnME Received: from ppp118-208-227-61.lns20.hba1.internode.on.net (HELO localhost) ([118.208.227.61]) by ipmail06.adl6.internode.on.net with SMTP; 18 Nov 2010 08:53:30 +1030 Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 09:23:29 +1000 From: pj@pjb.com.au To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailer: mail.pl Subject: Re: If bash can, why not Speakup? Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list Reply-To: pj@pjb.com.au, "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: Wed, 17 Nov 2010 22:23:33 -0000 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. > 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... Peter Billam http://www.pjb.com.au pj@pjb.com.au (03) 6278 9410 "Was der Meister nicht kann, vermöcht es der Knabe, hätt er ihm immer gehorcht?" Siegfried to Mime, from Act 1 Scene 2