From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: by befuddled.reisers.ca (Postfix, from userid 65534) id B03391EF816; Mon, 12 Sep 2016 22:51:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: from vms173007pub.verizon.net (vms173007pub.verizon.net [206.46.173.7]) by befuddled.reisers.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 495591EF6E7 for ; Mon, 12 Sep 2016 22:51:14 -0400 (EDT) Received: from vz-proxy-m002.mx.aol.com ([64.236.83.3]) by vms173007.mailsrvcs.net (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7.0.5.32.0 64bit (built Jul 16 2014)) with ESMTPA id <0ODF009J798LS500@vms173007.mailsrvcs.net> for speakup@linux-speakup.org; Mon, 12 Sep 2016 21:50:45 -0500 (CDT) X-CMAE-Score: 0 X-CMAE-Analysis: v=2.1 cv=btqxfxui c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=yQ9kT6OsLgv7WE5tBE7I5g==:117 a=IkcTkHD0fZMA:10 a=GW1xBdLrtEIA:10 a=hEK2XftRAAAA:8 a=LNhb960rAAAA:8 a=q5txbtUnAAAA:8 a=qPKtzgQbAAAA:8 a=0LwWHUruLwdp2qUbNJQA:9 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 Received: by 71.174.181.119 with SMTP id 328dccb2; Tue, 13 Sep 2016 02:50:45 GMT Subject: Re: bleeps and does anyone use goto To: shawn@shawnk.ca, "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <20160911222009.GA4177@my-p4> <20160912232359.GA22125@gregn.net> From: Al Sten-Clanton Message-id: Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2016 22:50:44 -0400 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:45.0) Gecko/20100101 Icedove/45.2.0 MIME-version: 1.0 In-reply-to: Content-type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Bogosity: Ham, tests=bogofilter, spamicity=0.000000, version=1.2.4 X-BeenThere: speakup@linux-speakup.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.22 Precedence: list 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, 13 Sep 2016 02:51:15 -0000 I'm inclined to agree, though I don't remember when I last used the feature. Al On 09/12/2016 08:08 PM, Shawn Kirkpatrick wrote: > On-screen find is a feature I actually use quite a bit. It's nice having > the ability to enter the search text and then have a way to search > forward or reverse. > It's true that a lot of packages have a way to find text within the > current document but it can be be very helpful to use this to get to the > wanted section of a document and then use the on-screen find to locate > something specific in that section without moving around in it. > It's just one more way to move quickly around the current screen and get > to information you really want. > > On Mon, 12 Sep 2016, Gregory Nowak wrote: > >> On Sun, Sep 11, 2016 at 11:00:11PM -0700, Shawn Kirkpatrick wrote: >>> Does speakup really not have an on-screen find? That would be long >>> overdue I'd say. >> >> Speakup doesn't have an on-screen find because it isn't necessary in >> my not so humble opinion. Such a feature already exists in lynx, >> elinks, vi, emacs, less, and there are almost certainly more from that >> list that I can't think of off the top of my head. Why duplicate a >> feature in speakup which already exists in various packages? Also, the >> find feature in those packages will do a find in the current >> page/document, whereas a speakup find feature would be limited only >> to the current screen contents. Just my $0.01. Oh yes, I don't use >> go-to either. >> >> Greg >> >> >> -- >> web site: http://www.gregn.net >> gpg public key: http://www.gregn.net/pubkey.asc >> skype: gregn1 >> (authorization required, add me to your contacts list first) >> If we haven't been in touch before, e-mail me before adding me to your >> contacts. >> >> -- >> Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager@EU.org >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup@linux-speakup.org >> http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@linux-speakup.org > http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup