Finally figured out how to do a release on Github. It's confusing but I guess it has security advantages... Anyways I don't really provide support for this, but I use it every day, mostly with media player classic for streams. I dunno what else I need , for this thing accept for splitting the source code into files, so there's less load for people looking at the thing who aren't me. Just thinking about it for a while. github.com/serrebi/Accessible-…
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@Brandon I think in the simplest form possible, there is no need to build. Installing the dependencies including wxpython and sqlite is enough for directly running the python script.

I have another question, you have bound events when changing the selection of the listboxes on the main window and you are also handling arow key presses. Overriding up and down arrow keys affects selection reporting on linux. Navigating with page up and page down keys is working fine and it's accessible. Nawigating with arrow keys makes accessibility worse. Simply removing handling these key presses makes it work fine for me. Is there a reason you have implemented it like that please?
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@Brandon Oh yes. You are so great and the update is working fine over here.
I am surprised you are making these tweaks on such a rapid pace. Originally I assumed I'll look into it and this is excelent outcome. Really a big thanks.

One more little thing I have discovered. I can't activate the menubar by pressing alt key or F10 key on linux, thus I'm googling if I can make it work.

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@Brandon Damn, you have really made my day with such a simple and working app.
I am thinking about other little features such as ability to use either kodi or mpd (music player daemon) or even generic upnp devices (such as smart TV) over a network as a player.
Kodi and MPD appear to be doable easily, generic UPNP I have to research.
I think I'll try to calm down my-self from the excitement a bit and I'll try implementing these next weekend or so.
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@Brandon I am just thinking out loud again. There is a command line client for MPD called MPC and a different one for kodi called kodi-send. These may not be that readily available on windows I am not sure.
So given all of this I can't decide between trying to come up with a generic template for an external players so we can add our own into the config or bother with networking stuff.
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I am fixing all the media player paths and adding mac support, but UPNP will come once I split this into a few different files, sso I can deal with it affectively with AI. I'm kind of mixed on adding it, but I plan to add airplay/chromecast/UPNP as well. I don't know if it's worth it. I just want to send the URL's and if the devices can decode it that's it from me. I don't think this software is as required on MacOS, but it's not much effort to get it working aparrently.
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@Brandon Excuse me for the late reply. All is working fine for me on arch linux now, except of the fact, setting up environment variable NO_AT_BRIDGE disables screen reader accessibility for wxgtk and with this variable setup, the app is no longer accessible with orca.
I haven't looked at the other variables but my guess is that except of UBUNTU_MENUPROXY we don't need setting up the others.
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@Brandon The traceback on exit is now solved. Unfortunatelly the custom alt key handling does not appear to work for me here. I think trying to reimplement it from scratch is difficult.
I have discovered setting an environment variable like this in the main function before starting the wxpython app makes it work for me.
        os.environ["UBUNTU_MENUPROXY"] = "0"

In fact, I have sent you a pull request right when mentioning this issue here, but you might have overlooked that. Of course it no longer applies, so feel free to close it.

The media should always be vigorously defended from cynical politicians seeking to hide their bad actions or poor policies but it's also true they need a reckoning when they fail at their very core purpose of exposing the full facts of the day & creating an informed electorate🧵 #abpoli #cdnpoli #Wildfires #pipelines #Climate #ClimateChange
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Boggling to watch towns across western Canada evacuating again in the face of what will be yet another super heavy wildfire season as Premiers from these same provinces bang the table for more pipelines. Equally boggling is our media STILL failing to make the obvious connection for us in any way /2 #abpoli #cdnpoli #Wildfires #pipelines #Climate #ClimateChange

Archaeologist sails Viking replica for 3 years and discovers lost trade routes and harbors

After three years and more than 3,100 miles (5,000 kilometers) of sailing in a Viking replica vessel, archaeologist Greer Jarrett from Lund University in Sweden has authored a trailblazing report on Viking seafaring...

More information: archaeologymag.com/2025/05/arc…

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#archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #medieval #vikings #vikingage #vikingship

Přátelé, tak dlouho jsem sledoval tyhle geniální animace, až jsem autorovi dneska napsal, jestli by souhlasil s tím, že je postupně budu dabovat do češtiny pro zdejší publikum. Chvilku jsme ladili, jak to udělat, ale od začátku byla odpověď jasná:
"я буду тільки радий, якщо ви поширюватимете мої анімації!"
(Budu jen rád, když budete mé animace dál sdílet!)
Takže si užijte první z mnoha dílů v kolaboraci s "Фріоніс", který je i po roce od prvního vydání stále aktuální! 🥰
Freeonis: Gumové řitě pixelfed.cz/p/dnesnaukrajine/8…
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@schmaker Když @dnesnaukrajine@pixelfed.cz přešel na Pixelfed, spousta lidí si založila účet – protože videa na iOS (Safari) nešla přehrát bez přihlášení.
❌ Video je sice .mp4, ale Safari blokuje přehrání kvůli CORS a session.

✅ Řešení: registrovat se a přihlásit se do pixelfed.cz v Safari
→ po přihlášení se video obvykle přehraje v Safari bez problémů.
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@Mendi_Tech @adam our central is out. I think it just needs freon, but trying to save up for that isn't going to happen this summer! lol! try a 120 service call plus what ever is needed for the freon I thinjk the last time it was done back in june of 2022, the grand total was just over 400 dollars. the trailer park paid for it that time, but we aren't renting anymore, we are buyuing the trailer.

"download time is reduced by ~13%" (for #curl)

... by adding some odd #OpenSSL functions we didn't know existed.

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Hello everyone. The Canadian Council of the Blind podcast just published my Unseen Touchscreen course lecture about reading books on your iPhone. A fitting lecture to have just before the Summer break. castro.fm/episode/FsOEgc

#deltatauri is ready for testing.

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DeltaTauri is basically #deltachat_desktop , but using #tauri instead of electron.
Full Blogpost will follow soon.

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Nextcloud Bookmarks helps you organize and sync your links, offering extra privacy and integration opportunities on top of that. And it's open source. And people love it!

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I usually don't post during #AudioMo but I went to a great organ concert today and captured it with my stealth recording kit. I thought the results where pretty nice for what they are, so I guess here's the Sarabande by Georg Friedrich Händel, recorded on the 2000 Kleis organ located in the Händel House in Halle (Saale), Germany. Its the biggest organ in Halle I think with 4200 pipes. Sounds pretty impressive, let me tell you. A few more recordings follow in the thread.

#AudioMo 2025 day 6. This recording was made in 2018 when I was still in high school, a year before I graduated. This is a small elevator that they had to have to comply with the ADA, since the front hallway had a second floor. Recorded with my phone and for some reason tons of compression, sorry about that.
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It's actually part of the accessibility requirement here. When an elevator arrives at a floor, it must have an audible indicator. This was usually a bell. Better yet, this indicator must be a single tone when going up, and a double tone when going down. That way, in a bank of elevators, a blind person can know that the elevator they wanted has arrived based on where they're going without being able to see any light-up panels, and also track where the door is.
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