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:boosts_ok_gay:​Help with Linux Screenreaders

For better accessibility testing of the software I build, I've started testing more with screen readers.

On Android, enabling and using TalkBack is relatively straightforward, but for testing on my desktop, Orca is completely unusable.

I have a brand new Debian VM with GNOME, and Orca enabled, but actually using it in firefox just barely works. TalkBack has a nice workflow with highlighted elements that you move between as you read the page, but Orca seems delegated to using caret browsing and reading whatever your cursor is on? Am I missing shortcuts (which are also a pain, because the modifier can only be caps-lock or insert, not really conveniently placed)

Am I missing something, or is this the state of #Accessibility on #Linux?
Also the tts quality is very poor, which would make this even worse for any prolonged testing, but maybe there are alternative engines?

#Accessibility #linux
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Peter Vágner

:boosts_ok_gay:​Help with Linux Screenreaders
@modulux @:garfield:‍fuchsiaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa When testing web #a11y it's good to know that screen readers do often implement their own navigation paradigm as an addition to standard focus navigation and browser's caret navigation features. It's called browse mode. With orca on linux, you can press orca+a to toggle the browse mode vs focus mode when focus is inside a google chrome / chromium or mozilla firefox web content.
As for the TTS engines there is #RHVoice with some very good voices such as english voice named slt.
#a11y #RHVoice @‍fuchsiaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa @modulux

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#XMPP + #Google Summer of Code 2023

Two XMPP projects have been accepted!

It's #Moxxy: codeberg.org/moxxy/moxxy

and @dino: dino.im/

#GSoC Page: summerofcode.withgoogle.com/pr…

XSF blog post: xmpp.org/community/gsoc-2023/

#GSoC2023 #interoperability #standards #federation

XMPP + Google Summer of Code 2023 Logo

moxxy

An experiment in building a better XMPP client. This time using Flutter.
Codeberg.org
#xmpp #google #federation #gsoc #interoperability #GSoC2023 #standards #moxxy @Dino

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#AndroidAppRain at @fdroidorg today with 53 updated and 1 new (*), plus at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid with 8 updated and 1 new (+) apps:

* Halma: Chinese checkers game
+ Smart Dock: a desktop mode launcher

Enjoy your #free and #foss #Android #apps with #FDroid and the #IzzySoftRepo :awesome:


IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

This is a repository of apps to be used with F-Droid. Applications in this repository are official binaries built by the original application developers, taken from their resp. repositories (mostly Github).
IzzyOnDroid App Repo
#android #foss #free #fdroid #apps #AndroidAppRain #IzzySoftRepo @F-Droid

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Google makes Bard available in English in 180 countries and territories, promises AI image generation with Adobe, and integration with services like Instacart (James Vincent/The Verge)

theverge.com/2023/5/10/2371806…
techmeme.com/230510/p30#a23051…


Google drops waitlist for AI chatbot Bard and announces oodles of new features

Google has announced a bevy of new features for its AI chatbot Bard at its I/O conference. These include a new visual search mode, support for new languages, dark mode, and promises of much more to come.
James Vincent (The Verge)

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Petrofuture Mexico…66m sea level rise on a 1956 road map.

#Pemex would be more appropriate, but #ShellOil will have to do

Base from David Rumsey Maps

More at
conspiracyofcartographers.com/

#mexico #Belize #Guatemala #Honduras #Nicaragua #ElSalvador #Caribbean #GulfOfMexico #BajaCalifornia #historicalmaps #vintagemaps #retrofuture #petrofuture #sealevelrise #sealevelrisemaps #climatechange #climatechangemaps #maps #cartography #speculativecartography #clifi #climateart #conspiracyofcartographers

1950s Shell Oil map with 66 meters of sea level rise

Conspiracy of Cartographers

conspiracyofcartographers.com
#climatechange #maps #méxico #caribbean #pemex #shelloil #historicalmaps #vintagemaps #retrofuture #petrofuture #sealevelrise #sealevelrisemaps #climatechangemaps #cartography #speculativecartography #clifi #climateart #conspiracyofcartographers #nicaragua #elsalvador #belize #guatemala #honduras #gulfofmexico #bajacalifornia
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It's Google I/O day! I have this sneaking feeling Google is going to get up on stage, say the word "AI" over and over for six hours, and then it'll just be over. I'm here for it. theverge.com/23697481/google-i…

Google I/O 2023: news, rumors, and announcements

Google is likely to announce the future of Android, search, Bard, AI, and plenty of Pixel devices, including the Pixel 7A, Pixel Tablet, and Pixel Fold.
Jacob Kastrenakes (The Verge)

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foreignpolicy.com/2023/05/09/p…

"COVID-19 isn’t a pandemic anymore. It’s just a never-ending nightmare"

"In predicting a 36-month war with COVID-19 back in 2020, I framed it as a defeat for humanity"

Sadly that's exactly how it turned out. A defeat for humanity, with hands thrown down, head turned away and mind in denial.


The COVID Pandemic Is Over. What Does That Even Mean?

COVID-19 isn’t a pandemic anymore. It’s just a never-ending nightmare.
Laurie Garrett (Foreign Policy)

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Google AMP: how Google tried to fix the web by taking it over

theverge.com/23711172/google-a…


Google AMP: how Google tried to fix the web by taking it over

Google promised to create a better, faster web for media companies with a new standard called AMP. But even after wide adoption, its poor implementation led to publishers abandoning AMP and, in the end, ruined the trust they had in the internet giant…
David Pierce (The Verge)
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modulux

Y ojo, que esto puede doler, y a lo mejor hasta cambias las cosas para bien, eso sí, a partir del 2025:

En lo que se refiere a los productos y servicios incluidos en el ámbito de aplicación del presente título, los requisitos de accesibilidad que figuran en el anexo I constituirán requisitos de accesibilidad obligatorios con arreglo al artículo 126.3 de la Ley 9/2017, de 8 de noviembre, de Contratos del Sector Público, por la que se transponen al ordenamiento jurídico español las directivas del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo 2014/23/UE y 2014/24/UE, de 26 de febrero de 2014, y al artículo 45.2 a) del Real Decreto-ley 3/2020, de 4 de febrero, de medidas urgentes por el que se incorporan al ordenamiento jurídico español diversas directivas de la Unión Europea en el ámbito de la contratación pública en determinados sectores; de seguros privados; de planes y fondos de pensiones; del ámbito tributario y de litigios fiscales.

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modulux

En principio estas leyes parecen bastante firmes, el tema es que se necesita que se ejecuten. Para eso los órganos administrativos que están encargados como autoridades tienen que ser eficaces y tomarse las cosas en serio, porque aunque se pueda ir a la vía judicial, siempre vas a ir muy determinado por el expediente administrativo previo. Hasta ahora, la Administración se ha mostrado tibia con estos temas. Mi esperanza es que esto cambie, y que ciertas excusas (que no estaban aprobados los reglamentos técnicos, por ejemplo) ya no les valgan.

Siento no dar una respuesta más taxativa, pero es pronto para decirlo. La norma está bien hecha. La ejecución queda por ver.

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Spyware has been used in Poland to "systematically surveil the opposition" in order to "keep the government in power", an EU report has found.

"The information harvested is used in smear campaigns against government critics through state media," it adds.

notesfrompoland.com/2023/05/10…


Critics of Polish government "systematically surveilled with spyware", finds EU report

"The information harvested with spyware is used in smear campaigns against government critics," found a European Parliament committee.
Notes From Poland

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ÚLTIMA HORA | El Consejo de Europa critica la gestión sanitaria del Gobierno de Ayuso.

"Madrid es la región española que menos gasta per cápita en atención primaria, a pesar de ser la región con mayor renta per cápita" eldiario.es/desalambre/consejo…

El Consejo de Europa critica la gestión sanitaria del Gobierno de Ayuso

Vivienda. Sanidad. Libertad de expresión. Respeto a los derechos humanos en las fronteras. Y alerta a políticas sanitarias de Gobierno regionales como el de Isabel Díaz Ayuso.
Andrés Gil (elDiario.es)
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#LibreOffice stays reliable thanks to our community of bug testers and fixers! 💪 Join the online streams, and learn more about #QA: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #opensource
Ilmari Lauhakangas

Live streaming LibreOffice bug triaging – your experiences (part 1) - The Document Foundation Blog

LibreOffice’s QA (Quality Assurance) community helps to identify and fix bugs in the software. Every week, Ilmari Lauhakangas from The Document Foundation (the non-profit entity behind LibreOffice) live-streams bug triaging sessions, so that others c…
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#opensource #libreoffice #qa

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Help needed: are there any graphic designers who could help create matching #FDroid category images for missing categories? My "quick hack" doesn't really fit: gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroiddata/-…

Thanks in advance!

PS: if the same could be done for the additional categories in the #IzzySoftRepo that would be great :awesome:


add category images from IzzyOnDroid (!13059) · Merge requests · F-Droid / Data · GitLab

as @grote "complained" F-Droid misses category images available in my repo, I gladly contribute them here. Feel free...
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#fdroid #IzzySoftRepo

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El secuestro del servicio público de la justicia

Los incumplimientos de la Administración no justifican que los titulares de un poder del Estado suspendan unilateral e indefinidamente su funcionamiento por el ejercicio de un derecho de huelga no reconocido ni en la Constitución ni en la Ley.

A los jueces que hagan huelga no se les descuenta del sueldo porque dicha huelga es ilegal. Y en la medida que provoca un retardo de la administración de justicia, es delito.

elpais.com/opinion/2023-05-10/…


El secuestro del servicio público de la justicia

Ricardo Bodas Martin (Ediciones EL PAÍS S.L.)

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In the #curl project, we have no official "mission" or "values". I don't see the need.

(but you can give feedback to OpenSSL's here: openssl.org/blog/blog/2023/05/…)

OpenSSL Extends Feedback on Draft Mission & Values Statement - OpenSSL Blog

OpenSSL would like to thank everyone who has provided feedback on our draft mission & values statement. The response has been great, and the …
www.openssl.org
#curl
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BitPirate

(quote for context)

"In spite of universal public commentary that implementing, rather than *enabling* QUIC is not what the community wants, you’re plowing ahead."

That's one of these rollercoaster sentences which throws you off at some point and you need to reread it multiple times.

I still think this blog post by @bagder is on point:

daniel.haxx.se/blog/2021/10/25…

The QUIC API OpenSSL will not provide | daniel.haxx.se

daniel.haxx.se
@daniel:// stenberg://

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In reply to their blog "Thunderbird Is Thriving: Our 2022 Financial Report", I had two simple questions for #Thunderbird: "What did the top 3 donors donate, and who were they?"

Yesterday, these questions went from "Your comment is awaiting moderation" to gone within 2 hours (see screenshot).

What's there to hide, @thunderbird and Jason Evangelho @killyourfm?

Boosts are appreciated.

#financial #report #donations #donors

blog.thunderbird.net/2023/05/t…

Blog comment "What did the top 3 donors donate, and who were they?", marked as "Your comment is awaiting moderation"

Thunderbird Is Thriving: Our 2022 Financial Report

Last year, our mighty donor base generously donated a record-breaking amount to the Thunderbird project! Here's our 2022 Financial Report.
Jason Evangelho (The Thunderbird Blog)
#thunderbird #financial #donations #donors #report @Jason Evangelho 🐧🎒 @Thunderbird: Free Your Inbox
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Thunderbird: Free Your Inbox

Morning! As you can see from our dashboard view, your comments aren't gone.

I've also shown you other comments awaiting approval (we require approval for EVERY comment).

The delay is simply because I have a lot of platforms to manage. I have had 44 minutes of working time since you posted your comment ;-)

I'll see if I can get an answer to your question. And if I can, I'll reply directly to your question on the blog.

Thanks!

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Watch any LGBTQ+ content on TikTok?

Then TikTok catalogued you!

Not only is this incredibly creepy, it's incredibly outrageous -- and could be used for harm.

People need to stop going to bat for this dumpster fire of an app. Just because Republicans don't like TikTok doesn't mean it's good. In this case, the enemy of your enemy is not your friend.

It also goes without saying that surveillance capitalism needs to stop. It's not good when TikTok does it, and it's also not good when Google, Meta, and Twitter do it.

thepinknews.com/2023/05/08/tik…

TikTok is facing criticism over reports that it stored a list of users who watched LGBTQ+ content for at least a year. Former employees told the Wall Street Journal that the app cataloged users who watched videos on LGBTQ+ topics. Between 2020 and 2021, TikTok employees in the US, UK and Australia flagged concerns over the discovery of the stored data, warning that if compromised, it could be used to blackmail people living in countries where being LGBTQ+ is criminalised. According to one former employee, workers in China had access to the data and would sometimes control the permissions for who could view it. TikTok is owned by Chinese company ByteDance.

TikTok kept list of users who watched LGBTQ+ content, former employees say

Former TikTok employees have revealed that the platform stored a list of users who watched LGBTQ content for at least a year.
Chantelle Billson (PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news)

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I'm very pleased to announce that Cache the World, our re-architecture of the Firefox accessibility engine to improve performance, reliability and correctness, is now enabled by default on all platforms with today's release of Firefox 113. blog.mozilla.org/accessibility… #accessibility #a11y

Firefox 113 Significantly Boosts Accessibility Performance - Mozilla Accessibility

About 5 years ago Mozilla shipped Firefox Quantum, an upgrade that included significant performance improvements for most Firefox users. Unfortunately, Firefox Quantum didn’t improve performance for people who use screen … Read more
Asa Dotzler (Mozilla Accessibility)
#a11y #Accessibility

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My son has a ‘10 hours’ video of a pipe making clanging noises on as background noise while he experiments making pasta out of masa in the kitchen…

So TIL this video exists.
YouTube even breaks it up with commercials- must be pretty popular 🥴

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