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Pred pár dňami sme vďaka @Zvonimir Stanecic a ďalším dobrovoľníkom zverejnili prvý slovenský ženský hlas pre #rhvoice. Hlas dostal aj pekné netradičné meno Jasietka. K dispozícii sú hlasy pre #Windows #nvdasr #android aj #linux . Aktualizácie sa zároveň dočkala aj celková podpora pre slovenčinu, vrátane už skôr zverejneného slovenského hlasu Ondro. Ak potrebujete #tts #textToSpeech k čítaču obrazovky, na čítanie kníh, inštrukcie pre GPS navigáciu, pozrite si prosím podrobnosti na jednoduchom webe.

hlas.ondrosik.sk/

#android #linux #Windows #nvdasr #texttospeech #tts #RHVoice @Zvonimir Stanecic

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Quite number of things have happened since I have mentioned my occassional usage of #emacS:
* @Termux is trying to update its compatibility with recent #android versions returning into the Google play in the process.
* speechd-el the app that acts as a built-in screen reader for emacs got some polishing and fixes recently.
* Touch and speech have recently released an update to Corvus, suite of assistive apps for #android that also feature great liblouis powered braille keyboard that can emulate alt, ctrl and shift keys allowing me to use emacs keybindings on the braille touch keyboard.
* I'm on holiday these days and I can benefit from having a screenreader accessible linux terminal with powerfull tools inside my pocket.

So here is a short article I wrote on the matter last week

pvagner.sk/2024/emacs-a11y-tip…

#android #emacs @Termux
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Tagging^ @oskar_mbr in that
@Oskar
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@Piciok Thanks for sharing the instructions. Now the voice output of Emacs also works on my Android smartphone. Together with the mobile Braille keyboard metabraille, this is very practical.
@Paweł Masarczyk

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@Oskar @Paweł Masarczyk Do you guys have more details about @Projekt Define Is it really this hardware mobile phone case with braille keyboard included? I know all the documentation is available online for the do it yourself project, but is there someone who is making these units? gitlab.com/metabraille/metabra…
@Oskar @Projekt Define @Paweł Masarczyk
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Oskar
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@define @Piciok Metabraille is a mobile Braille-Keyboard. You can connect it via Bluetooth to a Smartphone or a Computer. We are developing and producing them.
@Projekt Define @Paweł Masarczyk
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@Oskar @Projekt Define @Paweł Masarczyk Can you please try to describe how it looks like? Is it built into the smartphone case? Is there a place to order it from? What's the price for an individual user? Does it use liblouis for the back translation from braille? I don't seem to be able to find out these details on the website or should I be looking at something else?
@Oskar @Projekt Define @Paweł Masarczyk
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@define @Piciok Metabraille is built like a house with a roof. 8 buttons in the front and two buttons on the roof instead of windows. You hold the house with both hands between your palms and type with the fingers on the front and with your thumbs on the roof. It is like holding a keyboard upside down in the air with your palms and typing on the backside. 12 cm long, 10 cm width, 2.6 cm depth. it is a standalone device, not built in the smartphone case.
@Projekt Define @Paweł Masarczyk
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Oskar
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@define @Piciok Metabraille does not use liblouis. The translation happens in the device. Liblouis is not ported to the microcrontroller and not used.
@Projekt Define @Paweł Masarczyk
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@define @Piciok unified english braille is not supported yet. we support german braille for the moment. but we will implement unified english braille.
@Projekt Define @Paweł Masarczyk
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@Oskar @Projekt Define @Paweł Masarczyk Hmmm, while adopting we'll have to implement different braille codes. e.g. For some serious typing I'd like to have slovak braille code. Newertheless it sounds very interesting. With this keyboard can you fully operate your smartphone?
@Oskar @Projekt Define @Paweł Masarczyk
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Oskar
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@define @Piciok We want to implement all European languages step by step. Metabraille is a full keyboard replacement. You can fully operate your smartphone with this keyboard.
@Projekt Define @Paweł Masarczyk
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Oskar
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@define @Piciok metabraille is optimized to be assembled by people with visual impairments or blindness. the assembly kit costs about 180 Euro
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Arkadiusz Świętnicki🇵🇱
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On iOS we have ISH which is an awesome piece of software. Its a full emulator of Linux kernel. Emulator, not a VM. Reading through its code is an adventure full of twists and turns, but very rewarding if you like such things.

Dear !Friendica Support I'm sometimes reading my #friendica timeline from the @Tusky app on #android.
I am having an issue that some parts of the timeline are not loaded into the @Tusky app at all.
I have figured out when replies are added into a thread, the post is being repositioned in the list of posts returned by the #Mastodon compatible API. @Tusky is not fetching older posts when the one that has already been requested is found while syncing new posts. That is causing gaps in my timeline I can read on the phone.
It really sounds complicated. Do you understand what's my issue?
#friendica #android #Mastodon @Tusky

A friend just reminded me today that #braille watches for the #blind inspired by the soviet braille watch tradition are still being produced nowadays. I have found an eshop with world wide shipping meranom.com/en/vostok/vostok-t…
Also there is a nice article on the history of these watches: mroatman.wixsite.com/watches-o…

Vostok Watch Vostok-T 491210 (Braille watch)

Vostok-T Watch (Braille watch) are designed for blind and partially sighted people. Manual winding 2409 movement with 17 jewels Chromed case made of brass Dial with raised signs in the form of Braille latin letters: a, b, c Stainless steel caseba…
Meranom Official Watch Store
#blind #braille

What a nice discovery. I am an occasional #emacs user and latelly I have found out built-in tramp can be used with #rclone to work with files on rclone remotes.

gnu.org

FUSE-based methods (TRAMP 2.6.2.29.2 User Manual)
www.gnu.org
#emacs #rclone

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Today I have found out when enabling subtitles on #youtube the area where the subtitle track is playing is no longer configured as so called live region so youtube subtitles are no longer read automatically with a #screenReader if it's running. I've also looked at #invidious which has aria-live set to off. This is unfortunate as I was expecting this to just work. It can be tested on this video if you like youtu.be/watch?v=3i7gkN-1sAI yewtu.be/watch?v=3i7gkN-1sAI
#youtube #screenreader #invidious

Dnes si dovolím odkázať na veľmi vydarený český hlas pre hlasový výstup #TTS #RHVoice. Sám autor o tom píše tu: groups.io/g/Blind-android/mess… . O použití pre #Windows #Linux a #Android sa dočítate aj na jednoduchej komunitnej stránke hlas.ondrosik.sk/ . Gro používateľov sú ťažko zrakovo postihnutí používatelia, ktorí si bez kvalitného hlasového výstupu a čítača obrazovky nedokážu svoj digitálny život predstaviť, možno ale aj vám by sa mohol hodiť takýto hlas pre váš počítač či smartfón nezávislí od obrovských korporácií. Mohli by ste ho napr. použiť na čítanie kníh alebo počas navigácii cez GPS.

První veřejná verze hlasu Radek je venku

groups.io
#android #linux #Windows #tts #RHVoice

openpgp4fpr:8df9b61a17bf88354842ecc5144312f3eb650a2d

@Arch Linux packages #ffmpeg 4.4 in order to satisfy some dependencies. Funy thing today, now using pacman, I am just updating to ffmpeg4.4-4.4.4-4
#ffmpeg @Arch Linux :archlinux:

Oh damn, why I have missed such well written and amazing message regarding #Accessibility state of linux desktop last year?
It's written by @RastislavKish and here it is: freelists.org/post/orca/Can-be…

[orca] Re: Can be Linux used as a daily driver system for blind users? - orca - FreeLists

[orca] Re: Can be Linux used as a daily driver system for blind users?, orca at FreeLists
www.freelists.org
#Accessibility @RastislavKish

I am about to install @Arch Linux on a new laptop. This time I am attempting to look into the #secureBoot properly. Trying to boot #archBoot or manually adding #preloader into the install media fails with secure boot violation error. I understand I should enroll loader hashes into the mok list in the nvram. I can't use EFI shell, hashtool.efi, keytool.efi and similar since at that stage of the boot process there's no accessibility support and I can't handle that on my own with OCR snapshots of the laptop screen. Am I missunderstanding the secure boot concept or is that yet another thing I can't overcome no matter how much I am trying to prepare for the task? Of course windows is booting and I do have a screen reader running. But I can't find windows tools capable of manipulating EFI variables. #secureBoot #fail #Accessibility
#Accessibility #fail #secureBoot #archBoot #preloader @Arch Linux :archlinux:


Zvýšený komfort pri písaní a editácii textu s qwerty a brailovou klávesnicou Corvus 10

V podobe vianočného darčeka existujúci používatelia aplikačného setu Corvus dostali k dispozícii verejnú beta verziu nadchádzajúcej verzie Corvus 10. Kompletný popis tejto verzie zverejnili samotní autori v článku o verzii Corvus 10 beta.
Blindrevue


Revolučná betaverzia Corvus 2023.10.0 prináša vynovený čítač obrazovky, nové klávesnice a podporu pre KTN - Pélion

OCR v Android aplikáciách, ovládanie pomocou brailovej klávesnice, qwerty klávesnicu či podporu pre knižnicu KTN.
Ondrej Rosík (Pélion - Vzdělávací portál pro zrakově postižené)

@Lukáš Tyrychtr Thank you very much for preparing great accessibility improvements for #fractal. It's now merget and available in Fractal 6 beta! #Accessibility #Matrix
#Accessibility #matrix #fractal @Lukáš Tyrychtr
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Lukáš Tyrychtr
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This one was just the beginning, the message list needs much love, but likely after Fosdem...

Santa’s letters in braille: where is the truth? – livingbraille.eu

www.livingbraille.eu

Multi-lined and graphical refreshable braille displays: pillars of the braille future – livingbraille.eu

www.livingbraille.eu

I am just testing @Jami with a #screenreader on both linux desktop and android for #accessibility.
Initial setup is accessible on both the platforms.
Listing conversations I can't really say as I only have single contact.
Audio calling is working fine. I am impressed that the call setup took just a moment. On android controls like microphone toggle, speaker / earpiece toggle and hangup button are working fine.
I am unable to find out in call controls with the keyboard on linux.
On both desktop and android I can write messages.
On android I can read messages, find and execute additional actions in the popup menu.
On the desktop I can't read incoming and outgoing messages with a screen reader. I haven't discovered on how to copy them.

In conclusion comparing this to the tox chat the Jami is more accessible with a screen reader. Perhaps I will be able to figure out how to handle the calls with a keyboard shortcuts however the fact message text is not readable with a screen reader on desktop linux and perhaps other platforms sounds dissapointing. The idea and decentralized nature of this communication app sounds really amazing.

#Accessibility #screenreader @Jami

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Exploring @Jami further I think I can post a few more observations.
The desktop app uses QT6 for the UI. Apart of some ounlabelled buttons such as Accept / Reject incoming call and some tab controls on the main window most of the UI elements are clearly labelled and accessible from the keyboard.
The desktop app has a keyboard shortcuts button on the main screen which opens a tabbed dialog with accessible lists of keyboard shortcuts. I haven't yet discovered if these can be tweaked but the default ones are working well for me. For calls it's ctrl+y for accepting and ctrl+d for rejecting / hanging up. Letter m alone can be used for muting / unmuting the microphone.
I need to find out if there is a way to create global shortcuts or do some actions using commandline switches. If either of this turned out to be possible it would perfectly integrate with the desktop.
Sending and receiving files is something I'm going to try next.
@Jami

Priatelia, poznáte simplemobiletools.com ? Je to sada veľmi jednoduchých ale funkčných open-source aplikácií pre android. Za projektom stojí slovenský vývojár Tibor Kaputa, čo som doteraz veľmi rád všade zdôrazňoval, kde to bolo možné. Sám autor v komentári potvrdzuje, že napozadí prebieha predaj týchto aplikácií resp. nie ani tak aplikácií a značky simple mobile tools ako používateľskej základne v obchode google play spoločnosti ZipoApps. Už tu na fediverse som zhliadol vtipné komentáre, že v kontexte autorovho priezviska, týmto aplikáciám je kaput. github.com/SimpleMobileTools/G…

Simple Mobile Tools bought by ZipoApps? · Issue #241 · SimpleMobileTools/General-Discussion

https://www.reddit.com/r/SimpleMobileTools/comments/187w64x/simple_mobile_tools_bought_by_zipoapps/
GitHub

Zaujímavý článok z histórie dopravy v čechách a na slovensku autobible.euro.cz/clanky/karos…

Karosa či Tatra? „Horský bus“ HB 500 přinesl provozní problémy…

Byla to neradostná doba – a teď máme na mysli pouze dopravní, nikoliv politickou situaci. Poválečné období zdaleka nebylo časem „prudkého rozvoje“, jak se později psalo, a jak jsme se (my, dříve narození) museli učit.
Pavel Kopáček (Internet Info, s.r.o.)

I have just found out up to date version of #rclone can be used on non-rooted #android devices thanks to the #round-sync app. github.com/newhinton/Round-Syn… cc @IzzyOnDroid ✅

GitHub - newhinton/Round-Sync: Rclone for Android

Rclone for Android. Contribute to newhinton/Round-Sync development by creating an account on GitHub.
GitHub
#android #rclone #round-sync @IzzyOnDroid ✅

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IzzyOnDroid ✅
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Die App kann es gar nicht geben. Die kommt doch aus einem Phantom-Ort:

certificate DN: C=de, ST=NRW, L=Bielefeld, O=Nüsse IT, OU=dev, CN=Felix Nüsse

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bielefel…

Aber wenn Du darauf bestehst: warte einfach auf den nächsten #AndroidAppRain :awesome:

Danke für den Hinweis!


populäre Satire über die Stadt Bielefeld

Autoren der Wikimedia-Projekte (Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.)
#AndroidAppRain

What a discovery: LMI interface for changing bios settings from the userspace on modern Lenovo laptops is a thing for quite some time already. It's built into the linux kernel since 5.17. I have supported Lenovo laptop for a few months and I have only found about it today. It's nice for IT professionals but for blind users like me it's great too.

GitHub - lenovo/thinklmi: Utility for easy access to BIOS WMI settings

Utility for easy access to BIOS WMI settings. Contribute to lenovo/thinklmi development by creating an account on GitHub.
GitHub

I've just discovered @Accrescent An open-source Android app store focused on security, privacy, and usability. accrescent.app/
@Accrescent

I have just discovered #narrowlink. It looks interesting especially with P2P mode introduced in the v0.2 version. For accessing services behind a nat it looks to have better bandwidth requirements as compared to traditional VPNs. narrowlink.com/blog/Hello-Worl…

Meet Narrowlink - Your New Remote Access Best Friend | Narrowlink

Narrowlink enables secure remote access across restricted networks. Learn how its architecture works and the unique benefits it unlocks.
narrowlink.com
#narrowlink

Hey all music lovers especially those of us who are using #screenreader apps to control music playback. #Foobar2000 for #android now features so called Non skinned playback controls view that can be activated by unchecking the Skinned playback screen checkbox in its advanced settings. This improvement is available in the beta version so far. See the mobile changelog at wiki.hydrogenaud.io/index.php?…

Foobar2000:Mobile Version 1.4 Preview Change Log - Hydrogenaudio Knowledgebase

wiki.hydrogenaud.io
#android #screenreader #Foobar2000

My task was to wrote a custom import module in #python that can read data from an excel xlsx document. I had end up implementing it by using #xlrd module initially and later on I discovered it no longer handles xlsx files thus I converted it to use #openpyxl instead.
#python #xlrd #openpyxl

I am back in the fediverse after almost three months of downtime.
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