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NVDA 2024.1 compatibility
Support for fast variants for Piper voices. These fast variants improves responsiveness significantly because they use streaming synthesis
Improvements to responsiveness and speed across the board
Release page:
github.com/mush42/sonata-nvda/…
Direct download link:
github.com/mush42/sonata-nvda/…
Release v3.0-beta.1 · mush42/sonata-nvda
What's new NVDA 2024.1 compatibility Changed the name to Sonata since we plan to support additional TTS models besides Piper in the future. Support for fast variants for Piper voices. These fast v...GitHub
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známemu som poslal v priebehu komunikácie cez Telegram správu "čau" a je mu to prišlo ako "zbohom"
mám aj screeny a je to divné
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neupravil, to by bolo vidieť "edited" aj uňho aj u mňa
a ak chceš zmazať správu aj pre príjemcu na Telegrame, musíš to potvrdiť a to by som si pamätal
@GTK congrats!
Thank you for the amazing toolkit and all the work that goes into it. ❤️
The progress made in the last year is astonishing
Highlights ✨:
• video/graphics offload
• new graphics renderer
• GtkAccessibleText
• fractional scaling support
• accessibility inspector
I highly recommend reading the GTK blog blog.gtk.org/
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does anyone have any recommendations for screen readers that run on Linux? I want to start testing webapps I code (and other people's sites) to make sure they are accessible to people using a screen reader but I'm not sure where to start.
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I don't mind that they are using an RPi board, I just wish it was the 5! I know there will always be new versions but these things always feel obsolescent before they're even available.
At the same time, no one complained about the board of the BNS feeling "old," you just wanted it to do more stuff. So I recognize that this too is more of a hobbyist complaint than an actual negative for the device.
systemctl suspend
, isn't it? and when you shut it down with the button, it does a systemctl hybernate, right? if not, in the first case it won't suspend properly, and in the second, without hybernation, it's an actual cold boot every time, which is gonna make the unit turn on as slow as my computer, which is not acceptable for a note taker imo. There are ways to do it without the systemctl commands, but those are the most recommended, universally supported and portable across architectures.
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Modernizing Accessibility for Desktop Linux - Matt Campbell, GNOME Foundation
The desktop Linux ecosystem has changed dramatically since accessibility was first implemented in GNOME over 20 years ago, and even since the accessibility stack was migrated to D-Bus roughly 15 years ago.sched.co
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Microsoft announced their latest round of FOSS fund recipients. We're thrilled to share that @NVAccess are among this quarter's recipients. From: github.com/microsoft/foss-fund
"A project of the Microsoft Open Source Programs Office, the FOSS Fund provides up to $10,000 USD in sponsorships to open source projects as selected by Microsoft employees."
Congratulations also to The GNU Compiler Collection, Urllib3, CLAP & MSW.
#OpenSource, #FOSS #Free #Software #NVDA #ScreenReader #Accessibility #A11y
GitHub - microsoft/foss-fund: The Microsoft FOSS Fund provides a direct way for Microsoft engineers to participate in the nomination and selection process to help communities and projects they are passionate about. The FOSS Fund provides $10,000 sponsorsh
The Microsoft FOSS Fund provides a direct way for Microsoft engineers to participate in the nomination and selection process to help communities and projects they are passionate about. The FOSS Fun...GitHub
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Supporting tinkering and general "power user" shenanigans in your software is a genuine accessibility thing tbh. I see some people complaining about Linux users who use a non-systemd init system, X11 instead of wayland, or just generally some "non-standard" configuration. The attitude seems to be that since these users are "smart enough" to stray off the sacred defaults to suit their needs better, there's no need to consider them at all because "they can figure out how to make it work".
Obviously it's not possible to satisfy every accessibility need and use case simultaneously, but it's still harmful to categorically dismiss and actively remove support for a certain group of users just because you perceive them as "gifted nerds". Someone who extensively modifies their system to make it fit their needs may be able to solve the problems you've introduced to their usage of your software on their own, but every single application that needs this extra wrangling adds work and friction to the pile. It's kind of like replacing a wheelchair ramp with stairs because "they have it better than armless amputees, they can just bring a plank of wood with them"—yeah, TECHNICALLY they can do that, but such an arrangement is only desirable if your baseline reference is "being pelted with stones".
Also, while we're on that subject, "just use the defaults" is kind of like suggesting that wheelchair users just get someone to carry them around like a sack of potatoes all day. I don't think it's acceptable to force people to give up more autonomy/control over their lives than they absolutely have to in order to get support, especially in circumstances where a better, more equitable solution could easily be found. Perhaps I'm being somewhat extreme with my comparisons, but it's more about the similar mentalities and attitudes at play, not equating the severity of the access needs.
My overall point is that the split between "software for nerds" and "software for normal people" is due to a difference in use cases and access needs, not just a superiority complex in the minds of either group. You can build software that accommodates both groups, but you have to actually listen to them and not unilaterally dismiss one as egotistical and obstinate. And you should treat choosing not to accommodate either group similarly to choosing to ignore any other access need: necessary in order for you to better serve a specific demographic, perhaps, but certainly not a decision with zero negative consequences.
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I've set up git commit signing with SSH. It was relatively easy, and did not need any GPG cruft.
calebhearth.com/sign-git-with-…
Signing Git Commits with Your SSH Key
If you enjoy this article on Git, also check these other Git tips:Hearthside
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@matt Thanks Matt! I should also stress that this is a piece you kinda need to read all the way through. A few people have come away from reading the headline with the idea that I just don't like git commit signing specifically and they should turn it off as opposed to turning it on. For some people, in some situations, it makes perfect sense and it's a fine security primitive. To quote one of the last paragraphs of the blog:
> Git commit signing itself is not particularly consequential
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As Snikket is still not available on the #Google Play Store, we've published a longer blog post about the situation, how to work around it using #FDroid, and the long path of stupid Google review responses that led us here.
snikket.org/blog/snikket-googl…
Snikket Android app temporarily unavailable in Google Play store
Google have removed the app, citing lack of a privacy policy. This post provides details and a workaround.snikket.org
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very minor clarification: Google had accepted the version that reinstated the contact permission. This was live for a couple of days/weeks until they suddenly changed their mind. They didn't just outright rejected the update. gultsch.social/@daniel/1120841…
Interesting that you still had contact list integration soft disabled. That confirms that Google believes contact permission == uploads data. Considering how Google makes money that kinda makes sense I guess...
Ok, so the word "pistol" has a fascinating etymology.
In English it comes from French "pistole", which comes from German "pistole," which originates from Czech "pišt'ala" meaning "whistle" (like a tin whistle or flute).
But in Czech the word for "pistol" is not "pišt'ala." It is, in fact, "pistole." This is a borrow word from either French of Italian "pistole," which comes from German, which comes from Czech "pišt'ala." In effect, the Czech word for "pistol" is a borrow-word-twice-removed from Czech.
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Wow!
@snikket_im just started their new federated instant messaging hosting service (based on #XMPP) for everyone.
This can really be a gamechanger for instant messaging.
You can bring your own domain name if you want to.
This means: for about 5.50€ (6$) a month (according to the website) you get ten instant messaging accounts for you and your family/friends using your personal domain name (not included).
And you are able to talk to every other XMPP user out there.
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Ten years ago today I released version 0.1 of #Conversations_im on the Google Play Store as a paid app.
I believe that I have contributed significantly to normalizing the pay-for-the-binary business model for open source apps.
Ten years ago Conversations was one of the first apps to do this and definitely raised some eyebrows. Nowadays it feels like a pretty common thing.
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Good on you for finding a working business model.
But man, I find the older UI so much easier to track. The new Material 3 is all whitespace and no separation of elements.
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Time to let the cat out of the bag.
I've been working on a new app to use your #Linux phones and tablets as secondary wireless "side displays" (not mirrors). This is based on #GStreamer, x264, #Mutter APIs, and low-latency UDP streaming, and will be designed to work on both ARM and Intel, regardless of hardware acceleration support. (Testing on a #librem5)
This is still at an early stage, and will take some time to become usable. Thoughts and feedback?
#gnome #linuxphones #apps #mobilelinux
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We’re seeking input from #FOSS maintainers as we design a fellowship program pilot. We want to test a support mechanism that addresses structural issues in the FOSS ecosystem, and support maintainers who work on open digital infrastructure in the public interest.
If you maintain open source projects, we would be very grateful if you could take ten minutes to respond to the survey:
survey.sovereigntechfund.de/96…
Please also repost and share with FOSS maintainers you know. Thanks!
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We're excited to announce the release of #GNOME46! This release brings many updates and improvements thanks to the hard work of #GNOME contributors. 🎉
youtu.be/r_QyRJf3rtQ
Read all the details in our release notes: release.gnome.org/46/
and in our official announcement: discourse.gnome.org/t/gnome-46…
GNOME 46 released
The GNOME Project is proud to announce the release of GNOME 46, ‘Kathmandu’. This release brings remote login with RDP, variable refresh rates (VRR), many accessibility improvements, enhanced notifications and improved Settings.GNOME Discourse
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If you had code on GitHub at any point it looks like it might be included in a large dataset called “The Stack” — If you want your code removed from this massive “ai” training data go here:
huggingface.co/spaces/bigcode/…
I found two of my old Github repos in there. Both were deleted last year and both were private. This is a serious breach of trust by Github and @huggingface.
Remove all your code from Github.
CONSENT IS NOT OPT-OUT.
Edit — thanks for all the replies. More context here: hachyderm.io/@joeyh/1121057441…
Also the repos i found of mine i’m sure were private, but even if they were public at some point, for a brief time, in the past that isn’t my consent to use them for purposes beyond their intent.
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Edit 2 -- I see this made it to HN, which is a level of attention I do not want nor appreciate....
For all those wondering about the private repo issue -- No, I am not 100% sure that these ancient repos weren't at some point public for a split second before I changed it. I do know that they were never meant for this and that one of them didn't even contain any code.
If my accidentally making a repo public for a moment just so happened to overlap with this scraping, then I guess that's possible. But it in no way invalidates the issues, and the anger that i feel about it.
Am I in The Stack? - a Hugging Face Space by bigcode
Discover amazing ML apps made by the communityhuggingface.co
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It'd be nice if these trillion dollar companies could do things properly - this stuff just isn't that hard - but as usual, I find myself doing their jobs for them.
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GitHub - jcsteh/axSGrease: Greasemonkey scripts to improve the accessibility of various websites (e.g. Pandora) and to solve common web accessibility problems (e.g. windowless Flash).
Greasemonkey scripts to improve the accessibility of various websites (e.g. Pandora) and to solve common web accessibility problems (e.g. windowless Flash). - jcsteh/axSGreaseGitHub
Interesting article discussing, in detail, a possible design for a less expensive refreshable Braille display: jacquesmattheij.com/refreshabl…
And the Hacker News comment thread: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3…
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The most interesting technologies I'm aware of currently are those by Dot Inc., and by Tactile Engineering, both capable of supporting multi-line Braille/graphics-capable displays.
A patent search will show numerous other proposals developed over the past several decades, few of which have ever become publicly available products.
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The more I learn about Glidance, a system that purports to replace the cane, the more it seems to have taken all the criticisms of "smart canes" into account. It might be the first genuine high-tech navigation aid that could be beneficial, replacing the cane in most circumstances. I'm usually highly skeptical about these things because people just havent thought through the implications including ergonomics, weather conditions, etc
#accessibility #blind #a11y #mobility
Glidance | Glide your way to independence
A new era of independence for the visually impaired Glide is the first self-guided mobility aid designed to help individuals with sight loss navigate theGlidance
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Continuing this thread about Glidance/Glide.
Based on the demo on their site + FAQs + the recent interview, here are some questions that seem to have been answered.
1. The design takes into account rainy weather. It will work on rainy streets. No answer about snow yet.
2. The timeline is longer than I anticipated. Beta tests are happening this year and release will happen in 2025.
3. Preorders wil start this year to gage demand and satisfy funders.
6 Key Takeaways from WebAIM Screen Reader Survey #10, 2024
WebAIM's 2024 screen reader survey included 1,539 valid responses. Some of the key takeaways from the survery are outlined in this article.Ryan Wieland (Allyant)
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Did you know that a lot of #Dune 's Fremen language is just Arabic? Some examples:
Muad'Dib: Teacher
Lisan al-Gaib: Teller of things yet to come.
Shai-Hulud: Eternal thing, or Eternal Shaikh/Sheik (old man).
Mahdi: The guided one
Arrakis: the dancer, the name of a star (Mu Draconis A)
Here's a bigger list: reddit.com/r/dune/comments/ec1…
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discourse.mozilla.org/t/retiri…
Retiring the Mozilla Location Service
The accuracy of Mozilla Location Service (MLS) has steadily declined. With no plans to restart the stumbler program or increase investments to MLS we have made the decision to retire the service.Mozilla Discourse
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Some of you know today as π-day.
But the real insiders know that today is the 30th anniversary of the 1.0 release of Linux.
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Are you a #ScreenReader and/or #Braille user on #Matrix?
Should we be adding messages as captions until #AltText is supported?
#A11Y #Accessibility #BRLTTY #FOSS #OpenSource #Element #GNOME #KDE #elementaryOS #XFCE
- Yes, always. (66%, 4 votes)
- A quick summary is fine, I'll ask if I need more (16%, 1 vote)
- As long as you do it if I ask. (16%, 1 vote)
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Not a huge sample size, but the results are in!
If you use #Matrix, drop an #AltText comment below your images and screencasts for #ScreenReader, #Braille and other #Accessibility tools until we get support in the spec:
github.com/matrix-org/matrix-s…
#a11y #Element #Fractal #Cinny #FluffyChat #Quaternion #NeoChat #GNOME #KDE #elementaryOS #XFCE
Allow providing a text alternative/caption for all media/non-text-content · Issue #883 · matrix-org/matrix-spec
Suggestion I would like to specify an alternative text for all media content uploaded to Matrix including casual uploads, user avatar and room avatar, and I think this should be supported to comply...GitHub
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I've updated the homepage linked in Nixpkgs accordingly: github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/…
orca: update homepage URL by tomodachi94 · Pull Request #305462 · NixOS/nixpkgs
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