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| + | SDF is a useful resource for blind or visually impaired people. It allows you to interact with a computer using a command-line interface, which is more comfortable for those of us who, for any reason, find GUIs don't meet their needs. | ||
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| + | * SDF can be connected to in various ways including ssh, telnet and dialup. | ||
| + | * Several web browsers exist on the system; lynx, in particular, can be customized for more speech friendly use. | ||
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| + | ====== Screen Readers ====== | ||
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| + | If your screen reader can work with your telnet or ssh client, all is well. If you are using jaws for windows, you may need to set your screen echo to " | ||
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| + | UTF-8 Tera Term pro is an improvement over the old Tera Term. It now supports ssh2 and UTF-8 (I think only for japanese). It can be obtained from [[http:// | ||
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| + | SDF provides good opportunities to chat, using IRC, and several instant messaging protocols. | ||
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| + | If this is unclear, contact me as tspivey on sdf, or on skype at the same name. | ||
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| + | Below are some configuration tips for several programs. | ||
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| + | ====== configuring Irssi ====== | ||
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| + | Irssi is a text client for IRC. It's available to meta-arpa members only. Here are the commands to type once irssi is loaded. Note that these are only suggested defaults; do with them what you will. | ||
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| + | /set timestamps off | ||
| + | /set use_status_window off | ||
| + | /set autocreate_own_query off | ||
| + | /set autocreate_windows off | ||
| + | /sbar window disable | ||
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| + | These settings will do the following: | ||
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| + | - Disable timestamps. Timestamps are the [10:48] you get at the beginning of each line. | ||
| + | - disable the status window. all text will come in in the same window. | ||
| + | - the next two tell irssi not to create queries, or create its own windows without you asking it to. | ||
| + | - The last one tells irssi to disable the window status bar, because it is rather chatty and reads at odd times. | ||
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| + | ====== Configuring UTF-8 Tera Term for best JAWS accessibility ====== | ||
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| + | Once the program is installed, which can be accomplished by running the installer, the following steps should be taken. | ||
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| + | - Run the program, and press escape at the new connection dialog. | ||
| + | - Go to the setup menu with alt-s, press enter on Window. The Window Setup dialog will open. | ||
| + | - Press alt-v to set the cursor shape to vertical line, or tab to the radio button and use the arrows. | ||
| + | - Press alt-s to uncheck the scroll buffer. | ||
| + | - Press enter to exit the dialog. | ||
| + | - Go to the setup menu press f for font. Press tab, type 10, press enter. On some machines this may need to be done upon each connection. | ||
| + | - Go to the setup menu and press g for general. | ||
| + | - Press alt-l for language, go up to English and press enter. | ||
| + | - Press alt-s, s for save setup. When the dialog appears, press enter. | ||
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| + | The setup of Tera Term is now complete. To make a new connection, press alt-n and type in the host name, and select the protocol by pressing tab. | ||
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| + | $Id: sdf-blind.html, | ||