[BRLTTY] Footsteps towards better accessibility in Linux

[Vsevolod Popov]

Hello,

01.04.2025 12:46, Aura Kelloniemi пишет:
> The other problem important to many of us is that Linux console does not
> support extended keyboard input, like shifted cursor keys. This is very
> limiting especially in newer termianl applications. Using Org-mode for example
> without shifted/CTRLed/METAed cursor keys is unpleasant. As people who mostly
> do not use mouse, good keyboard input support is a top priority.

Personally, when I used Linux as my main system I used it with Xorg 
running Mate or Gnome with Orca and BRLTTY and didn't have a lot of issues.
I mostly used the Terminal that is built in Mate or Gnome and it worked 
really well.
Last time I used Linux I used Terminal with Tmucs.
It supports keyboard commands and you can find examples of how to 
configure that in Arch Wiki.
I had settings that allowed keys like home, end to work and used 
shift+arrow keys for text selection.
Also tmucs supported adding information to it's clipboard and there was 
a possibility to add it to a system clipboard so you could copy terminal 
input and output when needed.
Could you please try using Xorg with Orca and Tmucs and tell us about 
your experience?
It would be interesting to know!
Also, do I understand correctly that you use mainly a Linux Console 
together with BRLTTY and Espeakup as a screenreader or Emacspeak and 
don't really use the graphical environment?
That would be also interesting for me to know to learn what instruments 
are used by heavy Linux Console users daily.
Thank you!

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Regards,
Vsevolod
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