[BRLTTY] Clickable links, virtual consoles etc. (Was Re: Footsteps towards better accessibility in Linux)

[Chevelle]

On 5/9/25 04:58, Sébastien Hinderer wrote:
> Hello Chevelle,
>
> Yes what you wrote makes sense, thanks a lot!
>
> I was wondering: would it make sense for BRLTTY to have a mode in which
> it follows the mouse pointer rather than following the cursor?
>
> One way I imagine it would be that, in this mode, dots 78 would
> represent a position of the mouse pointer rather than the cursor.
> If one presses the routing kay on a character while the mouse pointer is
> already on it, that would be a left click on this character. If one
> presses a routing key on a character whereas the mouse pointer is not
> yet on it, that would move the mouse pointer to that character. Remains
> to be found a way to simulate a right click.
>
> To put all this in context, the purpose would be to make it possible to
> click on links as sighted users do. But there may be other use-cases, I
> don't know.
I guess BRLTTY has a mode to handle the mouse according to section 5.3 
in the reference manual.  It requires GPM to be installed and BRLTTY to 
be compiled for that support.  It depends if you want the Braille 
display to follow the mouse pointer as a way of reviewing the screen, or 
if you want to click the mouse, where the Braille display is located,.  
I assume the GPM support was for virtual consoles, but it doesn't really 
say in the manual.  Normally screenreaders can move the mouse pointer to 
where the review cursor or Braille display is, and then handle the 
click.  Most of the time that is what people want.
> As far as sighted users are concerned, can they "clink on linkse" only
> with the mouse, or do they have other ways to do it?
>
> Seb.


Well normally they use the mouse or an alternate device like a trackball 
or touch screen.


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