Quoting Greg Wooledge (2020-01-06 18:50:30) > On Mon, Jan 06, 2020 at 09:43:40AM -0700, Charles Curley wrote: > > On Mon, 6 Jan 2020 07:54:44 +0100 > > john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> wrote: > > > > > Yes there is, I connect to a VM using SSH and my Windows > > > screenreader does not like curses interface and maybe .other > > > interface(s) as well > > > > Since there are plenty of programs out there that use curses or > > ncurses, perhaps a more elegant solution would be to find an SSH > > client and screenreader that support ncurses. I haven't used Windows > > extensively since 1999, but I hear tell PUTTY does a good job. > > It's really not clear what the OP wants to do, but I would imagine the > primary issue with screen readers and full-screen terminal programs > (whether they use ncurses or slang or their own home-brewed terminal > interface code) is that the cursor gets shoved around the screen > willy-nilly using terminal escape sequences, and the screen reader > doesn't know what's a pronuncible word, or when to say it. > > If the goal is to READ MAIL, then perhaps one of the more primitive > interfaces like mailx(1) will suffice. I might suggest "less $MAIL", > but with today's email, there are SO many headers, HUGE headers.... > You might want to write something that strips out the vast majority of > the headers, and then pipe that through less (or whatever the screen > reader equivalent is). Related to above (but I guess only trims content, not headers) is the Debian package t-prot - a tool written for mutt but according to the package description should also be usable with mailx. - Jonas -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private
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