Date: Fri, 8 Nov 1996 14:22:47 -0500 (EST) From: bill@twwells.com (T. William Wells) To: dgy@rtd.com (Don Yuniskis) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: speech for the blind and freebsd. Message-ID: <m0vLwVr-0001DRC@twwells.com> In-Reply-To: <199611081914.MAA12966@seagull.rtd.com> from "Don Yuniskis" at Nov 8, 96 12:14:35 pm
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> Well, I suspect you *could* use pty's -- but it would require a > much more sophisticated *user* interface. You need to be able to > walk from word to word, line to line, spell, etc. > > It's not a trivial problem... Huh? That's exactly why you *don't* want it in the kernel! Such complexities belong in userland. You build a program that's like "screen", except that its purpose isn't (necessarily) to manage multiple screens but is rather to manage a single screen, while providing audible feedback, and give the user the ability to manipulate the screen as necessary..... (BTW, I'm legally blind, though the only "special equipment" I need is a chair with enough back support that when I shove my face near the screen the stresses on my back are minimized. :-)
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