Re: Getting Involved

Bridger Reed-Lewis <[email protected]> Sun, 15 Jun 2025 20:17:03 -0800
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 I just joined the matrix chat, other than the one I should join or
multiple?

On Sun, Jun 15, 2025 at 7:26=E2=80=AFPM Bridger Reed-Lewis <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Thank you for sharing that with me, I wasn't aware of the zendalona
> <https://zendalona.com/accessible-coconut/> project. I am going to
> install it on a VM to see how it works, and maybe we can chat about
> integrating their work into KDE. Also as you said, yes i want to
> contribute to linux as a whole not just one flavor or distro. I guess how=
 I
> look at it is, I should just concentrate on the most popular flavor, and
> work my way down the list. Oh, yeah I did end up seeing a lack of an
> accessibility category on their site. It was definitely frustrating.
>
> Oh, and I am doing the same thing, managing my time has been like
> pulling teeth lately. I volunteer a lot myself, not just for this project=
.
> So I understand, and respect others' precious time. About the equipment, =
I
> did have a question. In about 6-12 months, I wanted to purchase a linux
> compatible tablet, and phone to do similar testing. Do you have any
> recommendations?
>
> On Sun, Jun 15, 2025 at 2:23=E2=80=AFAM Benson Muite <benson_muite@emailp=
lus.org>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> On Sun, Jun 15, 2025, at 11:54 AM, Bridger Reed-Lewis wrote:
>> > Well idk =F0=9F=A4=B7 to be honest the most I can do is advocate and g=
ive
>> > suggestions. My goal is to install, and hopefully work with this
>> community
>> > to improve accessibility. One thing I will be asking for is
>> faster-whisper
>> > to be folks, and a setting button be added so it=E2=80=99s easier to i=
nstall.
>> > Because right now it=E2=80=99s a nightmare to even get setup.
>>
>> The drawback with being able to customize your operating system is havin=
g
>> lots
>> of options - it takes some time to figure out which ones are suitable fo=
r
>> you.  If you
>> will use Arch, get on their community channels, which are forums, irc an=
d
>> mailing lists:
>> https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Getting_involved
>> Arch is a developer focused distribution - it allows you to do a lot, bu=
t
>> also requires some
>> time investment to make changes yourself with community assistance.
>>
>> Distributions such as:
>> https://zendalona.com/accessible-coconut/
>> are focused on accessibility.
>>
>> There is an effort to develop KDE Linux:
>> https://community.kde.org/KDE_Linux
>>
>> contact them in Matrix ( https://go.kde.org/matrix/#/%23kde-linux:kde.or=
g
>> ) to see how
>> much accessibility support is currently available and what they would be
>> willing to add
>> in the near term.  It is fairly new, so may have things that prevent it
>> from being usable
>> for you.
>>
>> Not everyone who contributes to KDE uses KDE linux though.  As an
>> example, it would
>> be easier for me to contribute to Vojtux:
>> https://github.com/vojtapolasek/vojtux
>>
>>
>> >
>> > Outside of that, I still need to checkout all the text to speech
>> software
>> > along with eye tracking, speech control stuff too. Because I think thi=
s
>> > should be just be a click away from installing compared to now where I
>> feel
>> > like I need a damn degree in computer science to set it up.
>>
>> Suggestions for KDE applications that can help with accessibility are
>> welcome. Debian has a list at:
>> https://blends.debian.org/accessibility/tasks/kde
>>
>> Maybe this is something KDE should highlight at https://apps.kde.org/ an
>> accessibility category
>> is missing.
>>
>> KDE did have a speech recognition application Simon:
>> https://apps.kde.org/simon/
>> but it is currently unmaintained.
>>
>> If you expect to purchase again, and want dedicated support consider
>> contacting companies that
>> provide linux laptops, for example:
>> https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/penguin-t4-gnulinux-laptop
>> https://slimbook.com/en/
>> https://kfocus.org/spec/
>> https://manjaro.org/enterprise
>> https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/
>> https://system76.com/
>>
>>
>> Most of us who contribute do so as volunteers as time permits - we
>> appreciate the freedom
>> to change and improve things, but also need to prioritize with other
>> things in life.
>>
>> >
>> > On Sun, Jun 15, 2025 at 00:33 Benson Muite <[email protected]=
>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Sun, Jun 15, 2025, at 11:24 AM, Rob Whyte [Fudge] wrote:
>> >> > You could get someone to build a package that depends on all you
>> >> > separate packages and also makes system changes using gsettings.
>> >> >
>> >> > You can use packages to update configuration files also.
>> >> >
>> >> > Would this be a possible solution?
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Speak to someone on the KDE core team about packaging your changes.
>> >>
>> >> KDE applications are not directly packaged for Arch linux by KDE, but
>> by
>> >> Arch
>> >> linux packagers.  The Arch package repository does contain KDE
>> packages:
>> >> https://archlinux.org/packages/
>> >>
>> >> but faster-whisper seems like a candidate for AUR
>> >> https://aur.archlinux.org/
>> >> and seems to already be there:
>> >> https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/python-faster-whisper
>> >>
>> >> If there are problems with integrating with KDE software, that would =
be
>> >> useful
>> >> to know.
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > cheers
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > On 11/06/2025 8:09 am, Bridger Reed-Lewis wrote:
>> >> >> Because right now, it requires someone with the knowledge of the
>> >> >> terminal, along with access to chatgpt to troubleshoot. If not the=
y
>> >> >> either have to know what they=E2=80=99re doing or rely on the comm=
unity to
>> >> >> help them.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> What I=E2=80=99m envisioning is something that built into the sett=
ings very
>> >> >> similar to what Apple has, so I think in about 2 months I should
>> have
>> >> >> a decent presentation and summary of what they can do.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Tue, Jun 10, 2025 at 13:59 Shervin Emami <
>> [email protected]>
>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >>     That sounds like a great idea.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>     Cheers,
>> >> >>     Shervin.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>     On Wed, 11 June 2025, 5:35=E2=80=AFam Bridger Reed-Lewis,
>> >> >>     <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >>         I think my goal is to test these out, and meet with the
>> board
>> >> >>         along with the accessibility person they hired to recommen=
d
>> >> >>         some changes for the OS so that these things are more
>> >> >>         integrated into the system so that those with disabilities
>> can
>> >> >>         just easily use these out of the box
>> >> >>
>> >> >>         On Tue, Jun 10, 2025 at 03:46 Shervin Emami
>> >> >>         <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >>             Oh ok, so Bridger was thinking that the functionality =
is
>> >> >>             already integrated into the dedktop environment,
>> whereas I
>> >> >>             was thinking that Bridger is willing to implement the
>> >> >>             integration into KDE.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>             The speech recognition engines convert speech files to
>> >> >>             text, they don't have any OS integration. But it's not
>> >> >>             that hard to implement basic OS integration by getting
>> >> >>             speech recognition to emulate pressing keys on a
>> keyboard.
>> >> >>             I hacked together my own basic scripts for doing that.
>> You
>> >> >>             could turn my script into something more convenient to
>> use:
>> >> >>
>> >> >>             https://github.com/shervinemami/push-to-whisper
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>             Cheers,
>> >> >>             Shervin.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>             On Mon, 9 June 2025, 8:37=E2=80=AFpm Bridger Reed-Lewi=
s,
>> >> >>             <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >>                 It=E2=80=99s installing right now, and no it=E2=80=
=99s not a feature
>> >> >>                 yet from what I know. I=E2=80=99m going to see how=
 accurate
>> it
>> >> >>                 is though once I get back from work. From what I
>> >> >>                 understand though it runs this in a separate windo=
w
>> >> >>                 not with the os, which is what I=E2=80=99m looking=
 for
>> similar
>> >> >>                 to what Apple and windows does it.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>                 On Mon, Jun 9, 2025 at 02:06 Benson Muite
>> >> >>                 <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>                     On Mon, Jun 9, 2025, at 12:52 PM, Bridger
>> >> >>                     Reed-Lewis wrote:
>> >> >>                     > Hey so I set up what I could with a older
>> laptop
>> >> >>                     but I was looking through
>> >> >>                     > our past conversations, and I wasn=E2=80=99t=
 aware
>> that
>> >> >>                     faster-whisper didn=E2=80=99t work
>> >> >>                     > within program, is there a effort to fix thi=
s?
>> >> >>
>> >> >>                     You would probably need to file a bug report,
>> but
>> >> >>                     without more details it is unclear
>> >> >>                     where.  For example, which program does it not
>> >> >>                     work with? Does it work with any
>> >> >>                     programs? Is this on Arch with KDE on Wayland?
>> Do
>> >> >>                     other programs similar to
>> >> >>                     fast-whisper work?
>> >> >>
>> >>
>>
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">=C2=A0I just joined the matrix chat, other than the one I =
should join or multiple?</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_con=
tainer"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Jun 15, 2025 at 7:26=
=E2=80=AFPM Bridger Reed-Lewis &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:bridgerreedlewis@gmail=
.com">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rg=
b(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Thank you for sharin=
g that with me, I wasn&#39;t aware of the=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://zendalona=
.com/accessible-coconut/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">zendalona</a=
>=C2=A0project. I am going to install it on a VM to see how it works, and m=
aybe we can chat about integrating=C2=A0their work into KDE. Also as you sa=
id, yes i want to contribute=C2=A0to linux as a whole not just one flavor o=
r distro. I guess how I look at it is, I should just concentrate on the mos=
t popular flavor, and work my way down the list. Oh, yeah I did end up seei=
ng a lack of an accessibility category on their site. It was definitely fru=
strating.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>Oh, and I am doing the same thing,=
 managing my time has been like pulling=C2=A0teeth lately. I volunteer=C2=
=A0a lot myself, not just for this project. So I understand, and respect ot=
hers&#39; precious time. About the equipment, I did have a question. In abo=
ut 6-12 months, I wanted to purchase=C2=A0a linux compatible tablet, and ph=
one to do similar testing. Do you have any recommendations?</div></div><br>=
<div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Ju=
n 15, 2025 at 2:23=E2=80=AFAM Benson Muite &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:benson_mui=
[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrot=
e:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0=
.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br>
On Sun, Jun 15, 2025, at 11:54 AM, Bridger Reed-Lewis wrote:<br>
&gt; Well idk =F0=9F=A4=B7 to be honest the most I can do is advocate and g=
ive<br>
&gt; suggestions. My goal is to install, and hopefully work with this commu=
nity<br>
&gt; to improve accessibility. One thing I will be asking for is faster-whi=
sper<br>
&gt; to be folks, and a setting button be added so it=E2=80=99s easier to i=
nstall.<br>
&gt; Because right now it=E2=80=99s a nightmare to even get setup.<br>
<br>
The drawback with being able to customize your operating system is having l=
ots<br>
of options - it takes some time to figure out which ones are suitable for y=
ou.=C2=A0 If you<br>
will use Arch, get on their community channels, which are forums, irc and m=
ailing lists:<br>
<a href=3D"https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Getting_involved" rel=3D"norefe=
rrer" target=3D"_blank">https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Getting_involved</=
a><br>
Arch is a developer focused distribution - it allows you to do a lot, but a=
lso requires some<br>
time investment to make changes yourself with community assistance.<br>
<br>
Distributions such as:<br>
<a href=3D"https://zendalona.com/accessible-coconut/" rel=3D"noreferrer" ta=
rget=3D"_blank">https://zendalona.com/accessible-coconut/</a><br>
are focused on accessibility.<br>
<br>
There is an effort to develop KDE Linux:<br>
<a href=3D"https://community.kde.org/KDE_Linux" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=
=3D"_blank">https://community.kde.org/KDE_Linux</a><br>
<br>
contact them in Matrix ( <a href=3D"https://go.kde.org/matrix/#/%23kde-linu=
x:kde.org" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://go.kde.org/matrix/#=
/%23kde-linux:kde.org</a> ) to see how<br>
much accessibility support is currently available and what they would be wi=
lling to add<br>
in the near term.=C2=A0 It is fairly new, so may have things that prevent i=
t from being usable<br>
for you.<br>
<br>
Not everyone who contributes to KDE uses KDE linux though.=C2=A0 As an exam=
ple, it would<br>
be easier for me to contribute to Vojtux:<br>
<a href=3D"https://github.com/vojtapolasek/vojtux" rel=3D"noreferrer" targe=
t=3D"_blank">https://github.com/vojtapolasek/vojtux</a><br>
<br>
<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Outside of that, I still need to checkout all the text to speech softw=
are<br>
&gt; along with eye tracking, speech control stuff too. Because I think thi=
s<br>
&gt; should be just be a click away from installing compared to now where I=
 feel<br>
&gt; like I need a damn degree in computer science to set it up.<br>
<br>
Suggestions for KDE applications that can help with accessibility are welco=
me. Debian has a list at:<br>
<a href=3D"https://blends.debian.org/accessibility/tasks/kde" rel=3D"norefe=
rrer" target=3D"_blank">https://blends.debian.org/accessibility/tasks/kde</=
a><br>
<br>
Maybe this is something KDE should highlight at <a href=3D"https://apps.kde=
.org/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://apps.kde.org/</a> an ac=
cessibility category<br>
is missing.<br>
<br>
KDE did have a speech recognition application Simon:<br>
<a href=3D"https://apps.kde.org/simon/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank=
">https://apps.kde.org/simon/</a><br>
but it is currently unmaintained.<br>
<br>
If you expect to purchase again, and want dedicated support consider contac=
ting companies that<br>
provide linux laptops, for example:<br>
<a href=3D"https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/penguin-t4-gnulinux-lapto=
p" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-li=
nux/penguin-t4-gnulinux-laptop</a><br>
<a href=3D"https://slimbook.com/en/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">h=
ttps://slimbook.com/en/</a><br>
<a href=3D"https://kfocus.org/spec/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">h=
ttps://kfocus.org/spec/</a><br>
<a href=3D"https://manjaro.org/enterprise" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_bl=
ank">https://manjaro.org/enterprise</a><br>
<a href=3D"https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_=
blank">https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/</a><br>
<a href=3D"https://system76.com/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http=
s://system76.com/</a><br>
<br>
<br>
Most of us who contribute do so as volunteers as time permits - we apprecia=
te the freedom<br>
to change and improve things, but also need to prioritize with other things=
 in life.<br>
<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; On Sun, Jun 15, 2025 at 00:33 Benson Muite &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:benso=
[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt;=
<br>
&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; On Sun, Jun 15, 2025, at 11:24 AM, Rob Whyte [Fudge] wrote:<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt; You could get someone to build a package that depends on all =
you<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt; separate packages and also makes system changes using gsettin=
gs.<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt; You can use packages to update configuration files also.<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt; Would this be a possible solution?<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt; Speak to someone on the KDE core team about packaging your ch=
anges.<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; KDE applications are not directly packaged for Arch linux by KDE, =
but by<br>
&gt;&gt; Arch<br>
&gt;&gt; linux packagers.=C2=A0 The Arch package repository does contain KD=
E packages:<br>
&gt;&gt; <a href=3D"https://archlinux.org/packages/" rel=3D"noreferrer" tar=
get=3D"_blank">https://archlinux.org/packages/</a><br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; but faster-whisper seems like a candidate for AUR<br>
&gt;&gt; <a href=3D"https://aur.archlinux.org/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=
=3D"_blank">https://aur.archlinux.org/</a><br>
&gt;&gt; and seems to already be there:<br>
&gt;&gt; <a href=3D"https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/python-faster-whispe=
r" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/=
python-faster-whisper</a><br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; If there are problems with integrating with KDE software, that wou=
ld be<br>
&gt;&gt; useful<br>
&gt;&gt; to know.<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt; cheers<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt; On 11/06/2025 8:09 am, Bridger Reed-Lewis wrote:<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; Because right now, it requires someone with the knowledge=
 of the<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; terminal, along with access to chatgpt to troubleshoot. I=
f not they<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; either have to know what they=E2=80=99re doing or rely on=
 the community to<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; help them.<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; What I=E2=80=99m envisioning is something that built into=
 the settings very<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; similar to what Apple has, so I think in about 2 months I=
 should have<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; a decent presentation and summary of what they can do.<br=
>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; On Tue, Jun 10, 2025 at 13:59 Shervin Emami &lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]=
om</a>&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0That sounds like a great idea.<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Cheers,<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Shervin.<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0On Wed, 11 June 2025, 5:35=E2=80=AFam =
Bridger Reed-Lewis,<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:bridgerreedlewis=
@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0I think my goal is to te=
st these out, and meet with the board<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0along with the accessibi=
lity person they hired to recommend<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0some changes for the OS =
so that these things are more<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0integrated into the syst=
em so that those with disabilities can<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0just easily use these ou=
t of the box<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0On Tue, Jun 10, 2025 at =
03:46 Shervin Emami<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:sh=
[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt; wr=
ote:<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Oh ok, so =
Bridger was thinking that the functionality is<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0already in=
tegrated into the dedktop environment, whereas I<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0was thinki=
ng that Bridger is willing to implement the<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0integratio=
n into KDE.<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0The speech=
 recognition engines convert speech files to<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0text, they=
 don&#39;t have any OS integration. But it&#39;s not<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0that hard =
to implement basic OS integration by getting<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0speech rec=
ognition to emulate pressing keys on a keyboard.<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0I hacked t=
ogether my own basic scripts for doing that. You<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0could turn=
 my script into something more convenient to use:<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0<a href=3D=
"https://github.com/shervinemami/push-to-whisper" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=
=3D"_blank">https://github.com/shervinemami/push-to-whisper</a><br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Cheers,<br=
>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Shervin.<b=
r>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0On Mon, 9 =
June 2025, 8:37=E2=80=AFpm Bridger Reed-Lewis,<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0&lt;<a hre=
f=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">bridgerreedlewis@=
gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0It=E2=80=99s installing right now, and no it=E2=80=99s not a feature<=
br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0yet from what I know. I=E2=80=99m going to see how accurate it<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0is though once I get back from work. From what I<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0understand though it runs this in a separate window<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0not with the os, which is what I=E2=80=99m looking for similar<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0to what Apple and windows does it.<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0On Mon, Jun 9, 2025 at 02:06 Benson Muite<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">b=
[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0On Mon, Jun 9, 2025, at 12:52 PM, Bridger<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Reed-Lewis wrote:<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0&gt; Hey so I set up what I could with a older laptop<b=
r>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0but I was looking through<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0&gt; our past conversations, and I wasn=E2=80=99t aware=
 that<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0faster-whisper didn=E2=80=99t work<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0&gt; within program, is there a effort to fix this?<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0You would probably need to file a bug report, but<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0without more details it is unclear<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0where.=C2=A0 For example, which program does it not<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0work with? Does it work with any<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0programs? Is this on Arch with KDE on Wayland? Do<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0other programs similar to<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0fast-whisper work?<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
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