Re: fbcmd

Thanks, there's a google-cli package available on archlinux at least. 
Interestingly, ttytter ended lifecycle four years ago yet still works on 
twitter.  I'm moving to twittering-mode though since that is still 
supported.

On Sat, 23 Apr 2016, Tony Baechler wrote:

> Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2016 08:32:15
> From: Tony Baechler <[email protected]>
> Reply-To: Linux for blind general discussion <[email protected]>
> To: Linux for blind general discussion <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: fbcmd
> 
> On 4/21/2016 1:09 AM, Jude DaShiell wrote:
>> but does work with elinks.  The facebook page just complains about lynx and
>> really ought not have any problem dealing with such a basic browser but
>> don't know what it will do with elinks.  Last resort I could try all of 
>> this
>
>
> I'm not familiar with this software, but have you tried m.facebook.com 
> instead? Also, what if you go into Lynx options and change the user agent to 
> Mozilla? Yes, Firefox works very well with the mobile site. It works OK but 
> not great with the full site. I use the mobile site a lot and while it's not 
> fully accessible, it's good enough.
>
> Due to the complexities of fb, I honestly don't see it working well with any 
> text browser for any length of time. If you have a phone, try installing the 
> app which might be better. They say they're working on accessibility, but 
> only for graphical browsers. Facebook is constantly changing, so it's no 
> surprise to me that a command line interface wouldn't work. I would guess 
> anything of that nature would be abandonware just because it's impossible to 
> refactor for the constant changes. I saw the same problem with Google, but I 
> guess there is a command line interface to some Google features that actually 
> works.
>
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