Re: Update related to F123e

Thanks very much Peter, this is a great idea!


I will update our intro file with a link to your blog today.


Best regards,


Fernando



On 11/07/2016 07:53 AM, Peter Vágner wrote:
> Hello,
>
>
> It took me a long time to decide but I have attempted to start first 
> blog post of what I hope will be a series on short tips on emacs 
> accessibility.
>
> For example I am looking into it for about a year sporadically.
>
> I like F123E plan but instead of automation I would rather like to do 
> something that would build on Arch linux philosophy. I am not going to 
> rewrote the documentation but I would like to try showing some success 
> stories while handling these things. Most of the articles end with a 
> message saying something like it has a bit higher learning curve etc 
> but unfortunatelly very little of them actually showcase how to go 
> about changing that.
>
> Let's see how this attempt will turn out.
>
>
> So far I have got into basic buffer navigation and manipulation 
> commands, navigating around emacs in general, emacs editing commands, 
> understood so called easy customizations, got my-self to install and 
> upgrade packages from elpa / melpa, briefly started playing with org 
> mode, learned about basic dired file manipulation features, managed to 
> connect to twitter with twittering-mode. And some invisible issues 
> along my way such as debugging issues with request.el library and 
> curl, getting epg working with gpg.
>
> These are things I hope I have learned enough so I can comfortably use 
> them.
>
>
>
> Next on my todo list are knowing speechd-el better, emacs packages 
> such as matrix-client for inovative instant messaging and more, jabber 
> for classic messaging, gnus for email, sauron for integrated 
> notifications.
>
>
> This is my initial plan and these are things I wish to eventually 
> cover later.
>
>
> My first article just talks about installing and running emacs for the 
> first time.
>
>
> https://pvagner.tk/2016/emacs-a11y-tip-1-introduction-and-how-to-install
>
>
> Of course if you have ideas, comments, anything feel free to post.
>
>
> Thanks and greetings
>
>
>
> Peter
>
>
>
>
> On 06.11.2016 at 18:17 Fernando Botelho wrote:
>> Thanks to those who have sent feedback to my emails to various lists.
>>
>> So far this is what I have found out:
>>
>> A lot of people are in agreement regarding the need for:
>>
>> * An easier way to install and setup Emacspeak;
>> * An easier way for Emacspeak to use eSpeak and/or other 
>> synthesizers; and
>> * At least one expert also mentioned that Spacemacs does not solve 
>> all issues, as it has some inaccessible output.
>>
>> However, it has been said that:
>>
>> * SpeechD-el can make Emacs accessible;
>> * SpeechD-el already works well with Speech-Dispatcher and eSpeak;
>> * SpeechD-el is already easier to install and is multilingual by 
>> default;
>> * SpeechD-el could even be used to bridge communication between 
>> Emacspeak and Speech-Dispatcher and eSpeak; and
>> * it might be easier to just bring Spacemacs keybindings to classic 
>> Emacs rather than move all of the SpeechD-el or Emacspeak 
>> accessibility to Spacemacs.
>>
>> I have updated our project document accordingly:
>> https://public.f123.org/experimental/About-F123e.html
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Fernando
>>
>>
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>

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