You may need to check if BRLTTY latest build yet actually supports the OR20.
If not, I'm sure they'll do it as soon as the author has one in hand to work
with. This can probably be fixed by using the OR20's "emulation" mode
wherein it emulates the refreshabraille18, and selecting that device when
setting up brltty.
Of course we braille readers all hate your partner for getting an OR20 so
early! <GRIN>
I bet many who FINALLY get one will do up a similar package with a PI.
On the command line browsers, other than edbrowse if it works on the PI,
you're probably stuck with lynx and it's similar text browsers which work
fine with brltty and speakup. One can do much with lynx, but many sites do
not work at all or well with these somewhat dated browsers.
tom fowle WA6IVG
On Wed, Aug 30, 2017 at 04:16:07AM -0500, Devin Prater wrote:
BRLTTY is indeed the only option, sorry. The latest build has always been===========================================================
good to me. If your partner likes the command line, then I'd recommend
Debian, or Arch. Unfortunately, BRLTTY does not work well in GUI's, requiring
the Orca screen reader to drive it. Since Orca does not bind much to braille
commands, it is better to use the command line with braille. You may be able
to find browsers and such that work with braille, and any command-line,
non-TUI, program will work. Some TUI programs, like Edbrowse, were designed
to work well with speech and braille.
Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 29, 2017, at 8:20 PM, Kelsey Ross <dancingpianofairy@xxxxxxxxx>===========================================================
wrote:
I'm sighted, but my partner is blind and I'm looking to make a small and
cheap computer to go with the Orbit 20
(http://www.aph.org/orbit-reader-20/),
since it doesn't do much by itself. I think the Raspberry Pi would be great
for this! As far as I can tell, BRLTTY seems to be my only option. Please
let me know if there are other options you can think of. Otherwise, what
operating system and build of BRLTTY do y'all recommend?
Thanks,
----
Kelsey Ross
dancingpianofairy@xxxxxxxxx
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