For the developers, I'm wondering if there is a way to make it self-voicing? I mean, there can be pre-recorded letters and numbers, and words such as radio models can be spelled out. Some programs such as rockbox for MP3 players use a utility to generate talk clips for the menus and the like. This would allow the visually impaired to continue using this software. Since the implementation of flatpak, I can no longer use Chirp, unless I run an old Linux and old Chirp. Then the sighted would not have to worry about an unpleasant font.
Glenn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave B via chirp_users" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2023 2:50 PM Subject: Re: [chirp_users] chirp_users Digest, Vol 169, Issue 5 Dan. Why not give people a choice...? Fixed or Variable? Or for that matter, any font the system knows about? (Like most other software titles in one form or another...) Have to say, a fixed width font for me is the way to go in spreadsheets etc, but I suspect that is not what is being talked about. From the few screenshots I've seen of the new version, the default UI is very poor contrast (dark grey on light grey, not good.) (So no doubt making readability much worse than it otherwise could be.) Still not got the new version to run yet, so "Devils Advocate" mode at the moment. (There again, I never managed to build the old version from source, as I wanted to do for some work on the Puxing PX-2R driver.) I now have ... ~$ python3.7 -V Python 3.7.5 ... working, but I suspect something in the chirp blob is dialling up an earlier version for some reason, and that is preventing the virtual environment from being correctly created. 2.7 and 3 also exist on this system (for various odd reasons, Chirp being one!) I like Python as a language, but the inter-version incompatibilities are becoming a major issue. Is it even possible at present to have old and new versions co-existing on the same system? (Not urgent, as earlier I know the OS needs upgrading.) 73. Dave G8KBV On 05/01/2023 20:00, [email protected] wrote: > If there are users here who prefer the fixed-width font the way it is > today, speak up and I'll make a way for you to choose which one is used. > If I'm the only one, then I won't bother 😄 -- Created on and sent from a Unix like PC running and using free and open source software: _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing list [email protected] http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users This message was sent to K0LNY at [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] To report this email as off-topic, please email [email protected] Searchable archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing list [email protected] http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users This message was sent to [email protected] at [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] To report this email as off-topic, please email [email protected] Searchable archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
