Hi Howard,
in console or text mode the screen the whole screen is used to display the
commands typed by the user or the output from the computer in response to these
commands.
These commands are inputs of a program, which can be a shell (interface between
the user and the operating system as a
Back in the end of DOS days, I used a menuing program. One could arrow
to an item or type its initial character and it would call a DOS
executable. There was even a program such as this included with the
last couple versions of DOS. So would I say I was working in console
mode? Or maybe
It means operating on the command line, without a graphical user interface.
Text mode.
- Original Message -
From: Linux for blind general discussion
To: Linux for blind general discussion
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2023 10:55:51 -0500
Subject: Re: Slint for beginners?
> It's always been a
In many cases, this means you operate on the command line not in a
graphical environment. The console or command line mode really is where
all of the linux power tools become available and whenever the graphical
interface environment does anything useful it has to reach into the
command line
It's always been a puzzle to me: What is meant by console or console
mode? I've heard that term for many years; just never knew what it was
or is? Thanks for any explanation or description.
Howard
On 7/13/2023 10:37 AM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
Yes, I think slint would
Yes, I think slint would be a good distribution for you as a beginner if
you select to start in console mode during the installation. The reason
is even with mate and running mate-terminal the speech is less stable than
with speakup and running in console gets you speakup and other screen
reader
