Re: [sword-devel] Sword for the Blind

2021-02-20 Thread Don Elbourne
tocorrects. Original Message Subject: Re: [sword-devel] Sword for the Blind From: Jaak Ristioja To: sword-devel@crosswire.org CC: Thank you for the offer, but unfortunately we don't currently have the developers or time to do this. -- Best regards, J On 12.0

Re: [sword-devel] Sword for the Blind

2021-02-20 Thread David Haslam
Have you looked at Xiphos for which the Read Aloud feature is described as follows? With the Festival speech engine installed (we package it by default on Windows), Xiphos will read aloud the text to you. You can have it read every verse as you change verses, or you can select a region of text

Re: [sword-devel] Sword for the Blind

2021-02-20 Thread ref...@gmx.net
My best guess right now would be to expand upon the CSS output and add audio css. Sent from my mobile. Please forgive shortness, typos and weird autocorrects. Original Message Subject: Re: [sword-devel] Sword for the BlindFrom: ref...@gmx.netTo: SWORD Developers' Collaboration Forum

Re: [sword-devel] Sword for the Blind

2021-02-20 Thread ref...@gmx.net
I would think there are two aspects to this. Making the programme responsive to assistive tools and making the text accessible. I have had long involvement with libsword's filter system which produces the text output. I would think it would be useful and the right thing to do to make the text more

Re: [sword-devel] Sword for the Blind

2021-02-20 Thread Jaak Ristioja
Thank you for the offer, but unfortunately we don't currently have the developers or time to do this. -- Best regards, J On 12.02.21 23:52, Don Elbourne wrote: Here is some good info on making Qt programs accessible to the blind https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/accessible.html If interested, one of my

Re: [sword-devel] Sword for the Blind

2021-02-12 Thread Don Elbourne
Here is some good info on making Qt programs accessible to the blind https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/accessible.html If interested, one of my colleagues, who is blind and uses a screen reader, is willing to review BibleTime and make suggestions. -- by grace alone, Pastor Don A. Elbourne Jr. Lakeshore

Re: [sword-devel] Sword for the Blind

2020-02-28 Thread ref...@gmx.net
While I think Xiphos is reasonably well stocked in English with shortcuts, I am fairly certain we have no particular standardised or even thought through scheme underlying it other than the obvious. And our translations have of that even less as many translators are not by necessity aware of that a

Re: [sword-devel] Sword for the Blind

2020-02-27 Thread Don Elbourne
Thanks. As far as I understand it, the main thing that a software needs to do is have keyboard shortcuts for any actions and to label everything. The users screen reader of choice will take care of the rest. I will be glad to do the leg work to see if there are some standards that would give

Re: [sword-devel] Sword for the Blind

2020-02-26 Thread Libor Štefek
AndBible for Android works pretty well as a reader. Isn't that an option? Libor Dne 24.2.2020 v 22:08 Don ElboIurne napsal(a): Have any of the Sword front-ends been tested to see how well they do with screen readers, used by the blind and visually impaired? _

Re: [sword-devel] Sword for the Blind

2020-02-25 Thread Peter Von Kaehne
we could easily add a CSS sheet for audio purposes or amend the standard CSS sheet provided with XHTMl by the engine with audio enhancements. Peter > Gesendet: Montag, 24. Februar 2020 um 21:08 Uhr > Von: "Don Elbourne" > An: sword-devel@crosswire.org > Betreff: [swor

Re: [sword-devel] Sword for the Blind

2020-02-24 Thread Jaak Ristioja
Hello, On 24.02.20 23:08, Don Elbourne wrote: > Have any of the Sword front-ends been tested to see how well they do > with screen readers, used by the blind and visually impaired? Being involved with the BibleTime frontend, I can say that to my knowledge BibleTime has not been tested. There is

Re: [sword-devel] Sword for the Blind

2020-02-24 Thread Greg Hellings
I seem to recall Xiphos being built with support for TTS software. I don't know if that's still current or not. If memory serves it just had hook to link in with the default Gnome provider? --Greg On Mon, Feb 24, 2020, 15:09 Don Elbourne wrote: > Have any of the Sword front-ends been tested to

[sword-devel] Sword for the Blind

2020-02-24 Thread Don Elbourne
Have any of the Sword front-ends been tested to see how well they do with screen readers, used by the blind and visually impaired? -- by grace alone, Pastor Don A. Elbourne Jr. Lakeshore Baptist Church http://lakeshorebaptist.net http://rebuildlakeshore.com