Dan, This sounds like a project an individual could do. I've learned a lot from the discussion of this topic, and I think others have also. Please give me more information on readit. Is there a manual you could send me? Could you send me the program to try? I think we should take the correspondence about readit offlist. Thanks, John On Thu, 26 Feb 2004, .dan. wrote: > > I would like a program that does most of what readit, a dos text reader and > file manager used widely by the blind, does in linux. I use it every day > in dos. One of it's best usese is the ability to integrate its many text > and file manipulation functions with other dos programs by which to create > specific applications for specific needs. Using various linux utilities > one can duplicate some of it's many functions, but not all and not in one > package with it's level of power and flexability and functionality. > > xv > ic|xc > > concerning: > > >Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 07:17:36 -0600 (CST) > >From: John J. Boyer <director@xxxxxxxx> > >Reply-To: blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >To: blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >Subject: Looking for a Programming Project which would really benefit > > blind people > > > >Hello, > > > >I'm blind myself, and I'm hapiest when I have a good programming project. > >So I'm looking for suggestions for programs that would really benefit > >blind people. I think a text-mode program, possibly using the curses > >library, would be most appropriate. I've tested Gnome and Gnopernicus, but > >they really aren't ready for normal use by blind persons, at least not for > >those who use braille displays. > > > >On a related subject, I really can't see any inherent advantage to a GUI > >unless you can actually SEE the screen. All the usability features can be > >implemented in text mode. > > > >Thanks, > > > > > >-- > >John J. Boyer; Executive Director, Chief Software Developer > >Computers to Help People, Inc. > >http://www.chpi.org > >825 East Johnson; Madison, WI 53703 > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > >Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > -- John J. Boyer; Executive Director, Chief Software Developer Computers to Help People, Inc. http://www.chpi.org 825 East Johnson; Madison, WI 53703 _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list