Not a problem at all. You can copy text all day long between the GUI and the console using xclip: Name : xclip Version : 0.12 Release : 5.fc19 Architecture: x86_64 Install Date: Wed 03 Jul 2013 06:55:34 PM EDT Group : Applications/System Size : 46169 License : GPLv2+ Signature : RSA/SHA256, Tue 26 Feb 2013 04:35:04 PM EST, Key ID 07477e65fb4b18e6 Source RPM : xclip-0.12-5.fc19.src.rpm Build Date : Mon 18 Feb 2013 10:08:05 PM EST Build Host : buildvm-24.phx2.fedoraproject.org Relocations : (not relocatable) Packager : Fedora Project Vendor : Fedora Project URL : http://sourceforge.net/projects/xclip Summary : Command line clipboard grabber Description : xclip is a command line utility that is designed to run on any system with an X11 implementation. It provides an interface to X selections ("the clipboard") from the command line. It can read data from standard in or a file and place it in an X selection for pasting into other X applications. xclip can also print an X selection to standard out, which can then be redirected to a file or another program. John G. Heim writes: > > > If you use gnome-terminal,y ou can cut & paste error messages from > your terminal window into your google search field. Or for eample, > you are editing your dhcp config files with gedit, you can display > your MAC address and cut/paste it into the config file. > > > On 08/02/2013 10:51 PM, Janina Sajka wrote: > >I've never understood why anyone who relies on a screen reader would attempt to use terminal apps with Orca and the Gnome Terminal. > > > >I understand Windows users have no choice in their environment, or Mac > >users either. But, on Linux a simple Ctrl-AltF[2-6] and you have a > >superior enviornment for terminal apps with a screen reader native to > >that environment. > > > >Orca isn't going to catch up to Speakup anytime soon, if ever. Nor > >should it try to. What's the point. Speakup can't do what Orca does > >superbly well. So, why should anyone have a problem relying on Speakup > >to do what it does superbly well? > > > >I just don't get it. Never have. > > > >Janina > > > >Tim Chase writes: > >>On August 2, 2013, Janina Sajka wrote: > >>>Your choice seems to be predicated on the quaint preference for > >>>yasr. > >> > >>>From my humble testing, I've not had the difficulties using > >>vi/vim with either yasr or speakup, but the OP mentioned having some > >>sort of trouble and didn't mention the screen-reader in question. > >>Given my experiences with vi/vim under yasr/speakup, I suspect it was > >>using Orca to try and read an X terminal which I've occasionally > >>found a tad frustrating depending on which flavor of terminal it is. > >> > >>-tim > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list -- Janina Sajka, Phone: +1.443.300.2200 sip:janina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Email: janina@xxxxxxxxxxx Linux Foundation Fellow Executive Chair, Accessibility Workgroup: http://a11y.org The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Chair, Protocols & Formats http://www.w3.org/wai/pf Indie UI http://www.w3.org/WAI/IndieUI/ _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list