Again that is an interesting perspective.
granted when I search google, because I have a google account, my
experience is different.
Lynx, last updated a few weeks back uses the slash key for searches.
So, I slash search for sig, am placed just above the search box, arrow
down once, type in my search, arrow down again and hit entre.
because the results are numbered, and because I admit I have what I
consider very clear dectalk speech, once my results are presented, I can
simply choose the associated number, no tabbing needful at all.
My personal experience with elinks, which when compiled with JavaScript
gives the sense of a graphical browser is that unless a site really
creates good alt-tags, one may be tabbing for a while to reach something
meaningful, either everything is spoken as the word link, or one finds
several options with the same alt-tag identifier.
even elinks provides the option for numbers tough. meaning my personal
experience might be slower, but my hands stay on the keyboard.
That is just me, and I I realize that computing is a very personal thing.
Kare
On Mon, 29 Oct 2018, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
"Speaking personally, I tried loading google in w3m, but found it tedious
reaching the page sections I sought."
This was my experience as well. This is because w3m has no header or any
other quick navigation features that are common to most graphical desktop
browsers. For example, I am able to go to either DuckDuckGo or Google, both
of which land me immediately on the search box, which is what I want most
right away, then I can enter my search and then press h to navigate through
the search results by headings, as each result's link is a heading, and then
if I want to read the little piece of the page that it includes, I can press
the down arrow key to get to it, then h to move to the next result or H to
move back to the top of that result or to previous results. Unfortunately, no
text browser has this capability at present, not even w3m, making them all
more tedious to navigate than the graphical browsers. That said, w3m would
seem to be the best candidate for being modernized and made less tedious,
because it just needs accessible Javascript and HTML5 support along with
quick navigation keybindings that can place the cursor directly on the point
of interest, especially since it is the only text browser that supports
direct arrow and tab navigation right out of the box.
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