Hi, With apologies for the slow response ... Seems my GNU screen tweaks are fairly simple--just the following: # always show the number and title of the current window # in the last line of the screen: hardstatus alwayslastline "%n %t" bell "^G%C %n %t" #One additional tweak, not specifically blindness related, is that #I like to have multiple terminals in a single console sometimes, #like this one that I use with mutt: screen -t inbox mutt screen -t sentmail mutt -f =sent screen -t muse mutt -f =muse screen -t computer mutt -f =computer screen -t apple mutt -f =apple screen -t android mutt -f =android screen -t savedmail mutt -f =saved screen -t variablemail mutt -f =confs screen -t a11y mutt -f =a11y <end code> The several mutt sessions all come up in the same console (tty session). I switch among them by doing Ctrl+a followed by a single digit 1-9 (off the qwerty top row). Best, Janina Linux for blind general discussion writes: > One of them is probably hardstatus. But yes, do share. > Rob > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2020 09:26:01 -0400 > Subject: Re: Console screenreaders > > > I'm a heavy user of GNU screen myself. Can't imagine my console life > > without it. I especially like the ability to detach and reattach a > > running screen session. > > > > > > There are a couple settings one can apply to make screen a bit more > > friendly for TTS screen reading. I don't remember them off the top of my > > head. If someone asks, I should be able to dig them out of my .screenrc. > > > > Best, > > > > Janina > > > > Linux for blind general discussion writes: > > > Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > > > > > Tim here. If you need a larger cut-and-paste buffer, I strongly > > > > suggest tinkering with a terminal multiplexer like either tmux or GNU > > > > screen. I use tmux primarily for the multiplexing, split windows, > > > > the ability to detach & reattach, and the silence/activity monitoring. > > > > But as an added benefit, I can set my scroll-back buffer-size to > > > > thousands of lines letting me copy/paste from it, even if my actual > > > > terminal is only 80 by 25. > > > > > > When I've tried tmux, I've found oddities that made it slightly less > > > pleasant to use with a console screen reader. I know in my case the > > > split windows and status bars etc are not wanted. I wonder if anyone > > > has tried to work out screen-reader-friendly configurations. I haven't; > > > GNU Screen has been good enough for me, and I've used it for many years. > > > > > > -- Chris > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Blinux-list mailing list > > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > -- > > > > Janina Sajka > > https://linkedin.com/in/jsajka > > > > Linux Foundation Fellow > > Executive Chair, Accessibility Workgroup: http://a11y.org > > > > The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) > > Co-Chair, Accessible Platform Architectures http://www.w3.org/wai/apa > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list mailing list > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list -- Janina Sajka https://linkedin.com/in/jsajka Linux Foundation Fellow Executive Chair, Accessibility Workgroup: http://a11y.org The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Co-Chair, Accessible Platform Architectures http://www.w3.org/wai/apa _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list