Btw, you could use the enlightenment sound deamon to forward the sound from the remote machine, assuming you can configure the Remote Desktop or session to enable the screen reader in a virtual session. I did this once a long time ago with XVNC and ESD. However, a lot has changed in the last 10 years. -Eric > On Feb 17, 2021, at 12:59 PM, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Tim here. Can you run firefox? Sorta. > > You can forward Firefox on a remote machine so that it displays on a > local machine using the "-X" parameter to ssh: > > $ ssh -X user@remote firefox > > That said: > > 1) I don't think a screen-reader running locally would have access to > the underlying accessibility information in the remote program. A > screen-reader running on the remote machine might be able to access > the information, but you'd then have to way to forward that a11y > information back to your local machine (see #3 below) > > 2) it's a really sucky experience over a long distance. If the > "remote" machine is on your same local network, it's tolerable; if > you're trying to use a remote machine in a data-center half-way > across the continent over a mediocre broadband connection, it's a > horrible experience. I've used this in a pinch (remoting into my home > machine from my in-laws halfway across the country and using a GUI > application), but the latency will drive you bonkers. > > 3) it doesn't forward video or audio without a few extra tricks. By > default, video generally renders directly to a region of the local > (and in this context, "local" means local-to-the-remote-machine) > place where firefox is running. Which isn't where you are, meaning > horrible performance. Similarly, there are ways of routing audio > output over the network (which might even let you run a screen-reader > on a remote machine and have it render the audio locally; if you use > Braille output, you might have a better time of it). > > So all that said, you *can* run Firefox remotely, but it's a > generally unpleasant—and potentially inaccessible—experience all > 'round. > > Is there a particular problem you're trying to solve that might be > solved using means other than displaying a remote firefox session > locally? > > -Tim > > > > On February 17, 2021, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: >> Can you run Firefox? >> Others here indicate that you do not have access to the graphical >> desktop itself, just the same baseline tools. >> >> >> >> On Wed, 17 Feb 2021, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: >> >>> Yes, I have my wife set up with a graphical desktop edition of >>> Ubuntu and I SSH from my machine into her machine regularly to >>> perform backups & upgrades. As long as you're running sshd on >>> the graphical desktop (and you haven't configured a firewall to >>> block SSH access), it should work fine. >>> >>> -Tim >>> >>> On February 17, 2021, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: >>>> Hi folks, >>>> Is it possible to ssh into a graphical desktop edition of Linux, >>>> Ubuntu for example? >>>> Karen >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Blinux-list mailing list >>>> Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>> https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Blinux-list mailing list >>> Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx >>> https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Blinux-list mailing list >> Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx >> https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list