For the HTML output, am I correct that she could have that HTML output to a file? That way, she could open the file in a browser like Firefox? That way, I would think she would be able to read the HTML tables with Orca. Ryan Sent from my iPhone > On May 1, 2022, at 4:47 PM, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Tim here. I know that at least sqlite's CLI interface lets you use > > .mode line > > which turns data into a linear format that's much more understandable > when read aloud, data like > > sqlite> .mode line > sqlite> select id, name from users; > > Id = 1 > Name = Tim > > Id = 2 > Name = Rich > > Id = 3 > Name = Ellen > > PostgreSQL has a similar "expanded" format. > > I find it particularly useful when there are lots of columns and > things start wrapping weirdly, making it hard to trace which column > is which. > > If you really *do* want HTML output, the sqlite ".mode" command does > also offer HTML output as an option: > > sqlite> .mode html > > which you can then pipe to your favorite HTML viewer. Similarly, > PostgreSQL's "psql" client has an HTML output mode which you can > invoke either as a CLI option > > $ psql --html > > or by enabling the option interactively > > (psql) \pset format html > > Hopefully this gives you some options for getting more useful output > from sqlite or postgresql. I don't use mysql/mariadb much, so I can't > speak as to whether it offers similar features. > > -Tim > > >> One thought I have had, from time to time, is that it would be nice >> to have tooling that transforms various tabular output formats into >> HTML tables. This could let the user employ screen reader >> navigation to crawl around the table. However, I have no idea if >> anything of this sort exists. > > _______________________________________________ > 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