[mythtv-users] A Plea to the Programmers
Lee Maisel
maisel at lobo.net
Tue Oct 2 05:57:36 UTC 2012
Anthony Giggins wrote:
>
>
> On 2 October 2012 11:16, Lee Maisel <maisel at lobo.net
> <mailto:maisel at lobo.net>> wrote:
>
> It's the latest distribution of MythBuntu. .25 Installed via the CD.
>
> I'm thinking if someone is intimate with building "Themes" for
> MythTV, they should have all the information needed.
> Using something like festival to read the screens or whatever is
> highlighted (preferred) should be easy.
> I also have noticed that since I have a soundcard on the
> motherboard, AND the HDMI output, maybe the speech output could go
> thru the alternate soundcard.
>
> Thanks man!
>
> Lee
>
> Monkey Pet wrote:
>
> Lee, what distribution are you running? Ubuntu? Fedora? Can
> you give me the versions and stuff?
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 1:17 AM, Monkey Pet
> <monkeypet at gmail.com <mailto:monkeypet at gmail.com>
> <mailto:monkeypet at gmail.com <mailto:monkeypet at gmail.com>>> wrote:
>
> Hi Lee, I haven't forgotten this yet. I also haven't
> started yet.
> However, you might want to repost to the mythtv list to
> see if
> anyone else (like a core developer) can get to it before me.
> Unfortunately, money won't make things go faster, nor would I
> accept any money, I need to juggle family/work.
>
> On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 10:07 PM, Lee Maisel
> <maisel at lobo.net <mailto:maisel at lobo.net>
> <mailto:maisel at lobo.net <mailto:maisel at lobo.net>>> wrote:
>
> I have programmed my remote with jump points for her
> so she
> can push one button to go to TV and one button to
> "listen to
> music" and another for recorded programs, etc.
>
> However I still need the screens to be read, AT LEAST
> whatever
> is focused or selected.
>
> I'm now using MythTV .25
>
> I'm far from rich, but I'd be willing to pay what I can to
> someone to develop this for her. As I said she is
> severely
> disabled and blind, so this is something she needs
> when I'm
> not around.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Lee
>
>
>
>
>
> Monkey Pet wrote:
>
> On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 6:44 PM, Lee Maisel
> <maisel at lobo.net <mailto:maisel at lobo.net>
> <mailto:maisel at lobo.net <mailto:maisel at lobo.net>>
> <mailto:maisel at lobo.net <mailto:maisel at lobo.net>
> <mailto:maisel at lobo.net <mailto:maisel at lobo.net>>>> wrote:
>
>
> Hi Monkey Pet! :)
>
> A "panic button" to get her to the main menu if
> anything goes wrong.
> One button to music, another to TV, another to
> Recordings, and
> another to videos
> All that I can do in mapping I think (Jump Points)
> BUT the main thing is for it to be able to
> announce
> where it's at,
> and read whatever is highlighted, such as
> particular
> show in the
> guide, or when navigating songs or videos.
>
> I would have thought that it would have been
> easy as a
> screen
> reader setup, but apparently mythtv is not
> coded that
> way. I'm
> guessing the menu items are graphic elements
> instead
> of text.
>
> I had hoped that anything highlighted was
> simple text,
> and a
> rudimentary reader could just vocalize what's
> selected.
>
>
> I have no idea how screen readers are setup and/or
> used,
> so I am going to start at ZERO. Also I never
> fully looked
> into the mythtv codebase, again starting from ZERO.
>
> I am going to google search my way around for generic
> information first, then get familiar with the mythtv
> codebase, then try to see how difficult it is to
> alter the
> codebase. My plan to start on the mythtv 0.26
> codebase.
>
> Don't get your hopes up though, i need to ramp up
> on so
> many things :)
>
>
> Thanks for your help!!
>
> Lee
>
>
>
>
> Monkey Pet wrote:
>
>
> Hi Lee, can you give some common menu
> navigation
> that your
> wife would use? I am not a myth-developer,
> but I
> am willing to
> poke around the code.
> Thanks!!
>
> Lee
>
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>
> What about utilising the LCDd function that feeds the current menu
> item to an LCD/VFD but rather to something that can volcalise?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Anthony
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That's a GENIUS Idea!
I'll bet that would work! Or modify it to pipe the same data to
Festival, (I assume it's ASCII)
Lee
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