From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Zachary" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help,gmane.spam.detected Subject: Windows Emacs and Screen Readers Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 22:49:26 -0800 Message-ID: <3592jgF4inng9U1@individual.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1106203993 22798 80.91.229.6 (20 Jan 2005 06:53:13 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 06:53:13 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Jan 20 07:53:07 2005 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1CrWBn-00010G-00 for ; Thu, 20 Jan 2005 07:53:07 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1CrWNm-0004gN-Fs for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 20 Jan 2005 02:05:30 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!panix!newsfeed-00.mathworks.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 19 Original-X-Trace: individual.net vKahL9E+3oQne2QjhkciDQY+qKElml/KYI+2/NFs+ffixb3ZJ3 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:128007 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org X-Spam-Report: 8.7 points; * 2.5 FORGED_HOTMAIL_RCVD2 hotmail.com 'From' address, but no 'Received:' * -0.0 BAYES_44 BODY: Bayesian spam probability is 44 to 50% * [score: 0.4573] * 5.0 RCVD_IN_BL_SPAMCOP_NET RBL: Received via a relay in bl.spamcop.net * [Blocked - see ] * 1.2 PRIORITY_NO_NAME Message has priority, but no X-Mailer/User-Agent Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:23497 gmane.spam.detected:457572 X-Report-Unspam: http://unspam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:23497 Hi, I have had several annoyingly c issues with the Windows port of Emacs and my screen reader program, both in console and graphical modes. The problem with the console mode is that, at least apparently, the status line is not displayed unless I use a keystroke like M-X, to force something to be displayed in the echo area. This eliminates a useful source of information for me. In graphical mode, the problems are more obvious and annoying. They manifest themselves from the moment Emacs starts up, I have no idea where my cursor is, or if it is in fact reading me a correct bit of information. The mouse movement hot keys of my screen reader work just fine, but that doesn't help me with the cursor. I'm wondering, essentially, if anyone has gotten Emacs for Windows, or otherwise, to work using a screen reader, either through a telnet or SSH session or through normal local operation. Thanks for feedback, Zack