diff --git a/website/content/en/status/report-2023-07-2023-09/portoptscli.adoc b/website/content/en/status/report-2023-07-2023-09/portoptscli.adoc new file mode 100644 --- /dev/null +++ b/website/content/en/status/report-2023-07-2023-09/portoptscli.adoc @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +=== PortOptsCLI - Accessibility Ports Collection + +Link: + +link:https://gitlab.com/alfix/portoptscli[Project repository] URL: link:https://gitlab.com/alfix/portoptscli[] + +Contact: Alfonso Sabato Siciliano + +Contact: FreeBSD Accessibility mailing list + +FreeBSD provides the Ports Collection to give users and administrators a simple way to install applications. +It is possible to configure a port before the building and installation. +The command 'make config' uses package:ports-mgmt/dialog4ports[] and package:ports-mgmt/portconfig[] to set up a port interactively via a Text User Interface. + +Unfortunately screen readers perform poorly with TUI; it is a well-known accessibility problem. +FreeBSD provides tens of thousands of ports; port configuration is a key feature, but it is inaccessible to users with vision impairment. + +PortOptsCLI (Port Options CLI) is a new utility for setting the port options via a Command Line Interface. +Properly PortOptsCLI provides commands to navigate the configuration lists (checklists and/or radiolists) and set up their items interactively. +It is also suitable for a speech synthesizer; currently it is tested with package:accessibility/orca[]. +PortOptsCLI can be installed via the package:SECTION/portoptscli[] package or the package:ports-mgmt/portoptscli[] port. + +Tips and new ideas are welcome. +If possible, send reports to the FreeBSD Accessibility mailing list, to share and to track discussions in a public place.