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# Fenrir
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An TTY screenreader for Linux.
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In theorie its not limited to linux. but i currently only provide drivers for that because I do not have an ohter system here. If you want to help or write drivers to make it work on other systems, just let me know.
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This software is licensed under the LGPL v3 .
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# requirements (core)
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- linux (currently only screen and input drivers available for that)
- python3 >= 3.3
- screen, input, speech, sound or braille drivers see "features, drivers".
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# features, drivers
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# Input Drivers:
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- "evdevDriver" input driver for linux evdev
- python-evdev
- loaded uinput kernel module
- ReadWrite permission
- /dev/input
- /dev/uinput
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# Screen Drivers:
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- "vcsaDriver" screen driver for linux VCSA devices
- Read permission to the following files:
- /sys/devices/virtual/tty/tty0/active
- /dev/vcsa[1-64]
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# Speech Drivers:
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- "espeakDriver" speech driver for espeak:
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- python-espeak
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- "speechdDriver" speech driver for speech-dispatcher:
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- speech-dispatcher
- python-speechd
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- "dummyDriver" speech driver for debugging
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# Braille Drivers:
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- "brlttyDriver" braille driver (WIP):
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- brltty (configured and running)
- python-brlapi
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- "dummyDriver" braille driver for debugging
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# Sound Drivers:
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- "genericDriver" sound driver for sound as subprocess:
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- sox
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- "gstreamerDriver" sound driver for gstreamer
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- gstreamer 1.x
- GLib
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- "dummyDriver" sound driver for debugging
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# Extra:
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- spellchecker
- python-pyenchant
- aspell-YourLanguageCode (example aspell-en for us english)
- unix daemon:
- python-daemonize
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# installation
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- Archlinux: PKGBUILD in AUR
- install.sh (there is currently no uninstall)
- run from git:
You can just run the following as root:
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cd src/fenrir-package/
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sudo ./fenrir
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Settings "settings.conf" is located in the "config" directory.
Take care that the used drivers in the config matching your installed drivers.
By default it uses:
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- sound driver: genericDriver (via sox, could configured in settings.conf)
- speech driver: speechdDriver
- braille driver: brlttyDriver (WIP)
- input driver: evdevDriver
