Manual:Screen Readers
What Is A Screen Reader
The term, "Screen reader", refers to a piece of software on a computing device that is capable of examining the screen of the device and relaying that information to someone who is blind or visually impaired through the use of synthetic speech or Braille. Screen readers exist on desktops, laptops, mobile devices, and even gaming consoles.
Screen reader agnostic tips
Holding Alt to open the menubar currently does not work. As a workaround, Alt+P opens preferences and Alt+E opens the script editor.
Input line
Sent commands are selected and kept in the input line by default, which is useful for sighted users. To make it easier for screen readers, go to preferences - Input line tab - and select 'Auto clear the input line after you sent text'.
Main Window
To switch between the input line and the main window, use Ctrl+Tab. This will allow you to review text using the following shortcuts -
| Output review shortcuts | |
|---|---|
| Left, Right, Up, Down | Navigate letter by letter |
| Ctrl+Left, Ctrl+Right | Navigate word by word |
| Shift+Left, Right, Up, Down | Select text letter by letter |
| Ctrl+Shift+Left, Right, Up, Down | Select text word by word |
| Home | Go to the beginning of the line |
| Ctrl+Home | Go to the beginning of the window (first line, first letter) |
| End | Go to the end of the line |
| Ctrl+End | Go to the end of the window (last line, last letter) |
| PageUp | Jump a visual window's height up |
| PageDown | Jump a visual window's height down |
| Ctrl+C | Copy selection |
| Ctrl+Shift+C | Copy selection as HTML |
Triggers
In Mudlet, triggers can have a parent/child relationship. But for those new to creating triggers, this may not be what you want. At this time, this relationship is not indicated by screen readers. To ensure that you are not creating a child trigger, simply arrow up to the top of the list. You'll hear the announcement, "Triggers". When you do so, and you click the, "Add Item button, you are guaranteed to create a trigger that is not grouped under one of your previous ones.
Screen Reader and Operating System Specific Information
The pages linked below will serve to detail how to use Mudlet with a screen reader. As Mudlet is a cross-platform client, hints and tips to get the most out of using it will be given for each of the platforms it's available on.