termux/termux-app

Automatic reading of output with a screenreader

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#1310 opened on Oct 19, 2019

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Description

Feature description When the terminal produces output and the screen reader is on, it should automatically read the output.

Reference implementation hterm does a pretty good job. I've enabled hterm's automatic reading in iSH (https://ish.app) and gotten a lot of positive feedback from blind users.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
javaandroid
Domain
accessibility
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Android accessibility basicsJava knowledge
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
60
Research direction
Investigate how hterm implements automatic reading of output for screen readers. Explore Android's AccessibilityEvent and TalkBack APIs. Look into the terminal emulation code in app/src/main/java/termux/app/TerminalSession.java to understand how output is handled and where to inject accessibility events. Consider referencing the hterm source code for inspiration.