Re: Developing screen reading program for the blind

Article View: comp.os.os2.programmer

Article #291

Back to comp.os.os2.programmer Previous Next

#291

From: stirling
Date: Fri, 07 Aug 1992 12:43

20 lines
1451 bytes

In <1992Aug6.165026.11981@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu>, leeda@comp/os/os2/programmerps.msu.edu (Dae Hee Lee) writes:
>
>Hi! 
>I am very interested in developing the screen reading software for the
>blind. But OS/2 does not allow a application to trap the video routine
>like int 10h in DOS to get the data written into the screen buffer.  Is
>there any good way to watch the video data? Is it a good way how a
>software reads the data in the screen buffer in a every period of time?
>Please help me out.
>
>Daehee Lee

There must be some way because IBM already has Screen Reader/PM which converts 
PM screen output to speech.

Ian Stirling                      Internet: ian@vnet.ibm.com
CICS/ESA Systems Facilities         Bitnet: ian at vnet
IBM UK Labs Ltd, Hursley,         IBMIPnet: ian@stirling.hursley.ibm.com
England, SO21 2JN                  IBMMail: GBIBMJWB at IBMMAIL
                             International: + 44 962 844433

Technical Details

Message-ID: <Aug07.124308.32064@aixssc.ibm.co.uk>

Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!mcsun!uknet!icdoc!ibmassc!hursley.ibm.com!stirling

References: <1992Aug6.165026.11981@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu>

Show Full Headers

Complete Article Headers

Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!mcsun!uknet!icdoc!ibmassc!hursley.ibm.com!stirling
From: stirling@hursley.ibm.com
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.programmer
Subject: Re: Developing screen reading program for the blind
Message-ID: <Aug07.124308.32064@aixssc.ibm.co.uk>
Date: 7 Aug 92 12:43:04 GMT
References: <1992Aug6.165026.11981@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu>
Sender: stirling@hursley.ibm.com
Reply-To: ian@vnet.ibm.com
Organization: IBM UK Labs Ltd, Hursley, England
Lines: 20
News-Software: NewsKit 1.5 - LaMail

Reply to Parent Message