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Well, it appears the cycle is complete. Several years ago, I was browsing
the Web in DOS, using DragonDictate for DOS and Lynx browser. It operated
under similar principle: all links where numericized. It was a great
system, and fast, but it was killed by the proliferation of graphic content
on the Internet.
Mikhail
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> From: Adam Janin <janin@@cs.berkeley.edu>
> To: voice-users@@voicerecognition.com
> Subject: Announcing free software to navigate the web with voice
> Date: January 29, 1998 6:19 PM
>
>
> Announcing "sproxy", A program that allows you to navigate the World Wide
> Web using only voice.
>
>
>
> I wanted a program that would allow me to navigate
> links on a Web page using DragonDictate. The problem with existing
methods
> is that they either require many repetitions of "tab" to get to the
desired
> link, or cost money.
>
> So I wrote a program called "sproxy" (Speech Proxy)
> that intercepts incoming HTML code, adds a numeric label, and enough
> JavaScript code to allow hotkey access.
>
> The result is that each link in a
> document has a number after it. If you say "link seven", it will go to
the
> link labeled 7. If you say "show 7", it will display the link
destination
> in the status line.
>
> Sproxy requires a JavaScript aware browser (that supports the event
> capture mechanisms) and a machine running Perl 5.004 with a slightly
> patched version of libwww-perl 5.18.
>
> This should be considered an alpha release. Maybe even
> pre-alpha.
>
> Examples, the code, installation instructions, and the patch
> are available at:
>
>
> http://www.icsi.berkeley.edu/~janin/sproxy/sproxy.html
>
> Let me know what
> you think!
>
> Adam Janin
> janin@@cs.berkeley.edu
>
>
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Well, it appears the cycle is complete. =
Several years ago, I was browsing the Web in DOS, using DragonDictate =
for DOS and Lynx browser. It operated under similar principle: all links =
where numericized. It was a great system, and fast, but it was killed by =
the proliferation of graphic content on the =
Internet.
Mikhail
----------
> From: Adam Janin <janin@@cs.berkeley.edu>
> To: voice-users@@voicerecognition.com
> Subject: Announcing free software to navigate =
the web with voice
> Date: January 29, 1998 6:19 PM
> =
>
> Announcing "sproxy", A program that allows =
you to navigate the World Wide
> Web using only voice.
> =
>
>
> I wanted a program that would allow me to =
navigate
> links on a Web page using DragonDictate. The =
problem with existing methods
> is that they either require many =
repetitions of "tab" to get to the desired
> link, or =
cost money.
>
> So I wrote a program called =
"sproxy" (Speech Proxy)
> that intercepts incoming HTML =
code, adds a numeric label, and enough
> JavaScript code to allow =
hotkey access.
>
> The result is that each link in =
a
> document has a number after it. If you say "link =
seven", it will go to the
> link labeled 7. If you say =
"show 7", it will display the link destination
> in the =
status line.
>
> Sproxy requires a JavaScript aware browser =
(that supports the event
> capture mechanisms) and a machine =
running Perl 5.004 with a slightly
> patched version of =
libwww-perl 5.18.
>
> This should be considered an =
alpha release. Maybe even
> pre-alpha.
>
> Examples, =
the code, installation instructions, and the patch
> are available =
at:
>
>
> http://www.icsi.berkeley.edu/~janin/sproxy/sproxy.ht=
ml
>
> Let me know =
what
> you think!
>
> Adam Janin
> =
janin@@cs.berkeley.edu
>
>
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