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...but this doesn't actually copy the old function, just a reference to the symbol, so it ends up locking itself in a recursive loop.
Edit 2: It turns out there's a cleaner way still.
See: aus.social/@carlozancanaro/116…
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The idea is to hash the Message-ID header in outgoing mail because Gmail seems to have decided the original format looks like spam.
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Okay, I need to do a hacky #elisp thing. Yes, I know it's terrible.
Basically, I have an existing defun. Let's call it foo. I need to replace it with a new function that calls the old one and transforms its output before returning it.
I naïvely assumed I could do it like this:
(let ((oldfunc (function foo)))
(defun foo ()
(my-transform (funcall oldfunc))))...but this doesn't actually copy the old function, just a reference to the symbol, so it ends up locking itself in a recursive loop.
I'm sure there's a way to do this.
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(let ((oldfunc (symbol-function 'foo)))
(defun foo ()
(my-transform (funcall oldfunc))))Edit 2: It turns out there's a cleaner way still.
See: aus.social/@carlozancanaro/116…
Also, there's still something Gmail isn't liking. Looking at the differences in the headers between emacs and my other clients (whose mail does get through), the next most obvious difference is that the Content-Type header doesn't specify an encoding. Whether this is the actual problem or not, I should probably fix that. I'm just working on how.
The usual way to do this would be to "advise" the function with an "around" advice. gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/…
Okay, so I wrote this hacky nonsense in my ~/.emacs.d/init.el, but it doesn't seem to be having any effect. The function in question seems completely unaffected.
Perhaps this code is being evaluated before the original function is defined?
;; Mail hack
(defvar jrl-mail-hack nil
"Flag to prevent from overloading the function a second time")
(let ((oldfunc (symbol-function 'message-unique-id)))
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(defun message-unique-id ()
(secure-hash 'sha256 (funcall oldfunc)))
(setq jrl-mail-hack t)))The idea is to hash the Message-ID header in outgoing mail because Gmail seems to have decided the original format looks like spam.
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I'm definitely not an expert, but could it be the (let ...) statement causing a problem? Can you move the (unless) outside? I wonder if your changes to the function only apply inside the scope of let.
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@Daniel It turns out that the better solution was here:
The usual way to do this would be to "advise" the function with an "around" advice. gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/…
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@Carlo Zancanaro Well, that's much nicer than the abomination I wrote.
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Here's a cleaner version that should work. However, I'd be surprised if it's actually the message IDs that are the problem.
```
(defun jrl-message-unique-id (orig &rest args)
"Hash the output of ORIG.
ARGS are passed on to ORIG"
(secure-hash 'sha256 (apply orig args)))
(advice-add ''message-unique-id :around #'jrl-message-unique-id)
```
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No, you can't do that, especially not in elisp.
However there's defadvice sitting just around the corner waiting to help you solve your problem.
See also:
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Preferred method of overriding an emacs lisp function?
I have rewritten and stand-alone tested the behaviour of an inner function invoked by one of the Emacs functions bundled with Emacs 24. What is the preferred way of incorporating - e.g. in my init....Stack Overflow
Of course there's a question about your underlying logic lurking here: Why don't you just define a new function that calls the old function and transforms its output and then just call the new function.
Transforming the output of an existing function risks breaking all other callers of that function.
@Greg A. Woods Because it's not a function I ever actually call directly, and it's buried pretty deep in the internals.
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I have a friend who's been trying to get on Mastodon but tells me that it doesn't seem to play well with screen readers. I know there are plenty of people on the fedi who do use screen readers, but I have no experience with them myself, so I can't really direct him.
Can someone who does use a #ScreenReader point me in the direction of some resources that might be useful?
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My understanding is that some alternate clients, particularly semaphore.social/, play better with screenreaders? That's what my friends here who use screenreaders have told me, at least. I'll boost this so they can chime in as more authoritative sources.
Hey @pawpower @wx1g @RareBird15 @matt @WittiePenguin @Fragglemuppet any suggestions for screen readers that work well with Mastodon? The OP above this toot is asking for a friend.
@adhdeanasl @wx1g @RareBird15 @matt @WittiePenguin @Fragglemuppet For some reason I can't see the toot you're referring to but how is the person accessing Mastodon, IE iPhone, PC Android ETC?
@The Witchy Bitches @👩🦯The Blind Fraggle @Matt Campbell @ADHDeanASL @Panamanian❤️🔥 @Superdave! @Lanie I believe he's recently switched to a Linux distribution* (which I understand doesn't play well with screen readers to begin with). I can ask him for more details. Unfortunately he's in the UK, so I can't assist in person.
* I don't know which.
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@adhdeanasl In that case, I'd reframe the question as which Mastodon client is most likely to work with a screen reader on a non-Windows desktop platform. I suggest Semaphore (semaphore.social/), a web-based client.
@adhdeanasl Oh, my mistake. It looks like Semaphore is gone, and I've been using a cached local version for an unknown length of time. In that case: enafore.social/
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@pawpower @Fragglemuppet @matt @adhdeanasl @WittiePenguin @RareBird15 IOS has the VoiceOver screen reader, already. There are many Mastodon clients that work well with it. I'm using Mona. IceCubes is another good choice. For Linux distros, the Orca screen reader is already included, and works well with firefox, thunderbird, the core utilities, and libreoffice, which is also included. I've used the Tuba Linux Mastodon client, with orca, but it's difficult.
@matt @adhdeanasl @wx1g @RareBird15 @pawpower Yep, I use Windows and NVDA, and don't have a problem. Does Tweesecake work with Linux? It's a Mastodon client that might also be helpful.
@matt @Fragglemuppet @adhdeanasl @RareBird15 @pawpower So far, the only desktop Mastodon app, I know, is Tuba. Best bet is to use your instance web site with firefox. There's an alternative web front end called enafore, which I am using to make this post.
@afewbugs I’ve found Mastodon really easy to use with a screen reader, and apps like Mona make scrolling the timelines and interacting even easier. I don’t know about resources as such, so I’ll boost, but just wanted to put in my 2 pennies too.
Edit: Just had a look and, of course, @FediTips has something on it: fedi.tips/how-do-i-use-mastodo…
Edit: Just had a look and, of course, @FediTips has something on it: fedi.tips/how-do-i-use-mastodo…
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You might wish to include the hastag: #BlindMastodon
i just know some folks who use it via emacs, which has some pretty good text to speech support. its nerd shit tho
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I wonder if an add on for mastodon.el could make that easier. Ive never tried the reader in emacs, but have always heard good things.
I wonder if an add on for mastodon.el could make that easier. Ive never tried the reader in emacs, but have always heard good things.
hi. Marco is using assistive accessibility tech, but maybe just VoiceOver on iOS? @marcozehe 😀
@freddy Most of us blind people use Mona on iOS and iPadOS and MacOS. On Windows, there's TweeseCake. After registering with a Mastodon instance, and doing a rudimentary setup in the Mastodon settings, one can use the 3rd party client without needing to use the Mastodon web interface.
This may be one for @FediTips
Adding the #Blind hashtag might improve your chances.
Can't help you with the software question, but there is a cosy instance run by visually impaired people: dragonscave.space/about – might make a nicer starting point than one of the larger generic ones.
twblue and tweesecake are apps made specifically for screen reader users on windows... mona on ios... and tusky on android...
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is asking about Mastodon clients and screen readers in the toot above.
@zl2tod Looks like some good replies are coming in on this thread already. In my view, Mastodon is the most accessible social media platform around.
I would add a couple of things.
First, any blind person is very welcome to join us here at CaneAndAble.social, a great community for blind Mastodon users. There are plenty of helpful people here.
Second, if the person uses iOS, I produced an audio tutorial on Mona for Mastodon. This went out as part of the Living Blindfully podcast I used to run, which can still be found in any podcast app.
Mona has been updated since then, but it’s still very relevant, and many blind people appreciate an audio walkthrough.
The URL for the audio is: LivingBlindfully.com/227, and the transcript is at LivingBlindfully.com/lb0227tra…
I would add a couple of things.
First, any blind person is very welcome to join us here at CaneAndAble.social, a great community for blind Mastodon users. There are plenty of helpful people here.
Second, if the person uses iOS, I produced an audio tutorial on Mona for Mastodon. This went out as part of the Living Blindfully podcast I used to run, which can still be found in any podcast app.
Mona has been updated since then, but it’s still very relevant, and many blind people appreciate an audio walkthrough.
The URL for the audio is: LivingBlindfully.com/227, and the transcript is at LivingBlindfully.com/lb0227tra…
Episode 227:A tutorial on Mona for Mastodon, the most powerful, accessible way to do Mastodon on your iPhone, iPad and Mac
This special episode is devoted to Mona, a Mastodon app for iOS, iPadOS and MacOS. It has exceptional VoiceOver accessibility, and during its development, the developer has consulted extensively with the blind community.Living Blindfully
a partner uses enafore.social/ with a screenreader occasionally, but i don't remember if it is good or just passable 
might be worth a try
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I think @WeirdWriter would be a good expert on this? He's written a Fediverse guide for blind people at sightlessscribbles.com/posts/5…
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Maybe @kc can help
@ePD5qRxX imo there's no way around third party clients at the moment. I'm using iOS/macOS-based devices only right now, and the Mona 6/Mona Classic client from the app store work rather nicely. I've also had good experience with Tusky on Android a couple of years ago and I hear its still great.
You might want to add the #accesibility tag for more reach. Good luck!
I've tried using some of the fedi web apps with a screen reader and yeah they tend to be horrible
There may be some native apps that do better in that regard
my friend @freya@chaosfem.tw uses a screen reader. Freya, do you have any advice on this?
@sodiboo it works perfectly well with screenreaders if you use the right client. Inafore is cross-platform and Tweesecake works well on windows
@cassana Tweesecake on Windows, Mona on Mac, also iOS. Sorry, they're on their own for Android. These are the ones I've used, there might be others.
Web clients should also work though, I think.
I am not blind, so I cannot judge the validity of the articles/tips linked, but this page has some tips: fedi.tips/how-do-i-use-mastodo…
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I’m sighted and won’t comment! But I will tag @MonaApp as so many folks in the thread have mentioned the app. (And I’ll add that it’s great for sighted people too!)
While I was blind (long story, medical mishap) I found PCs and laptops to be bloody useless. What did work well was a large Android phone or tablet running "Talkback" and an accessibility one-handed keyboard called a Quirkey (which as a dev I knew how to use). Touching the screen gave a good mental map of layout, and the Quirkey removed the need for an on-screen keyboard. I just used Fedilab as I knew the layout already.
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@elettrona I turned on slow mode in the web interface (it's in Settings → Preferences → Appearance), because without it the focus kept changing.
hey @Clio09, @Brailly615 , any tipps from your end?
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@MonaApp for #IOS and @pachli for #Android are 2 great #Accessible Mastodon clients.
@MonaApp for #IOS and @pachli for #Android are 2 great #Accessible Mastodon clients.
@Brailly615 In another comment it has been said that its about Linux, there I unfortunately can't help. I use Webclients, unfortunately they don't get any Updates anymore or I'd have recommended something. I only use them because I haven't found something better yet that I don't need to install. @Clio09 @C3nC3 @me @MonaApp @pachli
@svenja @Brailly615 @Clio09 @C3nC3 @MonaApp If it is about Linux, I can't help either. In Windows there is #Tweesecake. Although it seems that it is not updated anymore, we can work fairly well with it.
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It has come to my attention that my favourite jacket is falling apart. I would like to repair it for two reasons:
- I love this jacket.
- I can't afford a new one right now.
I have no opposition to #VisibleMending.
Suggestions?
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My current plan is to rip out the bottom stitching on the cuff, apply a patch of similar-ish material to the sleeve, and then sew the cuff shut again.
My makeshift fix to hopefully keep the problem from worsening until I can come up with a more aesthetic fix.
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looks good! Keep adding if you want! It might become a source of pride!
So, I spent hours trying to fix it the way that I had planned and was met with frustration. Katy eventually had the idea to remove the cuffs, shorten the sleeves by about an inch, and reattach the cuffs. They were a little on the long side anyway.
Is it the neatest repair job ever? No. Are both sleeves exactly the same length? Also no.
Buy you know what? We spent hours working on this. It's good enough.
Forgot to mention that one of the cuffs tore as we were removing the stitching.
Spiked rivets?
Or... beaded tassels?
Then afterwards please explain to me how to do it?
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@Will I'm not that skilled. I have a sewing machine and know some basics on how to use a needle and thread.
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you could tack the seams back together and embroider a band-aid over it?
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mhh.
Either a parachute stitch (but given that there stitching already on one edge it might be unpleasant to do) or a canvas patch (preferably both inside and outside) and running stitch embroidery to keep them in place. Colours and designs of your choice.
Either a parachute stitch (but given that there stitching already on one edge it might be unpleasant to do) or a canvas patch (preferably both inside and outside) and running stitch embroidery to keep them in place. Colours and designs of your choice.
duct tape fixes everything 😃
@CrazyDogLadysezPEACE @Saule, anar en Mousses I like the parachute stitch idea, but I don't know how it'll work being so close to the seam.
@heartofcoyote yup. Same. Technically it could work just... ehh. The patch is probably the best option here.
@Jonathan Lamothe I wonder how the jacket would look with two bands of contrasting colour bias tape sewn (by hand, if I had to do it) around the cuff seam.
but I'm not sure it would last long, if the rip is because it's a high friction area, maybe you'd need something stronger than bias tape
not great probably. Looking at it again, I think you're better off if you unpick the seams towards the cuff, cut the panel off a thumb's width above the tear around the sleeve and replace it completely. Given how long that tear is and how close it is to the snap button, fitting a patch would be hella awkward, too. What do you think @sinituulia?
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@PalmAndNeedle @sinituulia @heartofcoyote a narrow patch wouldn't be awkward I think. It would be a bit bulky, that's all.
Your idea works too, but it requires more skill and time.
@PalmAndNeedle Me, I'd unpick the double line of stitches off the cuff, trim away any of the torn fabric from the edge of the sleeve, sew a patch onto the frayed bit of sleeve, tuck those back under the cuff, and topstitch the cuff back on.
Any of this could be done with fun contrasting colours, by hand or by machine!
Any of this could be done with fun contrasting colours, by hand or by machine!
@Sini Tuulia @PalmAndNeedle Yeah, that's the route I'm currently leaning.
@sinituulia there we go, I didn't picture the construction of this correctly. Sounds like a good plan 
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Hey Fedi, I could use some help with this one. I'm in over my head.
We have an #Insignia portable #WashingMachine (model: NS-TWM16WH9). The agitator has suddenly stopped, well, agitating. It makes a buzzing sound as though the motor is being engaged, but no motion. A quick internet search identified a slipped belt as a plausible culprit, but I found what appears to be the belt at the botton of the machine, and it seems perfectly fine, though I don't know if it's perhaps the one that spins the drum (which is working fine).
It doesn't throw an error code, or give any other indication that the computer is even aware there is a problem.
Any ideas what else the issue could be? At the moment, I have it sitting unplugged as I don't know if there's a big ass capacitor in there, storing a charge waiting to strike me down when I go prodding, and to be honest, I'm decidedly in over my head on this one. At least it soesn't seem to require security bits though.
I'm sure it's out of warranty and we can't afford to replace. Any suggestions would be welcome. Boosts appreciated.
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I never saw a washing with 2 belts (but I'm not saying the don't exist) so if the best is fine I'd look for exhausted brushes on the motor, which are two pieces of graphite that wears down and eventually have to be replaced. #repaircafe
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Is there a decentralised alternative to Etsy? #AskFedi
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That doesn't surprise me that it's mentioned here regularly; "ASCII Table Cross-Stitch Pattern" just seems so... Mastodon to me. 😆
(Really want to try some of those odd lip balms though.)
@AdiposeOverclocked I just don't know how the payment processing would work.
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