Linux support

[devinprater]

(Hopefully) adds Linux support. It builds and runs on my machine, works with book navigation commands like h, k, 1 through 6, ETC. F10 first time speaks file menu cause Orca doesn't speak it automatically. h and such speak line plus element through Orca.

[trypsynth]

Whoa, okay, so how is this different from #197?
Thanks a ton for all the work, I'm just trying to get a clear picture here. Should I combine those two PR's?

[devinprater]

Well, I'm not sure that other one ever worked, from what I remember they got to a point and then kinda gave up. This one loads files including epubs, haven't tested pdf and I don't have brain enough for that today, h and other quick nav keys work, speaks through Orca over dbus messages so no yucky speech-dispatcher stuff, which ah crap I should do that with fastSM too, use Orca that is. The text view works and so does menus and dialogs. Devin Prater ***@***.***

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On Wed, Feb 11, 2026 at 2:35 PM Quin Gillespie ***@***.***> wrote: *trypsynth* left a comment (trypsynth/paperback#327) <#327 (comment)> Whoa, okay, so how is this different from #197 <#197>? Thanks a ton for all the work, I'm just trying to get a clear picture here. Should I combine those two PR's? — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#327 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ADUMTTSCDA6JNIJU43PZ5G34LOHBHAVCNFSM6AAAAACUZIV3XOVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZTQOBXGAZDQOBVG4> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[trypsynth]

@devinprater thanks for your PR! However, I don't really understand a few parts of this code:

1. Why introduce this weird accessibility.rs module instead of putting Orca speech into the live-region crate, also on my GitHub? I'd gladly take a PR there :)
2. What's all this stuff in document_manager.rs? I understand the shift f10 handling, although that does feel a bit like an ugly hack to me, we use shift f10 for something else already, but the big function you added and all the tests for it don't make sense to me. What is this for?
3. Why did you change how headings are formatted in src/ui/navigation.rs?
4. Is there a reason you changed the logic for clicking on the tray icon to left down instead of left up? For some reason I think left up is more reliable on windows at least, but I have no idea about other platforms, maybe we can platform gate it?

Once again, thanks for the contribution!

[devinprater]

Honestly I just had AI work on it until it worked well enough to open a book, quick navigation, all that. Some of those changes were probably from when h for heading either did nothing or didn't speak the line I move to, so I'll have it clean things up from those changes, and see about getting that live region support in your live region crate. Devin Prater ***@***.***

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On Thu, Feb 12, 2026 at 2:03 PM Quin Gillespie ***@***.***> wrote: *trypsynth* left a comment (trypsynth/paperback#327) <#327 (comment)> @devinprater <https://github.com/devinprater> thanks for your PR! However, I don't really understand a few parts of this code: 1. Why introduce this weird accessibility.rs module instead of putting Orca speech into the live-region crate, also on my GitHub? I'd gladly take a PR there :) 2. What's all this stuff in document_manager.rs? I understand the shift f10 handling, although that does feel a bit like an ugly hack to me, we use shift f10 for something else already, but the big function you added and all the tests for it don't make sense to me. What is this for? 3. Why did you change how headings are formatted in src/ui/navigation.rs? 4. Is there a reason you changed the logic for clicking on the tray icon to left down instead of left up? For some reason I think left up is more reliable on windows at least, but I have no idea about other platforms, maybe we can platform gate it? Once again, thanks for the contribution! — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#327 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ADUMTTQLFPESDC5TIMSP3DT4LTMCNAVCNFSM6AAAAACUZIV3XOVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZTQOJTGEYTGMZXHA> . You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[trypsynth]

Yup, figured, this looked a bit vibe coded. That's no problem for me to be clear, but I do review vibe coded PR's just as harshly, if not a bit harsher, than normal PR's. Thanks for your work!

[devinprater]

Oh I'm glad you do review it. So I believe I've gotten live region stuff separated out and will pr that next. I had to jigger live region announcement for the table of contents cause the Linux tree view doesn't talk, so now it just reads the item you're on using Orca. I haven't seen it have a collapsed or expanded state... Oh never mind gonna have to wire collapsed/expanded state in too. This may take a while to get all hammered and cleaned. Devin Prater ***@***.***

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On Fri, Feb 13, 2026 at 9:32 AM Quin Gillespie ***@***.***> wrote: *trypsynth* left a comment (trypsynth/paperback#327) <#327 (comment)> Yup, figured, this looked a bit vibe coded. That's no problem for me to be clear, but I do review vibe coded PR's just as harshly, if not a bit harsher, than normal PR's. Thanks for your work! — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#327 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ADUMTTUW74WHNFJTUBR4PYT4LXVAXAVCNFSM6AAAAACUZIV3XOVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZTQOJXHA2DCNBXHE> . You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[trypsynth]

We now use the latest live region with your Linux changes. Happy hacking!