diff --git a/website/content/en/status/report-2024-10-2024-12/ports-collection-accessibility-colors.adoc b/website/content/en/status/report-2024-10-2024-12/ports-collection-accessibility-colors.adoc new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..bf72031d32 --- /dev/null +++ b/website/content/en/status/report-2024-10-2024-12/ports-collection-accessibility-colors.adoc @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +=== Ports Collection Accessibility - Colors Low Vision + +Link: + +link:https://wiki.freebsd.org/portconfig[Project wiki page] URL: link:https://wiki.freebsd.org/portconfig[] + +Contact: FreeBSD Accessibility mailing list + +Contact: Alfonso Sabato Siciliano + +FreeBSD provides the Ports Collection to give users and administrators a simple way to install applications. +The collection provides tens of thousands of ports; port configuration is a key feature. +It is possible to configure a port before the building and installation. +The command "make config" uses a text user interface (TUI) to set up port options interactively. + +Recently low vision users (mainly with cataracts) have requested new features to easily change the colors of the TUI. +Several features have been implemented to allow changing colors, for example: a new environment variable to set the UI to black and white, or the ability to set colors by reading a configuration file at runtime. +All features have been described in man:portconfig[1] since version 0.6.2. + +To note, blind users can refer to https://www.freebsd.org/status/report-2023-07-2023-09/#_portoptscliports_collection_accessibility[PortOptsCLI - Ports Collection Accessibility, Status Report Third Quarter 2023] to use the Ports Collection. + +Tips and new ideas are welcome. +If possible, send reports to the FreeBSD Accessibility mailing list, to share and to track discussions in a public place. + +Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation