Link:
Project wiki page URL: https://wiki.freebsd.org/portconfig

Contact: FreeBSD Accessibility mailing list <freebsd-accessibility@FreeBSD.org>
Contact: Alfonso Sabato Siciliano <asiciliano@FreeBSD.org>

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 portconfig(1) since version 0.6.2.

To note, blind users can refer to 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.

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