Notices tagged with friendica

One more reason to left #Instagram #Threads #Facebook and #Whatsapp of #Meta at #Switchday february 1st. Join #Pixelfed #Loops #Mastodon #Signal #Friendica https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/01/white-house-will-reserve-front-row-seats-in-press-briefings-for-influencers-podcasters-and-others-in-new-media/

I tried to post this to the Friendica support forum, but it kept timing out when I entered my information. I am now attempting to subscribe to their e-mail list. However, I thought I would write this here so that those who know coding, etc. might be able to offer a solution, or at least, to pass this on to the developers.

I joined Friendica in October of 2024, when Facebook decided to shut down their Basic Mobile site (not app). I am totally blind, and their main page is a nightmare to use with a screen readre (NVDA in my case). I chose Friendica because of the huge character limit, the ability to edit and delete posts, local posting, extensive profiles with keywords, and the ability to connect with all sorts of accounts in the Fediverse. For the most part, I am enjoying my time here. However, I am noticing a lot of inaccessibility on the Friendica page. I am not a programmer, but I'm guessing this is at the core of the software and is not due to the instance I'm using (friendica.world). I am also guessing that the page is not written in HTML5 and does not follow WCAG guidelines, though I may be wrong about that. If not, I strongly urge the developers to review them and implement them if possible. If so, perhaps, some changes can still be made that would make this a more screen reader-friendly site. Note that I tried this with Firefox and Supermium (a direct fork of Chrome).

Mostly, I use TweeseCake to access the site, but there are some things I can't do with that client. All of the following refer to the site itself.

1. There is a list of links at the top of the page that acts like a menu. This causes many problems while trying to perform basic tasks, particularly editing posts and handling notifications. I can't always activate said links/menu either.

1A. I can't stress how frustrating editing posts is. It sometimes takes over ten minutes. The "edit" option is a link/menu, and it can only be found via another menu. Once I finally find and activate it, I hear the sound indicating that I have entered focus Mode. Usually, this means that I am in an edit box and can type. However, in this case, I am taken back to the main page, as if I never entered the option to edit my post. Using e to try to find an edit box doesn't help, as it just sends me to the replies to different comments. So I am forced to find the post, and start all over again. The only way I can do this successfully is to try to tab through the links/menu at the top of the page (when it works), then through other posts, until, finally, I am placed in an edit box where I can type.

1B. When I go to the Notifications" link, I have to tab to "Mark all System Notifications as Seen". This isn't even a regular link, as I can't copy and paste the text from it. Once I tab to and out of that, I can then read my notifications. But here is what I have to do if I want to see follow requests.
1. Try to get the notifications link to work, then click on it.
2. Tab to marking notifications.
3. Perform a search for the word follow.
4. Click on the link of the notification that someone wants to follow me. I open this in a new window, to try to keep the original one available.
5. Make my choice as to whether to approve that notification, then close that window.
6. Return to the main window. Only now, I am not where I left off. Instead, I am placed back at the beginning of the page and the Notifications menu is not open.
7. Repeat steps 1 through 3.
Ideally, I should be able to go to a normal notifications link, perform steps 3 through 5, then return back to the link, and perform steps 3 through 5 again, as many times as necessary, without having to repeat 1 through 3.

1. I can't just go to the site and enter an edit box to post. I must go through a menu to find the link to do so. Yet there is an edit box for searching for content, tags, etc.
2. Some pinned posts don't always read properly. I can see my name, when I posted, that it's pinned, a public message, tags (if applicable), buttons for resharing, etc., and the number of comments. But I cannot simply read the post itself. ""Comments" is also a button, not a link. Even when I expand them, I still can't see my post, and finding the button again to close them takes a lot of time, as posts also have their own buttons. Note that unpinned posts are read properly.
3. While the process of editing my profile is completely accessible, finding the edit option might be slightly confusing for new users, as it requires entering yet another link/menu, this time with the user name as the title..
4. If I go to a profile of someone not on Friendica (usually Mastodon) and wish to reply to a post, after I enter my credentials, it takes me back to my profile, not to the relevant post. It only worked once.
5. The Friendica app for Windows is basically the site itself. I don't understand this at all.

If you want to see a truly accessible site, try this link. I don't work for them, though I do have an account there.

dreamwidth.org

Please, if any changes can be made, I urge you to do so. The site is otherwise a pleasure to use, but my frustration at not being able to easily perform such basic tasks is increasing.

#accessibility #blind #coding #Chrome #Developers #Dreamwidth #Facebook #fediverse #Firefox #Friendica #HTML #HTML5 #NVDA #ScreenReaders #TweeseCake #WCAG #Windows

@bjoern_rs allerdings ist eben Pixelfed fokusiert auf Bildnachrichten, was bedeutet, dss Du eben über Deinen Pixelfedaccount dort in der Timeline nur Posts mit Bildern und ich glaube auch Videos Deiner Gefolgten sehen wirst. Dennoch kann von beiden Seiten Kommentiert und geboostet, gefolgt ubd verfolgt werden.

Das gibt interessante Interaktionsmöglichkeiten, ein Beispiel:

Ich habe neben meinem "Wald-und-Wiesen-alltags-account" hier unter #Friendica auch noch einen PeerTube-Account. #PeerTube ist für Videos, was Pixelfed für Bilder ist (Quasi die Fediverseentsprechung von Youtube). Auf diesem Account habe ich einen Kanal, den ich ne gute Weile für ein Videokunstprojekt im Fediverse nutze. Ich postete dort regelmäßig Kleine Fixkameravideos zum Thema Wasser. Dazu setzte ich das Hashtag #RunningWater und boostete und verbreitete die Videoposts dann immer noch über meinen Friendicaaccount, der viel mehr Folgende hat. Das ist eine sehr effiziente Art und weise und ich kann sogar in Friendica einstellen, dass es automatisch alle Beiträge meines Peertubekanals boosten soll. Das Kunstprojekt findest du hier:
tube.tchncs.de/c/flow/
man kann ihm auch im ganzen Fediverse mit dem handle flow@tube.tchncs.de folgen, um alle neuen Videos in die Timeline zu bekommen (egal ob aus Mastodon, Akkoma, Firefish Misskey Pixelfed…)

Ich hoffe das klingt jetzt alles nicht zu kompliziert, ich möchte damit aber klarmachen, welches Potential in der Föderation des Fediverse liegt. Man muss es nur nutzen und mal auch links und rechts vom Platzhirsch Mastodon die Augen aufhalten.

I left Facebook in October of 2024 precisely to avoid inaccessibility, clutter, and frustration of their main site. Now, I am feeling the same thing with regard to Friendica. I joined here because of the extremely long character limit, the many sites with which I can interact, and the fact that I can edit and delete posts, as well as post locally. Whenever I try to edit a post on the main site, I have problems. This has been true since day one. Now, I'm going to my posts, and instead of seeing the content, I'm only seeing my profile and the tags. I have to go through that same process of editing just to be able to read what the post is. Yes, I use TweeseCake most of the time and it works well, but I have no way of searching posts. So I must use Lukol or try to use Friendica itself to find them, which isn't easy either, unless I tagged them with something unique. On Facebook, I would type my name, a few words from the post, and it would show up. I also have no way of simply sorting comments on TweeseCake as I do, for example, on Luna for Reddit. So I have been missing people's replies to my posts, because I keep getting notifications and other things in my timelines that bury said replies. That may be my fault, as I have several people marked to show all posts. Still, their posts shouldn't show under Mentions if they're not tagging me or replying to my posts, and yet, they do.

I just want to find a site that is easy to use like the Basic Mobile version of Facebook used to be or like Dreamwidth still is, or a client like Luna for Reddit that makes Friendica truly accessible. TweeseCake is 98% there, but there are still a few things that I can't do on it. Perhaps, a dedicated Windows client would be best, and no, I don't mean some strange app that looks like the website.

I would try another instance, but I have a feeling that it will look similar, since it's based on the same software. If I am wrong, please tell me, and I will gladly switch!

#accessibility #blind #clients #Friendica #frustration #LunaForReddit #NVDA #TweeseCake #Windows

What are the differences between Diaspora, Pleroma, Hubzilla, Hometown, and Glitch? How do they compare to Friendica as far as features? I've heard there are Mastodon instances that allow for longer posts, editing, and deletion. Do they also allow for extensive profiles with keywords, etc? Are there any other networks I should know about? Finally, will the interface of the page on Friendica change depending on my instance? Maybe, it's just a matter of changing that! If I changed to another network, I'm guessing I couldn't export my profile, followers, etc. there. Most importantly, I need something that is truly compatible with Mastodon, because that's technically what TweeseCake was designed for. Since Friendica is very compatible, I can use TweeseCake without any problems.

#accessibility #blind #clients #Diaspora #Fediverse #Friendica #Glitch #Hometown #Hubzilla #Mastodon #NVDA #Pleroma, #TweeseCake #Windows

@dandylover1 #GlitchSoc is a Mastodon fork with some additional functions (e.g. more poll options, markdown, easier change of the character limit).

There are various themes for #Friendica , the latest one can be seen here: anonsys.net/display/bf69967c-1…

You can find a comparison of functions here: Comparison between Mastodon, Friendica, Hubzilla and (streams)

Galera linda e novinha (ou até mais antiga) do #mastodon! Seguem algumas dicas para melhorar sua vida por aqui :blobBone_dance:

:alerta: Se achar longo, salva. Mas LEIA! É bem importante :alerta:

:sm64_1: Cuidem da sua bio :blobBone_jump: Coloquem uma foto, escrevam um textinho, mesmo que simples. Botem boas informações como gostos e hobbies no perfil :ablobcatbongokeyboard: E uns toots (postagens) não fazem mal a ninguém, assim sai confundido com um 🤖

:sm64_2: Faça a sua #introdução em um toot :catjam: Essa #apresentação é uma boa maneira de conhecer novas pessoas e interagir no #fediverso! O pessoal tem costume de dar :boost:, então aproveite!

:sm64_3: O #fediverso é construído com interações, então se quiser ser seguido é bom interagir 🦜 Mais em (por @pancho) https://bolha.one/@pancho/113135497401808790

:sm64_4: Deixe sua linha do tempo bem viva! Além de seguir pessoas, é bom seguir e usar #hashtags por aqui :pusheenBounce: Conheça as várias @TagsBR que acontecem semanalmente :ablobcatdj:

:sm64_5: Também que podemos seguir e interagir com timelines de outras instâncias também. Muito bão isso :nkoHappy:

:sm64_6: Abaixo (links) tem ótimas listagens de instâncias brasileiras (e até latino-americanas). Lembrem que SEMPRE pode mudar de servidor. Seu servidor, sua instância faz MUITA DIFERENÇA na sua experiência aqui no #fediverso. Se está achando sem graça ou só não está gostando tanto, pense em mudar :bugcat_sweat:

Ainda mais importante para quem está na mastodon.social que é a mais genérica possível. Quando mudei, tudo mudou :blobBone_bounce:

https://social.harpia.red/notice/AfFmRYvjOIPbOXJPxQ (por @kariboka) e https://brasil.rednet.social/ (por @santiago)

:sm64_7: Use e teste diferentes aplicativos para ver o que mais gosta. Já usei vários e recomendo o @moshidon para #android (feito pelo @lucas_na_ursal). O #moshidon, por exemplo, permite interagir com a timeline de várias instâncias. Depois coloco uma recomendação aqui de um app para iOS.

:sm64_8: Postou uma imagem, um gif ou um vídeo, coloque o texto alternativo. Isso é bem importante e valorizado por aqui. Eu mesmo só dou boost se tiver texto alternativo. Outra dica importante é descrever sua foto e capa do perfil :chick_writer:

:sm64_9: O #mastodon na web também pode ser acessado com interfaces alternativas como: elk.zone e https://phanpy.social. Experimente, o #fediverso é cheio experiências diferentes e proveitosas! Um mundo novo :ms_cat_smile:

:sm64_1: :sm64_0: Além da #hashtags você também podem seguir interagir com comunidades do Lemmy (Forum ou Reddit daqui) ou de grups. Basta seguir que vai aparecer na sua timelime e marcar em um toot para aparecer por lá ou para quem segue. Exemplo @ fediverso@a.gup.pe ou @ internet@lemmy.eco.br. Pode achar outras comunidades aqui:

Lemmy Brasil: https://lemmy.eco.br/communities
Forum da Ayom.Media:https://forum.ayom.media/communities
Forum da Bolha.us: https://bolha.forum/communities

:sm64_1: :sm64_1: O #fediverso tem muitas alternativas descentralizadas, então explore 🚀 Só alguns exemplos abaixo:

Microblog: #pleroma, #misskey, #friendica, #gotosocial, #akkoma.
Foto: @pixelfed.
Blog: #Plume, @writefreely
Video: @peertube
Forum/Reddit: Lemmy

:sm64_1: :sm64_2: Outras dicas importantes:

Pelo @diegopds https://bolha.us/@diegopds/113058227322541448

Pelo @augustocc https://social.br-linux.org/@augustocc/110152359834473002

O que acharam? Bão? Aberto a sugestões e melhorias :catroll:

Amplificações sempre ajudam :boost: :caramelo: :raposa: :ablobcatbongopost:

@holly_berry @tmmj well, maybe you would both like #Friendica ? However, this won't reach the OP, because they blocked someone without ever having an interaction with them...(me) so, I'll tell you.🤷♂️

Hopefully you find what you're looking for.

Since you can follow across platforms in the #fediverse, how do you avoid just seeing the same posts across #Mastodon #lemmy #Friendica and #pixelfed ?

Uma dúvida que eu tinha sobre o #PixelFed, como aplicativo utilizando o #ActivityPub, em relação à outros aplicativos que também usam o #ActivityPub mas que não tem a publicação de imagens como foco (por exemplo #Friendica e #GoToSocial) é qual o sentido de usá-lo.

Do que eu observei, como leigo, até agora, é a otimização!

Aparentemente a imagem que ele pega de outras instâncias para mostrar numa dada instalação é reduzida no tamanho do arquivo. O gerenciamento das imagens em cache também é otimizado, resultando em menor consumo de espaço de armazenamento e processamento.

Pra quem publica mais texto que imagens/pequenos vídeos, possivelmente não faça sentido ter perfis nos dois programas.

Valeria a pena testar se só usar o PixelFed para quem publica mais texto que imagens faria sentido em termos de otimização.

Ao menos a integração de textos publicados no PixelFed é, como era de se esperar, 100% com Mastodon, GoToSocial e Friendica, até onde pude reparar.

@spla
#Pleroma✅
#Friendica ✅
#Diaspora ✅
#PeerTube ✅

Let's try it again: This post from #Mastodon can reach the whole #Fediverse, #Bluesky & more. That's #Sharkey, #Pixelfed (hence the pic), #Mbin, #Lemmy, #Friendica, #Hometown, #Akkoma... How far can it go?

#SocialMedia

Edit: The results are in 👇

At the request of many of you (no experience yet myself) herewith additional graphics to boost global switch day across multiple platforms on February 1st 2025.

#facebook #friendica #tiktok #loops #youtube #peertube #reddit #lemmy

Also a big big shout-out to all the beautiful people who develop and maintain the software for the decentralized social web. Please help them build the #fediverse for everyone by making a donation. Thank you.

Hey, pessoal venho de novo fazer um apelo. Vou anexar os prints que tirei.
Eu nao consigo de forma alguma usar esses softwares #friendica , #diaspora , #akkoma , #mbin! Estão todos instalados, rodando normalmente, mas nao uso as configurações e nao entendo o funcionamento. Não ha muitos tutorias atualizados na web. eu nao sei programar. gostaria de centralizar no #friendica muita coisa e usar #rss que não abro mão. Peço pra alguém dessa instancia me ajudar! Vou aos prints.

Do I know anybody hereabouts that have any experience with #Friendica?

For my friends on Diasp.org when you move you may want to consider #Friendica. Friendica supports both the Diaspora* protocol and ActivityPub, in addition to direct support of RSS & its own DFRN; many more are available via plug-in (Bluesky, pump.io, Ostatus, etc.).

Take a look at dir.friendica.social/servers with info on the various instances out there, or fediverse.observer to find what is geographically the nearest, which can improve speed. If you still can't pick one libranet.de, where i'm at, is a good one. It has got a wide range of plug-ins installed, the instance is well maintained on the dev branch, and the rules are that all people with good intentions welcome.@joebraun @7sleepers @jasonpackman @diasporian @jbt @karthikeyan @mikewb1971 @william5749