19 Sep
2005
19 Sep
'05
7:26 a.m.
On Mon, Sep 19, 2005 at 10:46:26AM +0200, Mario Lang wrote:
I've feared this effect of half-hearted
accessibility support
for graphical desktops under Linux, and it seems my fears have come
true: Just because there *is* an attempt to make GUIs accessible
doesnt necessarily mean that all people needing accessibility
support should immediately be forced to use the new shiny (crashing)
stuff. There is a reason why we blind people prefer text mode
UIs, and that is because they are way more efficient than every
Accessible GUI can ever be. That has been true when 99% of
the user base had to switch from DOS to Windows 10 years
ago, and it will continue to be true under Linux.
Right. I just fail to understand why people come up with
things like ATK and suggest that 'any GUI based app' will
instantly be accessible - you don't need to be a genius to
see this will never work.
There is at least one Linux audio app that gets this right
ATM and that is Linuxsampler - complete separation of app
and interface. You can controll all of it by typing commands
in a terminal running netcat.
Aeolus is going the same way: in the next official release
the X interface will be a plugin, and a text only version
of the UI will be provided.
If ever I find the time to do an AMS II, that will be written
from the start with a text interface. It's a bit more effort,
but worth it.
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FA