Hi John, Well, Debian stable doesn't always keep up with Gnome releases so chances are likely you were dealing with a much older Gnome release were accessibility wasn't as good as it is today. Some of the early releases like Gnome 3.0 and Gnome 3.2 were absolutely terrible accessibility wise. It wasn't until Gnome 3.4.2 that accessibility took a turn for the better and Gnome 3.8 is a bare minimum as far as I am concerned for a VI Linux user wanting to use Gnome with decent accessibility. However, if you really want good access Gnome 3.12 with Orca 3.12 is really where the access is these days in terms of graphical user interfaces.
However, this is the primary problem with Linux for VI users as I see it. A lot of Windows users come to Linux not knowing squat about the OS and through simple ignorance and lack of experience may choose one of the less accessible distributions or install older components where access has improved in later versions not knowing there are better alternatives. They try to use it, find it isn't up to Windows standards, and make a blanket decision that access on Linux sucks based on their limited experience. Problem is they need to read a few FAQs, talk to some experts, and find out if their poor experience is consistent with more experienced users or they just flat out chose the wrong distribution, version of the desktop, whatever. So my advice to Windows users wanting to try Linux be absolutely certain what distribution and desktop version you are using before making a decision about its accessibility status because things aren't cut and dry. Good access on Linux depends on a lot of different factors from what distribution you use, what versions of software are used, and weather or not there are known workarounds etc. Far too many unsuspecting newbies install Linux expecting things to just work out of the box like Windows and when that doesn't happen they get mad, frustrated, or just too lazy to figure it out due in large part to lack of knowledge what they are dealing with. The sad part of it is that Linux is and can be a fairly decent OS. It just requires a bit more user know-how to get working the way it should. Some distributions are easier to do that with than others. Cheers! On 10/26/14, john <[email protected]> wrote: > I was using the version of gnome that came with debian 7.2 at the time. Not > > sure exactly which one that is, but I had a miserable time with it. > > ---- --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
