I can't imagine someone developping a Window Eyes app that doesn't have
access to Windows. I do most of my development work in Linux, but I
switch to Windows for Wineyes apps just because it isn't practical to be
developing on a platform where you can't try/debug your software.
Lacking Wineyes' functionality in WINE, this means I develop in Windows
for Wineyes apps. With Vinux and Orca''s rapid improvement many blind
users are doing the Linux thing, but I don't think any of the exclusive
Linux users care about Window Eyes or its apps.
On 5/9/2011 10:19 AM, David wrote:
Although Windows is by far the most widely used OS, You might be aware
that a good amount (me not knowing the exact number) of blind users,
that lean more and more to Linux. Not because that is anything
greater, but due to all the high-pricing and all the
copyright/blahblah from Microsoft, and assistive companies like
Scentific and GW as well as the rest of that gang. When recently
asking for Linux users among the blind, I was surprised of the great
response; leading me to believe the number of Linux users is fair
enough to be considered. To what extend your development ever will be
possible for a cross-platform environment between Linux and Windows,
I do have no idea. Of course, there is emulators for Linux, that let
the Linux user run a windows software; but I have no idea if the
service would be of interest for Linux users.
----- Original Message -----
*From:* RicksPlace <mailto:[email protected]>
*To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
*Sent:* Monday, May 09, 2011 2:09 PM
*Subject:* NonWindows Scriptors
Hi: Can anyone give me a ballpark guess on how many blind
scriptors do not use or have access to a Windows Operating System
for App development?
I would guess it would be less than 10 percent but I have never
talked allot to non U.S. computer users. The ones I have talked to
used Windows but I understand other Operating Systems were, about
5 or 10 years ago, popular in China and some other countries.
So, if you can, give me a ballpark idea of the concentration of
Windows users abroad... I might develop a AutoLanguageTranslator
and am trying to decide whether to use an existing code base, with
permissions, or create a new .net App from scratch. The .net
version is what I work in and would offer some significant
features not available in a vBS script without major headaches -
if they could be implemented at all.
If most of us use Windows Operating Systems then I will lean
twoard the .net approach if I can get it implemented.
If not, it is what it is and I will consider the alternative.
Rick USA
