>Adrian: Um no, I've been misunderstood (my fault for writing the email in
>a hurry).  The key term was (something like) "*keep in mind* blind
>users".  It is not nessecary to make the interface speak to the user or
>anything major like that.  Blind users have screen readers that do this
>for any program.  We just need to provide keyboard alternatives wherever
>possible and make sure that prompts end in a : (screen readers recognise
>this and deal with it better).  So instead of "Button name..." or "Button
>name=" in the interface "Button name:" which looks better anyway.

  Ah, OK. Well, that thing with prompts would surely be possible. 
Should go into the guidelines for the GUI team, I guess.

>Adrian:  When I get the chance I'll find the URL for the slashdot article
>so you can all read it, everything will make much more sense then.  :)

  This would be very helpful indeed.

Cheers,
-- M. Uli Kusterer

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