Hello everyone I sent this email for a specific person, but would also like to get your opinions.
I'm currently working in a computer company, and I would like to start helping in the development of accessible solutions for free software users. I am a new comer in this area, so I would like to make you a simple question: What is the advantage of using something so complicated as a graphical user interface, instead of using a text-only alternative? To better understand the goods and bads of orca, I tried to simulate its use by closing my eyes and trying to do tasks in my desktop. Of course it takes time for anybody to get used to it... but still, I don't get it very well. The graphical interface is interesting and can speed the use of the computer. But in case of blind people I feel it slows down even more as we have to create a mental image of the interface. I know linux has good accessiblity support since years in its text mode form. Wondering if you ever tried it, or what you think about it. take care Nuno -- Nuno Donato Serra - Tecnologias de Informação http://www.serra-ti.com [email protected] 912456704 / 241631188 -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
