Well said. On 01/07/2013 03:14 PM, Kyle wrote: > I do lots of things with my computer using Linux. Granted, my primary > distro is Arch Linux rather than Ubuntu, so I get all the latest stuff > as soon as it's released, but I don't use Windows, except the very > rare times when I need to print something, because I have yet to > purchase a good printer, at which times I use a left-over XP install > on a 10-year-old box. I browse many websites on my Linux box using > Orca and Firefox, and I use no other browser, not even > Chrome+ChromeVox. I have nothing against trying different things, but > I tend to stick with what works, and Firefox+Orca works quite well > here. I have yet to find a website that is impossible to navigate, > with the exception of Flash content, which is more miss than hit on > any browser in any OS. Yes, the times I still have to use Windows for > printing, I find NVDA to be quite usable, but if making Firefox+Orca > more usable for others means converting to a clunky virtual buffer > system that doesn't handle dynamic content well, and cludgy > work-arounds like lists of links, then I'll hold off on the downgr ... > I mean upgrade, thank you very much. > > Yes, Firefox and the way Orca works with it could be improved, and > this is happening. But saying that you'd rather use Windows for web > browsing because you haven't even tried the latest versions of either > Orca or Firefox is utterly ridiculous. So before spouting and spitting > about how accessibility needs to improve, first start by trying the > latest versions of things, so that you can file more informed bug > reports based on the newest, dare I say shiniest, technology. > ~Kyle > http://kyle.tk/
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