From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from sccrmhc12.comcast.net ([204.127.202.56]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1DgMfA-00040s-00 for ; Thu, 09 Jun 2005 09:01:36 -0400 Received: from [192.168.1.102] (pcp07714640pcs.nrockv01.md.comcast.net[69.138.229.229]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc12) with SMTP id <200506091301050120016123e>; Thu, 9 Jun 2005 13:01:05 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v730) In-Reply-To: References: <200506090243.j592hCY4003195@ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: David Poehlman Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2005 09:01:04 -0400 To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.730) Subject: Re: web browsing and section 508 under linux X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2005 13:01:36 -0000 It is my understanding that at some point, jaws and window eyes will support firefox. It is also my understanding that a current beta of we works somewhat with window eyes. The problem is that when you build a cross platform app to work with windows, it's hard to get things to work together. -- Jonnie Apple Seed With His: Hands-On Technolog(eye)s On Jun 9, 2005, at 8:51 AM, Karen Lewellen wrote: Yes, It is my understanding firefox works wonderfully with window eyes. Perhaps the problem is jfw? it usually is where the problem lies, grin. Karen On Thu, 9 Jun 2005, David Poehlman wrote: > I have not found it to be inaccessible at all. The accessibility > features weere invented due to the inequities in screen readers, > osx rewrites this paradigm. > > -- > Jonnie Apple Seed > With His: > Hands-On Technolog(eye)s > > > On Jun 8, 2005, at 10:43 PM, Sina Bahram wrote: > > But it doesn't work at all with accessibility related features. > > You can't navigate by headers, read alt tags automatically, use forms > reliably, and so forth ... > > Take care, > Sina > > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup- > bounces@braille.uwo.ca] > On Behalf Of Glenn at home > Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 8:49 PM > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > Subject: Re: web browsing and section 508 under linux > > What about FireFox? > It works with JFW, but it is not easy to use since its not too good > with > tabbing, but it works with the Jaws cursor, if one can tolerate that. > Glenn > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ryan Mann" > To: "ajred" ; "Speakup is a screen review > system for Linux." > Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 12:38 PM > Subject: Re: web browsing and section 508 under linux > > > > For an accessible web browser that works under Xwindows, you might > want to > look at Freedombox. It uses Mozilla for web browsing. I've used > it under > Linux and it works pretty well. Their web site is > http://www.freedombox.info or http://linux.freedombox.info. > > > On Wed, 8 Jun 2005, Jared wrote: > > > >> I have to do some testing for section 508 compliance on a product at >> the company I work for. I know I will be using internet explorer >> under >> windows. This product is supposed to be cross platform, is there any >> browser that's accessible enough to test under linux which works >> under >> x-windows? Appreciate any info. >> -- >> This message was sent using 3wmail. >> Your fast free POP3 mail client at www.3wmail.com >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup@braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup