From: Kirk Wood <cpt.kirk@1tree.net>
To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca
Subject: Re: Needs educating: Message from Linux (fwd)
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 09:56:08 -0600 (CST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0201230954280.11117-100000@lbear> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.44.0201231021450.3558-100000@server1.shellworld.net>
On Wed, 23 Jan 2002, Amanda Lee wrote:
> Nope, "Off Screen model approach" is not a crutch. It does not
> necessarily achieve the best Accessibility but it is utilized in JFW and
> HAL. I believe that Window-Eyes also makes a good attempt to address
> controls and so forth which aren't MS standard. I believe utilizing MSAA
> whereever possible is obviously the best way but it doesn't always work.
> In Window-Eyes, one can toggle MSAA on and off and it is necessary to do
> so in certain instances.
Hmm, MSAA doesn't get the job done. So they have to revert to another
means of getting the job done. It doesn't work all the time either. Sounds
like a crutch to me. Of course it has been wrapped in a lot of market
speak to make it sound like the best thing since sliced bread. But they do
that with many things.
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Kirk Wood
Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net
Nowlan's Theory:
He who hesitates is not only lost, but several miles from
the next freeway exit.
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Needs educateingRE: " Richard Villa
` Needs educating: " David Arocho
` Thomas Ward
` David Arocho
` randy turner
` Needs educateingRE: " Kirk Wood
` Thomas Ward
` Charles Hallenbeck
` Raul A. Gallegos
` Needs educating: " David Arocho
` Charles Crawford
` David Arocho
` Charles Hallenbeck
` Amanda Lee
` Geoff Shang
` Charles Crawford
` Geoff Shang
` Jason
` Charles Crawford
` Kirk Wood
` Amanda Lee
` Kirk Wood [this message]
` Amanda Lee
` Georgina
` Kirk Wood
` Kirk Wood
` Geoff Shang
` Georgina
` Amanda Lee
` Georgina
` Amanda Lee
` Thomas Ward
` Amanda Lee
` Thomas Ward
` Amanda Lee
` Thomas Ward
` Amanda Lee
` Kirk Wood
` Charles Crawford
` Kirk Wood
` Kirk Wood
` Needs educateingRE: " Thomas Ward
` Georgina
` randy turner
Needs educating: " Gregory Nowak
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