From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from 66-109-36-44.ip.termserv.net ([66.109.36.44] helo=mhonline.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16P3HA-0000Ze-00 for ; Fri, 11 Jan 2002 10:07:24 -0500 Received: (qmail 18805 invoked from network); 11 Jan 2002 15:06:58 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hudson.mhonline.net) ([209.23.41.161]) (envelope-sender ) by smtp.mhonline.net (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for ; 11 Jan 2002 15:06:58 -0000 Received: from localhost (chuckh@localhost) by hudson.mhonline.net (8.11.4/8.10.2) with ESMTP id g0BF6q401520 for ; Fri, 11 Jan 2002 10:06:52 -0500 Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2002 10:06:51 -0500 (EST) From: Charles Hallenbeck To: Subject: Re: suggestions for Speakup In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.7 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: On 11 Jan 2002, Kirk Reiser wrote: > On another note, mentioning that something should be there because it > is part of windows/dos screen review packages is a non-starter with > me. That means we should do something because it is available in that > other o.s. I base what needs to be done on what features seem > reasonable to provide better access to linux. I am not at all > interested in keeping up with those other packages. So if you folks > want to make a comparison based on features, you might as well just > piss off. Kirk, I support your position completely! Speakup is at the point where it is vulnerable to the bells and whistles syndrome, where folks want to throw in the kitchen sink. Stick to the straight and narrow and make sure each feature under consideration really belongs in a screen reader. Examples: the cut and paste feature really did belong; the reinitialization feature really does not. Chuck *<<<=-=>>>*<<<=-=>>>*<<<=-=>>>*<<<=-=>>>* Visit me at http://www.mhonline.net/~chuckh The Moon is Waning Crescent (4% of Full)