From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from 24.213.60.124.up.mi.chartermi.net ([24.213.60.124] helo=front2.chartermi.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 177hLL-0007Lu-00 for ; Tue, 14 May 2002 14:48:15 -0400 Received: from [24.196.69.180] (HELO maranatha.chartermi.net) by front2.chartermi.net (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 3.5.3) with ESMTP id 99287617 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Tue, 14 May 2002 14:48:09 -0400 Received: from chomiak (helo=localhost) by maranatha.chartermi.net with local-esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 177hPc-0001IM-00 for ; Tue, 14 May 2002 13:52:40 -0500 Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 13:52:40 -0500 (CDT) From: Cheryl Homiak To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: xwindows In-Reply-To: <004f01c1fb75$3aa03d90$91e03244@DAVIDPOEHLMAN> 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: 2.0.8 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: Also, you have to remember that just because we have access to a gui doesn't mean it's going to be easy. How many times have i heard blind windowws users complain that they did something but can't undo it or duplicate it because they're not sure how they did it in the first place. Having a screen reader that really allows you to sort out where you are and what you are changing or are about to change would be vital. My biggest concern for linux right now isn't gui per se; my biggest concern is Internet accessibility. My main reason for being interested in Xwindows at all is the hope of being able eventually to use a browser that will allow me to access Internet sites that I cannot now access. I don't know if that is a realistic hope, but that is frankly my main concern.