Bill Haneman wrote:
Agreed. For the on-screen keyboard we can even do this now because our new on-screen keyboard does not need AT-SPI to run. Orca will also run without AT-SPI but only with a very limited set of applications (like itself). Having a way to dynamically load AT-SPI would be great!Hi Petra: In the most recent versions of Gnome, assistive technology support is on by default. The access keys idea is a reasonable one, and I think it would greatly improve the Ubuntu accessibility experience for screenreader and onscreen keyboard users.
We have something similar in the gdm login screen (though it requires configuring when the system is first set up), which allows certain "gestures" to start assistive technologies.
I clearly need to look more closely at this. It's a very cool feature.
We are also working on a compiz-based magnifier which would improve performance, but unfortunately work is slow on this.I'd be interested to know what your primary complaints with gnopernicus magnification are. It is possible to configure a system for fullscreen magnification using gnopernicus, and although the results aren't as "snappy" for mouse use as some commercial Windows magnifiers, it is basically functional and follows both mouse and keyboard focus (at least when properly configured).
- Henrik