Re: accessebility suggestion for Ubuntu 6.06 LiveCD

[Bill Haneman <Bill Haneman Sun COM>]

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 screen
reader 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'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).

Bill

On Mon, 2006-07-24 at 05:37, Petra Ritter wrote:
> Hello,
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> My suggestion is to turn on the accessibility Technology by default
> and to have accesskeys to start Gnopernicus or what ever program they
> use for persons with motor difficulties. I assuming that the for 'Lesser
> visual impairment' there use just another theme to change the
> appearance of the Screen. To find a way to do this with a accesskey
> should be not a problem. The option "Mmoderate visual impairment'is a
> problem anyway because the magnifire option in Gnopernicus don't work
> very well.
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> On this way eg a blind person can start Ubuntu and when the system is
> up and runing start Gnopernicus using a accesskey.
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> I'm not a Linux expert and don't know whether it is possible to solve
> the problemes like taht  However I know the way you have to activate the
> accessebility option im Ubuntu 6.06 does not work very well, too.
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> Petra
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