Re: Orca 0.2.3

[Willem van der Walt <wvdwalt csir co za>]

Hi,
I think the need for a GUI configuration tool is set by some or other 
Gnome policy for inclusion into a standard Gnome release rather than by 
Willy.
 On Mon, 24 Apr 2006, Janina Sajka wrote:

> Tomas Cerha writes:
> > Janina Sajka napsal(a):
> > > This will only be useful if if gui accessibility is still working. If
> > > the gui is broken so that orca isn't working for the use, no gui tool is
> > > going to help the user get it back.
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I believe the design of the Configuration infrastructure can be
> > independent of the actual GUI.  For example the solution proposed by
> > Brailcom would allow to create a simple console-based or browser-based
> > configuration frontend.  In addition, the user still has the option of
> > editing the configuration file, doesn't he?
>
>
> Yes, absolutely. My central point is that configuration is most useful
> if it can be performed apart from the environment being configured. I
> like the browser suggestion very much for just this reason.
>
> So, my complaint with Willie's original point focused on three words
> only, "gui configuration tool." The problem is simple, if the gui isn't
> working for the user, no gui tool will help fix it. We need a tool
> outside the gui environment.
>
> PS: This is also an opportunity for our f/oss environment to provide
> greater accessibility than people have come to expect on platforms like
> Windows and Macintosh. I believe those two environments rely on "gui
> configuration tools," so I am not surprised people would talk about
> wanting "gui configuration tools." But, it's the wrong approach.
>
> Janina
>
>
> > Best regards, Tomas.
> >
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