Re: [orca-list] software x is inaccessible

[Janina Sajka <janina rednote net>]

Mohammed Al-shar' writes:
> hi.
>
> what does it generally mean when orca thinks that a certain software is 
> inaccessible? what does it examine to determine this?
As of the moment the only reliable path to accessibility in Linux GUI
apps is to use the GUI widgets provided by Bnome for GTK2. Therefore,
you want to look at the Accessibility Tool kit (ATK). You'll find
guidance at:

http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gap/

KDE accessibility is in the wings, but not yet an end user reality. It
will come via a11y support built into QT 4.X widgets:

http://accessibility.kde.org/#Matters

http://www.trolltech.com/company/newsroom/announcements/press.2007-03-09.1003344173

> I am asking because I want to try to pass to skype developers what they need 
> to do to make their application accessible under linux.
Just so you know, there are accessible voip client (and server) apps on
Linux, which include the ability to interface the PSTN. Look at clients
like ekiga and linphone, and servers like asterisk.

Janina

> any ideas, clues?
>
> thanks alot.
> Mohammed Al-shar' 
>
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