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Dear developers of Orca,
I would like to emphasize one
big remarkable aspect of Your ammazing project, Opensource Screen Reader, which
can access Gnome applications. This remarkable aspect is, that because Linux
operating system can be obtained free of charge, and because Orca is opensource
and freely awailable, it can mean, that many visually impaired users can use
their computers for their job. I would like to start a little professional
discussion, if there is some chance, that experienced visually impaired people
could work like a server administrators for Internet service providing
companyes. For companyes, which are providing access to The Internet by using
various technology such as ADSL, cable, ETC. I think, that somebody could
theoretically try to found out, which Linux distributions are used
by server administrators for managing connections to The Internet. If those
applications are working in The terminal Window, for example, applications,
which are used by ISP companyes to monitor ADSL modems, applications, which can
for example restart cable modem remotely, applications, which are used to
monitor The status of connection of A specific ISP customer. I think, that Java
Sun company are doing really ammazing project, which can have significant role
in The complex process, which enables visually impaired users to use their
computers for a job purposes. Because Orca is very stable Screen Reader, I AM
very nicely surprised by it. I Am aware, that my topic is may be not good topic
to write about it in to this mailing list, but I would like to start a little
discussion about possibility to enable visually impaired users to work like
fully valuable server administrators for ISP companyes.
If somebody is having
experience, which applications are used in The ISP companyes for network and
server administration, I would like to know somethink about it. Eventhough I did
not study informatic, and I Am not experienced server administrator. I would
like to start this little discussion for users, who would want to work like a
server administrators.
Eventhough I Am not experienced
professional, my opinion is, that developers of Screen Reader, who would like to
help in this field is to develope algorithms, which are able to watch for
several dynamically changing areas of active screen. The main development
complex task is I think to develope algorithms, which could inform visually
impaired users, if some area on The Screen has changed or no. If yes, internal
cursor could automatically jump to The field, which has been changed. Because
tone is much more faster than speech, user could define which tones would Orca
or other Screen reader to play, if specific area of screen has changed. Because
it is inpossible to monitor too many areas of A screen, which are constantly
changed, user should choose The most important of those areas. Nex complex task
is to develope those algorithms so those algorithms would not to comsume too
many system resources, because system resources is important factor for ISP
companyes. I Am aware, that I Am writing somethink like a science fiction,
because it is probably inpossible to make somethink like ofscreen model of
active application like DCM compatible Screen readers in Windows environment.
But I would like to know, if there is some chance to make functions, which could
enable visually impaired users to work like a server administrator. I think,
that this topic could be interesting for experienced professional in some of
remarkable conferences, which are focused on Screen Readers in Linux. But it is
only my personal opinion. May be, that many of us could think, that I AM writing
about non interesting topic. If so, I Am very sorry.
Thank you very much, that You read my E-mail. And I
AM very sorry to all of us, who are suffering because of my pour English
grammar. I will do my best to improve my grammar and spelling.
The kindness regards.
Janusz Chmiel
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