Re: [orca-list] buffering

[Daniel Dalton <d dalton iinet net au>]

On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 03:27:48PM +1100, Jason White wrote:
> > (and hated it), but we got onto the topic of virtual buffering. I don't
> > think it's the best idea myself, but I think it is good at times. So,
> > would a key to "buffer" the current page, help at all with:
> > - speed of navigating pages when blind?
> > - Responsiness 
> > - Accessibility.
>
> There was a lengthy discussion about it last year, the conclusion of which was
> that it's a product of the way processes are handled in the Windows
> environment, and that, since the same limitations don't exist under Linux,
> buffering should not be implemented. A number of disadvantages were also
> pointed out, including the unnecessary complexity that it introduces and the
> problems it creates in dealing with Web applications which update the HTML
> content without reloading the page - exactly the kinds of applications for
> which Aria has been created.

I'm mainly against buffering except for complex pages where there is no
other alternative, but this isn't an area that I know much about, but
yes I tend to agree. Just thought I would find out how people felt about
this.

> I think the discussion was on the mozilla-accessibility list; you might find
> it helpful to look at their archive.

Thanks, will check it out at some stage.