Re: [orca-list] Current State of total Accessible of the Gnome desktopwith Orca

["mk360" <rexxe tutopia com>]

   Hi...
--- "Keith Hinton" <keithint1234 gmail com> Wrote:
> (...)
> 1. Isn't Speech-Dispatcher a dead project now? I have not heard one
> word from the developers of this program for Linux lately on Speakup's
> mailing list, or this one.

   No, Luke Yelavich is working on it for the use on gnome 3, but he has 
set an other git repository diferent from the repository of brailcom.

> 2. When you compare particular accessibility with Windows and Orca in
> the Gnome desktop, I am curious why:
> 1. Why does Orca do some functionality currently different from say
> JAWS on Windows?
> I.e. Interacting with a Combobox or opening a listbox with alt-down
> arrow in Windows is a bit different with Orca.

   Well, becouse orca's developers think other systems work better, and 
usually orca users think the same. For example, many people think forms mode 
is unnecesary (obviously it is subject to discussion).

> 2. Does Orca/Gnome developers have any plans on making Skype work at
> all under the Linux environment?

   This is a problem of skype, not orca, you have more info on the orca's 
FAQ.

   (...)
> 4. What is the responsiveness of Gnome-Speech these days? Last I heard
> it was being compared to that of Speech-Dispatcher due to instant
> feedback.

   I prefer speech dispatcher , but actually gnome speech works better in 
some situations, and spd works better on others ;). However, gnome speech 
will deprecated in favour of speech dispatcher on gnome 3.

   Regards,
mk.