Re: [orca-list] netbeans accessibility

[hackingKK <hackingkk gmail com>]

Hi Thomas,
Beyond doubt emacs is salvation and bliss.
But it definitely had a learning curve.
If that is ok with people then I would say its great.
Happy hacking.
Krishnakant.

On 29/01/12 18:13, Thomas Ward wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I wouldn't say Eclipse is the only accessible IDE for blind Java
> developers as I use to do a fair amount of my Java programming in good
> old GNU Emacs, but I agree that Eclipse is preferable over Netbeans.
> If you don't absolutely have to program in Netbeans then do yourself a
> favor and don't. The people who teach programming courses and write
> the course materials don't know anything about software accessibility,
> and tend to teach using tools they like and use which often suck
> lemons when it comes to screen reader access.
>
> On 1/29/12, hackingKK<hackingkk gmail com>  wrote:
> > Do you absolutely need to use netbeans?
> > I would suggest eclipse to be the best choice for programming IDE and
> > only accessible choice for blind users.
> > Happy hacking.
> > Krishnakant.