Re: [orca-list] GNOME Shell Dialogs

[Mallory van Achterberg <stommepoes stommepoes nl>]

Hey,

When the description is of software and meant for a large group,
I can't imagine why people can get all angry: while some people
are totally blind, lots of blind people have some partial vision.

Including spatial descriptions also means it can work for more people
(that is, either blind or sighted can understand the descriptions,
and everyone in between too).

-Mallory

On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 06:55:57PM -0700, Robert Cole wrote:
> Hello, Alex.
>
> I am very glad that my description was helpful to you. to be honest
> I was afraid to go into as much detail because I did not want to
> offend anyone. I say this in the sense that here where I am living
> in California, I have met other blind individuals (who have no
> vision), and when I have tried to describe things to them based on
> what little vision I have, they have gotten upset with me, and even
> angry at times. And I mean it sincerely that I do not want to upset
> or offend anyone. I just felt like maybe contrasting the differences
> between Unity and GNOME Shell might be insightful to others here on
> the list.
>
> One of the things which disheartens me sometimes is when I get a new
> piece of technology and open the manual to find it is many pictures
> and few words. One good example is a Christmas present which my
> oldest son received a year ago. I was so excited because I wanted to
> assemble it for him, but when I looked at the manual it was nothing
> but pictorial instructions. If the assembling procedure was
> described in words I know I could have done it, but even with
> magnification pictures are still mainly a blur to me. Unfortunately,
> it is usually assumed that someone who is blind is not going to put
> together a little play car for a child or a crib for a baby. I wish
> that I had some skills in the carpentry department so that I could
> do these things, but that is another story for another mailing list
> (if one exists).
>
> So, in summary, I just felt like maybe a written description would
> help to shed light on things for others as well as it has for
> myself.
>
> I am very glad to see that it has been helpful!
>
> Take care.