Re: [orca-list] Accessibility Testing in Ubuntu 12.04

[Christopher Chaltain <chaltain gmail com>]

Don't forget that Gnome hasn't stood still either. Gnome 2 has been
replaced with Gnone 3, and although I haven't used it, myself
understanding is that the Gnome Shell in Gnome 3 has gone through quite
a few changes, is a "flashier GUI" itself and has had it's own growing
pains with respect to accessibility.

Someone also said that Unity was trying to mimic Windows 8's new
interface, but remember that Unity has been around longer than Windows
8, so either MS is trying to mimic Unity or they're both learning from
the success Apple has had on multiple platforms.

Also, I agree with the sentiments regarding Precise and GUI
accessibility testing, but remember, we're just seeing the first beta of
Precise. There are still opportunities to get bugs fixed, so I'd suggest
opening up bugs and reporting your issues or asking your question on the
Ubuntu Accessibility list.

Ubuntu-accessibility lists ubuntu com
https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility

On 12/03/12 05:08, Thomas Ward wrote:
> Hello Jason,
>
> "I don't know what the reasons were, but Shuttleworth et al., decided to
> write
> their own alternative to Gnome-Shell instead of contributing to Gnome 3. If
> you don't like it, you can always switch to a different distribution or
> install Gnome packages for Ubuntu."
>
> True, but its the principle of the thing  that has me concerned. I
> thought that many Linux distributions, including Ubuntu, adopted Gnome
> because it was section 508 compliant, and that it provided the most
> accessibility for people with disabilities.  I chose Ubuntu precisely
> because it was the most accessible distribution, and its easy to install
> and use.  Now, though, it seems their priorities have changed and they
> traded accessibility for a flashier GUI. It feels to me like a betrayal.
>
> As for switching distributions that's always a possibility, but so far
> none seem to satisfy me like Ubuntu did. I've looked at Debian, Arch, 
> and have considered going back to Fedora but none are Ubuntu. In short,
> what I want is a distribution that is equal to Ubuntu, has the same
> exact setup,  etc but uses Gnome instead of Unity. I suppose at this
> point Vinux is my best bet because at least accessibility is configured
> out of the box and even if I have to live with Unity I won't have to
> configure access from scratch.

-- 
Christopher (CJ)
chaltain gmail com