Re: [orca-list] Ubuntu 12.10 and beyond, Unity 2D will no longer be maintained.

[Alex Midence <alex midence gmail com>]

Very interesting.  I really hope that the android version of the
Ubuntu desktop can be made accessible  either by Ubuntu or by someone
else.  I will be in a position to buy a new smart phone in a few
months.  I can either go with iPhone or Android and was hoping for
android since it promises more power if I can have a desktop Ubuntu
just by connecting a monitor and mouse.  Or, keyboard.  If we can get
a pocket sized device with Linux on it, it'll mean a lot of people
won't have to shell out thousands for note takers and such because
they can easily make use of this technology in their place.  I bet
someone could come up with a monitor emulator that fools the device
into thinking it's plugged into a monitor.  A roll up portable
keyboard for input, some headphones, Orca + e-speak  and the world is
our oyster.

Alex M


On 5/10/12, Thomas Ward <thomasward1978 gmail com> wrote:
> Hi Alex,
>
> No. Android devices are already using 3d graphics hardware and
> software.  Most newer smart phones like Android and iPhone have 3d
> graphical interfaces so Unityh 3D will fit right in. As Luke pointed
> out in his well written desktop and shells message  this technology
> has been around for years. Its just that Linux desktops and shells
> have been slow to switch to 3d, but Apple and Microsoft platforms have
> been doing it for the last half decade and everyopne from desktop
> manufacturers to cell phone developers have been including and
> improving 3d graphics capabilities.  So Ubuntu is just taking that
> next step to take advantage of what already exists.
>
> On 5/9/12, Alex Midence <alex midence gmail com> wrote:
> > What of the new devices coming out that are Android phones that become
> > Ubuntu desktops when plugged in?  I figured they'd use Unity 2d and that
> > 3d
> > would be too much for that hardware.  I also hoped it'd be Unity 2d since
> > so
> > much progress was made on its accessibility.
> >
> > Alex M
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