Re: [orca-list] OT: Accessible project management software

[Kelly Prescott <kprescott coolip net>]

I also use request tracker RT it is written in perl and works well for me.
It may be over complicated, but it is easy to customize.




On Mon, 12 May 2014, Alex Midence wrote:

> Redmine and Trac are both quite accessible.  They have web interfaces.
> Redmine is written in ruby and Trac is written in Python.  I believe both
> support MySql though I could be wrong about Trac.  There's also a
> desktop-based  piece of software called Gnoem Tracker but I don't know how
> well it works or how accessible it is.
>
> Alex M
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: orca-list [mailto:orca-list-bounces gnome org] On Behalf Of Geoff
> Shang
> Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2014 1:36 PM
> To: David E. Price
> Cc: orca-list gnome org
> Subject: Re: [orca-list] OT: Accessible project management software
>
> On Sun, 11 May 2014, David E. Price wrote:
>
> > Does anyone know of project management software that is accessible?
> > I'm looking for something that will allow definition and tracking of
> > project goals and sprints, bug tracking, change logs, etc. I've tested
> > YouTrack and Jira, and both are inaccessible.
>
> My employer uses Jira, and while the web interface can be annoying, I've
> developed some strategies to deal with it.
>
> First, I've found that I can go to an issue by simplyh entering
> <server>/browse/<issue> into my browser, which saves me a lot of time.
>
> Next, our Jira instance was set up so that issues could be created and
> comments added via Email.
>
> Third, I use a command line client to interface with Jira issues.  This
> doesn't allow me to do everything I'd like, and the one I'm using has been
> superseded by newer ones that I've not gotten working yet, but it does allow
> me to quickly do things like resolve or close tickets, reassign them, update
> fields, add comments, etc.
>
> Finaly, I've found that Jira Connect Professional for iOS works very nicely.
> The author is receptive to accessibility comments, which reminds me that I
> need to send him some feedback.  I don't know which clients exist for
> Android (he says, trying to keep it somewhat on topic), but this appeared
> the best for iOS and I don't regret getting it.
>
> That's not to say that Jira will necessarily fit your needs.  I've not tried
> to do any Jira admin, and (getting back on topic) I've not tried to use it
> at all with Orca.  But I thought it worth mentioning that it's not a
> complete loss.
>
> Also, your web experiences will depend somewhat on what theme is used.
>
> HTH,
> Geoff.
>
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