Re: [orca-list] Maybe I can help develop Orca.

[chrys87 web de]

Howdy

> I know there is work being done on an alt console reader as well, a fork of jupiter as I understand it, but 
> I sincerely hope that folks will port speakup

Sounds interesting what is the name of that fork?  i currently  work on a similar project. Maybe there is 
some potential  for working together?

Cheers chrys 


Am Fr. Aug. 19 20:48:59 2016 GMT+0200 schrieb B. Henry:
> I agree that while there is certainly work that can be done to improve orca that far too much of Joani's 
> valuable time seems to be taken up working around 
> shortcomings in applications.
> I know there is work being done on an alt console reader as well, a fork of jupiter as I understand it, but 
> I sincerely hope that folks will port speakup 
> to user space in time for the kernel changes that will eventually hand off console support to systemd as I 
> understand it. 
> Speech-dispatcher also needs work, and while I think Luke will start focusing more on this he can probably 
> use some help.
> Braille support in orca is something I've never had the chance to test, much less actually use day in and 
> day out, but I know it is of vital importance to 
> many, both those who do not hear or hear well, and those who need something more comfortable for tasks such 
> as solving math problems, balancing equations, 
> etc. 
> So, John, you need to stick around for many years to make sure this important component is kept up to snuff.
> Thanks again for work on liblouis, and thanks to all who work on Linux accessibility, got to say this at 
> least once a season somewhere/think it is 
> worthwhile list clutter!
> Regards,
>
>
>
> -- 
>      B.H.
>    Registerd Linux User 521886
>
>
>   Fernando Botelho wrote:
> Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 03:16:43PM -0300
>
> > My own humble suggestion would be different. I think you can make a bigger
> > impact on the quality of the non-technical end=user, by helping the Libre
> > Office guys with accessibility coding or testing, or reporting.  Orca can
> > improve certainly, but right now the biggest issue I suspect is when
> > applications do not give it what they should.
> >
> >
> > Best wishes,
> >
> >
> > Fernando
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 08/18/2016 02:46 PM, Mgr. Janusz Chmiel wrote:
> > > Dear MR Boyer,
> > > I Am deeply appreciating yours development enthusiasm and MRS Joan Marie
> > > will be very probably extremely pleased that so experienced developer
> > > with so many development knowledge have decided to help.
> > >
> > > I think, that Orca screen reader have reached very very much. It support
> > > many functions, many keyboard shortcuts to control various aspect of it.
> > > Its stability is very good.
> > > I see only one big disadvantage of Orca when I compare it with NVDA for
> > > Windows.
> > > When user uses flat rewiev, for example, numeric keys 7 and 9 to browse
> > > lines of text, Orca must always read object database and it can not
> > > monitor dynamic changes while in flat rewiev.
> > > I Am afraid, that this issue is caused by The programmers technique, how
> > > at-spi C++ and Python components work and have been designed.
> > > Or, Python code of Orca would be too slow to dynamically monitor changes
> > > at The background.
> > > NVDA uses GDI hooks or MSAA or UI automation calls.
> > > BUt this is only one disadvantage, which i see while comparing with NVDA.
> > > Also Windows screen readers can not enable users to use all various
> > > programs, because if developers will use not standard GUI tool kit for
> > > GUI creation, even The best screen reader developer willbe helpless.
> > > Those are only my opinions, I do not to de graduate works of core
> > > developers of Orca and at-spi, Py-atspi, ETC.
> > > The typical situation related to slow flat review algorithms is
> > > situation, when user will update components by using ANdroid SDK
> > > manager.
> > > It is complex Java program, and in this cases, there will be some
> > > slowness related problems when browsing window by using Orca flat review
> > > keys.
> > >
> > >  John J. Boyer napsal(a):
> > > > I've handed over my work with liblouis to a very capable team. Now I'm
> > > > thinking of what I can do for Orca and NVDA. I turned 80 in July, but I
> > > > want to remain active as long as possible.
> > >
> > >
> > > ---
> > > Tato zpráva byla zkontrolována na viry programem Avast Antivirus.
> > > https://www.avast.com/antivirus
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > orca-list mailing list
> > > orca-list gnome org
> > > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/orca-list
> > > Orca wiki: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Orca
> > > Orca documentation: https://help.gnome.org/users/orca/stable/
> > > GNOME Universal Access guide:
> > > https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/stable/a11y.html
> > > Log bugs and feature requests at http://bugzilla.gnome.org
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > orca-list mailing list
> > orca-list gnome org
> > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/orca-list
> > Orca wiki: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Orca
> > Orca documentation: https://help.gnome.org/users/orca/stable/
> > GNOME Universal Access guide: https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/stable/a11y.html
> > Log bugs and feature requests at http://bugzilla.gnome.org
> _______________________________________________
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> orca-list gnome org
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> Orca wiki: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Orca
> Orca documentation: https://help.gnome.org/users/orca/stable/
> GNOME Universal Access guide: https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/stable/a11y.html
> Log bugs and feature requests at http://bugzilla.gnome.org

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