xwindows

Jim Ruby jruby at charter.net
Mon May 13 18:11:41 EDT 2002


If this takes off, I will jump away from windows too because I just like the gui or ojb interface as it is just a lot less work to get around and is faster.

On Mon, 13 May 2002 13:32:06 -0400, Rich Caloggero wrote:

>I agree with this. It takes far less typing and its generally just quicker
>to get around and accomplish many typical tasks with a GUI or object-based
>interface. I've got repetative strain injury from typing too much and
>playing guitar, so anything which saves typing is really necisary for me.
>Linux is a much better system overall, so to have access to a GUI or
>object-based interface under Linux is going to be fantastique!! Look for
>more about Gnome and Gnome accessibility as the summer progresses. You can
>bet that I'll be one of the first to jump on this bandwaggon!!
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>                    Rich Caloggero
>                    MIT Adaptive Tech. for Info. and Computing
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jim Ruby" <jruby at charter.net>
>To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
>Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2002 11:12 PM
>Subject: xwindows
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>> Do you think we will ever have access to the gui?
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>> I find that I can access things faster in windows then in Linux text mode.
>I will admit that linux works much better then windows or the winxp.
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