linux and accessibility applications

[Tom and Esther Ward]

Hi, Keith.
I think for most Windows users coming over to Linux it comes down to
familiarity. You must remember not every computer user is a power user, and
could care less about having control over every little detail about the
environment. Further more since the move from dos to Windows the large
majority of the blind comunity has grown quite fond of check boxes, dialog
boxes, ok buttons, radio buttons, and the like. Weather members of this list
or anyone on other blind Linux mailing lists hates the GUI interface it's
not going to change public opinion in the blind comunity, nor is it going to
stop the sighted world from continuing to design stuff for graphical
environments.
This entire thread was started because lynx and links is far behind in
javascript technology where graphical browsers like netscape, mozilla,
opera, etc all have good javascript support.
Now, if the GUI in linux which you condemned were as accessible as it is in
MS Windows then the subject of an accessible javascript compatible  browser
would be mute.