Slackware is dropping Gnome

[Kenny Hitt]

Hi.

My message was sent after my latest frustration with Gnome
accessibility. I've been attempting to use Gnome for 2 years, and it's
still got a ways to go.  I'm not against a blind person using a GUI, I'm
just frustrated with the access available and the progress of that
access.

If you want, I'll be glad to help you get Gnopernicus up and running,
but be prepared for disappointment.  Before you try Gnopernicus, you
will need access to the text console or you will have real problems.

Hope this helps.
           Kenny
	   

On Sun, Apr 03, 2005 at 09:47:52PM -0400, Laura Eaves wrote:
> Hi -- I actually disagree as there are many blind users of windows who use 
> the MS Office apps heavily, by necessity, who would benefit greatly from 
> gnome based versions of these apps -- or at least gnome versions that can 
> process the same file formats so that the documents are portable.
> Also, a lot has been done with blind access to UML diagrams and such used in 
> OO programming, and it would be nice if these types of tools were available 
> on linux/unix for used by a workplace with mixed blind and sighted 
> employees.
> Anyway before I get in too deeply, I have not yet tried gnome or 
> gnopernicus.  And the culture of the speakup list is to go text instead of 
> graphical, but since I spent so amny years resisting that awful monster 
> windows from invading my space only to switch to jaws/window yes and windows 
> when I lost my vision finally, I do think the work on gnome is a good thing, 
> not to replace speakup but to have that in the works for handling new 
> advances as they come out, even if the interface is graphical.
> Off box...*smile*
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kenny Hitt" <kenny at hittsjunk.net>
> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 9:15 AM
> Subject: Re: Slackware is dropping Gnome
> 
> 
> Hi.
> Although the sighted community will be missing what seems to be a good
> desktop, I don't think the blind community is missing much by not having
> Gnome.
> 
>           Kenny