hi On 25/10/2008, Stephen Clower <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > krishnakant Mane wrote: >> I use only ubuntu for my daily work and I am a busy IT consultent so I >> can't sacrify work at the cost of non functional free software. >> So the point is that since ubuntu 8.04 in particular I find no reason >> i should tell people to still use windows. I find no reason why >> people should not migrate to the world of technology freedom with >> linux. > > > > While a commendable goal, the graphical Linux desktop still has a ways > to go before I am comfortable enough to switch to it on a full-time > basis. Radical software mind-sets aside, I have found Window-Eyes on top > of a nicely tuned XP system to be considerably more responsive than > Gnome and Orca. I'll admit that sound card/speech synthesizer > preferences would likely need adjusting, but the basic computer user > should not have to tweak these settings just to have responsive speech. > I exactly had an opposit experience. I used both jaws and window-eyes and was always in a state of discomfort with them and never liked the way windows works. I used windows and related screen readers only till the point that there were no alternatives. But in contrary to your personal experience I and many others have really got a lot out of orca and ubuntu. In fact I find myself much more productive once orca has reached to the level where it is since last few months. I find word processing beyond my expectation (I use latex and convert it to rtf and pdf ). spreadsheets work perfectly with orca on ubuntu 8.04.1 and firefox itself provides a lot of accessibility. cd burning and other tasks are a snap and other such tasks like file or folder copy is also heavenly easy. for example I get the copy speed, estimated time and progress percentage all in gnome and orca like i would get in windows. I use vlc with orca pritty well for movies and music. I can create pdf files from open office word processor in 2 or 3 easy steps. programming is shear bliss. and may be slightly off topic but let us put accessibility on the side track, I don't like the way windows works and the methods in which tasks are performed. copying half way and then telling "disk is full " is one such bad thing in windows. And I hait viruses and don't want to be stuck in the mids of a conference with a windows crash which can happen any time without prediction. So all in all windows = less productivity and uncertainty and linux with gnome = better accessibility and consistency provided we start getting used to it. happy hacking. Krishnakant. > Additionally, we have access to the more common tools, E.G. web browser, > word processor, E-mail, and so on with both platforms; although I have > yet to find a commercial-grade multitracking editor that supports ASIO, > VST effects, and is accessible inside GNOME. Until this last fact > changes, switching to Gnome full-time would limit me a great deal in > terms of how I want to use my computer for both work and leisure. > > I am not a slave to my operating system or assistive tech, and neither > will I deny the obvious fact that Linux accessibility is superior in > many respects to that of Windows. Gnome and orca have really come a long > way over the past few years, and I sincerely hope work will continue to > improve application accessibility where possible. For now, I love the > philosophy behind GNU/Linux, but the presently accessible applications > (or lack thereof) in the graphical environment leave me no choice but to > stick with Windows for most of my work. I am very glad that we have > compelling choices on all major platforms, and competition between them > all can only benefit everybody involved. Perhaps one day in the not so > distant future, even I may have what I need to switch to Linux > permanently; with open-source software, anything is possible. > > Regards, > Steve > > > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list