As I remember, Windows was always harder to install than Linux, even as a sighted user. Granted, I think part of this is that Windows still comes pre-installed on most PCs and has had this privilege since at least the Win9x days while PCs with Linux pre-installed are still fairly rare(hell, even if you plan to install Linux on a new PC, unless you're building from scratch, it's often easier to buy something with Windows pre-installed and nuke windows than to buy something with a blank hard drive), so any Linux distribution with aspirations of chipping away at MS's desktop market share needed to prioritize ease of installation while Microsoft can rely on even the dumbest end-user either buying Windows pre-installed or finding someone who can do the installation for them. As for activating/deactivating various input/output methods, within the limits of practicality, I think activating as many as detected hardware allows and letting the user deactivate those they don't need is a superior default for a one size fits all installation disc, rescue disk, boot loader, or bios than activating the bare minimum and requiring users to know things to activate additional IO methods they need. Which do you think would piss off more users: A: An install disc that comes up with text instructions and a text menu on screen and nothing but keyboard input and if you can't see the screen or lack a monitor, you need to know the right key presses in advance to activate other IO methods and you're screwed if limited mobility prevents you from using a keyboard. b. Text instructions and a text menu come up on screen. The on screen text is mirrored to a braille display if available. Speech starts reading the instructions. Keyboard, mouse, and voice input is active if the appropriate devices are connected. The insturctions include the toggle keys and voice commands to enable/disable each IO method including an all option that will drop to just keyboard and on-screen text. Mnemonics for accessibility features(assuming an English default) might include the following toggle keys: a: all accessibility features. s: speech output b: braille v: voice input Note: the accessibility features mentioned in b are not intended to be all inclusive, though I did try to consider disabilities other than blindness. -- Sincerely, Jeffery Wright President Emeritus, Nu Nu Chapter, Phi Theta Kappa. Former Secretary, Student Government Association, College of the Albemarle. _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list