Hi WEll on the subject of ease of use, I believe that it is down to perception of the user. Windows users have to remember keyboard shortcuts for both the OS and the screen reader. Even with the pull-down menus, support lists are frequently asked how to access something that is easily found. Blind people have to attempt to gain a spatial understanding of the screen's layout. I think that the obscession to use the GUI is to feel that it brings an equal access but this is sadly an illusion as if the program doesn't have keyboard shortcuts then we're stuffed. Since January 1st I've been using Linux to deal with my e-mail because of the number of attempts to infect my PC with the Bad trans virus, or whatever it was called. Anyway, I find that I can deal with mail a lot quicker under Linux then I can with Windows. When you consider that to exit many programs you press the letter "q" or "x" which is a lot easier than alt + F4. I've also discovered a simple but great menu program which can easily make Linux even easier than Windows as it does work by pressing shortcuts (Letters of the alphabet), arrow keys and the return key. This menu system is called pdmenu, check it out. The bash shell shouldn't be compared with DOS because they are worlds apart. The history buffer, auto complete and long filename support make it superior and far more blind friendly. Don't get me wrong, Windows provides better OCR support and perhaps the internet but this is how it is now, who knows what the future might bring. Gena ______________________________________________________________________ Please Note: All html messages are automatically deleted as they are considered to be a security risk. Announcing Blindness Advocacy and Self-Help Online [BASHOnline] www.bashonline.org you can join the mailing list by sending a message to: bashonline-subscribe at yahoogroups.com Personal site: www.gena-j.net Contact Info: MSN ID: gena1959uk at hotmail.com (No mail to this address please) it will not be read: ICQ ID: 144169465:
