I believe he was just clarifying. That's all. Since we didn't know that. he clarified the definition. Take care, Sina -----Original Message----- From: speakup-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Janina Sajka Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 11:59 AM To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: new alsa-tools releases! And, how were we supposed to know that? kevin writes: > From: "kevin" <kjsisco at rcn.com> > > Actually the first deffiniton is the right one. Multiple document > interface. Kevin > email: > kjsisco at rcn.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Janina Sajka" <janina at rednote.net> > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 11:07 AM > Subject: Re: new alsa-tools releases! > > > > Well, at the risk of over doing my comments ... > > > > Kevin, your use of the mdi acronym is just as obscure. Checking with > > the technical dictionaries, I find two definitions for mdi: > > > > multiple document interface > > multiple device interface > > > > I still don't know which you mean. > > > > Shaun Oliver writes: > > > From: Shaun Oliver <shaun_oliver at optusnet.com.au> > > > > > > at the risk of being helpful, kevin delivered up the following on > > > Sun, > Oct 19, 2003 at 12:24:54AM -0400, > > > > The frameviewer allows frames to be more easily recognized in > > > > speakup because let's be honist. Screen readers are a bit shaky > > > > with that. > Also, > > > > you can specify which type of interface in an application (such > > > > as > mdi.) > > > > This solves alot of issues. > > > > > > I've never read so much faeces in my entire life. > > > kevin, we're not using a gui nore will we be any time soon. well, > > > some of us might be to play with gnopernicus but that's a > > > different kettle of fish. there's no mdi on the console. not to my > > > knowledge anyway. do us a favour and stop sprouting pure > > > unadulterated bunkum. well may you ask why doth he flame so? > > > it's simple. unless you're prepared to put your money or lack there of > > > where your mouth is, and let us know exactly what you did rather than > > > create some ficticious app, and want to gain some recoginision for > > > something someone else did, I suggest you quit while you're behind. > > > > > > -- > > > Shaun Oliver > > > "Becareful of the toes u step on today, they maybe connected to the ass > you have to kiss tomorrow!" > > > > > > EMAIL: shaun_oliver at optusnet.com.au > > > ICQ: 76958435 > > > YAHOO: blindman01_2000 > > > MSN: blindman_2001 at hotmail.com > > > AIM: captain nemo 200 > > > IRC: irc.awesomechat.net:6666 > > > IRCNICK: blindman > > > CHANNELS: #awesomeradio #mircpopup-magic #linux #help #ourworld > #audiofile #mauisun > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > -- > > > > Janina Sajka > > Email: janina at rednote.net > > Phone: (202) 408-8175 > > > > Director, Technology Research and Development > > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > > http://www.afb.org > > > > Chair, Accessibility Work Group > > Free Standards Group > > http://accessibility.freestandards.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka Email: janina at rednote.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Director, Technology Research and Development American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) http://www.afb.org Chair, Accessibility Work Group Free Standards Group http://accessibility.freestandards.org _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup at braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup