My conversations with the Apple developers suggest that the Mac terminal is supported. I did not discuss installation, but I wouldn't expect it's covered. I could be wrong, of course. Bob Dodd writes: > Hi Darrell, > > Yes, I wondered how well it would handle shell windows myself, it's why > I was look for anyone who might be thinking of trying out > SpokenInterface. I was also interested in how well it handled > installation. > > I also think you're right: SpokenInterface isn't competition for > Speakup, it's a different market and a different philosophy (open > source as opposed to closed source). I reckon SpokenInterface is more > competition for windows based tools like Jaws: The cost of a mac+OSX > should give PC+windows+Jaws a real run for its money. I also suspect, > because the mac is so GUI driven, it will appeal more to low-vision > users, rather than to blind users, though I'm sure people will disagree > with that... > > It will be very interesting though, to see how well, and how > seamlessly, integrated Apple have managed to make SpokenInterface seem > to users, and what Speakup can learn from it. Apple are very good at > look & feel (and design in general) so my guess is we'll learn > something of use. > > /bob dodd > > --- Darrell Shandrow <nu7i at azboss.net> wrote: > > Hi Bob, > > > > There's really no comparison. While Speakup provides excellent > > access to > > console-based applications and the Linux OS itself, it doesn't handle > > any > > graphical user interfaces. Spoken Interface is designed for the > > Apple OS X > > GUI. I wonder if it is even going to do anything if the user opens a > > window > > to the shell available in OS X... > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time. > http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175
