Not that it is like Jaws, but I have used many screen-readers in my 20 years with computers, and the keyboard mapping that JFW uses is, in my opinion, the most intuitive. I think that is why JFW stayed so popular, as it got off "in the lead" because of its keyboard layout, not because of its stability, which has not been one of its strengths. Glenn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Holmes" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 5:17 PM Subject: Re: Speakup's future -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: RIPEMD160 I think compatibility with latest kernels and more mainstreaming is far more important than JFW keyboard look-alikes. The world does *NOT* revolve around Jaws! On Sun, Dec 30, 2007 at 02:56:58PM -0600, Glenn Ervin wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joseph C. Lininger" <jbahm at pcdesk.net> > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." > <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 8:12 AM > Subject: Re: Speakup's future > ** You wrote: > I don't mean to sound like a jerk. It's going to come across that way, > but I promise that's not how I mean what I'm about to say. > > I have offered to assist a few times, but haven't really had any takers. > I am experienced in C programming. I don't have any real experience > writing Linux kernel code, but I am willing to learn if doing so would > help the Linux community. All I really need is someone to show me what I > need to know or to tell me where I can find the information. I also need > to know what it is that needs doing in the immediate future in Speakup > and who is working on what. I would be happy to do what I can to help. > > * I sure hope that someone would get back to work on making a keyboard > layout like JFW. > That is the one thing that really bugs me about Speakup. > I think it may make sense to some folks, but I think that the JFW layout > is > the most intuitive, and I don't care to switch back and fourth between > keyboard layouts. There was once a layout for JFW-style keystrokes, but I > don't think it has been kept up. > I think more people would go for SpeakUp if that was available. GW-Micro > was wise to implement this in W.E. > Glenn > > _______________________________________________ > 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 - -- HolmesGrown Solutions The best solutions for the best price! http://holmesgrown.ld.net/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHeCb2WSjv55S0LfERA+NgAKDV3lRLU52DRH1LFjXV4NfUdIfWXgCbB6Rg jmYZuJTmj6Ax6d1rmpLE0ck= =1FhH -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup at braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
