Howdy,
Optionally, if you use the command line, check out
https://github.com/tspivey/tdsr <https://github.com/tspivey/tdsr>
FYI: Fenrir should run on OSX as well using the PTY Terminal emulation
backend :).
cheers chrys
Zitat von Devin Prater <r.d.t.pra...@gmail.com>:
I would definitely recommend the Mac. You’ll still be able to run
free software, in an environment like Unix. Optionally, if you use
the command line, check out https://github.com/tspivey/tdsr
<https://github.com/tspivey/tdsr>
It isn’t as powerful as Fenrir or Speak, but it gets the job done
well. Also, the graphical utilities that come with the Mac, Safari,
Mail, text-edit, are great also. There is spell checking,
autocorrect, text replacement, and AppleScripting and Automation,
all configurable, throughout the system, not just in your word
processor, all accessible with VoiceOver.
Of course, there are current bugs. In Safari, you hear “insertion
point at (nil)” at the end of every paragraph unless you use the
arrow keys, and not VoiceOver navigation, to read. These bugs are
usually fixed within the year of a version release, and the releases
are often much better than the public beta versions.
I seriously hope that Linux stays accessible, because I’d hate to
see free software let us down so majorly. But, volunteers are not
held to a standard of accessibility, so I will not be shocked if all
we have left in Linux is the command line.
On Nov 7, 2019, at 6:21 PM, thom...@fastmail.cn wrote:
Hi,
I have followed the discussion on the orca list lately and the
conflicts around GTK 4 accessibility. I guess without getting into
the drama of it all, I would just like to ask those who are
knowledgeable if they think we will have Linux accessibility going
into the future. I guess the issue seems to be that patches are
being created for what upstream thinks is a broken system in some
ways and it sounds like things like keyboard snooping could cause
problems in the future. I honestly don't know enough to understand
whether its broken from a design standpoint, however, it at least
lets me use the computer.
I am not a skilled enough developer to understand all this yet but
I rely on accessibility software for my job. I guess I would just
like as honest as an answer as possible. If people think
accessibility is going to be removed or key parts of the needed
infrastructure, I see no other option than to buy a Mac now so that
I can continue to operate the computer in the future. I did notice
some comments that proposed removing ATK entirely which obviously
would leave me dead in the water.. Ultimately, if the end is
approaching, I would like to purchase a Mac as soon as possible
since I will have to relearn the computer and a new screen reader
(VoiceOver and would like as smooth a transition as possible.
I love using free software and hope to continue doing so, however,
I ultimately have to do what is necessary to keep my job so I can
support myself.
Thanks for any information and i hope those here can understand my
concerns and honestly just not knowing what to do based on not
having the technical knowledge to understand entirely what is
happening in the different upstream packages.
