full circle, solutions zero. On Thu, 5 Mar 2020, Rich Morin wrote:
> Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2020 23:54:14 > From: Rich Morin <r...@cfcl.com> > To: debian-boot@lists.debian.org > Cc: debian-accessibil...@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: boot-time accessibility issues > Resent-Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 02:07:16 +0000 (UTC) > Resent-From: debian-accessibil...@lists.debian.org > > Jude DaShiell said: > > > If dummy was used for monitor type, the screen reader could come up talking > > without any monitor attached. ... > > I can think of a couple of issues with this approach. First, there are > various reasons for leaving a monitor off a system. For example, if a RasPi > is being used as a server, running it "headless" might be a normal strategy, > having nothing to do with blindness. > > Contrariwise, there are various reasons a blind user might want to keep an > active monitor. They might have a sighted associate with whom they > occasionally collaborate. Alternatively, they might want to run a touch > screen (e.g., to type on). > > The fundamental problem is that keying off the presence of a monitor > complects two separate and otherwise independent phenomena. So, it's just > asking for conflicts. > > -r > > --
