Interview with Sun Java Desktop Group (OSNews) [LWN.net]

Interview with Sun Java Desktop Group (OSNews)

Posted Nov 21, 2003 17:28 UTC (Fri) by davidl (guest, #12156)
In reply to: Interview with Sun Java Desktop Group (OSNews) by louie
Parent article: Interview with Sun Java Desktop Group (OSNews)

What accessibility bits? An accessible desktop is defined by how people put it together and the guidelines used, not via the technology. Qt, GTK, whatever, it makes no difference. Besides, define what accessible is. Cutting a desktop to the bone is not accessibility.

The notion that somehow a Qt based app cannot be 'accessible' (whatever that means) is total bollocks. It seems we've got yet another clueless anti-Qt troll in our midst.

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Interview with Sun Java Desktop Group (OSNews)

Posted Nov 21, 2003 17:37 UTC (Fri) by louie (subscriber, #3285) [Link]

AT-SPI. Google it. It's the linux assistive technology standard, supported by open office, mozilla, and gnome. And QT, some time next year, according to a talk at kastle.

Interview with Sun Java Desktop Group (OSNews)

Posted Nov 24, 2003 11:05 UTC (Mon) by davidl (guest, #12156) [Link]

This hardly matters in the short to medium term for people being able to use a free-based desktop environment and being able to have apps that are 'useable' and 'accessible'. I stand by the Qt troll comment.

Interview with Sun Java Desktop Group (OSNews)

Posted Nov 21, 2003 17:40 UTC (Fri) by jdub (subscriber, #27) [Link]

No, it's not trollish bollocks, it's true. Qt4 will contain the necessary bits and pieces to provide toolkit a11y support, most likely based on ATK. Have a look at http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gap/ for more information about ATK and the GNOME Accessibility Project (and why a11y requires toolkit support).

The technology does matter

Posted Nov 21, 2003 17:43 UTC (Fri) by whitleych (guest, #6866) [Link]

Think tv and tv with closed captioning. The tech does matter. Typically those who want accessability (like myself) don't want features reduced, we want them expanded to include us.