On Fri, Feb 16, 2007 at 03:32:49AM +0100, Mario Lang wrote: > Yes, but in text mode, you do not need Orca, there are existing soltuions. > Orca, as I understand it, is a screen reader for graphical environments only. > So the question stands, why would a blind user want to add the overhead that a > graphical environment brings with it, if they can't even see the graphics? > I'd find such a solution extremely inefficient.
I agree with Mario. The only situation in which I would consider it worth all the effort is that which would arise if Debian were to decide not to continue maintaining the text installer. However, I doubt this will happen, because Debian has to be able to be installed on systems that lack a video card. Remote installation is also easier with a text installer, so I think it will continue to be maintained. It already supports BRLTTY. Adding speech support to the text installer would be easier than dealing with all of the Orca-related dependencies as they currently stand. Another situation in which Orca would be a solution is a live CD that loads a Gnome desktop and has a Gnome-based installer that can be used by those who want to install it to a hard drive. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
