On 11/8/2019 1:21 AM, 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. >
As an alternative to the Mac, Windows 10 with NVDA works pretty well. -- John Doe
