Hi, Iain * wrote: > On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 8:18 AM, Patryk Zawadzki <pat...@pld-linux.org> wrote: >> Please remember that sounds are also a means of providing feedback to >> impaired users. > > I actually totally disagree. Not because i dont think impaired users > are not important > but because they are a very special case who's needs are met by other > technologies > such as screen readers and screen magnifiers > much better than by sound themes and 125 arbitrary sound effects.
I just want to point out that there is one other class of sounds which is useful (in particular to blind users) and is not in your list of one: A time-consuming operation which you requested has completed. This covers things like file transfers, booting to a log-in screen, ripping a CD, downloading something, and a range of other operations. Thinking about accessible sounds reminded me of this one - the sound we play when GDM starts is an accessibility feature. Cheers, Dave. -- Dave Neary GNOME Foundation member dne...@gnome.org _______________________________________________ desktop-devel-list mailing list desktop-devel-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop-devel-list
