On 24 Apr, 2008, at 9:18 PM, Justin Harford wrote:
Spreadsheets and databases perhaps, but I can't imagine how anyone
who takes their career seriously would use Wysiwyg wordprocessing.
Regards
Justin Harford
WYSIWYG is the current technology, an it is here to stay. It is what
we as blind computer users must continue to adapt to, just as we had
to adapt to graphical user interfaces, just as we will have to adapt
to touch screens, and so on. Markup languages will continue to play a
role for a long while yet, but I think in the long run we do a
disservice to ourselves if we do not work toward adapting our habits
to the march of progress.
Many in the visually impaired community seem to have a strong desire
to rail against change and progress if it effects how we must cope
in the world. I wish it was not so. If we are to be effective,
capable, and equal participants in society, we must accept that the
nature of our disability requires us to be flexible and adaptable.
Stepping off my soapbox now. All of this was JMHO, of course, and I
think it is very relevant to this list. Some have criticized Apple's
efforts in multi-touch technology and touch screens, claiming that
such advancements will shut us out. I say, with a little creativity,
adaptability, and flexibility, we can make all these things work for
us in time, and benefit from them as much as our sighted colleagues.
Twenty years ago, segments of the VI community said all the same
things about GUI.
Josh de Lioncourt
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