On Tue, Dec 11, 2001 at 10:22:15PM -0400, Garst R. Reese wrote: > John, I know the issues and problems of accessibility. I'm sure that you > know that a key component is having everything accessible via > key-strokes. Richard reminded you of that and you replied the good GUI > design foremost.
I've just shown you several links that suggest GUIs and accessibility are not inimiical to each other - why do you persist in saying otherwise ? > Unlike most users, blind programmers go to the extreme > of translating docs to braille, and reading them. Richard pointed out > that LyX has taken a step backward in accessibility. Richard is not talking about accessibility. He is talking about keyboard interaction, and that is an xforms bug. > Is it > really that hard to allow users to enter -12bp and let that override the > cute GUI cm? no, but it is stupid. Like Lars has already pointed out, such users should be using the minibuffer. The fact that minibuffer support is not complete is a lyxfunc bug. Either way it has nothing to do with the new GUI changes. Read "Explorable interfaces" and "Learnability" here : http://www.asktog.com/basics/firstPrinciples.html regards john -- "Take the ideas you find useful. Try not to get hung up on the labels." - Jonathan S. Shapiro
