Spoiler : project codenamed houdini

Sat Oct 7 05:38:56 UTC 2017

You're on the BLIND Linux list and you forgot that blind developers existed? Brilliant!

> On Oct 6, 2017, at 11:44 PM, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
> 
> Sorry, forgot there's also blinds developpers, we could resolve the
> computing paradigm simply as a blend of older paradigms (tv, radio,
> typewriter, cd player, cellphone, ...).
> 
> What I mean, we didn't evolved much, it's more a stepping stone than
> the major shift coming from fire or wheel.
> 
> Usability is following a bit the baby duck syndrome making us prefer
> the interface we learned first, that's why computing interfaces borrow
> ideas for previous tools we had, in some aspects it's good but
> sometimes it draw us from a more efficient way to do.
> 
> 2017-10-06 23:27 UTC−04:00, Linux for blind general discussion
> <blinux-list at redhat.com>:
>> I didn't know we used tape deck buttons as icons.
>> I've never seen an icon. :)
>> 
>>> On Oct 6, 2017, at 9:42 PM, Linux for blind general discussion
>>> <blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Well,
>>> 
>>> sometimes reinventing the wheel isn't making something new but a shift
>>> of current paradigms, like how we still use vhs player/tape deck
>>> buttons as icons in operating systems.
>>> 
>>> For Sonar/Vinux, I was behind the scene for a while, I jumped in when
>>> they a merge or a collaboration between the two was put public but I
>>> leave it be, I can't give out straight my ideas and they don't catch
>>> that I may have ideas to fix all this mess once and for all, just
>>> found how I could achieve my path so I may try soon.(either live-build
>>> or refracta)
>>> 
>>> I put Colord in a tray, it could answer some apps design issues but
>>> for the custom desktop I plan to build, it will be useless by default.
>>> 
>>> Your ideas are noted, I may have a trick in my sleeve to implement one
>>> later quite easily.
>>> 
>>> 2017-10-06 5:11 UTC−04:00, Linux for blind general discussion
>>> <blinux-list at redhat.com>:
>>>> Howdy Mike,
>>>> 
>>>>> I'm conceiving a Linux distribution with accessibility
>>>> Awsome :) idea! But I wonder if it is not more efficient to join the
>>>> vinux or sonar team and increase their manpower and implement missing
>>>> features insteed of reainvent the wheel over and over?
>>>> Sonar (it seems the offical site is down currently):
>>>> https://sourceforge.net/projects/sonargnulinux/
>>>> vinux:
>>>> http://vinuxproject.org/
>>>> 
>>>>> designing a colorblind/impaired accessible
>>>>> interface with nice aesthetics
>>>> does this mean that you want to create your own Destkop environment?
>>>> About colorblind, maybe you are interested in colord. its an color
>>>> management serverice using ICC profiles. maybe its useful to make
>>>> red/green or grayscale ICC profiles using your desktop (and would have
>>>> the nice side effect thats also useable on other desktops as well).
>>>> Just an idea.
>>>> https://www.freedesktop.org/software/colord/
>>>> 
>>>>> I’d like to know what features most people would want. Any suggestions
>>>>> are welcome, but I won’t promise I’ll implement them. :)
>>>> Maybe an stand alone Magnification tool would be awsome :). I also
>>>> remember that there was also a need to have a tool for "hands free"
>>>> desktop control for people with motoric problems using at-spi, eye
>>>> tracking and voice control (in fact there is nothing useful
>>>> currently). I wanted to start working on last one but could not find
>>>> the time currently, but its still on my Todo list (like too many other
>>>> things lol).
>>>> 
>>>> cheers chrys
>>>> 
>>>> Zitat von Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>:
>>>> 
>>>>> Hello everybody out there using Linux –
>>>>> 
>>>>> I'm conceiving a Linux distribution with accessibility and some
>>>>> assistive technology, designing a colorblind/impaired accessible
>>>>> interface with nice aesthetics, I did a few tests and it ended just as
>>>>> expected, this alone may bring Linux to beat Mac os X on accessibility
>>>>> side,
>>>>> 
>>>>> It will be on top of Debian with apt-pinning for development purposes,
>>>>> the 3 branches and the packages locking feature, will be used to allow
>>>>> developpers to easily replicate bugs to fix them, allowing a
>>>>> pseudo-versionning system at the same time, used the setup a while,
>>>>> overall it was a breeze.
>>>>> 
>>>>> My next aim would be to trim the system, hoping to be able to use a
>>>>> window manager or a light desktop manager with accessibility tools,
>>>>> accessibility reports of desktop environments, window managers and
>>>>> softwares would be useful.
>>>>> 
>>>>> At this point, I could slowly make a working setup, the issue is to
>>>>> create the iso with a decent installer, name/logo/design is thinked
>>>>> yet, so I mostly lack a coder and a graphist, otherwise it goes way
>>>>> above what I expected for now.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I also have a load of ideas I could implement later but understand
>>>>> that the Debian focus don't mean it will be locked to it.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I’d like to know what features most people would want. Any suggestions
>>>>> are welcome, but I won’t promise I’ll implement them. :)
>>>>> 
>>>>> Mike
>>>>> Note : Didn't knew the rules for linking the project or contact
>>>>> informations so I didn't put anything to identify it and myself for
>>>>> now ...
>>>>> 
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