Downloading from Google Docs

[Linux for blind general discussion]

That ought to be sent to the google access list.

On Mon, 1 Apr 2019, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:

> Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2019 18:13:46
> From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
> To: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
> Subject: Re: Downloading from Google Docs
>
> well...would you like me to send this to the google access list?
> Speaking personally,  I want them to realize  there  are users of Linux who
> happen  to experience blindness having this issue.  Google seems to think
> only windows users exist.
> thoughts?
>
>
>
> On Mon, 1 Apr 2019, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
>
> > Okay, so someone shared a google doc with me, and I spent like half an
> > hour trying to download the file and accomplished nothing but giving
> > myself a headache.
> >
> > Google Docs is an inaccessible hunk of junk I'd like to hear scoured
> > from the face of the Earth, but since the abomination isn't likely to
> > be going anywhere anytime soon, and it's probably going to only get
> > more common place for people to send me documents via Google Docs than
> > as a sensible e-mail attachment, I'd like to ask my fellow blind Linux
> > Users if they've found anything that makes it easier to go from being
> > sent a link to a Google Doc to opening a file in your text editor of
> > choice and having your screen reader of choice read it?
> >
> > If it matters, I'm using Firefox and I've tried downloading both with
> > Javascript enabled and disabled.
> >
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