I know that certain tools are memory hogs. I know that toolbars often interfere with speech or get on top of applications which are running making it difficult for speech programs to work properly. There has been a whole discussion about such interference on gwmicro during the past couple of weeks.
E. At 11:45 AM 1/19/2008, you wrote:
I think that you are putting the cart before the horse and borrowing trouble, in my opinion. Part of the conference the other night was not only for discussion of the ideas that were being developed, but also asking for opinions. The opinions that were relevant as part of the discussion. The other night, when you asked about tools, we were told that the engineers present didn't work in that particular department. The reason why they came to us in the first place to discuss these ideas was so that there could not only be *constructive* feedback, but also that concerns about accessibility could be addressed. Just because the idea might be of the toolbar variety doesn't mean that there will not be accessibility and I think that assuming so off of the bat is not only unfair but pretty shortsighted, too. I also think that we're forgetting that a lot of ideas that are discussed on this list have been taken in to consideration and end up being implemented, so let's not jump on the 'OMG this won't work' bandwagon quite yet. Meka ----- Original Message ----- From: "E." <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 6:55 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: geewiz improvements I am concerned about top down idea generation. I am also concerned that bookshare may lose "sight" (dare I pun on the word) of their audience. Recordings for the Blind did in my opinion. They went from an organization which served blind consumers to an organization who served anyone with a print disability and their teachers care givers and rehab counselors. Something a teacher who can see thinks is cool can mess up my system. We know what happened to quality when RFB became RFBD. Let's learn from flash wiz experiences of the past to create tools which are truly useful to the blind comsumer and particularly useable by blind deaf folks. Here are some ideas. 1. I have a personal downloaded tool which I can configure. It runs when I envoke it and not in the background taking up resources which normally are used by my speech package (JAWS Window-eyes whatever). 2. I can configure this application to download daily those periodicals I am interested in from bookshare. I can also configure the tool to batch download a series of books. Blind folks like tools which make working on the computer faster for us. Faster is different if you cannot see than if you can. Tools which are useful in some situations may be less useful in others depending on individual disability, computer configuration and personal preferences. E. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.__________ NOD32 2807 (20080119) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com
To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
