Ubuntu Linux losing popularity fast. New Unity interface to blame? | Royal Pingdom

[Technomage Hawke]

I will have to do that. last time I tried to use unity, I couldn't get even a run program dialog box using keyboard only. that is definitely not good when one has to start orca before doing anything else.

-eric

On Jan 2, 2012, at 7:16 PM, Ted Gould wrote:

> On Thu, 2011-12-01 at 15:38 -0700, Technomage Hawke wrote:
>> I tried 11.10 on a default installation. the unity interface 
>> sux so bad that accessibility for it is a major lesson in futility. 
> 
> Sorry, late with the reply.  Here is the a11y work that is going on in
> Unity this cycle:
> 
> 
> https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/desktop-p-accessibility-polish
> 
> Unity itself isn't complete as we recommended all users require a11y
> assistance to use unity-2d (it is more complete in that regard).  Our
> goal in this cycle is to not have that recommendation and have all users
> using the same default (if they have drivers).  If you think that there
> are other things that need to be done I'd recommend talking to Luke (who
> is the driver there).
> 
> 		--Ted
> 
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