[Access-activists] Somewhat Embarrassing

[Christian Hofstader]

Hi,

GNU Emacs is probably the most well known program from the Free Software 
Foundation. For a blind user, it works pretty well with Speakup in a 
text console but the one that runs off of the GNOME desktop is entirely 
inaccessible. I can't figure out why, I think it uses gtk and, 
therefore, should get some accessibility for free but, alas, orca cannot 
see or speak data in this window.

If we handout CDs at NFB, someone might notice that our flagship program 
is only accessible in a text console and they may choose to "condemn and 
deplore" us for a silly reason. NFB sort of sucks in this way but they 
are the big membership organization and we need to kiss the proper ring 
and bow down to the vatican of blink.

So, what do we do?


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Happy Hacking,
cdh

Christian Hofstader
Director of Access Technology
FSF/Project GNU
http://www.gnu.org, http://www.fsf.org
GNU's Not Unix!