Re: [orca] Some questions regarding Linux accessibility needed for an article in the C'T magazine

Hi,

I only can answer question 1: I use GNOME and Xorg with Orca and cannot 
compare with others because I do not use them.

Op 11-06-2025 om 12:57 schreef Christian Schoepplein:
> Hi,
>
> I have the possebility to support writing an article regarding Linux 
> accessibility for blind people in one of the biggest German computer 
> magazines called "C'T" from the Heise publisher the together with an 
> author who is responsible for creating linux based content for this 
> paper very ofthen. The author asked me the following questions and I'd 
> be very happy if you write me your comments for his questions please.
>
>
> Question 1: Is Mate the only desktop environment that can be used by 
> blind Linux users?
>
> Hehe, I know this is not the case, but why do you prefer other desktop 
> environments? Which desktops do you use?
>
>
> Question 2: What can we expect by the new accessibility frameworks 
> Newton and AccessKit? Whats your opinion about this new frameworks? 
> Are they usefull or just another new technique which is not really 
> neccessary?
>
> Here my technical knowledge is just not big enough to tell the author 
> something really usefull. Can you help me out with this point please?
>
>
> Question 3: Is the new Wayland framework a showstopper for blind Linux 
> users? If yes, why, and if not, what are the current problems with 
> Wayland regarding the usage of Orca and are there workarounds to 
> handle the current difficulties?
>
> I do not use Wayland and for that reason I have no experience 
> regarding problems or difficulties using it and the things that are 
> still missing to have the same ease of use we have with Xorg. So, what 
> are the problems, what will change with Wayland, what is still working 
> and what will not longer function with Wayland?
>
> Already a big thank you for your thoughts, findings and support about 
> this topics and questions!
>
> Ciao,
>
>   Schoepp
>
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