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["Will Pearson" <will-pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Ryan,

Point noted.  If we do go down the route of using the .Net Framework and a
component based architecture, it should only take two of some of the
components to have things working on 98SE, 2000 and upwards.  Whether this
is architecturally possible in terms of the software design is something
that would have to be investigated, but it's something that will certainly
be looked into.

Will
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ryan Mann" <rmann@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ossrp-control@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2005 7:58 PM
Subject: [ossrp-control] Re: So, where do you want the project to go?


> Hello.  I have a suggestion about the screen reader you plan to develope
> for Longhorn.  That is, that it is also made to be compatible with Windows
> XP.  I make this suggestion because you say that you want to make access
> technology affordable to everyone.  One way to do this is to make it work
> with operating systems that people already have on their computer.  On the
> otherhand, if you only make it compatible with the latest Windows
> operating system, people will have to spend money to purchase that
> operating system in order to use your screen reader.  I've recently gotten
> a laptop computer with Windows XP and I don't think I could justify buying
> a new operating system in order to try out a particular screen reader.
> Out of curiosity, is there going to be some special feature in Windows
> Longhorn that makes it easier to develope screen readers for it?  I'm just
> wondering why you want to develope the screen reader just for Longhorn and
> not operating systems that people already have installed on their
> computers.
> just my opinion.
> Ryan
>
>
> On Sat, 23 Apr 2005, Will Pearson wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > As the OSAT Project is a community project, it's vital that you, the
community, get involved in determining the direction the project goes in.
So, we're throwing the floor open to discussion on what you would like to
see happen in the world of access technology research and development.  The
only thing that we ask, is that all suggestions are in-line with the goals
of the project: 1) To advance the state of the art in access technology
research and the abilities it provides it's users, and 2) to provide those
who cannot currently afford access technology with the abilities that it
brings to people.
> >
> > Some of the ideas that we've had so far are:
> > 1. A screen reader for Windows Longhorn, which I'll explain more about
in a separate message.
> > 2. An OCR system for dealing with hand writing and other text.
> > 3. An auditory synthetic vision system.
> >
> > We'll likely not have the resources to work on everything everyone wants
at once, but make suggestions.  If you can, try to explain how they would
fit in with the project's goals, and we'll take the discussion from there.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Will
> >
> >
>
>