RE: Google Chrome

  • From: "Gene" <gwilson@xxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2008 10:40:00 -0700

The idea of "open source" is a good one.  But, Linux did the same thing and
now there a number of Linux languages.  Google may fall into the same trap.
However, they may need to do things, inasmuch as source code is concerned,
to avoid breeching contracts. 

-----Original Message-----
From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Gerald Levy
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 10:26 AM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Google Chrome


As far as I'm concerned, IE 8, with its security enhancements, works well 
enough with JAWS, that I can't see any reason to bother with Chrome.  If I 
need image capture capability, I can always launch Firefox.  As long as IE 
comes packaged with Windows and as long as Windows remains the dominant OS,,

Chrome will have a difficult time gaining market share.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruce Toews" <Bruce@xxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 1:03 PM
Subject: Re: Google Chrome


> There was a time when it was felt that the Gmail standard interface was
> completely off-limits to us. This has proven not to be the case. All I'm
> saying is give it at least *some* time before contending that Google has
> no interest in accessibility, as many here have done already.
>
> Bruce
>
>
> On Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:54:40 -0400, "Gerald Levy"
> <bwaylimited@xxxxxxxxxxx> said:
>>
>> I checked some of the reviews of Chrome, and apparently, the features
>> that
>> make it so appealing to sighted users make it incompatible with JAWS.
>> For
>> instance, Chrome has no title bar and only a very limited menu bar.  This
>> means that FS would have to modify JAWS substantially to make it work
>> with
>> Chrome.  This would be a waste of precious resources when we already have
>> two browsers in IE and Firefox that work pretty well with JAWS.  It would
>> be
>> great if all software applications worked with JAWS right out of the box
>> without need for modification or scripting, but of course, that's simply
>> impossible.
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Bruce Toews" <Bruce@xxxxxxxx>
>> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 11:58 AM
>> Subject: RE: Google Chrome
>>
>>
>> > We are not talking about them, I made no comments about them, I won't
>> > make any comments about them. We are talking about Google, who has had,
>> > in recent years, quite a good track record when it comes to
>> > accessibility.
>> >
>> > Bruce
>> >
>> >
>> > On Wed, 3 Sep 2008 08:50:51 -0700, "Gene" <gwilson@xxxxxxxx> said:
>> >> So, what is Intuit's excuse?
>> >>
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>> >> Behalf
>> >> Of Bruce Toews
>> >> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 6:03 AM
>> >> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> Subject: Re: Google Chrome
>> >>
>> >> Or perhaps we should give them longer than a day before we pass
>> >> judgment.
>> >>
>> >> bruce
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, 03 Sep 2008 06:53:25 -0400, "Gerald Levy"
>> >> <bwaylimited@xxxxxxxxxxx> said:
>> >> >
>> >> > I also tried installing Google Chrome with no success.  Maybe Google
>> >> > should
>> >> > stick to search engines and leave the browser field to Microsoft and
>> >> > Mozilla.
>> >> >
>> >> > ----- Original Message ----- 
>> >> > From: "Brandon B" <serrebi101@xxxxxxxxx>
>> >> > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> > Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 12:34 AM
>> >> > Subject: Re: Google Chrome
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > > Yep, google chrome isn't accessible . Google should care more , 
>> >> > > but
>> >> > > it's
>> >>
>> >> > > beta 1, so I'm not holding anything.
>> >> > > Ömer Ye&#351;ilta&#351; wrote:
>> >> > >> Hello all, a few days ago, someone asked about google's new web
>> >> > >> browser
>> >>
>> >> > >> Chrome. i have downloaded and installed it but i found it 
>> >> > >> extremely
>> >> > >> inaccessible with jaws. i could only find the edit box to type 
>> >> > >> the
>> >> > >> address and after it opened the site i couldn't navigate neither
>> >> > >> with
>> >> tab
>> >> > >> nor arrow keys. and when i pressed insert+f1, jaws says jaws may 
>> >> > >> not
>> >> > >> recognize this windows etc.
>> >> > >
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