[ossrp-control] Re: So, where do you want the project to go?

Hi Jamal,

Yes, there's a slight performance hit with .Net languages at the moment.
This is to do with the need to compile the code from an intermediate
language to the native instruction set when each element of the program is
run for the first time each time the program is run.  So, the performance
hit isn't great on elements of the program that are used frequently.  There
are ways to get around this, such as ngen, but performance is probably
impacted more by design than whether it's native or intermediate code.

Will
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jamal Mazrui" <Jamal.Mazrui@xxxxxxx>
To: <ossrp-control@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 4:39 PM
Subject: [ossrp-control] Re: So, where do you want the project to go?


> I agree that a .NET based screen reader would offer a benefit in
> portability to other operating systems that also have .NET support.  My
> concern would be performance, as I've noticed that .NET applications
> seem to run more slowly than others, presumably because of their more
> interpreted nature and use of a runtime engine.
>
> Regards,
> Jamal
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ossrp-control-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:ossrp-control-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Will Pearson
> Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 3:04 PM
> To: ossrp-control@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ossrp-control] Re: So, where do you want the project to go?
>
>
> 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 -----=20
> 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
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
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