Thanks, Ken. I like the idea. I need to investigate making a scanner available. Jamal On Wed, 5 Mar 2008, Ken Perry wrote: > Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2008 18:03:23 -0800 > From: Ken Perry <whistler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Reply-To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: Seeking possible tasks for Dueling Operating Systems at CSUN > > > > Scan 10 pages of varying material and send it as an email > > > Ken > > -----Original Message----- > From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jamal Mazrui > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 2:37 PM > To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Seeking possible tasks for Dueling Operating Systems at CSUN > > I am moderating an event called Dueling Operating Systems at the CSUN > conference next week. Three users of an operating system and screen reader > combination will compete for a couple hours: Windows with JAWS, the Mac > with VoiceOver, and Gnome/Unix with Orca. > > We agreed to develop a long list of possible tasks that would each take from > about 3 to 5 minutes using software that comes with the operating system, > except for JAWS and Microsoft Office. Either I or others I enlist would > pick a selection of tasks from the list at the actual event. > Each task should be described in a general enough way so that someone can > choose the application and screen reader techniques that achieve the same > result. > > If anyone has suggestions about possible tasks to include on the list, I > welcome such input. > > Jamal > > __________ > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > > __________ > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind