[liblouis-liblouisxml] Re: Adding comments to issues
- From: Bert Frees <bertfrees@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: liblouis-liblouisxml@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 22:08:14 +0200
I'm not saying "move to Github", but maybe there is an issue tracker out there
that has the same feature, in which case the accessiblity of the web interface
is not so crucial.
On 15 Oct 2013, at 22:06, Bert Frees wrote:
> For what it's worth (and I haven't been following the discussion very
> closely, so maybe someone mentioned this before): the Github issue tracker
> has an "email reply support" feature[1], which basically means that you can
> follow and participate in conversations both with email and on the Github
> website.
>
> [1] https://github.com/blog/811-reply-to-comments-from-email
>
> On 15 Oct 2013, at 20:32, John J. Boyer wrote:
>
>> Given the captcha problem, I now agree that we need to find a diffferent
>> issue tracker. I tried adding a comment with IE, but couldn't get
>> anywhere. An issue tracker with a simple web form to fill out would be
>> no problem for me. It should also not use Javascript. I prefer elinks,
>> which is a text browser.
>>
>> John
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 05:14:02PM +0100, Michael Whapples wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>> I know I personally have dislikes for how Google do certain things, even
>>> in what they term as their accessible versions and feel that usability
>>> could certainly be far better.
>>>
>>> I never actually tried adding more than one comment to a bug so cannot
>>> comment on whether a captcha is used. If that is true then in my mind it
>>> is totally unacceptable for this project as captcha's are accessibility
>>> problems (difficult enough for me with just sight problems, but the
>>> audio alternative is next to useless to someone with good hearing so I
>>> would guess is totally useless for someone in John Boyer's situation
>>> with hearing issues as well).
>>>
>>> Also there is the issue that I think John Boyer can have difficulties
>>> with some web interfaces and would prefer to use email interfaces.
>>>
>>> I know that some have resisted using something else for an issue tracker
>>> as they felt the alternatives are far more advanced than we need and
>>> might require additional effort to maintain. However considering these
>>> serious accessibility issues, it appears the GoogleCode issue tracker is
>>> not suitable and so while alternatives have been placed on the table and
>>> rejected, I feel we now need those who have rejected proposed solutions
>>> to suggest their own solution which could be deemed acceptable from an
>>> accessibility view.
>>>
>>> Michael Whapples
>>>
>>>
>>> On 15/10/2013 16:34, Vic Beckley wrote:
>>>> Hello to those in power,
>>>>
>>>> I have been testing out the accessibility of the issue tracker on the
>>>> Google
>>>> Code page for liblouisutdml. I was able to add my first comment just fine
>>>> and it was sent to the list. However, every time I try adding a comment now
>>>> I am asked to enter the text from a CAPCHA image. I could probably fight
>>>> with the CAPCHA by using the audio challenge link but this is a nuisance. I
>>>> have heard about a way around CAPCHAs in Firefox but don't know anything
>>>> about it. Can anyone give me the details on this?
>>>>
>>>> This might be doable, albeit very clumsily, but I think we need to find
>>>> something different. If you get a CAPCHA every time you have to add a
>>>> comment, that is bad. It's not just John's problem with GUI web browsing.
>>>>
>>>> Michael, have you added a comment? Any other blind users? What were your
>>>> experiences?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Best regards from Ohio,
>>>>
>>>> Vic
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> For a description of the software, to download it and links to
>>>> project pages go to http://www.abilitiessoft.com
>>>
>>> For a description of the software, to download it and links to
>>> project pages go to http://www.abilitiessoft.com
>>
>> --
>> John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer
>> Abilitiessoft, Inc.
>> http://www.abilitiessoft.com
>> Madison, Wisconsin USA
>> Developing software for people with disabilities
>>
>> For a description of the software, to download it and links to
>> project pages go to http://www.abilitiessoft.com
>
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