Sorry for posting my answers between the lines of the original message.I do this because I am subscribed to more mailing lists which are used especially by Linux users, and that's why I got the habit to use the same style as the original's message style. I like to use the style used by the majority of users from those lists.
But I also think that the best way would be to top-post. Octavian----- Original Message ----- From: "Jamal Mazrui" <empower@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 4:48 PMSubject: Re: Please place responses at the beginning of your email.Re: Which Linux + screen reader to choose?
I second this request. I realize that sighted participants in list discussions often use in-line quoting, but despite my efforts to adapt to it, I have found it highly inefficient for me as a screen reader user. When I have been following a message thread, it is annoying to have to hear repetitions of previous correspondence before getting to new material -- enough so that I reach a point of deleting messages not directed specifically to me if I discover the writer consistently practices this style of email. I know the intent is not negative, but the reality is that it presents significant usability problems for blind people with today's email and screen reader technologies -- at least the ones with which with I'm familiar. Regards, Jamal On Thu, 17 Apr 2008, James Panes wrote:Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:06:45 -0400 From: James Panes <jimpanes@xxxxxxxxx> Reply-To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Please place responses at the beginning of your email.Re: Which Linux + screen reader to choose? Hi Daniel,It is common courtesy on this list to place your responses at the beginning of your email. This way, people do not have to arrow down through what theyhave already read to get to your text. I emailed you about this off-list, but was rebuffed and ignored.Sorry, but as long as you persist in the practice of placing your responsesat the bottom of your email, I am just going to delete them. Regards, Jim jimpanes@xxxxxxxxx jimpanes@xxxxxxxxxxxx "Everything is easy when you know how." ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Dalton" <d.dalton@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 2:22 AM Subject: Re: Which Linux + screen reader to choose? On Wed, 16 Apr 2008, inthaneelf wrote: > obviously many don't think espeak sounds as good as eloquence, and are > looking for something that does, eh? I dunno what they are talking about, sounds great here... Try the link in my other post and see if it works. Could be broken... -- Daniel Dalton http://members.iinet.net.au/~ddalton/ <d.dalton@xxxxxxxxxxxx> __________ 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
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