Re: Vinux 3.0 released!
- From: Bill Cox <waywardgeek@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 09:35:35 -0400
Hi, Jamal. My concern with Mono is that Microsoft may be plotting to
get the Linux community to depend on it, so they can then assert their
patents against Linux users. The Free Software Foundation discourages
using Mono. If Microsoft could give us proper legal assurances that
no Mono users will ever be targeted for patent violations related to
Mono and the various systems like UIA that they offer the Linux
community through Mono, then the Free Software Foundation could
support it, and so would I. Until then, we need to remember
Microsoft's split-personality. They are wonderful supporters of
accessibility, and generously care about people with disabilities. On
the other hand, they hold no punches in maintaining their dominance in
the software world.
Bill
On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 9:28 AM, Jamal Mazrui <empower@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Sina and others willing to investigate Mono accessibility,
>
> As far as I can tell, Mono is supposed to be able to run C# 2.0 apps that
> use System.Windows.Forms controls. Mono is available at
> http://go-mono.org
>
> Unfortunately, I could not figure out how to download the installer for
> Windows! I think there is a graphical link. If anyone else figures this
> out, please let us know.
>
> I did a fruit basket in C# 2.0, without additional dependencies, that is
> part of the archive at
> http://EmpowermentZone.com/cs_fruit.zip
>
> Check out the archive inside called
> cs2_fruit.zip
>
> Also worth trying are existing Mono apps found on this page
> http://www.mono-project.com/Software
>
> Apparently, there are two GUI toolkits worth considering: GTK# and
> WinForms. Some of the free apps on this page use either one of those
> GUItoolkits, which are probably worth comparing for accessibility.
>
> Microsoft and Novell are porting UIA to Mono, including a UIA bridge to the
> ATK accessibility API on Linux. It may be necessary to install that package
> to get accessibility support. It is available at
> http://www.mono-project.com/Accessibility
>
> Jamal
>
>
> On 6/1/2010 10:15 PM, Sina Bahram wrote:
>>
>> Jamal, What I can do is offer to test a gui you write in mono.
>>
>> Take care,
>> Sina
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jamal Mazrui
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 8:35 PM
>> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: Vinux 3.0 released!
>>
>> Can any Linux users answer a question that I have not been able to find an
>> answer to. How accessible are GUIs created with the Mono
>> framework?
>>
>> Jamal
>>
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