Re: What's wrong with NetBeans; we'd like to know!
- From: Andreas Stefik <stefika@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 09:04:46 -0700
That's what some other folks are emailing me as well. I'll see what we can
do to fix that one. Sounds like it's a major roadblock before people can
even TRY the environment .... aggravating.
Stefik
On Sun, May 24, 2009 at 2:48 PM, Michael Malver <mmalver@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> If net beans is the SUN development tool, the biggest accessibility isszue
> is that the installer doesn't work for PCs.
> I gave up, and used textpad to do all my servlets.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andreas Stefik
> Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 2:45 PM
> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: What's wrong with NetBeans; we'd like to know!
>
> Hey folks,
>
> This is Andy Stefik. My team and I just put up a website for our Sodbeans
> project, which focuses on accessibility in NetBeans. You can see it here:
> http://sodbeans.sourceforge.net/
>
> This summer, we are looking to begin collecting information on what makes
> NetBeans accessibile, or more aptly, what makes it inaccessible. My team
> and
> I have conducted an initial analysis on the Mac platform and are collecting
> bugs and bug fixes that we hope will help the community. But ... we need
> your help identifying what the top priorities should be, especially in
> regards to the following things:
>
> 1. Identifying the major accessibility problems exist in NetBeans.
>
> 2. The features would help blind individuals program more effectively in
> NetBeans.
>
> 3. What would generally make your life easier when programming in a major
> IDE.
>
>
> We have setup a bug tracker that is open to the public to help us begin
> collecting and tracking information related to accessibility problems in
> NetBeans. Our sourceforge bugtracker is located here:
>
> http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=256336&atid=1127232
>
> There are a number of ways you can contribute to the conversation: 1)
> Upload
> an accessibility issue to our database, or 2) Take a screen recording of
> you
> programming in NetBeans and upload it to us or somewhere else. If you do
> this, feel free to rant and rave about what you like and don't like, what
> the problems are, what you love, what you hate, and what you realistically
> need to be effective in the environment.
>
> The more accessibility problems the community can identify and put in our
> database the better, as it will help us figure out what problems the
> community would like fixed. If you are not a NetBeans user, I strongly
> suggest you download it and give it a try. Right now, NetBeans has some
> major accessibilty issues and we could use some feedback from experienced
> and inexperienced people alike.
>
> Thanks to all, and happy coding,
>
> Stefik
>
>
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