Hi,
After a long hiatus, it appears the development of WebbIE has been taken
up
again. Some of us will recall or have heard of WebbIE, www.webbie.org.uk
>,
which is a suite of programs that includes a free Web browser, a
pod-catcher, a podcast downloader, accessible versions of BBC IPlayer,
Gutenberg Library, BBC Listen Again Player, a Web Directory (based on the
Open Directory Project), an internet Explorer appearance editor, Internet
Radio tuner, BBC Radio Live Player, an accessible PDF Reader, RSS Reader,
and a few more things. I like most of the programs in the suite. Each of
them comes with a short manual, in the manuals Submenu It is also
available
in other languages, and can be pported to a USB pen drive. Of the
programs
in it that I've used in the few days since I downloaded version 3.6.9 of
the
suite, I rate the BBC Listen Again (Radio) Player among the best. Also,
you
don't have to download the whole suite; you can download just what you
want
from it. Also, you get options during installation what to install or
not.
Given that it's all free, I think it's a pretty good effort. One of the
next steps the developer might consider, in my opinion, would be the
incorporation of Firefox into the scheme. Although designed for use with
a
simple screen-reader (such as thunder, Lookout, etc.), it can be used with
any screen reader. I do have reservations about the Webbie browser
itself,
but others may form different ideas if they look at it and the other
programs in the suite as I have been doing. Once again, it's all at
www.webbie.org.uk/
So for those inclined, Download, and enjoy.
