__/ [ Oliver Wong ] on Thursday 24 August 2006 20:00 \__
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> "BearItAll" <spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1156405542.56949.0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>
>>> Mass ITD Resolved Accessibility Issues, Adjusts ODF Rollout Details
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>> | Now let's turn to Dana Blankenhorn's bizarre piece. First of all, Dana
>>> | (who should know better) picks up and repeats the open source
>>> confusion,
>>> | titling his piece Blind leading the way from open source.
>>> |
>>> | I'm sure this is just a hiccup, but apparently the blind have given
>>> | Massachusetts' efforts to mandate open source the shaft. Because
>>> | Open Document Format (ODF) software (Open Office) does not yet work
>>> | with screen magnifiers, which make computer documents usable by
>>> | those who are legally blind, the state of Massachusetts is
>>> |
>>> | This is an ancient piece of FUD (mandating open source) that has been
>>> | perpetrated by ODF opponents, and it is discouraging to see it continue
>>> | to appear in venues (such as ZDNet and TechWorld) that have
>>> credibility.
>>> `----
>>>
>>>
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http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=20060823131715736
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>> ODF is just xml based, those magnifyers must be able to work with normal
>> web
>> browser displays, so I can't see this as a serious problem. Not something
>> that should be used to delay Massachusetts take up of it anyway.
>
> Yes, but presumably when you're "reading" an ODF document, you're not
> looking at the raw XML via your webbrowser, but rather you're using
> software like Open Office to display it. I guess what they're complaining
> about is a lack of a screen magnifier built into Open Office.
>
> In Windows XP, there's an OS level utility called "Magnifier" which
> will
> magnifiy any portion of the screen, and so individual programs don't need
> to implement magnifiers themselves. I'd be extremely surprised if Linux
> doesn't offer a similar utility, especially since XGL would make this
> trivially easy to implement. In fact, I'm pretty sure I saw screen
> magnification occur in one of the XGL videos Roy posted.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUSn-jBA3CE
It comes towards the end, IIRC. Not one of the most exciting features, unless
you are near-sighted.
Best wishes,
Roy
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