Re: [XBoard-devel] beta version

[Eric Mullins]

h.g. muller wrote:
> The JAWS vesion, to be useful to the bind, will have to be installed
> with completely different settings. Many windows that are universally
> useful, (e.g. move history) are totally useless for the blind, and in 
> fact
> having them open only makes tabbing between the useful windows
> more cumbersome. Furtherore, for the partly sighted we wanted to
> choose really high-contrast coloring of board and pieces as default.
> The JAWS packet needs none of the fonts and textures, no engine
> logos. Shortcuts are hardly any good for the blind; it is really very
> diffucult for them to select the one they need ot of many. Using
> the startup dialog is actually much easier.
>
> There really hardly is any overlap. So I think it is best to make the
> JAWS version a separate inflexible install.

I don't see the correlation between needing different settings and 
having different installers.  Installers are supposed to make that 
decision with your assistance...  In fact, I can write a quick plugin 
for NSIS that will determine if the jaws dll loads, thus allowing an 
easy bypass of most questions for those running it.

Unless it's somehow beneficial to make the blind find the alternate 
installer.  Which, maybe it is-- might make them feel special to have 
their own version.