Re:So you want to write a GUI framework (2021)
by rudedogg on Friday June 23, 2023 @01:05AM
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> I see that there are people down voting several comments in this thread in support of accessibility. I wonder what disagreement that you have?
Didn't downvote but I want to share a couple thoughts I've had about accessibility:
- I assume that browser/electron accessibility is not really optimal for users. It's sort-of free if you're building web/browser stuff, which is nice because it's available by default, but I can imagine most applications could be tailored for accessibility and be much more productive and enjoyable for end-users. For instance a "blind mode" for a text editor would probably be a lot different than what you get out of the box from a screen reader + VS Code. (I would love to get feedback on this from someone using a screen reader or accessibility features.)
- I worry you're providing a bit of a moat if you regulate/require accessible software, since for most applications that equates to using a native GUI toolkit or browser-based solution.
Didn't downvote but I want to share a couple thoughts I've had about accessibility:
- I assume that browser/electron accessibility is not really optimal for users. It's sort-of free if you're building web/browser stuff, which is nice because it's available by default, but I can imagine most applications could be tailored for accessibility and be much more productive and enjoyable for end-users. For instance a "blind mode" for a text editor would probably be a lot different than what you get out of the box from a screen reader + VS Code. (I would love to get feedback on this from someone using a screen reader or accessibility features.)
- I worry you're providing a bit of a moat if you regulate/require accessible software, since for most applications that equates to using a native GUI toolkit or browser-based solution.