Re: [gdm-list] GDM trunk will be used for GNOME 2.24.

[Brian Cameron <Brian Cameron Sun COM>]

Will:

> While I disagree with Brian's assessment (I think he tends to lean more 
> to the 'it's OK as long as an able-bodied sysadmin can configure the 
> system for the disabled user' side than the 'let the user be 
> independent' side), I'll support the decision nonetheless.

I agree with you that "let the user be independent" is best.  However,
I was just highlighting that GDM's a11y has never matured to the point
where it was turned on by default (much like the situation with the rest
of GNOME not having a11y turned on by default).

Therefore, I was just highlighting that the new GDM is pretty much
as good as the old GDM in terms of a11y.  The main area of regression
is that you can not launch a11y on-demand when a11y is turned on.

The ability to launch a11y on demand is really only useful if the
GNOME desktop also supports this feature (which it currently doesn't).
Being able to navigate the login screen independently is not very
useful if you still need someone to help you set up your user
session.  Another use case where the "on-demand launching" feature is
useful is in terminal server situations where many users may be
sharing the same server.  However, the new GDM doesn't support that
anyway, and the release team seems okay with that.  So I don't think
these a11y issues are a real blocker.

This is why the long term goal is to make a11y "on-demand" launching
a part of gnome-settings-daemon so it works the same in both GDM and
the user session.  Then I think we will have gotten to the point where
we all have been pushing to get.

Brian


> Vincent Untz wrote:
> > Le lundi 22 septembre 2008, à 09:46 -0400, Matthias Clasen a écrit :
> > > On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 8:19 PM, Andre Klapper <ak-47 gmx net> wrote:
> > > > The release-team is going to use gdm trunk for GNOME 2.24.
> > > >
> > > > Note that most release-team members have mixed feelings.
> > > > Entire discussion would have been less frustrating if gdm developers 
> > > > had
> > > > been more responsible to the concerns shared in discussions. Maybe just
> > > > my point of view.
> > > >
> > > > Translations of gdm trunk are in a good shape.
> > > >
> > > > Distributors: Old gdm is still available in case you hit a regression.
> > > I'm surprised by this turn of events, after Vincent decreed that we'd
> > > go with 2.20 on Friday...
> >
> > See
> > http://mail.gnome.org/archives/release-team/2008-September/msg00251.html
> >
> > Vincent
>
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