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[Bartosz <gang65@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi.
After install CompizConfig Settings Manager (ccsm) and enable
Backlight Toggles, there is an huge improvement:
http://i.stack.imgur.com/Yj66g.png
Thanks!

I'm wondering why such feature is not enabled by default.
Do we really need install ccsm, and manually configure/tune up Unity?

Is any chance to change this defaults (it is huge improvement for my
friend in Unity usage)?

Thanks
Bartosz

2012/1/6, Matt Wheeler <m@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> On 6 January 2012 01:31, Bartosz <gang65@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hi.
>>
>> My friend has a big vision impairment.
>> In every day computer usage he is using Windows 7 with big fonts. He is
>> using computer for checking the mail (thunderbird), web browsing
>> (firefox), and watching the movies (vlc player)
>>
>> I convinced him to test the Ubuntu for two weeks, and tell me his
>> impressions.
>>
>> I installed Ubuntu 10.10. After enable some accessibility and appearance
>> set-up, the Ubuntu works like the charm. My friend was very positive
>> surprised with the Ubuntu.
>
> Great! :)
>
>> Most annoying problem he found:
>> - readability of the currently opened applications in launcher - after
>> open the new applications he has problems with notice, which  application
>> are already opened. There is only small arrow on the left side of icon. In
>> Windows 7 there is no such problem. Is is possible to implement some more
>> readable look?
>> -  readability of the currently active application in launcher - Currently
>> there is small arrow on the right side of icon. Is it possible to do it
>> more readable?
>
> It's possible to change the appearance of running apps in the launcher
> by installing compizconfig-settings-manager and tweaking the settings
> in the unity plugin. Perhaps some changes to the launcher's appearance
> should be made automatically when choosing low, high or high/inverse
> contrast settings, or an option added to the Universal Access settings
> (I'm not sure tying it to the contrast option quite fits... anyone?)
>
>> With this problem solved, the productivity of vision loss with ubuntu will
>> be much higher.
>>
>> What do you think about his ideas?
>> Do you think it is possible to change this looks in Unuty?
>
> It's possible for you do do this for your friend right away, we just
> need to decide whether we should be doing this by default, and also
> whether the current configuration options for the launcher are good
> enough from an accessibility point of view. I'm not in any way an
> accessibility expert so someone who is should probably look at what
> we've got and comment here :)
>
>
> Thanks
>
> --
> Matt Wheeler
> m@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>