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elementaryOur latest blog post is here with updates on our accessibility story and new software releases, including a big update to Code and powerful new keyboard shortcut options. Plus a redesign for Bluetooth settings and ARM64 builds in Early Access!
Since the release of OS 8 we’ve been working on things like improving contrast, Dark Mode screenshots and brand colors in AppCenter, turning on or snoozing Dark Mode without canceling your schedule, expanding the “Reduce Motion” setting, and more options to reduce distracting notifications. Plus, thanks to feedback from @fireborn—who you may know from his blog series on Linux accessibility—Notifications and the Shortcut Overlay both got releases that add screen reader support
As a community that includes folks with a range of disabilities ourselves, we’re deeply invested in improving access to Open Source software. We succeed at our mission when we build open computing experiences that are available regardless of ability and fail when accessibility is considered an afterthought or a nice-to-have. This month and always, Inclusive Design is at the core of what we do and we will continue to strive towards that ideal
If you want to follow along or help us address accessibility issues in elementary OS, we’d love your help! We’re tracking issues in this GitHub project:
https://github.com/orgs/elementary/projects/111
If you discover a new issue—accessibility related or otherwise—we’d love to get your feedback and we have a handy contributor guide to help you file a report here:
https://docs.elementary.io/contributor-guide/feedback/reporting-issues
Goemon Ishikawa@elementary You go! Some day when I get actual money you all for sure will be on the list of projects I will give to, as accessibility needs to be available on distros regardless of disability! I have full blindness so I agree with this push.
Fabio Valentini@elementary love the new logo / profile picture 🥰
Not🐧A🐧Convicted🐧Felon@elementary @fireborn But can your installer create a windows dual-boot yet?
Alexia Starling 
@sleepyfox @fireborn @elementary
It won't do so automatically, I personally think there is just too much guesswork for the installer to do there (as in, too much potential for things to go horribly wrong)
but nothing is stopping you from partitioning your drive how you see fit, then giving the installer 1-2 partitions for either the root as a whole or boot+root.
It won't do so automatically, I personally think there is just too much guesswork for the installer to do there (as in, too much potential for things to go horribly wrong)
but nothing is stopping you from partitioning your drive how you see fit, then giving the installer 1-2 partitions for either the root as a whole or boot+root.
@alexia @fireborn @elementary Actually, no. I tried this with the 7.x installer and it just hangs if you've already partitioned the disk.
@sleepyfox @fireborn @elementary That would be a bug worth reporting then. Make sure to include the disk partition layout and whether is was a GPT or MBR disk.
that said I've done plenty of GPT installs over-top an existing Windows install, just took making a few partitions with gparted first
that said I've done plenty of GPT installs over-top an existing Windows install, just took making a few partitions with gparted first
@alexia @fireborn @elementary There was already an unresolved bug last time I tried it (about a year ago).
I may give it another shot if I get time this weekend.
I may give it another shot if I get time this weekend.
@alexia @sleepyfox @elementary You don’t even need to do that if you’re installing on 2 different drives.
Arguably, that should be the default for every installer that has a duelboot option. As it’s much safer. Installing windows and any distribution of Linux on the same drive is asking for trouble.
@fireborn @elementary @sleepyfox
Yeah that is pretty much what I meant when I said there's too much guesswork involved
The fact that the OS bootloaders regularly overwrite eachother (thanks, Windows Update) alone is already a pain
Yeah that is pretty much what I meant when I said there's too much guesswork involved
The fact that the OS bootloaders regularly overwrite eachother (thanks, Windows Update) alone is already a pain
@sleepyfox @fireborn @elementary
that is honestly a fair point, still a bummer that it's such a PITA to manage
that is honestly a fair point, still a bummer that it's such a PITA to manage
@sleepyfox @fireborn @elementary "just fine" until you had to boot up the Boot Repair tool for the 5th time this month due to a windows update, or accidentally installed the bootloader to the wrong partition again
@fireborn @elementary @sleepyfox point is it just kinda sucks and adding it into the installer = providing support for dualboot setups = bleh
@alexia @fireborn @elementary When I say "Just fine" I mean I have a dual boot Ubuntu/Windows 10 machine and there is no additional maintenance that I need to do in order to keep it running 'normally'.
@sleepyfox @fireborn @elementary
Be glad you don't fall in to the many cases where that does happen, then; The fact that there are plenty cases where it becomes a bit more complex though is, to me, a valid reason not to provide support here. Especially considering elementary isn't a project the size of Ubuntu + Canonical.
Be glad you don't fall in to the many cases where that does happen, then; The fact that there are plenty cases where it becomes a bit more complex though is, to me, a valid reason not to provide support here. Especially considering elementary isn't a project the size of Ubuntu + Canonical.
@alexia @fireborn @elementary I thought the whole point of Free Software was to reuse solutions rather than reinvent the wheel?
@sleepyfox @fireborn @elementary
I mean, personally I see it differently but even then
if elementary includes the option, elementary is expected to provide support for it. Support in the sense of "help my OS broke what do I do"
And quite frankly I just don't think they're interested in that very much right now
That + elementary wrote their own installer from scratch.
I mean, personally I see it differently but even then
if elementary includes the option, elementary is expected to provide support for it. Support in the sense of "help my OS broke what do I do"
And quite frankly I just don't think they're interested in that very much right now
That + elementary wrote their own installer from scratch.
@alexia @sleepyfox @elementary The only way I can see it working is if it just creates seperate partitions by default and then you switch boot from the bios. That seems unintuitive from a user prospective.
brendan (ジャンク品)@elementary rk3588 mnt reform builds plz
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