Hey folks I just moved over from to Windows 11 from Linux I was running a mix of Manjaro and Ubuntu. Well I love Linux and I’ve been a Long Linux user, the accessibility for disabled folks is a mess under Linux to say the least. I felt I need to switch back to an OS with a better end user experience for disabled folks.
I had a friend help me build a new computer and the installation went great. The only thing they had to figure out was a power management issue where my USB hubs were being put to sleep. Causing the machine to drop my trackball or keyboard.
Once I figured that out and switched around some power settings everything has been rock solid as far as stability. It reminds me of the good old Windows 7 days. I care about privacy but I was and I was easily able to set the privacy settings to my liking. I use a local account. To my relief Windows 11 Windows went through a couple of updates and my privacy sayings don’t appear to have changed.
I know Windows 10/11 tends to get a lot of crap but as long as you know what you’re doing I think people can have a great experience.
Out of curiosity, what were you accessibility issues with Linux? Which DE did you use?
I’ve used XFCE, Gnome, and MATE, I’ve found GNOME best for my accessibility needs. I has carrot tracking in it’s screen magnifier. It works on certain apps. The thing is, I don’t like GNOME’s default workflow. I know it’s possible to install an extension to make it more like MATE. I may dual-boot on my current machine and give it another shot. The other issue I have is that Orca, Linux’s GUI screen reader doesn’t highlight words. It’s designed for totally blind Linux users.
There are lots of extensions to change Gnome’s workflow into basically anything you like. I love it personally, especially on my laptop.
Thanks for answering! I was just curious as to where Linux was falling short.