Well I'd say so if we were talking consumers but we're not we're talking carrier class. I'm on the cisco-nsp mailing list and my attitude is shared by many there. (sited I'd assume) I'm thinking you're right though. Probably people who have marketing degrees instead of engineering are the ones designing products now. Sad:( ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jackie McBride" <abletec@gmail.com> To: "Blind sysadmins list" <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 3:21 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] does anyone else hate the trend to web GUIsin network equipment? Actually, Java can cooperate well w/screenreaders if certain program classes are used. Access bridge might also help. Scott, u might wanna check--for example, my router has a web interface but also a cli. Unfortunately, whether we like it or whether we don't, most sighted folks like to point & click, & they are in the majority when it comes to marketing dollars spent. So guess who the companies are gonna cater to? On 8/4/09, Greg B. <gbobo@woh.rr.com> wrote:
I don't think it is the fact that the equipment has a web based front end, the problem is JAVA. JAVA is one of those things that just doesn't want to cooperate with screen readers.
Greg B.
-----Original Message----- From: blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 4:48 PM To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] does anyone else hate the trend to web GUIs in network equipment?
I'm a little disturbed by a trend in network hardware where everything has to have a web front end to configure. Even gear like the Cisco ASA has this
totally inaccessible java based ASDM thingy that sucks on a whole new level.
(even to sited users) What's happening to the command line? It's so much better and more efficient for working with network elements and frankly for servers.
Everyone tell your Cisco reps that this is a bad thing. (tm)
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