[oats-sig] Literacy & "easy to use" authoring tools

Steve,

Steve,

I don't mean to be obscure at all, but the fact it seems there isn't  
already such a list is somewhat indicative.
apologies I don't mean to sound rude, or even blunt, but I do have  
problems expressing myself, and the issue is significant.

perhaps we could start by collating a list of Open Source authoring  
tools that we think are easy to use?
unfortunately I'm not able to contribute any, because I can't  
immediately think of any...

mats was the ccf email application source ever published?

my attempt to define one is here:
http://www.peepo.co.uk/peepo2/authoringTool.html

the inkscape tracker for a child friendly version is here:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/170488

regards

Jonathan Chetwynd
Accessibility Consultant on Media Literacy and the Internet

On 18 Feb 2008, at 10:56, Steve Lee wrote:

I'm just trying to understand what you are after.
Do you mean reading support programs that help people with learning
difficulties write (my guess)? Or HTML authoring programs (say). Or
something else.

Steve

On 18/02/2008, "~:'' ありがとうございました。"  
<j.chetwynd at btinternet.com> wrote:
> Steve,
>
> well I've been lobbying around this issue for a while.
>
> What have you got?
>
> the issue being that afaik there just isn't much about.
>
> most popular applications quickly develop feature creep.
> rather than being finely honed.
>
> it's rather invidious to provide examples, but we could go there, if
> necessary
>
> cheers
>
> Jonathan Chetwynd
> Accessibility Consultant on Media Literacy and the Internet
>
>
>
> On 18 Feb 2008, at 10:28, Steve Lee wrote:
>
> Hi Jonathan, did you have any specific requirements? Authoring what
> exactly?
>
> Steve
>
> On 18/02/2008, "~:'' ありがとうございました。"
> <j.chetwynd at btinternet.com> wrote:
>> "easy to use" authoring tools
>>
>> there's currently a rather unpleasant thread running on the senit
>> list around authoring tools.
>>
>> Does Oats have a list of easy to use authoring tools?
>>
>> regards
>>
>> Jonathan Chetwynd
>> Accessibility Consultant on Media Literacy and the Internet
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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> Steve Lee
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