i know that linux depends on desktop environments to display things such as icons, mouse cursors, etc. but this time i’m using xfce and modifying a bit so that it looks bigger and has bigger icons and two huge panels!! this is made for elderly people and visually impaired people.

i think this has already been made by gnome and xfce has a lot of accessibility options, but i think there should be a desktop environment that is very user friendly, extremely user friendly, like gnome but way easier!! kind of like “sugar”, the desktop environment used by the old “olpc xo-1” laptop, but for all ages.

  • MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml
    191·
    2 days ago

    Btw, XFCE on my dad’s workstation has bigger text and normal sized icons. Everyone has different opinions on what “user friendly” is.

      • Robin@lemmy.worldEnglish
        8·
        2 days ago

        I guess we should also force everyone to use wheelchairs because they are great for paraplegics.

  • MrSoup@lemmy.zip
    5·
    2 days ago

    What I don’t like is the duplication of the list of open windows on top and the dashbar on the bottom that act just like a shortcut bar.

    Unified would be way more intuitive.

    Try latte.

  • www-gem@lemmy.ml
    6·
    2 days ago

    In your efforts of developing a new desktop, I’d suggest to look around for already existing Linux desktops focused on visually impaired users. While they may go beyond what you’re suggesting in your post (screen reader, text speech, braille output…) you may still get some inspiration from them.

  • cygnus
    92·
    2 days ago

    I think Elementary OS does what you suggest (Pantheon DE). It’s very focused on simplicity and accessibility.

  • lattrommi@lemmy.mlEnglish
    2·
    2 days ago

    That layout is very similar to my own although I’m using KDE. I’d share a screenshot but it would be hard to see since I’m using 3 monitors and one is an ultrawide, plus 4 virtual desktops, so screenshots don’t do it any justice.