David, I have to completely agree about self voicing applications vs. Voiceover compatibility. It should only be used when no alternative is really possible. Consider a speaking mode for a video game, maybe for the role playing game telling you the on screen text and possible actions you could take. Maybe it could even be useful for media center type apps like Boxee. But, any app that uses standard windows, buttons, tables, text editing blocks, no need because we've got Voiceover.
I think the braille display has some potential for alternative uses. Imagine if someone made a Tetris game where you looked line by line up and down the alley at the different block formations, and scrolled back up to your block and lined it up with other blocks. Each could be a specific braille cell formation out of 8 dots. This could be one simple way to make a creative game for the braille display. But, beyond something like this, Voiceover is the best way to interact with the display. Ryan On Mar 9, 2009, at 1:56 AM, David Poehlman wrote: > > Hi all, > > we've been discussing self voicing/voice over accessible apps in > another thread but I thought this might be a more compatible subject > line for that discussion. > > I wanted to mention an excellent package demonstrating what can be > done on the mac os with regard to vo compatibility and self voicing > lest I give the impression that I think all attempts to have failed. > > http://www.assistiveware.com > has produced VisioVoice which is a screen aide for the mac bundled > with the InfovoxIvox voices from Acapella group. VisioVoice can also > be used with the mac os voices but when it was first developped, this > was not possible. > > I do not work for the company, but am greatful to David and the team > at Assistiveware for their efforts on behalf of visually impaired mac > users. > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
