i know bot wether you use a track pad or touch screen voiceover has the same commands for both.
On Jan 21, 2010, at 11:20 AM, Cameron wrote: > The track pad is not a touch screen. They are two different things. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Brandon Misch > Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 8:55 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: apple tablet > > we already have that in some ways with the track pad. > > On Jan 21, 2010, at 1:52 AM, Søren Jensen wrote: > >> If apple are going to release a tablet, I'm sure it's a Mac book Pro > Touch. We have Iphones and Ipod touches which is pdas, and the only thing we > need is a Macbook Pro with a touch screen. >> Best regards >> Søren Jensen >> Mail & MSN: >> s...@coolfortheblind.dk >> Website: >> http://www.coolfortheblind.dk/ >> >> Den Jan 20, 2010 kl. 11:54 PM skrev Daniel Rowe: >> >>> Well said, Bryan >>> >>> Dannie >>> \ >>> On 20 Jan 2010, at 22:16, Bryan Smart wrote: >>> >>>> Well, William, sighted people like larger screens. A tablet can include > a larger battery, faster processor, and more storage. A big touch screen > makes apps possible that don't work well on small screens, such as apps that > let you draw with your finger, highlight passages in books with your finger, > and complex apps that need to display more than just a few little icons at a > time. A tablet can be thinner and lighter than a laptop, since there is no > need for pieces like a keyboard, track pad, or the palm rest areas that are > part of a clamshell laptop design. >>>> >>>> In short, working a touch device like the IPhone is easier for most > sighted people to learn than even a mouse-driven computer interface, but an > IPhone or IPod Touch is too small and under-powered to replace a computer > for many tasks. So the tablet will be easy to use like an IPhone, but > provide the computing power that the IPhone lacks. If you type a lot, then > you'll probably want an external keyboard. Most of the time, though, people > don't type much more than short fragments, and on-screen keyboards are fine > for that. >>>> >>>> Plus, keep in mind that the wants and preferences of sighted people > don't necessarily line up with what a blind person considers when deciding > on the merits of a computing device. A tablet may or may not be a good way > for a blind person to compute. I think that many sighted people will like > it, though. It wasn't very long ago when most blind people would quickly > dismiss any idea that a blind person might prefer using any device with a > touch screen interface. Certainly, we all don't prefer the IPhone, but many > people use it just fine. Who knows what using the tablet will be like. I'll > wait until I've used one before drawing my conclusions. I'm sure that it > will be fascinating, even if I end up not choosing to routinely use it. >>>> >>>> Bryan >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ryan Mann >>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 3:23 PM >>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>> Subject: Re: apple tablet >>>> >>>> Maybe the tablet will be more like Apple's version of a netbook. Yes, > you can do a lot on an Iphone, but I believe it has some limitations such as > only being able to run one program at a time. That's OK for a phone, but > maybe not for a netbook type device. >>>> >>>> On Jan 20, 2010, at 1:28 PM, william lomas wrote: >>>> >>>>> hi all >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I heard apple are going to release an apple tablet. what is the point > of this? one can buy an ipod touch and or iphone and use safari, email, have > an ipod, play games, have business applications etc, so is there really a > need for a tablet device? >>>>> Would be interested to read constructive ideas as to why a tablet >>>>> would be needed Will >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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. >>> >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@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. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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