hi recardo. To be really honest i have mixxed feelings about it. I know that 5 minute and apple could fix it, on the other hand. There are maybe other areas that like you said would need more attention. And on that note, time too read a really totally awesome book, das boot,
sandi On 4/19/13, Ricardo Walker <rwalker...@gmail.com> wrote: > Lol, > > I'm not frustrated at all. I just wanted to no your point of view. Thank > you very much for sharing. Thats why I deliberately pointed out that this > might be a bigger problem for those who are using the new voices in a > native language that happens not to be english. I think in regards to > education, I'm just as cold and as clinical as anyone. And of course, I'm > 100% behind speaking up to get problems you feel are important taken care of > to help further ones education. My original post was just wrote to > understand the level of importance you were giving to this particular bug. > Because, I didn't see the importance at first. Now, I see where your coming > from. > > Thanks. :) > > Ricardo Walker > rica...@appletothecore.info > Twitter:@apple2thecore > www.appletothecore.info > > On Apr 19, 2013, at 2:12 AM, Sandi Jazmin Kruse <sandi1...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> hi Ricardo, sure the mac have come a long way in 2 years. And do i >> think it is an issue? well i doubt i would waste time pressing keys if >> i did not think so, about computers, and education, i am a totally >> clinically and cold girl. >> If you are living in norway you might have that issue as well. But >> else yes you are right you can do as the most might have done just >> used fred and alex for a none-english language, and train your brain >> too understand that :) >> I honestly dont care much for what we might have done 2 years ago, it >> is about 24 months back, it is basically the same going to look at >> the 2011 peugeot ion, when we indeed write 2013. >> you give pound-sign 30000 for both cars, but i will assure you that >> the electric car from 2013 is better equipped. I got the most of my >> sight back and i will absolutely assure you that with out the danish >> Norwegian and sweetish voices on the mac my education as a nurse would >> never have been an option. Not with jaws anyways, it would simply have >> been too costly for me. Jaws, books etc. nope i would not have been >> able too do it do to the high price-tack on both books, and jaws. im >> the other fella not rocker fella smiles... >> Ricardo, it is not that i cant see your frustration, i can, but we all >> are on about different things :) >> >> >> >> best >> sandi >> >> >> On 4/19/13, Ricardo Walker <rwalker...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> lol, >>> >>> So, you feel that this issue would have a meaningful impact on the >>> education of a large number of kids who might be using a Mac? After >>> all, >>> unless they are speaking a language not english of course, they could >>> use >>> Alex where the problem doesn't seem to exist. Keep in mind, 2 years >>> ago, >>> this is what they would have been doing regardless? >>> >>> To be clear, I'm not saying the new voices don't need work. But >>> honestly, I >>> would put that pretty low on the list of accessibility issues I'd like >>> to >>> see addressed. For example, I think accessibility on Safari could be >>> tightened up a bit. I would love to not to be bounced out the html area >>> into the toolbar 50% of the time I click on a link. >>> >>> Just my 2 cents. :) >>> >>> Ricardo Walker >>> rica...@appletothecore.info >>> Twitter:@apple2thecore >>> www.appletothecore.info >>> >>> On Apr 18, 2013, at 10:41 AM, Sandi Jazmin Kruse <sandi1...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> hi Anne, i dunno but after you have mailed apple accessibility a few >>>> times without getting a answer you tend too roll your own. >>>> I am sure i am not the only one who have mailed A A , about the >>>> problem with the newer voices, but they may not be sure how too >>>> address it. >>>> I wont say i know of a easy fix for it either, but if we keep having >>>> this kind of problems how can we expect too have macs used in the >>>> school for say, kids? >>>> >>>> >>>> best >>>> sandi >>>> >>>> >>>> On 4/18/13, Teresa Cochran <vegaspipistre...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> I tried this, and I'm only getting a pitch-change with Alex. It >>>>> doesn't >>>>> say >>>>> "cap" or "capital". >>>>> >>>>> Teresa >>>>> On Apr 18, 2013, at 2:51 AM, Nicholas Parsons >>>>> <mr.nicholas.pars...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> HI Anne, >>>>>> >>>>>> The problem isn't that the pitch doesn't change. The pitch does >>>>>> change. >>>>>> The problem is that in addition to the pitch changing VoiceOver still >>>>>> says >>>>>> the word "capital" before the letter. PERHAPS THE BEST EXAMPLE IS FOR >>>>>> YOU >>>>>> TO READ SOMETHING IN ALL CAPS SUCH AS THIS SENTENCE BY CHARACTER. >>>>>> YOU'LL >>>>>> SEE THAT VOICEOVER SAYS THE WORD CAPITAL BEFORE EACH LETTER AS WELL >>>>>> AS >>>>>> CHANGING PITCH WHICH MAKES IT VERY TIME CONSUMING TO SPELL A WORD. >>>>>> >>>>>> Best, >>>>>> Nic >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups >>>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>> send >>>>>> an >>>>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> Visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an >>>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>> Visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an >>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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