Mark, thanks for that quick, comprehensive and clear reply. Graham
PS In this particular context, I don’t want to be drawn into a discussion of the ‘political correctness’ of the terminology - so far, so un-Richmond-ish. > On 27 Aug 2015, at 09:52, Mark Schonewille <m.schonewi...@economy-x-talk.com> > wrote: > > Graham, > > A screen reader is software that allows visually challenged or visually > impaired people to understand what is currently on their computer screen. It > allows them to find the right control so they can press the return key or > space bar to activate that control and it allows them to hear text that is > displayed on the screen. A very well-known screen reader is JAWS but there > are quite a few other commercial and open-source screen readers available. I > believe the term "accessibility" is most appropriate in this matter. > > -- > Best regards, > > Mark Schonewille > > Economy-x-Talk Consulting and Software Engineering > Homepage: http://economy-x-talk.com > Twitter: http://twitter.com/xtalkprogrammer > KvK: 50277553 > > Installer Maker for LiveCode: > http://qery.us/468 > > Buy my new book "Programming LiveCode for the Real Beginner" > http://qery.us/3fi > > LiveCode on Facebook: > https://www.facebook.com/groups/runrev/ > > On 8/27/2015 10:29, Graham Samuel wrote: >> I feel a bit Richmond-ish asking this (whether this is a good thing or a bad >> thing I leave as an exercise for the reader), but what is a screen reader in >> this context, and how and why has the very wide-ranging term ‘accessibility’ >> been hijacked in relation to it? I ask as an ignorant observer, but you >> never know, I might one day want to follow the path that Phil is taking (so >> far unsuccessfully, but probably it will be made to work in time). >> >> I suppose I’m getting too old to keep up with all this, but if anyone has a >> moment to explain, I’d be grateful. >> >> Graham >> >>> On 26 Aug 2015, at 20:04, Phil Davis <rev...@pdslabs.net> wrote: >>> >>> Has anyone been able to make desktop stacks work with screen readers? I'm >>> experimenting with the Mac's VoiceOver utility (included with OS X), and VO >>> doesn't know how to interact with a stack - it identifies the window as >>> "unknown" and doesn't allow you to interact with its elements/objects. >>> >>> Thanks for any tips or insights you can share any tips from your experience. >>> >>> -- >>> Phil Davis _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
