One of the problems with the current implementation of Simple View is that it is written in such a way that it can not readily support accessibility aids for users with disabilities. This is one of the reasons we need to rework the code. (Another reason is the current implementation makes localization to different languages difficult.)
But for now, it is important to make it as easy as possible for these users to switch to the advanced view. That is one reason to make the keyboard shortcut for switching to advanced view unique; if the same shortcut also switched from advanced back to simple view, blind users might accidentally go back to the simple view which does not support screen readers. I don't know how the accessibility aids work on Windows, but I can tell you about the Mac. In simple view on the Mac, the VoiceOver screen reader says "for accessibility support, please select advanced from the view menu or type command-shift-A." Also, the Mac always has a menu bar, so the simple view has a Virew menu which allows you to select the Advanced view and which shows the shortcut. For users with other types of disabilities, having a button may be the easiest way to switch to the advanced menu. It is a challenge to design a UI that works well for those with disabilities users in addition to being optimized for the majority of users. Cheers, --Charlie -- Charlie Fenton [email protected] BOINC / s...@home Macintosh & Windows Programmer Space Sciences Laboratory UC Berkeley _______________________________________________ boinc_dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_dev To unsubscribe, visit the above URL and (near bottom of page) enter your email address.
