This is, indeed, mosyt encouraging, and I, as well as many others I'm
sure, will look forward to being able to use this program with
VoiceOver, evenwith a limited amount of accessibility. Richie
Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska.
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From:
Scott Chesworth
To:
General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS Xby the blind
Subject:
Re: latest update from Digidesign on Pro Tools
Well that's good news! Slowly turning wheels are better than stationary
ones. Only part I'd question is "few alternatives" because as things
stand in Mac OS, i'm not sure we have one, but that's not their fault
at all. Sounds like he's rooting for us anyway, so muchos thankos Mr
Gibbons! Cheers to Jerry and Rick and everyone who signed the petition
and whatnot as well obviously.
Scott
----- Original Message -----
From: "Slau" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS
Xby theblind" <[email protected]>;
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 7:49 PM
Subject: latest update from Digidesign on Pro Tools
Although this will be posted at the Pro Tools petition site, I thought
I'd post it here first, given the recent flurry of messages on the
subject. My most recent inquiry with Digidesign was before the holidays
and I hadn't heard anything back for a while. This morning, an update
came in and it appears below.
We have concluded our research on how to change to technical
underpinnings of the way Pro Tools draws graphical objects that I
described in my email below, and are at work on migrating to a new
graphical architecture. Due to the size and complexity of the
application, we expect this architectural change to take most of the
year. This change provides a foundation which will allow some future
version of Pro Tools to have screen reader capability under OS X, but
as I explain below, a second process will be required to ensure that
each graphical object identifies itself correctly to the operating
system. It's most likely that we'll have to do this second stage
progressively over a period of a few years, meaning that screen reader
support would gradually emerge over the span of several Pro Tools releases.
I appreciate that this slow pace is frustrating to a community that has
few alternatives, and I personally am committed to helping ensure that
people with limited vision can also share in the creative rewards that
come from using our products. I hope that you will take heart from this
message, and know that the wheels are turning to make this happen (even
if they are turning slowly!)
Feel free to check in with me at any time for an update,
Best regards,
- David
David Gibbons
VP, Product Marketing, Digidesign
Date:
today at 11:37 AM
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