rockbox guts the IPod to get everything in. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Gilland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS Xby theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 12:58 PM Subject: Re: IPhone accessibility: was: Re: iTunes strange happening
speaking of IPods, why can't they put some form of speech like voiceover into IPods. I mean come on, if it could be done with Rockbox, then, surely Apple could do it with their own product. Why should it be our! burden. Chris. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Poehlman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS Xby theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 12:37 PM Subject: IPhone accessibility: was: Re: iTunes strange happening > Hi CB, there are two ways this could be done. Apple could engineer an ui > and back it with vo or a 3rd party could develop an app that talks. there > is a hardware device for the IPod called ITel I think that achieves at > least > part of this for the IPod. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chris Blouch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by > theblind" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 12:33 PM > Subject: Re: iTunes strange happening > > > So out of curiosity, how would you make an iPhone accessible? Obviously > it needs a speech engine, but how do you interact? There is no tactile > UI. I think it's a lot like a touch screen kiosk and some have simple > instructions saying to touch the top left for yes or top right for no. > That kind of interaction model doesn't scale very well for complex > interaction like typing an email . Not making excuses for Apple but this > seems like a tough nut to crack. > > CB > > Krister Ekstrom wrote: >> >> 22 jul 2008 kl. 05.10 skrev UCLA Bruins Fan: >> >>> I did bring this to an apple agents attention when I was calling >>> about another issue and was told that apple would "look into it" This >>> was in June, and appparently nothing has been resolved as of now. >> >> But seriously, what do you expect with all this Iphone business going >> on? I'm sorry to sound like i do, but it has always been like this >> that snassy flashy looks has been prioritized over functionality and >> accessibility. To be frank, i'm surprised that we have such a well >> functioning screen reader as we have. >> >> With all this said, i agree that the dialog in question should be >> usable, i just wonder what the best way to get there is. If we get >> angry and demanding, we will only be regarded as whiners and >> complainers and if we ask politely, not much seems to happen. >> >> /Krister >> > > > >
