thanks for the tip, I'll go look this up, I hadn't heard of it. Chip
-----Original Message----- From: Jared Wright [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, September 05, 2011 5:00 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: to Word processing users, as well as any creative people Emacspeak's auditory icons are genius. That is all. On 9/5/2011 4:41 PM, Chip Orange wrote: > Hi all, > > In yesterday's scripting class we covered the capabilities of the > newly introduced scripting audio kit from GW Micro. It lets the > developer generate all types of sounds, in addition to playing them from files. > > My thoughts were that the real problem would be in thinking up > creative uses for audio cues in our apps, but that such cues would be > enormously beneficial if we didn't have to listen to or read (and so > comprehend), all of the information we need to have, as text which is spoken or brailled. > > I asked for people to come up with places where a short sound cue > could possibly convey information to the user, without interfering > with the speaking or reading of the text of the app, and so reduce the > amount of spoken or read text. > > Below is the first reply I received, and I like it. I will offer it > as an option as soon as I can, but thought I'd ask other creative > people to consider how sound cues might replace speech in your use of > programs or apps. > > David's certainly got an idea here, and so when others do, how about > publishing them for discussion on our two lists? You're welcome just > to email them to me of course, but why not let all who are interested > benefit from your thoughts? > > thanks. > > Chip > [email protected] > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: David [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, September 05, 2011 4:15 PM > To: Chip Orange > Subject: Re: update to Word Advanced Features > > Chip, a bit of a note to what we discussed in class yesterday. > > This sound you have, that slides from left to right and back - I think > it was example 5 - I do see one place, where you might want to use > something like that. Even you yourself. > > In your Word app, how about using a sound that starts at the center, > and slides to the right, to indicate that text is right-hand adjusted. > A similar sound, from the center to the left, would indicate left-hand > - or normal - positioned text. Then some kind of a version of your > example, that only slides from -0.25 to +0.25, will indicate centered text. > > There you have my fantacy - that you called for - when comes to put > things to use. Smile! >
