Hmm. The AOL AIM client speaks incoming text if you turn that option on in preferences so I would suspect any application can do it. The only limitation of the VO APIs I know of is that you can't detect if VO is on or not which is probably a nod to Apple's Universal Design philosophy.
CB E.J. Zufelt wrote: > Good afternoon, > > I believe, from what I have read about Firefox accessibility > challenges, that implementing aria live region support in any browser > will require changes to be made to the Apple accessibility API. There > is currently no way for applications to "alert" the OS that something > needs to be spoken. Maybe in Snow Leopard, not holding my breath. > > This change might also make it possible to tweak the accessibility > problems of some applications. Imagine if instant message clients > could automatically read messages that are posted or allow users to > easily read back through the message log with a keystroke. > > HTH, > Everett > > Follow me on Twitter > http://twitter.com/ezufelt > > View my LinkedIn Profile > http://www.linkedin.com/in/ezufelt > > > > > > On 13-Apr-09, at 12:52 PM, Chris Blouch wrote: > > >> The main thing I'm looking for in an ARIA enabled browser is support >> for >> live regions. This is where a spot on the page is set up such that any >> changes to that spot are automatically announced. This is a great >> way to >> implement web-based chat, stock tickers and other real-time data >> feeds. >> Unfortunately it appears that Safari 4 Beta does not yet support live >> regions. >> >> CB >> >> E.J. Zufelt wrote: >> >>> Good morning, >>> >>> Just briefly tested http://search.yahoo.com/ with Safari 4 beta's >>> ARIA >>> support. I didn't spend much time on the site, but the search >>> suggestions were accessible. >>> >>> 1. Go to the site >>> >>> 2. Navigate to the search field >>> >>> 3. Type in part of a search query >>> >>> 4. Use VO + Up and Down arrows to read through the suggestions. >>> >>> I'd lov to hear others' experiences. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Everett >>> >>> Follow me on Twitter >>> http://twitter.com/ezufelt >>> >>> View my LinkedIn Profile >>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/ezufelt >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
