Where and when is the nFB? I heard a few conflicting ideas about the organisation. But I would take the momentum to engage the voice.
Cheers, Yuma Antoine Decaux "Light has no value without darkness" Mob: +612102277190 Skype: Shainobi1 twitter: http://www.twitter.com/triple7 > On 2/01/2015, at 12:59 pm, Joanne Chua <[email protected]> wrote: > > What about if we start asking Apple to make some products that is > specificly for voiceover, and don't worry about GPU at all hey? Won't > it be great? Maybe, someone might want to bring this up on this year > NFB convention? > > On 02/01/2015, Yuma Antoine Decaux <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> What I'm trying to induce here is the sense that no matter the graphic >> outline, everything starts graphicsless and elements are pulled out of the >> lower layers, such as kernel, login daemons etc. The graphics layer itself >> cannot be omitted since it is also the core of a lot of coco frameworks >> which voice over relies on. >> >> However, when I say graphcsless, I mean to place to a minimum all of the >> animations and flash and graphics that appear. I would easily visualise a UI >> which borders, buttons and everything else are just placeholders with plain >> black and borders that don't load images. No background image, no transition >> animations, no stupid bouncing apps that go "hey I'm here" etc etc. This can >> free up ressources and reserve them for voice over itself. >> >> Cheers, >> >> >> Yuma Antoine Decaux >> "Light has no value without darkness" >> Mob: +612102277190 >> Skype: Shainobi1 >> twitter: http://www.twitter.com/triple7 >> >> >> >> >>> On 2/01/2015, at 10:03 am, Jason White <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> BobH. <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> I think a lot of us have said for a good while, that modern 'puters are >>>> 99% >>>> eye candy or effects; and maybe as much as 1% real work, though doubt >>>> it. >>>> >>>> DOS worked so well, cos it did none of that. Boring to the sighted, but >>>> >>>> even they were more focussed on getting real info in or out and not just >>>> >>>> there to play with it. >>>> >>>> So, yes, a cutToTheQwik system that took us back to doing the stuff >>>> we're >>>> doing, without all the other overhead, would have some use; can think of >>>> >>>> professional areas where it would be saleable for it's simplicity; but >>>> doubt it's going to happen. >>> >>> It's already happening. If you work primarily from the Linux console >>> (just >>> using the GUI for tasks that require it, e.g., Web browsing), you >>> essentially >>> have what you've described. >>> >>> this can't be done in the same way under OS X, which always loads a >>> graphical >>> desktop environment. >>> >>> I'm writing this message from a Linux virtual terminal. >>> >>> So far as the two operating systems are concerned, there are some >>> applications >>> for which I like to use OS X, but it's my Linux laptop that I'm using >>> most >>> often at home just now, even though the Macbook is newer. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
