Hi, Sounds like a pretty American attitude. ;)
It's hardly a requirement, though. English is silly. Regards, Nic Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: [email protected] AIM: cincinster yahoo Messenger: cin368 Facebook Profile My Twitter On Nov 16, 2009, at 1:51 PM, Chuck Reichel wrote: > > Hi Listers, > There is a easy solution to this situation. > Just learn english. > Talk soon > > On Nov 16, 2009, at 7:28 AM, James & Nash wrote: > >> >> You're right!!! >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Krister Ekstrom" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 10:52 AM >> Subject: Re: question for non-native english speakers >> >> >> >> >> Hi, >> Ok, i'll probably get lynched by americans and other anglosaxen >> people on >> this list for saying this, but sometimes, the anglosaxen folks tend to >> forget that there's a world outside their language sphere. When a >> program or >> speech synth is "multi lingual" it often mean various dialects of >> english, >> spanish, german, french and so on but small odd languages like >> Swedish, >> Norwegian, Danish and so on are often forgotten. Too bad, but that's >> the way >> of the world, shrug. >> /Krister >> >> 15 nov 2009 kl. 21.05 skrev Donna Goodin: >> >>> >>> Wow, that's just amazing. Over the years I've worked with/known a >>> number of blind individuals in other countries who simply did not >>> have >>> access to the financial resources needed to purchase a PC and a >>> screen- >>> reader, and who, consequently, just went without. The Mac could be >>> such a great answer for people in that situation. I mean, granted, >>> buying an InfoVox voice is still cheaper than the PC with screen- >>> reader route, but still, even that cost would have been prohibitive >>> to >>> some of the people I am thinking of. It also deprives them of the >>> out- >>> of-the-box access that we English speakers have been enjoying so very >>> much. >>> >>> Don't misunderstand, I'm not slamming Apple, I just think that their >>> inclusivity ought to include people outside the English-speaking >>> world. I think I'll join you in your hammering. :) >>> Cheers, >>> Donna >>> On Nov 15, 2009, at 2:48 PM, Anne Robertson wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Hello Donna, >>>> >>>> On Nov 15, 2009, at 8:43 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Ah, licensing issues, I should have thought of that. Still, if >>>>> that's >>>>> the case, how is it that they can be included on the iphone? >>>> According to Apple, they are licensed specifically for the iPhone >>>> and iPod Shuffle. I've been hammering Apple about this for at least >>>> four years but they're not budging. >>>> >>>> The only concession to non-English speakers I got from Apple was the >>>> change from contracted to uncontracted Braille during installation. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Anne >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>> >> >> >> >> >>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
