I somewhat disagree with Buddy. OK, the download window is accessible to
get to and once there works, but, if you click a link and a file starts
downoading, you you hear is the link was pressed. You get no indication
that it started downloading a file, so you just have to assume, then go look
if you're so inclined. Definitely! a back-peddle in my opinion.
Chris.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Buddy Brannan" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2011 8:16 PM
Subject: Re: OS X Lion and VoiceOver issues
I agree completely with the mail sluggishness issues, particular if a
message is very long or a conversation thread has more than a few messages
in it. However, I don't see the downloads thing as an accessibility issue at
all. The button is perfectly accessible, there's no trouble finding it, and
once opened, the download window looks just like it did before. It's just
different from the previous version, but IMO, no less accessible.
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Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
On Jul 21, 2011, at 5:01 PM, Zachary Kline wrote:
Dear MacVisionaries,
I've just sent the following letter to Apple Accessibility. I hope it
provides a decent summation of some of the issues we've been experiencing
with the new OS, and that it will give them a better idea of what sorts of
things should be looked into when they upgrade the product.
I'll be sure to forward any response I receive.
Best,
Zack.
Begin forwarded message:
From: Zachary Kline <[email protected]>
Subject: OS X Lion and VoiceOver issues
Date: July 21, 2011 1:58:13 PM PDT
To: Apple Accessibility <[email protected]>
Dear Apple Accessibility,
I have recently upgraded my mid 2010 macbook pro to Lion, and have for
the most part been quite pleased with its performance. However, there
are a few troubling developments which degrade the overall quality of the
experience.
THe Launchpad and Mission Control features seem mostly accessible, but
there are some omissions which render them less useful than they could
be. There seems no way to move applications into folders, or indeed at
all, using VoiceOver. Drag and drop does not do the expected thing.
Mission Control is somewhat better, but Spaces seem impractical because
there is neither any way to delete them nor to move between apps in a
single space.
Safari and Mail also present accessibility problems. Safari's new
downloads popup is not ideal accessibility-wise, and while it works after
a fashion the old downloads window was preferable. Similarly, Mail seems
sluggish, often reporting that it is busy, especially in the new layout.
Drag and drop is inconsistent here as well: the Favorites bar can be
added to with the new shortcuts, but Voiceover refuses to drag items
which have a press action, thus requiring the old mouse toggling shortcut
to remove them.
These are a representative sampling of the various issues I've
encountered in using Lion with VoiceOver. I hope that at least some of
these may be fixed in the near future, as this would greatly improve the
usability of the system.
Yours sincerely,
Zack Kline.
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