Hi Alex, There's a bit of confusion here. I may get myself in trouble here, but I will say this: the off-the-shelf accessibility on the Mac is notches more complex than the off-the-shelf accessibility in Windows. I haven't used Zoom for the Mac, and don't know if it has the same magnification features as ZoomText. Someone else can speak to that. However, if I were to choose between Narrator for Windows and Voiceover for the Mac, there just isn't a comparison, and I really wouldn't try. Voiceover winds hands-down. It's a fact that there are more accessibility features in the Mac screen-reader than for Narrator. Again, I can't speak to Zoom for Mac, so I don't know if the parallel for magnification is valid.
Teresa Visualize whirled peas. On Nov 29, 2012, at 12:08 PM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm not a large print user at all, but it seems to me that saying > windows already has zoom is like saying Narrator is already a screen > reader. Does it read things on the screen? Sure, but comparing that to > Voiceover is ridiculous. I hope AI Squared does well with this, I just > don't know if it will happen. > > On 11/29/12, Doug Hacker <[email protected]> wrote: >> Mike, >> >> The same is true on the Windows platform but Ai Squared does a very good >> business there, no reason to think it would be any different on the Mac >> side. Visually impaired Mac users want the same thing as their Windows >> counterparts. >> >> - Better font smoothing >> - Better tracking >> - Cursor, pointer and focus enhancements >> - Color schemes >> - More efficient reading tools for VI users >> >> >> On Nov 29, 2012, at 2:19 PM, Mike Arrigo <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Should be interesting to see if that sells at all, the mac already >>> includes zoom for magnification and voice over for reading, these can also >>> be used at the same time. If people buy it, great, but they're taking a >>> huge gamble. >>> Original message: >>>> Just to let everyone know, Ai Squared is close to releasing a version of >>>> ZoomText for the Mac. First release will be Magnification + Enhancements >>>> only to be followed by reading functionality. >>> >>>> You can apply for group membership here: >>> >>>> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ztmac >>> >>>> Doug >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/macvisionaries/-/WZ_yEmqhhbgJ >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msg/macvisionaries/-/WZ_yEmqhhbgJ>. >>>> 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. >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >> >> -- >> 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. >> >> > > > -- > Have a great day, > Alex (msg sent from GMail website) > [email protected] > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
