>>Uli: I'm not sure how we'd add support for blind
>>people.
> Adrian: Um no, I've been misunderstood (my fault for
> writing the email in a hurry). The key term was
> (something like) "*keep in mind* blind users".
Alain: I am aware of that. No misunderstanding.
> Adrian: It is not necessary to make the interface
> speak to the user or anything major like that.
> Blind users have screen readers that do this
> for any program.
Alain: Right.
Adrian: We just need to provide keyboard alternatives
wherever possible and make sure that prompts end in a
:
Alain: That is coherent with HyperCard as we know it
today. It has many keyboard alternatives built-in, and
many more can be scripted easily (functionKeys, for
example). I further suggest that someone eventually
create an FC-stack (or something like that) that
allows a user to manage and change his
keyboard-equivalents.
> Adrian: When I get the chance I'll find the URL for
> the slashdot article so you can all read it,
Alain: Interesting.
> Adrian: everything will make much more sense then.
:)
Alain: You did not fare so badly this time.
> Adrian: Sorry for
> throwing the cat amongst the pigeons.
Alain: Colorful metaphor. :)
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