Indeed, that's a fabulous project and a wonderful one at that! Keep us posted on the list, of course.
Slau On Nov 26, 2010, at 4:11 PM, Sean A. Cummins wrote: > Slau, > > And that is what Tim is working on. Smile! > > Sean > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Slau Halatyn" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, November 26, 2010 12:36 PM > Subject: Re: plugins/digi003 > > > Hi Jon, > > VoiceOver doesn't automatically read selective items within a window. Imagine > this: You have a window with 20 parameters being displayed among other things > like a pop-up menu for insert, plug-in type, factory default, etc. When you > change one of the 20 parameters by using the seventh encoder knob on the > control surface which happens to coincide with the third parameter in the > plug-in, well, you can imagine that such integral functionality can only be > achieved through scripting of a screen reader or having a purpose-written > application running in the background. > > What you can do, however, is use VoiceOver to go to each subsequent parameter > while changing values and using VO-f3 to check the values. For that matter, > it's almost just as easy, once you're on a parameter, to simply change it > with VoiceOver. Where a control surface is truly fast and efficient, however, > is when you get to know the plug-in you're working with and you can simply > tweak an encoder knob to get the result you seek. Rather than worrying about > the difference between a ratio of 2.5 to 1 versus 2.6 to 1, one can use the > encoder knobs the way knobs have been used for decades on outboard gear and > that's by ear. Of course, even with outboard gear, a blind user would need to > acquaint themselves with the function of each knob, its range, etc. Using > encoder knobs on a control surface is hardly different. The difference is in > the consistency of getting the encoders to reflect the parameters rather than > pan or send values but that's a matter of knowing one's control surface and > being able to recreate steps consistently. > > Slau > > On Nov 26, 2010, at 11:23 AM, Jon Solitro wrote: > >> How does one get VoiceOver to read what each knob does when in insert >> mode for a particular plugin on the 003? >
