Anything is possible if enough time and money are poured into it. I've
never had the opportunity to try Pro Tools in Windows, but I'd love to
just to see what really can and/or cannot be done with it. Screen
readers aren't what they used to be, so maybe it's getting on toward
time to see what, if anything, is better now than it was the last time
anyone checked, which to my recollection was years ago.
On 11/13/2018 12:50 PM, Phil Muir wrote:
With regard to Jaws, that depends really. Have found some really cheap
options available from venders for keeping it up to date with an SMA
or upgrade option. Of course there are other DAW options on Windows
such as Reaper which work with all of the screen reader options and I
think further down the line, Samplitude will not just be a Jaws
solution. Actually you can already get a lot done in Samplitude with
NVDA etc but I won't go into that here because it's off topic. Still
it would be nice to get Pro Tools accessible on the Windows platform
but have no idea if PT could be made to work with UI Automation on
Windows. Can't ever see that happening. Would love to be wrong though :-)
On 13 November 2018 17:18:14 GMT, Jesse Kragiel
<jessekrag...@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm sure basic things can be done with key commands, and you're
absolutely right. It probably would take a miracle to get it
working in Windows. Voiceover's method of interacting with
elements just lends itself to quicker navigation. I suppose Jaws
scripting could be done, but that particular screen reader costs
as much as a mid-tier Mac Mini. In order to level the playing
field, PT would have to be able to run on NVDA, or Narrator, which
is becoming a pretty capable screen reader in its own right. If
the way programs drew graphical elements was standardized, it
probably would help a lot.
Sent from my iPhone
On Nov 13, 2018, at 12:05 PM, Phil Muir
<i...@accessibilitytraining.co.uk
<mailto:i...@accessibilitytraining.co.uk>> wrote:
Personally I do wish that PT had the same access on Windows as it
does on the Mac for the reasons you have stated below and because
I believe in having any DAW accessible on all of the platforms
where it is used. Can't ever see that happening though as most
visually impaired users who use Pro Tools do this on the Mac.
Have taken a look at Pro Tools on WIndows and I suspect that to
make it accessible on the Windows platform would not be a trivial
task. Having said that I have been able to achieve some basic
things in Pro Tools on Windows.
On 13 November 2018 16:23:46 GMT, Jesse Kragiel
<jessekrag...@gmail.com <mailto:jessekrag...@gmail.com>> wrote:
I'm very thankful for the level of access we get using the
Mac. Compared with my past in Windows, I now get things done
quickly and efficiently in Pro Tools, and love the software.
I am concerned, however, with the state of the Mac. I realize
the Mini has been refreshed, and Im thrilled over that, but
more and more, Macs are less and less user serviceable. the
MBP with the touch bar is just obnoxious without an external
keyboard and dongles, and there's no way to add memory after
the fact.Apple charges a premium for flash storage, so what
it used to take to invest in a usable system which could be
upgraded is just a drop in the bucket compared to what I'd
pay to buy a new Mac. Has anyone but me considered these
things, and does anyone but me wish PT had the level of
access in Windows it does on the Mac?
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