Re: Canadian Weather app, was: A couple of apps that are fully VO compliant
The Weatherbug app shows the temperature and the feels like temperature as well and in settings weatherbug, you can select from F or C and the app is free and accessible. - Original Message - From: Ron Pelletier ron.pellet...@sympatico.ca To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 6:16 PM Subject: RE: Canadian Weather app, was: A couple of apps that are fully VO compliant Hi Sieghard, Thanks for the tip. This is the best weather app for Canadians. I will now recommend it to all my friends. It is completely VO accessible and I love the idea of being able to put the feels like temperature on the badge rather than the real temperature especially during the winter when I check the temperature to decide what I need to wear For instance, right now, its minus 4 in Montreal but the feels like temperature is minus 10. That is a big difference as to which jacket and gloves you need to wear. In the cold months, its nice to know ahead of time if my dog will need to wear his boots or can he do without. I also appreciate being able to re-order the display so I can put on top the things I really want to know and move the least interesting things down lower on the screen. Ron Danvers -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 11:27 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Canadian Weather app, was: A couple of apps that are fully VO compliant Hi Ron, I am replying to the thread about accessible apps, but I changed the subject to reflect that this has been about weather apps for the last few messages. Since you are in Canada I would recommend the app called Degrees from the developer North Bits. I think it's a Dollar or 2, but it uses Environment Canada information and the current conditions as well as the forecast are presented nicely and Voiceover reads everything well including sun rise, sun set, the current moon phase and the previous day's high and low temperature. You can add one or more locations that you want to check and make one of them your default and I like the fact that you can display the current temperature right on the badge icon. Due to limitations set by Apple, Voiceover reads it as new items and it cannot announce negative temperatures, but unless it's around 0 where a 1 or 2 could be either plus or minus, it's usually pretty obvious whether it's above or below 0. So, for example, right now it's minus 7 Celsius here (you can, of course, set the units to either metric or imperial) and if I check the app icon, Voiceover says the following: Degrees, 7 new items If you have any questions feel free to ask. If you want to take a look at the information, you can check out the following Environment Canada website, it's to the weather for Smithers, where I live, and the information presented in the app is very much the same: http://text.weatheroffice.gc.ca/forecast/city_e.html?bc-82 Use 1 3 times to jump to the third heading level 1 which is Smithers and then you can use the arrows to read the information. It gives the location and time of the reading, then current conditions, 7-day forecast and then Historical Data. The website also has a link called Record Values which gives you the record high and low temperatures and some more information which can be interesting to know for the day. For example, if I check this for my town, I learn the following: Averages and Extremes for: March 4, 2013 Summary: This table displays the average and extreme values for the observing station. Average Maximum Temperature: 2.8°C Average Minimum Temperature: -6.8°C Frequency of Precipitation: 36.0% Highest Temperature (1943 - 2012): 10.0°C in 1949 Lowest Temperature (1943 - 2012): -30.6°C in 1955 Greatest Precipitation (1943 - 2012): 6.6mm in 1968 Greatest Rainfall (1943 - 2012): 6.6mm in 1968 Greatest Snowfall (1943 - 2012): 5.2cm in 2002 Most Snow on the Ground (1955 - 2012): 81.0cm in 1972 Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ron Pelletier Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 7:28 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: A couple of apps that are fully VO compliant Hi, In that case, I may have the right app. I thought I had the wrong one because its not accessible and I was told it was. I guess yu could slide your finger down to the row of days and then slide down to the temperature but if you don't slide down perfectly straight, there is no way to find out if you are on the right temperature for that day. It only gives the maximum and not the minimum. Not absolutely sure but, if I have the right app, its not even worth the dollar to me. I'm waiting for an answer on the name of the developer to see if for sure I have the right app. Ron Danvers -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of James Mannion Sent:
Canadian Weather app, was: A couple of apps that are fully VO compliant
Hi Ron, I am replying to the thread about accessible apps, but I changed the subject to reflect that this has been about weather apps for the last few messages. Since you are in Canada I would recommend the app called Degrees from the developer North Bits. I think it's a Dollar or 2, but it uses Environment Canada information and the current conditions as well as the forecast are presented nicely and Voiceover reads everything well including sun rise, sun set, the current moon phase and the previous day's high and low temperature. You can add one or more locations that you want to check and make one of them your default and I like the fact that you can display the current temperature right on the badge icon. Due to limitations set by Apple, Voiceover reads it as new items and it cannot announce negative temperatures, but unless it's around 0 where a 1 or 2 could be either plus or minus, it's usually pretty obvious whether it's above or below 0. So, for example, right now it's minus 7 Celsius here (you can, of course, set the units to either metric or imperial) and if I check the app icon, Voiceover says the following: Degrees, 7 new items If you have any questions feel free to ask. If you want to take a look at the information, you can check out the following Environment Canada website, it's to the weather for Smithers, where I live, and the information presented in the app is very much the same: http://text.weatheroffice.gc.ca/forecast/city_e.html?bc-82 Use 1 3 times to jump to the third heading level 1 which is Smithers and then you can use the arrows to read the information. It gives the location and time of the reading, then current conditions, 7-day forecast and then Historical Data. The website also has a link called Record Values which gives you the record high and low temperatures and some more information which can be interesting to know for the day. For example, if I check this for my town, I learn the following: Averages and Extremes for: March 4, 2013 Summary: This table displays the average and extreme values for the observing station. Average Maximum Temperature: 2.8°C Average Minimum Temperature: -6.8°C Frequency of Precipitation: 36.0% Highest Temperature (1943 - 2012): 10.0°C in 1949 Lowest Temperature (1943 - 2012): -30.6°C in 1955 Greatest Precipitation (1943 - 2012): 6.6mm in 1968 Greatest Rainfall (1943 - 2012): 6.6mm in 1968 Greatest Snowfall (1943 - 2012): 5.2cm in 2002 Most Snow on the Ground (1955 - 2012): 81.0cm in 1972 Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ron Pelletier Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 7:28 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: A couple of apps that are fully VO compliant Hi, In that case, I may have the right app. I thought I had the wrong one because its not accessible and I was told it was. I guess yu could slide your finger down to the row of days and then slide down to the temperature but if you don't slide down perfectly straight, there is no way to find out if you are on the right temperature for that day. It only gives the maximum and not the minimum. Not absolutely sure but, if I have the right app, its not even worth the dollar to me. I'm waiting for an answer on the name of the developer to see if for sure I have the right app. Ron Danvers -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of James Mannion Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2013 11:09 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: A couple of apps that are fully VO compliant I found conditions not to be completely accessible actually. I can see enough to know there are graphics that show what it is going to be like each day and voiceover says nothing about these graphics. It does not even tell you graphics are there. So I don't even think you could label all of the possibilities since it doesn't tell you they are there. So it is too minimal for me and I like more details, not less anyway. JMO. I guess this developer seems to think giving details in a weather app is not desired. On 3/3/13, Ron Pelletier ron.pellet...@sympatico.ca wrote: Hi, When I look for conditions, I get over 300 results. Can you give me the name of the developer? I tried the first one just because it was simply called Conditions but, no go. Ron Danvers -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Srikanth Kanuri Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2013 1:38 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: A couple of apps that are fully VO compliant hi, i would try the calendar app. thanks for posting these. i have been looking for a good calender app. i am now using an app called due for schedules which is also voiceover compatible but would try this. Sent from my iPhone On 02-Mar-2013, at 5:43 AM, Keith Watson lnx...@gmail.com wrote: HI, I have not seen any chatter about these apps
RE: Canadian Weather app, was: A couple of apps that are fully VO compliant
Hi Sieghard, Thanks for the tip. This is the best weather app for Canadians. I will now recommend it to all my friends. It is completely VO accessible and I love the idea of being able to put the feels like temperature on the badge rather than the real temperature especially during the winter when I check the temperature to decide what I need to wear For instance, right now, its minus 4 in Montreal but the feels like temperature is minus 10. That is a big difference as to which jacket and gloves you need to wear. In the cold months, its nice to know ahead of time if my dog will need to wear his boots or can he do without. I also appreciate being able to re-order the display so I can put on top the things I really want to know and move the least interesting things down lower on the screen. Ron Danvers -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 11:27 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Canadian Weather app, was: A couple of apps that are fully VO compliant Hi Ron, I am replying to the thread about accessible apps, but I changed the subject to reflect that this has been about weather apps for the last few messages. Since you are in Canada I would recommend the app called Degrees from the developer North Bits. I think it's a Dollar or 2, but it uses Environment Canada information and the current conditions as well as the forecast are presented nicely and Voiceover reads everything well including sun rise, sun set, the current moon phase and the previous day's high and low temperature. You can add one or more locations that you want to check and make one of them your default and I like the fact that you can display the current temperature right on the badge icon. Due to limitations set by Apple, Voiceover reads it as new items and it cannot announce negative temperatures, but unless it's around 0 where a 1 or 2 could be either plus or minus, it's usually pretty obvious whether it's above or below 0. So, for example, right now it's minus 7 Celsius here (you can, of course, set the units to either metric or imperial) and if I check the app icon, Voiceover says the following: Degrees, 7 new items If you have any questions feel free to ask. If you want to take a look at the information, you can check out the following Environment Canada website, it's to the weather for Smithers, where I live, and the information presented in the app is very much the same: http://text.weatheroffice.gc.ca/forecast/city_e.html?bc-82 Use 1 3 times to jump to the third heading level 1 which is Smithers and then you can use the arrows to read the information. It gives the location and time of the reading, then current conditions, 7-day forecast and then Historical Data. The website also has a link called Record Values which gives you the record high and low temperatures and some more information which can be interesting to know for the day. For example, if I check this for my town, I learn the following: Averages and Extremes for: March 4, 2013 Summary: This table displays the average and extreme values for the observing station. Average Maximum Temperature: 2.8°C Average Minimum Temperature: -6.8°C Frequency of Precipitation: 36.0% Highest Temperature (1943 - 2012): 10.0°C in 1949 Lowest Temperature (1943 - 2012): -30.6°C in 1955 Greatest Precipitation (1943 - 2012): 6.6mm in 1968 Greatest Rainfall (1943 - 2012): 6.6mm in 1968 Greatest Snowfall (1943 - 2012): 5.2cm in 2002 Most Snow on the Ground (1955 - 2012): 81.0cm in 1972 Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ron Pelletier Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 7:28 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: A couple of apps that are fully VO compliant Hi, In that case, I may have the right app. I thought I had the wrong one because its not accessible and I was told it was. I guess yu could slide your finger down to the row of days and then slide down to the temperature but if you don't slide down perfectly straight, there is no way to find out if you are on the right temperature for that day. It only gives the maximum and not the minimum. Not absolutely sure but, if I have the right app, its not even worth the dollar to me. I'm waiting for an answer on the name of the developer to see if for sure I have the right app. Ron Danvers -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of James Mannion Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2013 11:09 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: A couple of apps that are fully VO compliant I found conditions not to be completely accessible actually. I can see enough to know there are graphics that show what it is going to be like each day and voiceover says nothing about these graphics. It does not even tell you graphics are there. So I don't even think you could label
