Re: Lion Growl no longer free

2011-10-07 Thread Chris Blouch
I guess I'm looking at it as an equal access question. If I want a chat communications app to be 'accessible' then it wasn't unreasonable to download and configure Growl to make that happen. Not quite equal but quite doable, like adding a screen reader. So do we cross some line when a chat app

Re: Lion Growl no longer free

2011-10-07 Thread Greg Aikens
Even without self-voicing, I find apps like Adium and Skype quite accessible. It might be less convenient but I wouldn't call it less accessible. On Oct 7, 2011, at 12:06 PM, Chris Blouch wrote: I guess I'm looking at it as an equal access question. If I want a chat communications app to

Re: Lion Growl no longer free

2011-10-07 Thread Vítor Oliveira
Hi: I have growl installed. In skype, it announces that there is an incoming message but it doesn't speak anything about. Is it the case I am doing wrong with any parameter? Vítor Oliveira vitoroliveira2...@gmail.com A 07/10/2011, às 18:06, Chris Blouch escreveu: I guess I'm looking at it

Re: Lion Growl no longer free

2011-10-06 Thread Chris Blouch
Yes, it's not a wallet breaker, but should you have to pay another $2 to make a free chat app accessible? CB On 10/5/11 9:12 PM, erik burggraaf wrote: If it's 2 bucks I'm gonna pay and be happy to have the service. It's so useful that apple should just buy it and build it into the OS.

Re: Lion Growl no longer free

2011-10-06 Thread Shawn Krasniuk
Hi. I downloaded the new version of Growl but didn't notice any changes besides the history thing. I still experience alerts not spoken automatically when using the Nuance voices with Voice Over. I'm still having to press the control key twice in order to hear them. Shawn -- You received

Lion Growl no longer free

2011-10-05 Thread Chris Blouch
So I just had somebody ping me about upgrading to Lion and how they would need to update Growl but now it was $2 instead of free. This got me wondering. For many chat apps, or at least the ones I use often like Skype, AIM and Adium, Growl is the common way to get incoming messages read. If

Re: Lion Growl no longer free

2011-10-05 Thread erik burggraaf
If it's 2 bucks I'm gonna pay and be happy to have the service. It's so useful that apple should just buy it and build it into the OS. Erik Burggraaf This month in Ebony Promos: Two new gps systems for demo. Mac OS Lion When will it be supported? Ebony Consulting at accessibility