I'm certainly no expert on this, but being a programmer, it sounds to me
like the only difference is that now app developers will be able to
develop apps from Windows which will run on Windows phone and iOS and
other mobile devices. I doubt it has anything to do with it being
compatible with, say Windows 8 or 10. Maybe I'm wrong though.
On 4/30/2015 8:26 AM, Robin via Talk wrote:
I presume if Microsoft's Strategy of persuading iOS AppDevelopers as
well as Android AppDevelopers to port their MobileApps over to
Windows10 in the form of Microsoft's Universal Apps, neither Apple's
VoiceOver nor Google-Android's TalkBack will be part of the package. I
beleive the only option is Microsoft's Narrator. I'm hoping there are
enough people in the community to offer insight on how to modify/alter
these Apps so they are indeed accessible using Narrator. I know there
are a few people, who are employed by Microsoft, who are either
totally blind and/or LowVision, but I also believe there are either
totally blind and/or LowVision people, who are already employed within
Google, and that hasn't actually translated into a more "accessible"
MobileOS to navigate with its TalkBack (i.e., Google-Android TalkBack)
I don't think AI Squared's WindowEYES is a viable option in
Microsoft's MobileSpace as I haven't heard of any WindowEYES Gestures
to efficiently navigate aTouchScreen interface and/or MobileOS
I'm glad that Microsoft may have discovered/uncovered a way to Close
the Gap in terms of available apps IN its AppStore
I'll definitely Send them FeedBack when My Microsoft
LumiaIcon-Lumia929 receives its Windows10 update as it pertains to
accessible Apps as well to the AppDevelopers, who some may be open if
they altered/modified them previously on other MobileOS (Apple's iOS &
Google's Android)
At 03:57 AM 4/30/2015, you wrote:
I am very skeptical about some of the Windows 10 speculation that has
gone around in recent months. Will Window-Eyes run on Windows 10
phones? Not unless it is recompiled and probably rewritten (again).
Android apps are written in a language similar to Java for
touch-screen devices. They may work visually for people running their
Windows 10 devices in touch-screen mode, but will that translate at
all into something that is keyboard-accessible? One of my sayings is
that accessibility doesn't fall out of the trees. Even if
well-meaning people have written a framework that enables some kind
of nonvisual accessibility, a lot of work will need to be done to
make that framework sing and enable us to compute as efficiently as
our sighted neighbors. There will be change, and in 10 years it will
surprise us all. Just don't expect it to arrive suddenly, all ready
to use.
Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, MD
http://lras.home.sprynet.com
-----Original Message----- From: Jim Grimsby JR. via Talk
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 8:01 PM
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Subject: FW: Breaking! Microsoft brings Android, iOS apps to Windows 10
Hi,
What will this mean for screen reader users? Will we be able to use
window-eyes with these apps on windows 10?
This is exciting news for windows user who are blind if in fact these
apps will be supported with our screen reader on windows 10.
Thanks.
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Subject: Breaking! Microsoft brings Android, iOS apps to Windows 10
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/04/29/microsoft-brings-android-ios-apps-to-windows-10/
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