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" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
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: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 11:27 AM
To: [email protected]
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: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of Ron Pelletier
Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 7:28 AM
To: [email protected]
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: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of James Mannion
Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2013 11:09 PM
To: [email protected]
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 <[email protected]> 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: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of Srikanth Kanuri
Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2013 1:38 AM
To: [email protected]
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 <[email protected]> wrote:
HI,
I have not seen any chatter about these apps on the list so I thought
I
would mention them. Forgive me if they have been talked about and I
missed the threads.
The first is called VO Calendar. Its a calendar app that is written
specifically for blind users. Sort of high priced but worth it in my
opinion. Anything that saves me time and aggravation is worth $10 in
my book. Give it a look see.
The second app is called Conditions. It's a very simple weather app
that
is also fully VO compatible. It's 99 cents and worth throwing a buck
at the programmer just because he included VO in his thoughts while
writing this app. Heard him on a podcast giving Marco Armant the
credit for turning him on to VO.
Have fun,
Keith
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