You asked about the difficulty in developing a simple and accessible app. I'll just say that while VO is really in most ways, a beautiful and easy screen reader to develop for, I'll add to that that the more customization you want to have, the less intuitive the iOS accessibility features can be to write for.
Sometimes it's quite difficult to figure out how to get a control to behave like you need it to. -Even a standard one. -And I'm a VO user! Imagine how much research it may take for someone who is not… Make no mistake, the accessibility a developer gets for free by using the standard controls is awesome! but there is a learning curve in going further than that. So please do bear this in mind and be nice to your devs! ;) Thanks for the great post! Smiles, Cara :) On Aug 14, 2013, at 10:56 PM, Joseph FreeTech <joseph.freet...@gmail.com> wrote: Yes, I too found this Solvetica calculator a let down. Why is it so hard to develop a quick and easy to use accessible calculator? (Smile). I've tried the default IOS calculator and the Talk Sci Talking calculator and neither are structured for very quick input. I think I now have about 6 calculators on my IPod and the quest continues... Joseph ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sieghard Weitzel" <siegh...@live.ca> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 9:14 PM Subject: RE: Free iPhone Calculator with percent key Hi Phil, I assume you sent the message about the Solvetica calculater because you heard about it somewhere and because it is free this week. Well, I just downloaded it and while the developer says it is fully accessible with Voiceover, I could not get the swipe right to calculate and swipe left to clear feature to work when Voiceover was running. When I put in a simple calculation, turned Voiceover off and then did a swipe right, it did work and when I turned Voiceover back on the result was displayed. I also noticed that Voiceover did not automatically speak the result after you press the = sign and you have to split tap or double tap each number to type it, touch typing seems to be not supported.. In short, I deleted it again because I really can't see any advantage in using it instead of the stock calculator which is also fully Voiceover accessible. In fact, I would say it is more so because I can touch type the numbers (things like +, divided by, multiplied by etc. still have to be double tapped) and with the calculator that is on the iPhone Voiceover also reads out the result as soon as I press =. Lastly, the stock calculator give me even more flexibility since I can turn the phone sideways to get a bunch more functions and while the percent sign is not on the basic portrait screen, it is there in landscape mode. One good thing is that by testing this I noticed again how one still has to split or doublke tap the symbols and I think I will send a message to Apple accessibility and suggest that they also work with touch typing. I don't see much of a reason why they shouldn't, after all, on the normal keyboard one used to have to double tap the delete, Shift and More Numbers buttons to activate them until Apple decided in iOS 5 that they should work as touch typing buttons which makes a lot more sense. Of course they also forgot to include the Delete button on the phone keypad to work as a touch typing key, but I probably wait and see if this is fixed in iOS 7 before I write. Regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Phil Vlasak Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 5:41 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Free iPhone Calculator with percent key Solvetica - Calculator with % By Chris Marmo Description Calculator + Helvetica = Solvetica Solvetica is a stylish, minimalist calculator based on the Helvetica font. It is completely accessible with Voiceover. Helvetica is one of the clearest, cleanest, easy-to-read type fonts ever created, and is free for 1 week only. It features: - Beautiful, clean design - Calculation history as you tap - Swipe gestures: left to clear, right to solve - Copying by pressing and holding - percent sign! Solvetica lets you concentrate on the numbers: there's nothing but you, them, and helvetica. This app is designed for both iPhone and iPad. Free Category: Utilities Updated: Feb 22, 2013 Version: 1.2.1 Size: 2.2 MB Language: English Seller: Chris Marmo Rated 4+ Requirements: Compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation), iPod touch (5th generation) and iPad. Requires iOS 6.0 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/solvetica-calculator-with/id546207550?mt=8 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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