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 <[email protected]>
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" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
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: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of Phil Vlasak
Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 5:41 PM
To: [email protected]
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
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