Wow, either I've been asleep at the wheel or this is a bit of an
exaggeration. I've seen some people question the need for a new app, as
always happens on this list whenever someone introduces a new app
designed for the blind, but I can't say that I've seen anything close to
people attacking this app like a pack of mad dogs. Remember there are
something like 1500 members on this list, so if two or three people
point out that there are already a few possibly similar apps out there
then this does not make an attack like a pack of mad dogs.
I too agree with Sieghard. There are literally thousands of calendar
apps in the iTunes Store. I'm sure some are better than others and
there's a lot of similarity between many of them, but with millions of
iDevices out there, some of these apps are going to appeal to some users
and others to other users. I don't see any reason why you can't have the
same situation with braille input apps. In my experience, none of the
braille input apps out there are perfect, and who's to say someone can't
come up with a better idea than what's already out there?
On 04/24/2014 10:18 AM, DJ wrote:
I agree here. I've been watching as people attacked like a pack of mad
dogs. This would make me think more than twice about developing any
apps for the blind or promoting such apps for fear of a very negative
experience as this.
DJ
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*From:*[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On
Behalf Of *Sieghard Weitzel
*Sent:* Wednesday, April 23, 2014 11:25 AM
*To:* [email protected]
*Subject:* RE: Eyes-Free Text Input on iOS
I have been following this thread with interest and curiocity. While I
can read braille, I have hand injuries which prevent me from using any
app which uses braille input, however, I find it strange how Ryan's
proposal seems to be received in a somewhat negative way. Yes, there are
already 2 or maybe 3 such apps out there, but why not support what Ryan
and his team are doing and then judging whether their app is good or
not. Considering how many audio recorder, notetaking, navigation/GPS
apps are out there (and these are just 3 areas, I could name many more)
what is wrong with having alternatives? Maybe Ryan and his team are
going to release an app which is just going to blow all the others out
of the water, maybe it's more or less the same and maybe it's a total
flop; but to point out that he should have done his research as there
are already 2 apps out there and speculating that it probably won't be
very good because it's done by a bunch of students instead of a
programmer with 30-year experience I find strange. Anyhow, while this
programmer may have written code on an early DOS machine or maybe a
Commodore, he or she certainly doesn't have 30 years experience with
writing iOS apps since it's only been out for 7 years.Some kid who
started writing apps at 15 would now be more or less ready to graduate
university at 22 and could have written iOS apps for as long as iOS is
around. Anybody who wants to know about the app and find out how it
differs or is going to differ from MBraille could just sign up for the
testing since I assume the app is not completely done and ready for
prime time in which case they could have just released it informing the
Viphone community of its existence.
Anyhow, just some thoughts and I do hope Ryan finds some people who will
participate in a constructive way and I wish him luck. After all,
consider how you would like to be treated were you in his place doing
something like this as a university project.
Regards,
Sieghard
*From:*[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On
Behalf Of *Alex Hall
*Sent:* Wednesday, April 23, 2014 6:53 AM
*To:* [email protected]
*Subject:* Re: Eyes-Free Text Input on iOS
I'd like to hear more about what this app does. As others have said, how
does it differ from something like MBraille?
On Apr 23, 2014, at 3:44 AM, Chris Apple boy <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
BrailleTouch was developed by final year students and look now. It's
hardly been updated bar once or twice. MBraille however has been
designed by a programmer with over 30 years experience and is
constantly updated.
Regards Chris
Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth!
On 23/04/2014 08:15, RobH. wrote:
Consider looking in the app store for things like TypeInBraille,
mBraille,
BrailleTouch; and a few others.
Tell us what else you can offer, then we might think about it
some more.
We don't mind supporting students on their final year projects,
but it is
worth finding a gap in the market, as a significant part of that
module is
Research.
RobH.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ryan Drapeau" <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>
To: <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 6:59 PM
Subject: Eyes-Free Text Input on iOS
Hello,
My name is Ryan Drapeau and I'm working with the mobile
accessibility group
at the University of Washington. We are looking for volunteers
to give us
feedback on an iPhone app that we have been developing. In order
to help,
you must be proficient on iOS and you should also know Braille.
This can be
done remotely.
The app is called Perkinput. Perkinput is a new way to enter
text on your
iPhone or iPad without using a keyboard. Perkinput is based on
the Braille
keyboard. After you enter something in the Perkinput app, you
can send that
text in an email, a text message, or simply copy the text and
paste it in
any other application.
Let me know if you'd be interested in learning more about it or
feel free
to download it yourself on the iTunes Store: iOS
Store<http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/perkinput/id767748170>
Best,
Ryan
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