Yes, that's where I found it as well. There was a slide with thirty-two items the presenters could not cover during the Keynote, and these were among them. There were others as well, most very interesting.
As to the keyboard, even if it can predict what I'm going to type most of the time, the question remains: how easy will it be to use? Anyone who uses spellcheck with the native keyboard knows what a pain that is. If accessing predictions is that slow, they won't be much help. Of course, Apple might have come up with a great way for VO users to do this, but until I see it, and that it works well, I'll be more excited for Fleksy or the in-built braille support. On Jun 3, 2014, at 12:02 AM, Cristóbal <[email protected]> wrote: > I read it in one of the many iOS 8 postings on 9to5mac. An article on what > wasn't explicitly covered in the presentation. Don't remember the exact > title, but I'm sure folks can find it if they poke around the site. > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Cara Quinn > Sent: Monday, June 02, 2014 8:42 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Accessibility Features in iOS8 > > HI Alex, > > thanks for these. How do we know this? I saw the keynote, (twice in fact) and > no mention of these points, such as Alex on iOS, was made. > > So where are these features coming from? > > Obviously system-wide keyboard support was mentioned, but the others were > not... What did I miss? > > Thanks so much and have a terrific night!... > > Cara :) > --- > iOS design and development - LookTel.com > --- > View my Online Portfolio at: > > http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn > > Follow me on Twitter! > > https://twitter.com/ModelCara > > On Jun 2, 2014, at 6:19 PM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > I just wanted to let everyone know the major new iOS8 accessibility features > we know so far. This is from the Keynote - I don't even have the beta, so I > can't break an NDA. > > * Better Zoom > * Touch ID and a countdown timer as ways to exit Assistive Touch > * multi-device support for compatible hearing aids > * the Alex voice from OS X (possibly for Siri, or VO, we don't know for sure) > * six-key braille input on-screen (no clue what this will look like) > * third-party keyboard support for the whole system, and Fleksy as said on > Twitter that it will be among the first to take advantage of this. Yes, > Fleksy will soon be available at any point in iOS when a keyboard appears, > from Mail to the App store to, well, anywhere! > > That's all I can think of for now, but between those and the standard iOS8 > features, this is shaping up to be a very, very exciting release! > > -- > Have a great day, > Alex Hall > [email protected] > > > > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. > All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any > questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a > member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators > directly rather than posting on the list itself. 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