[access-uk] Re: Time to do the Apple Switch? Leopard's New VoiceOver features
- From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:58:02 -0000
Hi Ray,
Let's hope its own Itunes app is accessible with it. it wasn't before.
All the best
Steve
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Subject: [access-uk] Time to do the Apple Switch? Leopard's New VoiceOver
features
Hope you find this interesting, as I do. A few comments after news of
Leopard's new Voice Over features.
VoiceOver info.
Universal Access
Alex - A New Voice Give yourself a new voice. Meet Alex - a new English male
voice that uses advanced, patented Apple technologies to deliver natural
breathing and intonation, even at fast speaking rates.
Plug-and-Play Refreshable Braille Display Support Quickly set up popular,
refreshable Braille displays. VoiceOver detects and configures as soon as
you plug them in. No additional software or setup is required.
Braille Output During OS Installation For the first time ever on a desktop
computer, you can use a Braille display while installing or upgrading your
operating system.
The Braille Panel See a virtual Braille display - a visual representation of
VoiceOver Braille output onscreen along with an English text translation.
Customisable Braille Display Input Keys Customise a Braille display more
easily than ever before. Just choose a VoiceOver command, then press and
hold the input keys. A tone sounds to let you know the command has been
assigned successfully.
Contracted and Non-Contracted Braille Output Braille in standard contracted
format or non-contracted "computer Braille".
VoiceOver automatically converts contracted Braille under the cursor so it's
easier to edit, then contracts it again when the cursor moves.
NumPad Commander Control VoiceOver using only the numeric keypad just like
JAWS and Windows-Eyes.
This makes it easier for screen reader users to switch from a PC to a Mac
and provides easy access to your favourite VoiceOver commands.
Portable VoiceOver Preferences Instantly reconfigure your VoiceOver
preferences. Just plug in a flash drive containing your preferences and
Leopard instantly reconfigures to work and act just like your Mac - without
leaving a trace when you leave.
Faster Web and Page Navigation Quickly navigate long documents or web pages.
Jump to key elements like headers, tables and links and by text attributes
like underlining, bold, italics and colour - even text phrases.
Hot Spots Monitor up to ten different areas onscreen and be alerted when
there's a change.
Then jump directly to any hot spot to investigate or take action.
Drag-and-Drop Support Use drag-and-drop actions by keyboard only, in
accessible applications.
Integrated Interactive Tutorial Learn VoiceOver unassisted in a safe
environment. A built-in tutorial lets you practice as you learn.
Misspelled Word Detection Hear when a word is misspelled while reading text.
Choose a tone or a spoken description.
Positional Audio Effects Benefit from many new sound effects in VoiceOver.
Audio cues provide an improved sense of location.
Highlight by Word or Sentence Set the VoiceOver cursor to highlight each
word or sentence being read as it is spoken.
New VoiceOver Utility Customise VoiceOver more easily. A new VoiceOver
Utility layout includes many new options and preferences for customising
VoiceOver.
Improved Application Accessibility Do more with VoiceOver. Bundled Leopard
applications and utilities have been enhanced for improved accessibility.
(Ray back again)
I'm thinking now seriously of doing the switch, and possibly going for a
dual boot equiped Apple, so not leaving Windows behind entirely.
This seems to work better than many might think it does.
Given Vista's fearsome reputation so far, and some prety draconian measures
around DRM to boot, I wonder seriously if the Apple shouldn't be given a
serious look. Not that I know for certain the Apple will be imune from the
media industry's inroads on what we can do. (No, I'm not an ilegal sharer
or anything, but I do use my PC for a lot of audio work these days.)
Those thoughts apart, hope the above was of interest.
Cheers,,
From Ray
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