You are welcome to gesture-enable your Android application. On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 12:08 PM, Stanley Orlenko aka Smith <orlenko.s...@gmail.com> wrote: > Is keyboard only one tool (except trackball or d-pad) for people with > disabilities for android tablets? We develop application and customer > requested accessibility features for this product. I'm looking for > approximate vision how it should looks, works and how to test these > features. I need to understand what google efforts for user with > disabilities. At the moment if I understand correctly android efforts > using a trackball or a d-pad or a keyboard > When accessibility functionality is enabled user can tap on the screen > and get back voice hint what he taped, but it's very inconvenient > because you should touch widget (hence open application) to figure out > what is it. I set Touch & hold delay to Long option in the > accessibility settings, but I don't feel any affect. > > For example on iPad users can move by hand in different directions > (gesture movements) on the screen. Every movement moves cursor to next > widget. When user found needed application he/she should tap on the > screen in any area and widget will be started. In my opinion Apple > approach is much comfortable. > > On May 17, 12:50 am, Romain Guy <romain...@android.com> wrote: >> That's not a theory, I have used a Motorola USB host dongle myself and it >> works great. Now I don't know where or how you can buy them... >> >> On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 2:47 PM, Mark Murphy <mmur...@commonsware.com>wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 5:46 PM, Romain Guy <romain...@android.com> wrote: >> > > The XOOM supports external USB keyboards. >> >> > At least in theory. I haven't seen a USB host mode dongle for it yet, >> > though there are rumors that one is being developed. >> >> > -- >> > Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) >> >http://commonsware.com|http://github.com/commonsguy >> >http://commonsware.com/blog|http://twitter.com/commonsguy >> >> > Android 3.0 Programming Books:http://commonsware.com/books >> >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > Groups "Android Developers" group. >> > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> > For more options, visit this group at >> >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en >> >> -- >> Romain Guy >> Android framework engineer >> romain...@android.com >> >> Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to >> provide private support. All such questions should be posted on public >> forums, where I and others can see and answer them > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en >
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