so what is vo-h for anyway? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Simon Cavendish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 4:20 PM Subject: Re: Bugs in Address Book
I do not think that the VO plus H fix should be acceptable as run-of- themill solution for what is really a problem with address book. If fields are not recognised properly as what they are, or if buttons are not labelled in the way that would eliminate the use of VO plus h then things obviously have to be improved. Maybe I'm just a purist but I think that to recognise room for improvement is not necessarily bad but to accept a second-rate fix is certainly not good enough. With best wishes Simon On 3 Apr 2008, at 17:04, Josh de Lioncourt wrote: > > I agree there are some minor issues, but they are not show > stoppers. VO-H is your friend in lots of programs, and that solves > 99% of the problems with Address Book. I love the program with VO. > In fact, it's the first address book program I've liked well enough > to actually keep up to date and use regularly. The biggest problem > is the editing of some of the textual info, which is flakey > sometimes, and definitely a problem, but the program overall is > quite good and I am surprised to see a few here giving it such harsh > criticism. Problems with far more access issues are Skype, > Interface Builder, the iWork suite, Logic, and plenty of others both > from third-parties and from Apple. > > I do think the problems should be addressed, and I have reported > them to Apple as well, but they do not prevent you from using the > program by any stretch. THey are minor annoyances. > > Josh de Lioncourt > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ...my other mail provider is an owl... > > > > On 3 Apr, 2008, at 8:26 AM, Chuck Reichel wrote: > >>> Hi List, >> >> Yes address book has been very poor at best! How many of us have >> reported this to Accessibility? I have not yet but have been >> watching and waiting for address book to get its act together! >> Accessibility has been responsive for me so far. most recently when >> I reported the Preview bug about how you can not annotate pdfs, >> they said that bug would be submitted to engineering . >> "The squeeky wheel gets the grease! So lets politely speak up! >> Chuck Reichel Phone "954"742-0019 or >> http://www.soundpicturerecording.com/ >> " >> >> >> >> >>> I have found the following bug in the address book with VoiceOver: >>> >>> Field types are not voiced. When you navigate over a field the >>> information expected is not voiced. For example in the Email field >>> you will hear Work, Edit text blank but not the fact that the edit >>> text field is expecting an email address. How would a blind person >>> know what this field expected for content? This is true with all >>> fields that have visual but not audible indications of the type of >>> information expected. >>> >>> Inconsistent voicing of text being entered. In a phone field for >>> example it is common that VoiceOver will not voice the first >>> number entered. Sometimes it fails to voice other letters or >>> numbers. >>> >>> >>> Greg Kearney >>> 535 S. Jackson St. >>> Casper, Wyoming 82601 >>> 307-224-4022 >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >
