Hi Dark, Exactly my thoughts. Plus I've encountered some GUI applications that don't behave well with screen readers, but are still usable provided you know how to examine the screen, point and click on things, and get an overview of the layout without depending on links, buttons, and whatever else to give you structural layout by tabbing around or using arrow keys. Good screen review skills is essential and like you I think playing text only games has taught me to review the screen more rather than depending on graphical elements like tabs, buttons, menus, whatever else to figure out what is being presented on screen. :D
Cheers! On 8/29/13, dark <d...@xgam.org> wrote: > Hi Tom. > > Fair enough on nvda, I suspect something was the case, since I know people > have been playing around with smugglers 5 and nvda and having far better > results than earlier games (after all back in 2008 when s3 was released nvda > > wasn't an option at all). > > I would say though console window applications have more of a bennifit for > screen reader use than just themselves, even if you don't count various if > interpreters (which of course work on multiple platforms). > > Since console windows have none of the links, coded headings or other > shenanigans that lots of screen readers use when navigating webpages, they > force people to interact with the text and just the text, and learning those > > commands can be valuable in many other applications where simply working by > > the predefined hotspots won't cut be enough, ---- since there are obviously > > some screne readers (which again I shal not name), which work on presenting > > information to the user in a set format, rather than letting the user work > his/her way around it. > > To give one example, in core exiles the inventory is rather complex to > navigate with very many buttons and links since each inventory item has a > variety of things you can do with it, eg, recycle, equip, sell etc. Some of > > this involves buttons for each item, some (such as view), are links, but the > > main information on quantity, type etc is just plane text, there doesn't > even seem to be a major web heading. Thus, navigating by table and paragraph > > is by far the best way I've found myself to explore that particular list > quickly and gain a full understanding of what is where. > > Beware the Grue! > > Dark. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
