I think keyboards will always be around for typing and word processing,
which is a major part of business, since it's very difficult to imagine say
stenography or other forms of dictation being done on a touch screen device.
that being said, i have noticed a general trend in all sorts of media
devices to present as much information in a single place as possible, adds,
flashy arrows, and other stuff not withstanding. This is why windows 7 and 8
has the stupid columns layout, so that sighted people don't have to go
through multiple screens of information and can have the lot in one place
for quick visual overview, which is pretty bad for Vi users since that sort
of layout is much more confusing.
This is not just on pcs, but on touch screen devices, console game
interfaces and lots of things, look at the wii mote and it's use in menues
with floating icons (thank you nintendo!).
On the plus side, some of these moves have not worked, ie, ribbons, and
personalization seems a pretty major thing as well, so it might be that we
end up with devices that have! touch screens with large informational
displays, but which can be altered in their display settings to show less
information, ---- we'll just have to see.
then again, the world economic situation at the moment is so loopy, goodness
knows what is going to happen to technological developement over the next
few years, especially over the next 10 or 20 years when more people who are
big internet users and gamers start becoming blind, ----- heck the webmaster
of retroremakes.com is in his early 40's.
Then of course there is voice control, a feature which lots of sighted users
actually want as well since it offers a very much faster way of doing
things, and one which I think we'll be seeing increase, ----- assuming the
world doesn't go blong with some sort of cataclysmic economic and/or
military crash, which unfortunately also seems quite a possibility.
So, it's probably going to be a case of wait and see what happens, find ways
that work for you personally, and watch where the over all trends go.
Beware the Grue!
dark.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Desiree Oudinot" <turtlepowe...@gmail.com>
To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2012 12:09 AM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] LWorks
Hi Damien,
Well, we're way past the point where devices with keyboards will be as
heavily marketed as they used to be. Unfortunately, what most people
are saying is true--the demand for touch screens is a lot higher than
the demand for buttons and keyboards. Just look at home appliances
that only use touch screens, forcing us to either label them or search
for longer than we should have to for older models that are more
accessible. My attitude is that, you may have to jump through a few
hoops down the road to get the technology you want if you stick to
what works for you, but it should pay off in the end. While I
definitely do think there's a possibility that all devices with
buttons could be fazed out, I don't think it's near enough in the
future that we need to panic or complain about it for now. I'm going
to cross that bridge when I come to it, if it ever even happens.
On 4/21/12, bpeterson2...@cableone.net <bpeterson2...@cableone.net> wrote:
This is only the first attempt. I don't doubt that in the future they'll
be
able to be made even more accessible than they are now.
Are you threatening me? I am the great Cornholio! I come from Lake
Titicaca!
-----Original Message-----
From: Damien Pendleton
Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2012 3:06 PM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] LWorks
Hi Brian,
What I'm trying to say is, the very nature of a touch screen device makes
it
seem rather inaccessible, no matter how many attempts and tweaks you make
at
it. It'd be like giving a computer user a mouse, a screenreader, but no
keyboard. The fact is, blind people cannot see the screen, so it would
take
them way longer than should be necessary to access things that could be
accessed in seconds.
As for the button-style cases, again. Good plan, if it weren't for the
fact
that the screen was constantly changing, and therefore you're still
tapping,
or pressing, for longer than necessary, trying to find what you need.
There
are only two buttons on a Simbian based Nokia at least, that change on a
regular basis. Those are your two soft keys, and talks always announces
them
to you before you even press them.
Regards,
Damien.
----- Original Message -----
From: <bpeterson2...@cableone.net>
To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2012 9:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] LWorks
I'd say that the fact that Apple attempted to develop a way to make
touch
screens accessible is a big score in their favor, not an attempt to con
the law.
Are you threatening me? I am the great Cornholio! I come from Lake
Titicaca!
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