well thats all well and good as a track pad, you're talking to a tech who's used apple laptops since the track pad came out in the 90s
What I mean is and as a practial sense and going back to my days in tech programming, etc. there are certain areas where a full size touch screen can give you a better feel for certain aspects. say as an example, you'd like to know a window position by feel, you could tap and voiceover would give you the help from that point. as you do on the iphone and ipad. but on a larger environment. I for one would use that kind of interface where speed is useful in a repair aspect. think of it like a POA system (point of access point of sale system) just a thought lew FreeMacsForTheBlind. On a rant.... bring back the older apple mac designs. I miss those old girls. On 26 Nov 2011, at 19:53, Bubba wrote: > The mac has a touch screen it is built into the Mac Book pro called track > pad. This is apple solution to the touch screen as Steve has said as a touch > screen that is not lying flat would be comfortable and would not use it as > having to hold up your arms and hands to touch the screen. As the track pad > is lying flat and is much more comfortable to use. JMT > > > Bubba > bubbatheg...@gmail.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net > [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Lewis Alexander > Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2011 8:10 AM > To: Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility > Subject: Re: Mac feel natural > > It's alright garth, no worries. > > to be honest, you've just cheered me up lol. Running the organization is a > stressful thing, especially when it comes to contact with companies, supply > chains and clearance bases for parts, machines, software, etc. > > I agree on the points you've raised. > > the whole ppoint of a computer or data system is the development and use of > a HUI (Human user interface) > > going back to the days when the mouse slowly crept into system use, > everything was purely keyboard based to run applications, perform simple and > complex tasks. > > moving through the years, IT has changed dramatically, from OS > implementation, accessibility and so much more, so yes there's going to be a > point where we VI and blind users have a difficult time mastering the > various shortcuts for a screen reader as well as the OS in general. > > I can refer to my days for a while using JAWS as well as system programming, > etc. If anyone asked me how to use jaws these days, I'd have no clue. I > can't even remember the windows shortcut mappings anymore, so need to study > again lol. > > when it comes to the iphone, ipad, etc, this is another step forward indeed. > we now have a tactile interface to a screen reader. "Reach out and touch" > design certainly opens up new doors to mobile devices and makes a massive > game change and I'm glad to say. I love it. > > On a design thought, why not give the macbook pro a boost. give us a touch > screen interface as well as the usual keyboard and mouse interface. it would > give us a better feel and understanding of what is actually on screen rather > than just listening to the UI through shortcuts. that's one of the points > behind the iphone and ipad and it's a winner for me. > > anyway enough from me. people to contact, a part lookup to do and a request > for an old apple powerbook display for a broken powerbook about to be > assigned to a new owner. > > take care all and it's nice to have a home here to help. > > lew > FreeMacsForTheBlind > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus > and worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. 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