Re: [Audyssey] Why Android development is not in theforeseeablefuture

2014-02-24 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi Willem, I think I may not have been clear. I wasn't asking how to code for Android. I was asking how you as a user would use something like a web view in your daily uses. I'm trying to get an idea from a user's point of view. Also, in regard to the latest info, again, I'm interested in the

Re: [Audyssey] Why Android development is not in theforeseeablefuture

2014-02-24 Thread Willem Venter
On 2/25/14, Cara Quinn wrote: > HI Willem, > > Are you actually referring to me here or just speaking generally? No, I was refering to the article and the methodology he follow. > As far as our own experience with Android development goes, I can assure you > that this is not just a simple matter

Re: [Audyssey] Why Android development is not in theforeseeablefuture

2014-02-24 Thread Cara Quinn
HI Willem, Are you actually referring to me here or just speaking generally? As far as web views go, I've seen discussion even just about three months ago or so on Eyes Free about web views not being accessible. This came from a visually impaired Android developer who was trying to make suggest

Re: [Audyssey] Why Android development is not in theforeseeablefuture

2014-02-24 Thread Willem Venter
Hi Cara. I don't know Chris and I don't know his work, but in this case he methods were flawed and his research shoddy and biased. Yes, web views weren't always accessible. This is false since (in some cases) android 3.0 and others 4.0 as improvements are made in new versions. This happened in 2012

Re: [Audyssey] Why Android development is not in theforeseeablefuture

2014-02-24 Thread Cara Quinn
HI Willem, Chris is one of the most thorough and meticulous researches I know of. For myself, since I am also on the Eyes Free list and work personally side-by-side with Android developers, I find nothing in his article that is stated incorrectly. I know for a fact that web views display all o

Re: [Audyssey] Why Android development is not in theforeseeablefuture

2014-02-24 Thread Willem Venter
I find this article extremely biased and badly researched. He starts off by saying he doesn't know android, the API or how to use it and then tries to show how unusable it is. duh. Making controls accessible works differently compared to other platforms, but does not require "hundreds of lines of

Re: [Audyssey] Why Android development is not in theforeseeablefuture

2014-02-23 Thread Jacob Kruger
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