Re: ADA Compliency

2020-05-29 Thread Peter Bogdanoff via use-livecode
Hi Curry, Back to your original answer… Thanks for this. I’ve benefited over the years from your work and advice. I’m currently working on adding accessibility to my text and media-heavy music application. In trying to find actual information about doing this in a way that is both “compliant”

Re: ADA Compliency

2020-05-29 Thread Curry Kenworthy via use-livecode
Alex: > You are quoting yourself without adequate context. Ah yes, I'm trying to keep what I said a big secret, right? :) Quite the reverse - I was drawing attention to my original post, which is readily available in its entirety, which is typically what I suggest. > The fuller version of

Re: Special Paste

2020-05-29 Thread Paul Hibbert via use-livecode
Hi Charles, Your examples are about pasting; > Both Apple's Pages and Microsoft’s Word software have key commands for > pasting text into an existing document to match the current formatting (font). But, your question is about copying; > How do you script to accomplish this when copying text

Re: ADA Compliency

2020-05-29 Thread Alex Tweedly via use-livecode
On 29/05/2020 18:09, Curry Kenworthy via use-livecode wrote: > Have you tried using the mac OS voice commands or controls? Strike two! I think that's a bad call. Think carefully about the implications of what I said: "I can only say a few words without getting out of breath." You are

Re: ADA Compliency

2020-05-29 Thread Curry Kenworthy via use-livecode
Rick, I thanked you for your concern. I'll thank you once again. Your questions were just a little bit off target, just like some of my clicks; but that's OK. I heard you, and I responded to your actual points. Here are my points again: Ability is not all-or-nothing. We need to look at the

Re: Map Widget - how does it actually work?

2020-05-29 Thread prothero--- via use-livecode
Graham: If that doesn’t have everything, I have a zip file at: http://earthlearningsolutions.org/google-static-maps-demo/ William A. Prothero Santa Barbara, CA. 93105 http://earthlearningsolutions.org/ > On May 29, 2020, at 3:42 PM,

Re: Map Widget - how does it actually work?

2020-05-29 Thread William Prothero via use-livecode
Graham: Here is a link to an example that I, with lots of help from Hermann created. Maybe it will be useful. All done in livecode, so it should work. Haven’t tried it since 2017, tho. Bill https://www.dropbox.com/s/kg5l80bi82u1sap/google-maps-demo.livecode?dl=0

Re: ADA Compliency

2020-05-29 Thread Rick Harrison via use-livecode
Hi Curry, Sorry I tried to answer, or to be helpful, or to ask any questions. I had no intentions of getting your blood pressure up. I once made a talking calculator to help other people, and all I got was pushback from others with bad attitudes. Then people wonder why no one wants to help. I

Re: REducing image size of resized image

2020-05-29 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
Just do it externally in GIMP. I do it all the time. Whoops, I'm drunk, but it's my wife's birthday. On Fri, May 29, 2020, 5:13 PM Klaus major-k via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > there was a trick to reduce the size of a scaled-down image. > Was that: set

Re: REducing image size of resized image

2020-05-29 Thread JeeJeeStudio via use-livecode
Sie sind Ihre eigene Meister Op 29-5-2020 om 17:17 schreef Klaus major-k via use-livecode: Am 29.05.2020 um 16:56 schrieb Klaus major-k via use-livecode : Am 29.05.2020 um 16:13 schrieb Klaus major-k via use-livecode : Hi all, there was a trick to reduce the size of a scaled-down image.

Re: ADA Compliency

2020-05-29 Thread Curry Kenworthy via use-livecode
Rick: > I have a couple of questions for you. Thanks Rick! I do appreciate the concern. But in my post, your questions were already either answered or otherwise addressed before you asked. I anticipated them; I know what makes people tick! So I'll "re-answer" partly by quoting myself.

Re: REducing image size of resized image

2020-05-29 Thread Klaus major-k via use-livecode
> Am 29.05.2020 um 16:56 schrieb Klaus major-k via use-livecode > : > >> Am 29.05.2020 um 16:13 schrieb Klaus major-k via use-livecode >> : >> >> Hi all, >> >> there was a trick to reduce the size of a scaled-down image. >> Was that: set the text of img 1 to the imagedata of img 1 >> ? > >

Re: REducing image size of resized image

2020-05-29 Thread Klaus major-k via use-livecode
> Am 29.05.2020 um 16:13 schrieb Klaus major-k via use-livecode > : > > Hi all, > > there was a trick to reduce the size of a scaled-down image. > Was that: set the text of img 1 to the imagedata of img 1 > ? tried that, but did not work, scaled-down (200*200 px) image still remains

REducing image size of resized image

2020-05-29 Thread Klaus major-k via use-livecode
Hi all, there was a trick to reduce the size of a scaled-down image. Was that: set the text of img 1 to the imagedata of img 1 ? Thank you for a quick answer! Best Klaus -- Klaus Major https://www.major-k.de kl...@major-k.de ___ use-livecode

Re: ADA Compliency

2020-05-29 Thread Rick Harrison via use-livecode
Hi Curry, I have a couple of questions for you. Is a trackpad or a trackball any better of an experience for you? Have you tried using the mac OS voice commands or controls? Dragon Dictate used to have voice commands and I seem to recall you could make your own too. I don’t recall if that was

Re: ADA Compliency

2020-05-29 Thread Curry Kenworthy via use-livecode
Assistive tech is a wonderful thing, and yet even when that "compliancy" is achieved, the effort is doomed to fall short of real-world needs for many people. That's because the "compliancy" designers tend to think in all-or-nothing ideals - and the subset of opinions and studies popular