[access-uk] Re: Apple unveils iPad tablet device
- From: "James & Nash" <james.austin1984@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:32:27 +0000
Hi G,
To take that one step further, if we wanted to be really pedantic and accurate,
Voice Over is niether a Screen Reader nor a Text-to-Speech engine - it is in
fact, a talking interface. It does not "read" the screen as i am sure you are
aware, it gets its information directly from the operating system itself.
TC
James, Lyn, Nash & Twinny
On 28 Jan 2010, at 14:57, Gordon Keen wrote:
> To be pedantic voiceover is not a *screen reader* as such it is a text to
> speech engine built in to the O.S. ten operating system and on ipods like the
> nano as well, ipod touch, iphone and now the itab.
>
> hth
>
> G
>
> From glorious Devon, England..
>
>
> On 28 Jan 2010, at 14:33, Spring.flower wrote:
>
>> Is voice over the screen reader used on mac products then?
>>
>> Trace
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gordon Keen" <gordonkeen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 8:37 AM
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Apple unveils iPad tablet device
>>
>>
>>> It has voiceover.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> G
>>>
>>> From glorious Devon, England.
>>> On 27 Jan 2010, at 23:16, Clive Pallett wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello everyone,
>>>>
>>>> Here is news of yet another device from Apple. There is no mention of
>>>> Voiceover installed, so wonder if it will be accessible for us visually
>>>> impaired folk. Read the full story at:
>>>>
>>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8483654.stm
>>>>
>>>> Best wishes,
>>>>
>>>> Clive Pallett
>>>>
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