[blind-chess] Re: Fwd: Status Update regarding Chess-wise for IOS devices
- From: "Lucy Jensen" <lucyjensen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <blind-chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:16:57 -0700
Hi Anna,
This sounds great. What is Chess-wise? Lucy
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From: "Woody Anna Dresner" <wadresner@xxxxxxx>
To: <blind-chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 10:15 AM
Subject: [blind-chess] Fwd: Status Update regarding Chess-wise for IOS
devices
Wow, it looks like there really will be an accessible chess game on the
iPHone very soon.
Best,
Anna
Begin forwarded message:
Hi All,
I have some very hopeful news. Please see the forwarded email below
regarding a pending update to the Chess-wise App which adds VO access to
the chessboard and chess piece manipulation. Scott Howell & I have been
"working" with Marcel Nijman, the Developer of the Chess-wise App. I put
the term "working" in quotes because Marcel has been doing the actual
work, Scott and I are just giving ideas, feedback, and passing along the
information submitted by viphone list members. <grin>
I must tell you that Marcel has been extremely receptive to our requests,
has listened to our ideas and resources, and has communicated with us
several times each day over the past few days. I considered summarizing
his most recent email but decided to forward it as-is. I think his email
gives a good description of the pending accessibility functions and
possible future enhancements, and reading his own words gives a good feel
for how thorough and thoughtful he is being in this process.
Cheers,,
Bryan
Begin forwarded message:
Hello,
Everything is going much quicker than expected. I'm nearly ready to send
the update to Apple for review.
The video was a great help. It explained in detail how to make a custom
view such as a chess board accessible.
To answer the points you both mentioned:
I indeed solved the pronunciation of the A-file by removing the space
between the letter and the digit: A1.
When you tap on an empty square it reads the coordinates. The procedure
to make a move is:
- tap on a piece: "White Pawn D2"
- double tap: "selected"
- tap on the destination: "D4"
- double tap: "White Pawn D4"
To implement split-tap I'll have to re-design some code. I will leave
that for a future update. Also, an edit box or options on the settings
screen are good ideas, but not for the first release.
When the computer makes a move it is read in long notation: "Pawn D7 to
D5", "Castle kingside, "Bishop F8 takes B4". I would like it to become
"Bishop F8 takes Pawn B4", but information about what is captured is not
available to the routine which displays the moves, only the fact that
something was captured. This is for future optimization.
Everything will be localized in all the currently supported languages.
I'll make sure that at least English, Spanish, German and Dutch is ready
in the upcoming update.
Instead of trying to do every screen perfect in one go, I think it if
more effective if I push out the update this week, and then use your
feedback to do the other screens (setup, replay, exercises).
One technical problem that I can't solve yet is that when a button
trigger an action which in turn triggers a spoken result, you first hear
the name of the button and then the result, which seems unnatural. But
then again, Apple seems to do the same thing with their apps. So, maybe
it's normal.
Another minor detail is that I currently don't update any labels when
VoiceOver is turned on or off while in the app. This would take a lot of
bookkeeping, and not much profit.
By the way, I find it incredible that non of the other chess apps (like
Shredder and Genius) are accessible, given how little work it is and how
much it is appreciated.
Marcel
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