[blind-chess] Re: Fwd: Status Update regarding Chess-wise for IOS devices
- From: Woody Anna Dresner <wadresner@xxxxxxx>
- To: blind-chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 09:49:31 -0600
Hi Lucy,
It's a chess game for the iPhone.
Cheers,
Anna
On Jan 25, 2011, at 7:16 PM, Lucy Jensen wrote:
> Hi Anna,
> This sounds great. What is Chess-wise? Lucy
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 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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