[macvoiceover] Re: Apple - Apple - Mac OS X - Leopard Sneak Peek - Accessibility

Apple - Apple - Mac OS X - Leopard Sneak Peek - AccessibilityWow, this could be 
promising. so they didn't leave us in the dust after all!!! This is a nice 
kicker for those who thought Appple was just trying to cover themselves with a 
one time voice solution.  Nice.... Braille! wow. neet....Let's hope now that 
the application developers follow along.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Keith Reedy 
  To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 4:42 PM
  Subject: [macvoiceover] Apple - Apple - Mac OS X - Leopard Sneak Peek - 
Accessibility




        
             
        

  Apple - Mac OS X - Leopard Sneak Peek  a.. Time Machine b.. Mail c.. iChat 
d.. Spaces e.. Dashboard f.. Spotlight g.. iCal h.. Accessibility i.. 64-bit 
j.. Core Animation  
  Leopard offers new features destined to make it the most accessible Mac OS 
yet. New voice technology in VoiceOver, plus Braille support, positional audio 
cues, and extended keyboard capability give users with visual disabilities more 
control over their Macs than ever.

  A new voice
  The new synthesized English voice in Leopard, Alex, uses advanced, patented 
Apple technologies that deliver natural intonation, even at very fast speaking 
rates. And Alex works with any application that supports Apple’s speech 
synthesis.

  Built for Braille
  VoiceOver in Leopard also adds new support for a variety of refreshable 
Braille displays and note-takers. Leopard dynamically translates VoiceOver 
output into standard, Grade 2 contracted Braille, so you can attach any 
supported device and start using it right away. 

  Location, location, location
  VoiceOver features spoken audio and sound effects that communicate what’s 
happening onscreen. In Leopard, positional cues help you more easily locate and 
remember the location of items on the screen. All you need is a pair of stereo 
headphones or standard stereo speakers.

  Custom fit
  With Leopard, VoiceOver introduces more customization options for audio 
output. So if you’re just learning VoiceOver, you can set your preferences to 
provide greater detail in descriptions, then reduce the amount of audio 
information as you become more familiar with VoiceOver. You can also rearrange 
the order in which VoiceOver describes objects and events, so you hear the 
information you want most, first.

  Get around
  Thanks to object navigation in VoiceOver for Leopard, you can find what 
you’re looking for more quickly. Navigate sequentially through an application 
or document, or skip through a document by object. For example, you could jump 
to the next or previous header, button, link, field, graphic, or text attribute 
such as font or style. Improved navigation in Leopard makes it faster and 
easier for those with reduced motor skills or visual disabilities to move 
around the Mac.

   
  Closed captioning
  QuickTime currently supports closed captioning by including a text track 
alongside audio and video content. But improved QuickTime support will 
automatically display the CEA-608 closed captioning text standard in analog 
broadcasts in the U.S.

  All features referenced in the Mac OS X Leopard Sneak Peek are subject to 
change.
  Multilingual Leopard
  With support for foreign language add-on speech synthesizers, VoiceOver for 
Leopard speaks your language. VoiceOver even includes support for two-byte 
languages such as Japanese and Chinese. 

  iChat, You Chat
   
  iChat for Leopard speaks incoming messages automatically as they arrive, so 
anyone can chat.

  Extend Your Reach
  With support for the extended Apple keyboard, VoiceOver in Leopard lets you 
access common commands using the numeric keypad with one hand.

  Sync to .Mac
  Got a .Mac account? Come Leopard, all your VoiceOver preferences can follow 
you from Mac to Mac.

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