Re: Accessible UML drawing tools

  • From: "inthaneelf" <inthaneelf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 21:26:05 -0700

sounds great, I can only hope he is amenable, smile

thanks,
inthane
----- Original Message ----- From: "Andreas Stefik" <stefika@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 6:53 PM
Subject: Re: Accessible UML drawing tools


I'll send an email for permission and get back to you in a couple days
(it's graduation weekend!). If he says it's ok, I'll toss you an email
off list inthane.

Andreas

On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 1:15 PM, inthaneelf <inthaneelf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
if he would be willing, I would not mind at all getting a copy and putting
it up on my grab bag site so folks could get it?

 have a good one,
 inthane
 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andreas Stefik" <stefika@xxxxxxxxx>
 To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
 Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 8:51 PM

 Subject: Re: Accessible UML drawing tools




> Donal said:
>
> There was also an EU sponsored project a few years ago called TEDUB.  I
> remember evaluating it at the time, but I'm not sure what the current
state
> of it is.
>
> Andreas Said:
>
> I spoke online to Alasdair King not all that not terribly long ago,
> and as far as I know, no one is working on Tedub at the moment.
> However, Alasdair did build a UML tool specifically for the blind as
> part of his dissertation, which I'm sure he would be willing to email
> if someone asked (He sent a copy to me).  If folks are interested, I
> might be able to get Alasdair to post it (or let me post it).
>
> Andreas
>
> On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 3:04 PM, Macarty, Jay  {PBSG}
> <Jay.Macarty@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Nick,
> > Have tried EA 7.1 with Jaws, Window-Eyes, and System Access and > > can't
> >  seem to navigate the application with any of them.
> >
> >
> >
> >  -----Original Message-----
> >  From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >  [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Macarty,
Jay
> >  {PBSG}
> >
> >
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 4:15 PM
> >  To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >  Subject: RE: Accessible UML drawing tools
> >
> >  Nick,
> >  Tried eA with Jaws 9.0 and you're right about it being quite
> >  non-accessible there. will try it with WE or System Access to see.
> >
> >
> >  -----Original Message-----
> >  From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >  [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> >  Nick.Adamson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >  Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 6:47 AM
> >  To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >  Subject: RE: Accessible UML drawing tools
> >
> >  Hi.
> >
> >  Check out Enterprise Architect. www.sparxsystems.com if I remember
> >  correctly.
> >  Enterprise architect is very accessible with some screen readers.
> >  Hal/Supernova is fine, the last time I tried it with Jaws it didn't
have
> > a hope but if your using a good screen reader EA is my tool of > > choice
> >  for UML.
> >
> >  Cheers.
> >  Nick.
> >
> >
> >  -----Original Message-----
> >  From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >  [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Macarty,
Jay
> >  {PBSG}
> >  Sent: 24 April 2008 13:37
> >  To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >  Subject: Accessible UML drawing tools
> >
> >  All,
> > I know this question has been asked from time to time on this list > > but > > I'm hoping for any recent updates that anyone is aware of. This > > week, I > > started as tech lead for a new development project which will > > require
> >  considerable documentation and reviews. I am hoping to find a tool
which
> >  will allow me to convey ideas and design structures in the form of
> >  diagrams such as UML.
> >
> > I'd like a tool which will accept some form of text input or XML > > input > > and produce various diagrams. I have the latest copy of AT&T > > Graphviz > > (version 2.18) and it is very powerful but Graphviz doesn't come > > with
> >  any templates specifically aimed at producing UML style diagrams. It
can
> > likely be done but if there is something else already out there > > which
is
> >  accessible, that would even be better.
> >
> >  Thoughts???
> >
> >
> >  ------------------------------------------------------------
> >  Jay Macarty - Masterfiles Technical Lead - PBSG
> >  Phone: 972-963-1387
> >  Cell: 214-549-3421
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