Re: iOS development?
- From: Andreas Stefik <stefika@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 12:49:52 -0600
It is mostly because droid is open source. Accessibility software is
substantially more difficult to modify on closed systems, as you often
need to interact with the real guts of a system to make it work.
That's my experience at least,
Stefik
On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 12:47 PM, Dale Leavens <dleavens@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> I wonder if it is because IOS doesn't need the work? It is part of the
> architecture rather than an add-on.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andreas Stefik" <stefika@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 1:18 PM
> Subject: Re: iOS development?
>
>
> Yaa, android isn't perfect; just a suggestion. I think it will be
> really great within a few years as well, as they've got some good
> folks working for them on this issue (T.V. Raman, if I recall), and
> most of the major research groups nationwide are focusing their
> attention on droid, as opposed to iOS.
>
> Stefik
>
> On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 11:51 AM, Ken Perry <whistler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> If your going to develop for the ITouch or Mac you must use itanium if
>> your
>> doing it on Windows. Now the only way to do that is to use the java access
>> bridge and NVDA if your using windows 7. The truth is if your coding for
>> an
>> Apple product you really should have a Mac. Time to ask Santa.
>>
>> ken
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alex Hall
>> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 11:20 AM
>> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: iOS development?
>>
>> Too bad it is so difficult on Windows, as I do not have the money to
>> shell out for even a cheap Mac. I was hoping to offer some accessible
>> games for the iTouch line, namely card games and other simple games
>> that most sighted people take for granted but that are hard to get in
>> an accessible version, especially for the iOS platform.
>>
>> On 12/16/10, Ken Perry <whistler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> Using windows is a bb-tch. If however you use the Mac the Tatanium
>>> development environment makes it accessible. I saw a post where someone
>>> made the interface builder more accessible so you might want to search
>>> the
>>> archive from this list. I just have not had time to mess with Xcode
>>
>> lately.
>>>
>>> I think Susan sent the email so if you search probably for susan and
>>> interface builder you will get the mail.
>>>
>>> Ken
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alex Hall
>>> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 10:44 AM
>>> To: programmingblind
>>> Subject: iOS development?
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>> What is the status of being able to develop iOS apps if one is blind?
>>> Uses Windows instead of MacOS? Thanks.
>>>
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