[blind-chess] Fwd: Status Update regarding Chess-wise for IOS devices
- From: Woody Anna Dresner <wadresner@xxxxxxx>
- To: blind-chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 11:15:53 -0600
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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