[bookport] Re: new feature
- From: "Barrett, Don" <Don.Barrett@xxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2004 11:56:05 -0400
Actually, from an accessibility viewpoint, .chm files are very =
accessible. I can easily open up any help file in any application using =
the .chm format and navigate and read Help with the screen reader. From =
an accessibility standpoint, these companies don't have to do any more; =
but from a usability standpoint, .chm is a big problem, and that is the =
basis for my reason for asking APH to add this format to the BookPort. I =
think for blind people, well I'll speak for myself, it would be much =
easier to learn software if the help system was on the book port and not =
the same computer I was trying to learn on. In other words, without =
having to switch back and forth from help to application and visa versa =
would make the learning curve much easier, at least for strugglers like =
myself.
This is not an accessibility issue, but a big usability issue.
Don
-----Original Message-----
From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of David Allen
Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2004 7:02 AM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: new feature
Hi Don and list:
I can easily recognise the benefit of the suggestion you made, that =
bookport
be able to process and access chm files. While I recognise the benefit =
that
you pointed out, I also can see the down side of offering this =
functionality
in the device. Why should APH do work that rightly belongs to another? =
That
is, each company should make their manuals available in an accessible
format. If someone jumps in and does this for them, they will never have =
the
incentive to do what they reasonably ought to.
Cheers,
Dave
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