[macvoiceover] Re: Beware of OIS 7
- From: "Ron J." <ganahee@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 12:06:26 -0500
Bob,
Since you and your wife are having troubles with the new iOS 7, it
might be of help to write to accessibility@xxxxxxxxx voicing just these
concerns you've mentioned in this message to the list. They need to
hear it, in a respectful, thoughtful way, where the shortcomings in
accessibility in iOS 7 lie, and how they impact what you do.
There are, clearly, accessibility bugs in the new iOS, and part of
that may just be the price of software development, and unfortunately,
some of it might be that, like it or not, Tim Cook is no Steve Jobs.
If need be, when you write to Apple, I'd make mention of the fact that
you might be seriously leaning towards the MicroSoft products, or an
Android. It may not make a huge difference, in the grand scheme of
things, but most large, multi-billion dollar corporations do understand
market share, bottom line, etc.
I hope your trip to the Apple store is fruitful, and you can downgrade
to iOS 6, and here's hoping Apple is responsive to the blindness
community, and fixes the bugs known about thus far.
Take care,
Ron J.
On Fri, 20 Sep 2013 09:23:02 -0700, robert thompson wrote:
> Hello,
> I'm a lurker and seldom post. I'm partially sighted. I can barely
> see an eye chart but can point a camera and do a lot of photography.
> We have put OIS 7 on my iPad and my wife's iPhone. Her eyes are very
> good. I use a mouse and zoom to navigate my mac's 28 inch monitor
> and let the mac read the text. I use voiceover on both the phone and
> iPad. Now with 7 she can not read text in Contacts and other
> places. I can not use the camera controls on the devices. We have
> turned up text size, contrast and bold with little effect. Our older
> iPad still uses IOS 6. It is much easier to use and read.
>
> I switched to the Macintosh many year's ago because of it's crisp
> clear text and icons. Now that is not in style at Apple. We will
> be going to the Apple store to see if it is possible to switch back
> to 6. If not maybe they will trade for devices that have 6. If not,
> we will walk to the Microsoft store to look at Nokia and then check
> out the Android options. Too bad Apple does not seem to test things
> with people with poor eyesight. They need some good industrial
> designers who believe form should follow function.
>
> Bob Thompson
> Panoramabob.com
> Photo and Video Galleries
>
>
>
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