[macvoiceover] Re: Beware of OIS 7
- From: Ricardo Walker <rwalker296@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Macvoiceover list list <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 21:17:28 -0400
Hi,
I agree with your post but, lets not go crazy, please? haha. There was
accessibility bugs when Steve jobs was alive. I don’t think its right to
insinuate that this crop of bugs or, lessened accessibility is somehow Tim
Cooks doing. I mean, Wasn’t STeve Jobs head of Apple when OS X was released
with no screen reader support?
Ricardo Walker
ricardo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Twitter:@apple2thecore
www.appletothecore.info
On Sep 20, 2013, at 1:06 PM, Ron J. <ganahee@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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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