[macvoiceover] Re: VoiceOver with Interface Builder, creating interfaces in your own programs now accessible
- From: ashley <ash.cox@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 08:05:23 +0000
Hi,
This is really interesting. Is there a begginners tutorial on programing for
the mac?
thanks,
ash
On 7 Jan 2010, at 20:34, Bryan Smart wrote:
> Hi everyone. I'm writing here to make you all aware of an exciting
> development over on the MV-Dev Google Group that will impact all VoiceOver
> users positively, and will impact VoiceOver users that are programmers even
> more so.
>
> As some of you might know, XCode is the main software development environment
> for the Mac. It is a huge system, but the two main tools are the XCode
> integrated development environment (where you write your code and build the
> code in to finished programs), and Interface Builder (where you design the
> menus, windows, and other parts of the interface that people will use to
> operate your program). Over the last few years, the accessibility of XCode
> has been greatly improving, and, currently, a blind programmer can operate
> most every part of it that they would need to create programs. However,
> Interface Builder has been a different story. Interface Builder requires that
> programmers create the new program's interface by dragging user interface
> objects from a library window on to a design surface that represents the
> program's eventual interface. VoiceOver's drag and drop features weren't
> compatible with Interface Builder, so blind programmers weren't able to add
> user interface objects to their programs.
>
> Recently, though, a few of us on the MV-Dev Google Group have figured out an
> alternative approach. We're still working out some details regarding the best
> way to arrange objects, but blind programmers on the Mac can now use
> Interface Builder to create their program's user interface by adding objects
> to menus and windows, can position objects on design surfaces, and can edit
> the outlets and other programmatic connections between objects and classes in
> their code.
>
> Before our recent discovery, I'd searched the web extensively in the hope
> that someone had worked out a way for blind programmers to use Interface
> Builder, but all I saw was thread after thread on the Apple Accessibility
> list MacVisionaries, and other forums where people had asked, but had come up
> empty handed. I hope that those that were discouraged in the past will be
> excited about this development, and will get involved with programming for
> the Mac.
>
> If you know a VoiceOver user that is interested in programming for the Mac,
> please let them know about the MV-Dev Google Group and what is now possible.
> Since we can now create software, complete with graphical user interfaces,
> they should join us and get up to speed. The fact that blind coders can now
> create applications with interfaces will undoubtedly mean that we can expect
> to see an increasing number of software tools to improve how we use Macs.
>
> Here is the link to the Google Group:
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/mv-dev
>
> If someone would repost to MacVisionaries, I'd appreciate it. My membership
> request has been pending for over a week on that list, so I'm unable to post
> there.
>
> Bryan
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