Re: Next version of noughtsAndCrosses - adding a (simple) form of narration to a webpage itsself
- From: "Jacob Kruger" <jacobk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 18:47:36 +0200
The voice is scansoft/realspeak daniel, but I did output/render the clips at
quite a fast speaking rate to partly try drop their file size/running time, and
I also dropped them to 24kbps (kilobits per second) to make all 10 of them that
might get used amount to a total of 14kb, and the idea with the embedded flash
object preloading them is that they get sort of cached at load time, instead of
needing to be reloaded/refreshed each time they need to get played, etc., and
it seems to me like they do each sort of play a bit quicker from their 2nd time
onwards, but, yes, it's not 100% real time as such either way.
I was also testing/trying out catching actual keystrokes via the
document/webpage itsself for navigation etc., but you would then need to turn
off things like jaws since it's catching of the navigational keystrokes for
it's virtual buffer block the javascript DOM from noticing them as
such...<smile>
Stay well
Jacob Kruger
Blind Biker
Skype: BlindZA
'...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...'
----- Original Message -----
From: Dale Leavens
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2010 5:47 PM
Subject: Re: Next version of noughtsAndCrosses - adding a (simple) form of
narration to a webpage itsself
Ah!
That works more like it.
Cool. I have a little trouble with the voice, a little difficult to hear
particularly over Jaws but without Jaws it would probably be better.
I am guessing that with dial-up the delay would be unacceptable but here it
isn't much.
Very clever.
Dale Leavens.
----- Original Message -----
From: Jacob Kruger
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2010 11:20 AM
Subject: Re: Next version of noughtsAndCrosses - adding a (simple) form of
narration to a webpage itsself
You will at this stage need to tab onto the buttons to in fact focus
windows on them as such since just normally moving around in the screen reader
virtual viewer doesn't really focus on them as far as javascript is concerned.
If you are using jaws, and you route jaws to virtual cursor, it should also
speak since I have also attached the playing of the relevant sound clips to the
mouse cursor hover event, but anyway.
Thanks for trying it out...<smile>
Stay well
Jacob Kruger
Blind Biker
Skype: BlindZA
'...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...'
----- Original Message -----
From: Dale Leavens
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2010 3:06 PM
Subject: Re: Next version of noughtsAndCrosses - adding a (simple) form
of narration to a webpage itsself
Hi Jacob,
When I press space on a location I do hear "knot" but moving around I get
nothing else. If I space on a button I have already checked I hear sorry but I
don't hear the state of the button when landing on it. I take it I should?
The delay isn't bad, an interesting approach.
Cool.
Dale Leavens.
----- Original Message -----
From: Jacob Kruger
To: ProgrammingBlind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: Program-l
Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2010 2:41 AM
Subject: Next version of noughtsAndCrosses - adding a (simple) form of
narration to a webpage itsself
http://www.blindza.co.za/noughtsAndCrosses/
There should now be a form of narration in that when you focus on one
of the buttons, or even hover a mouse cursor over it, you should hear the
narrative sound clips, etc.
Issue is still something to do with preload timeframes etc., since even
though the sound clips are pretty small/tiny, it still pauses a bit, but
anyway...
Stay well
Jacob Kruger
Blind Biker
Skype: BlindZA
'...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...'
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