[Rwp] Slightly OT but maybe GREAT news about accessability

[Patrick Perdue]

Ditto with AutoHotKey, without the Jaws requirement.

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> On Mar 18, 2015, at 4:55 PM, Jim Snowbarger via RWP <rwp at bluegrasspals.com> wrote:
> 
> Rusty,
> For your BeatBuddy, if you are using JAWS, you can usually make progress
> with that kind of totally graphical interface with HotSpotClicker.
> But, you will also usually need a sightling to help puzzle out the screen
> originally.
> It's not the best way to gain access.  But, when nothing else works, it
> becomes the best by default.
> But, JAWS is required.
> \
> -----Original Message-----
> From: RWP [mailto:rwp-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] On Behalf Of Chris Belle
> via RWP
> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 3:50 PM
> To: Reapers Without Peepers
> Subject: Re: [Rwp] Slightly OT but maybe GREAT news about accessability
> 
> From the demo I could hear, some dumb chick was talking on her cell phone
> and all the noise you could barely here the guy talking but it sounds like
> it just makes already accessible stuff more useable, ie if it's not
> accessible via object nav or advanced screen reader methods, then it
> wouldn't be anyway.
> 
> I hope I'm wrong.
> 
> 
>> On 3/17/2015 3:55 PM, Rusty Perez via RWP wrote:
>> Yes, I have a very good example of this.
>> I purchased a BeatBuddy last year. This is a guitar pedal style drum 
>> machine. The content managing software is completely inaccessible. It 
>> was developed in QT which I understand has accessibility features, but 
>> they were totally ignored. So I'm hoping that this solution might 
>> help.
>> 
>> To be honest, the description makes it sound as though this could be 
>> dangerous technology in the hands of the right people, but I'm glad it 
>> can help us.
>> 
>> Anyway, we'll see!
>> Rusty
>> 
>> 
>>> On 3/17/15, Chris Belle via RWP <rwp at bluegrasspals.com> wrote:
>>> I heard about this over on midimag.
>>> 
>>> We'll have to see how it goes.
>>> 
>>> The issue mostly these days is that developer tools that can write 
>>> cross platform ie, both mac and windows can be made a lot more 
>>> accessible but no dev wants to code their stuff twice.
>>> 
>>> So these third party dev tools don't do it in a way which promotes 
>>> the accessibility so we're left screen-scraping.
>>> instead of having programming objects to get hold of.
>>> 
>>> So I'm just really curious how this thing is gonna work to get hold 
>>> of information when there are no programatical objects exposed, well, 
>>> you know someplace along the line.
>>> that pretty picture turns in to an instruction set, and issues a 
>>> command, so maybe the found a way.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On 3/17/2015 2:58 PM, Jim Snowbarger via RWP wrote:
>>>> Rusty,
>>>> I haven't heard of this.  But, take the plunge, and let us know if 
>>>> your system still works afterword.  <grin>
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: RWP [mailto:rwp-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] On Behalf Of Rusty 
>>>> Perez via RWP
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2015 2:45 PM
>>>> To: Reapers Without Peepers
>>>> Subject: [Rwp] Slightly OT but maybe GREAT news about accessability
>>>> 
>>>> Following is a link to a demonstration of a program called AT Prime 
>>>> which calls itself an accessability optimizer for windows.
>>>> www.blindbargains.com/bargains.php?m=12436
>>>> 
>>>> It sounds really intriguing basically digging deep in to windows to 
>>>> pull information normally unavailable to windows screen readers.
>>>> I'm hoping it will open up a world of unaccessible plugins ETC.
>>>> 
>>>> rusty
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