I mentioned in my last post an app I used for my address book called “BigNames”. As a low vision user such an app is invaluable.
I say so because sometimes using the Zoom or VoiceOver gets in the way when your trying to move fast… Put it simply all the kinks aren’t worked out yet. But you can do about anything one way or another. Here’s a few examples of what I mean by kinks.
Zoom-
1. When your phone is locked and you receive a call its a total pain to answer. Cause you have to slowly drag the magnification window to the slider to unlock. The work around that should exist is this; Apple or and App via SDK should allow you to answer the phone with the push of a button. Or Zoom could auto-move to the slider or if the button feature was enabled it could go automatically to the Caller ID section of the screen.
2. Zoom doesn’t work with the keyboard. Period… If they made the Zoom go into a kind of VoiceOver double tap mode while a keyboard is active it could work but as it is its unusable.
-VoiceOver
1. You have to double tap to answer. (a Pain) A simple button answer via a mechanical key would be great. Plus I don’t need to hear it audibly announce it unlocked it distracting when I’m trying to listen. I understand the need for it still to talk to me like if I need to push the mute button.. But really couldn’t we use a mechanical button for some of these options. I don’t know its all in all pretty good in this arena.
2. WebApps break. I don’t know why but with the Google Voice Web App I can’t select certain buttons and I have no audible notification except like a rejection sound. I can understand if the page isn’t tagged right but why can’t I tap it… I mean I can see good enough to tap it but with VoiceOver I can’t even activate the button. Without VoiceOver with Zoom it works!! Go figure.
Anyhow I’m researching apps that mod sounds and help with texting or making things bigger. If you got any ideas let me know. Next time I hope to discuss some of my findings.
