From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from cantata.rednote.net ([66.92.170.86]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1AHQcT-0004n2-00 for ; Wed, 05 Nov 2003 11:34:57 -0500 Received: from cantata.rednote.net (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by cantata.rednote.net (8.12.3/8.12.3/Debian-6.6) with ESMTP id hA5GYtiM021791 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=OK) for ; Wed, 5 Nov 2003 11:34:56 -0500 Received: (from janina@localhost) by cantata.rednote.net (8.12.3/8.12.3/Debian-6.6) id hA5GYtpn021787 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Wed, 5 Nov 2003 11:34:55 -0500 Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2003 11:34:54 -0500 From: Janina Sajka To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Message-ID: <20031105163454.GH17772@rednote.net> References: <6D3A09C6CAB0D311BA5000902760D022040F1ECC@chpt0000se01.cherrypoint.usmc.mil> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <6D3A09C6CAB0D311BA5000902760D022040F1ECC@chpt0000se01.cherrypoint.usmc.mil> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i Subject: Re: off-topic: mobile accessibility X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.3 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2003 16:34:58 -0000 They are two competing products that provide a TTS output capibility for the telephone features of a Symbian wireless telephone, usually the Nokia 3650 in the U.S. Obviously, even so so functionality can be a critical functionality enhancement. I have not used TALX, though I've seen it demonstrated on a Nokia 9210 (or some such PDA Nokia). I do have Mobile Accessibility on an AT&T serviced Nokia 3650. It takes forever to boot--with no early indication that it's even booting. It crashes a lot sometimes so hard that I need to remove the battery to get a reset. It's a stand-alone application on top of the Symbian on the phone. In other words, it does not enable the apps on the Nokia, but installs a separate app. The 3650's dial pad is stupid fro a blind person's perspective. It's a horseshoe shaped reminiscence of old dial pads. Not easy to use. Whitley CTR Cecil H writes: > From: Whitley CTR Cecil H > > Hi, > So what exactly is talx or Mobile Accessibility for that matter? > Cecil > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka Email: janina@rednote.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Director, Technology Research and Development American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) http://www.afb.org Chair, Accessibility Work Group Free Standards Group http://accessibility.freestandards.org