[Menvi-discuss] Fwd: Bounce Metronome: Improved Accessibility

[Chris Smart]

Hi folks.

Robert Walker, the inventor and programmer of Bounce Metronome, has 
once again improved accessibility for those of us using screen 
readers.  Below is an excerpt from an email I just received.
This guy needs our support.

For more info on Bounce Metronome, just go to www.bouncemetronome.com

Chris
>From: Robert Walker <support at robertinventor.com>
>
>Here it is, as a beta
>
><http://www.bouncemetronome.com/blog/201304/bounce-public-beta-accessibility-updates-blind-users-wine-compatibility-linux-sub-millis>http://www.bouncemetronome.com/blog/201304/bounce-public-beta-accessibility-updates-blind-users-wine-compatibility-linux-sub-millis
>
>Mostly it is just things we already talked about. But also made a 
>few changes to shortcuts, and additions, including of course the 
>Control + Home and Control + End.
>
>I can't remember all the changes I made for accessibility now. I 
>have pages of notes about it though so will go through those now 
>and write it up, and do more testing with the various screen 
>readers etc.
>
>Some of the highlights though:
>
>Fixed those error messages you get during start up.
>Arrow keys now work for drop lists like the list of metronomes.
>Control + Home and Control + end navigation of window.
>Escape key now works normally and doesn't change to full screen - 
>configured in Options - CONTROL + 202.
>Options window now has options to hide various things throughout 
>Bounce Metronome.
>
>In the window titles and in other places did the keyboard 
>shortcuts with a dash rather than parenthesis. Was tedious 
>listening to Jaws reading out Left paren whatever right paren all 
>the time so think this helps.
>
>Also removed various things in some of the windows that still 
>refer to graphics only of interest to sighted users. These are 
>just mistakes arising because many of the windows are created by 
>removing content from windows for sighted users.
>
>Added Show Minimal Bounce for presentations to sighted audiences. 
>to the Options window and Opts drop menu.
>
>The list of Window shortcuts in the Options Window Control + 202 
>gets changed so that it matches the windows available via the 
>menus etc so for instance depending on whether you are in Newbie 
>or Advanced mode in the Opts drop menu - and on whether you show 
>pitched instruments or not, etc.
>
>Surely a lot more when I write it up.
>
>Anyway - interested to hear what your impression of it is and if 
>there are any more bugs or glitches or if any of my solutions 
>hasn't worked as expected.