[gui-talk] Fwd: Leopard offers new features destined to make it the most accessible Mac OS yet. New voice

[Steve Pattison]

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>Leopard offers new features destined to make it the most accessible Mac OS
>yet. New voice technology in VoiceOver, plus Braille support, positional
>audio cues, and extended keyboard capability give users with visual
>disabilities more control over their Macs than ever.
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>A new voice
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>The new synthesized English voice in Leopard, Alex, uses advanced, patented
>Apple technologies that deliver natural intonation, even at very fast
>speaking rates. And Alex works with any application that supports Apples
>speech synthesis.
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>Built for Braille
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>VoiceOver in Leopard also adds new support for a variety of refreshable
>Braille displays and note-takers. Leopard dynamically translates VoiceOver
>output into standard, Grade 2 contracted Braille, so you can attach any
>supported device and start using it right away.
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>Location, location, location
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>VoiceOver features spoken audio and sound effects that communicate whats
>happening onscreen. In Leopard, positional cues help you more easily locate
>and remember the location of items on the screen. All you need is a pair of
>stereo headphones or standard stereo speakers.
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>Custom fit
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>With Leopard, VoiceOver introduces more customization options for audio
>output. So if youre just learning VoiceOver, you can set your preferences to
>provide greater detail in descriptions, then reduce the amount of audio
>information as you become more familiar with VoiceOver. You can also
>rearrange the order in which VoiceOver describes objects and events, so you
>hear the information you want most, first.
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>Get around
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>Thanks to object navigation in VoiceOver for Leopard, you can find what
>youre looking for more quickly. Navigate sequentially through an application
>or document, or skip through a document by object. For example, you could
>jump to the next or previous header, button, link, field, graphic, or text
>attribute such as font or style. Improved navigation in Leopard makes it
>faster and easier for those with reduced motor skills or visual disabilities
>to move around the Mac.
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>All features referenced in the Mac OS X Leopard Sneak Peek are subject to
>change.
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>Multilingual Leopard
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>With support for foreign language add-on speech synthesizers, VoiceOver for
>Leopard speaks your language. VoiceOver even includes support for two-byte
>languages such as Japanese and Chinese.
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>iChat, You Chat
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>iChat for Leopard speaks incoming messages automatically as they arrive, so
>anyone can chat.
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>Extend Your Reach
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>With support for the extended Apple keyboard, VoiceOver in Leopard lets you
>access common commands using the numeric keypad with one hand.
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>Sync to .Mac
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>Got a .Mac account? Come Leopard, all your VoiceOver preferences can follow
>you from Mac to Mac.

Regards Steve
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