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forum UI friction?
motobojo 3 months ago • 100%
re: credentials rapidly stale I'm using Edge browser on Win 10
re: NVDA nav tips for forum Thanks for the tips. I haven't been using n much. I'll give that a try. Learn something new every day.
There doesn’t seem to be much going on in this forum. I wonder if one reason is that the UI UX is a bit clunky. At least I’m finding it challenging to use NVDA with it. I’m used to having a learning curve for NVDA use on practrically all new websites I visit. But this forum seems more challenging than even Reddit (and that’s saysing a lot) and groups.io. The main screen is easy enough. H gets me going through the thread titles just fine. But when I open a thread I H to get to the top of the thread content, but then I have to do about 9 downarrows to get to the the content. Then getting to the next post is okay, but once again tetting to the content of the post requires lots of k and downarrowss in just the right sequence. Seems like a real pain. And then there is the fact that credentials go stale immediately upon leaving. I always have to log back in. Again, more priction. Am I just missing something here?
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Video call app - cross-platform & Siri/Voiceover friendly
motobojo 3 months ago • 100%
Have youi looked into WhatsApp? There are apparently ways to use it without a phone. I use both the cell phone app on my andoid phone and the Windows WhatsApp app. The Windows app is just "linked" to my cell phone. There are other ways though (apparently). Here's a link that might help.
https://mobiletrans.wondershare.com/whatsapp/how-to-use-whatsapp-without-phone-number.html#:~:text=the initial setup.-,Method 3%3A Use WhatsApp without a Phone Number Via Linked,a tablet or second phone.
I just installed the Be My Eyes app (android). I was disappointed to find that the app did not recognize my system settings for dark mode and adjust accordingly. I am photo-phobic and the default bright white color scheme is unusable for me. I tried to adjust using Android's accessibility option to toggle to an inverted color while in the app. Unfortunately, that is very cumbersome as many Android tools (like the popup keyboard) are then using a high contrast white color scheme. Ugh. And then ... after struggling to get my account set up I was AGAIN disappointed to find that there was nothing in the app settings to set up a dark mode UI. It is unfathomable to me that an app specifically for the visually impaired doesn't have this widely available accommodation. I apologize if I'm being dense here and it is available and I just can't find it. Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks for indulging my whining.