It is counterproductive to complain so, when there is so much to be thankful for...
Since this is a "1.x release", it should be obvious that there are areas where there will gaps that need filling.
THINGS is the most professionally crafted, well-thought-out GTD application on the Mac market, and as such, deserves a lot more credit than the nabobs of negativity are giving it.
This is just the type of application which has been missing from the Mac OS X arsenal for far too long.
Being able to open and read Word .docx files is a major upside.
I would ask though, for some sort of "Import URL" capability for people with low/restricted vision to be able to read web pages without having to select text which they cannot see on the first place...
Services>Narrator>New Document With Selection
does NOT work with Flock...
OCR needed to parse PDF files...
When words of a title of a poem use small caps, Narrator enunciates each individual letter, not the words....
Needs a "rewind" button. Being able to scrub through text, and have the program highlight the currently spoken word would be a big addition for low-vision users.
Again, this application is a big step in the right direfction. But it still needs a lot of fit-and-finish polishing.
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Things
Since this is a "1.x release", it should be obvious that there are areas where there will gaps that need filling.
THINGS is the most professionally crafted, well-thought-out GTD application on the Mac market, and as such, deserves a lot more credit than the nabobs of negativity are giving it.
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Narrator
ZenZenPup reviewed on 18 May 2009
Being able to open and read Word .docx files is a major upside.
I would ask though, for some sort of "Import URL" capability for people with low/restricted vision to be able to read web pages without having to select text which they cannot see on the first place...
Services>Narrator>New Document With Selection
does NOT work with Flock...
OCR needed to parse PDF files...
When words of a title of a poem use small caps, Narrator enunciates each individual letter, not the words....
Needs a "rewind" button. Being able to scrub through text, and have the program highlight the currently spoken word would be a big addition for low-vision users.
Again, this application is a big step in the right direfction. But it still needs a lot of fit-and-finish polishing.