Day 51

Apple's guidelines for accessibilityHint

8 Jul 2022

Guidelines from Apple: Begin with a verb that explains the results of the action. Avoid using the imperative form of a verb because that can make it sound like a command. Don’t include the action type. Don’t include the control.

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/objectivec/nsobject-swift.class/accessibilityhint

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@azzoor is the developer of the Braille Scanner It uses computer vision to locate the page and Machine Learning to match Braille to letters. You can see English letters above the braille, convert them to speech, copy and paste it... so cool!

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Configuring the header accessibility trait, when appropriate, is one of my favourite accessibility quick wins. In this example, you need a single swipe down, instead of 12 swipes to the right to get to from Podcasts to Artists, in the app.


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