[games_access] Fixed point mode for iOS switch access

[Barrie Ellis]

Cheers, Ian, and ditto that call. I'm really, really hopeful that this will
make its way into iOS one day before too long. Fingers crossed.

Barrie

On 26 May 2015 at 10:27, Ian Hamilton <i_h at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Video from Barrie about a proposed addition to iOS' switch functionality.
>
> At the moment the way switch access works on iOS is based on coordinates -
> you hit a switch, a line scans left and right across the screen, you choose
> your X coordinate, it then scans up and down the screen, you choose your Y
> coordinate.
>
> Which is great for allowing switch access for apps and games that weren't
> designed with switch in mind, but because you have to wait for the
> scanning, it's no good at all for the vast majority of existing one button
> games on iOS (such as Flappy Birds and Canabalt) that require precise
> timing.
>
> Currently, when you've chosen a coordinate, a menu pops up with a number
> of options of what action to take from that coordinate (tap, drag, etc).
> All that's needed is a very simple addition to this menu, to just be able
> to tap repeatedly at that coordinate, without setting the scanning off
> again until there has been a long period of inactivity.
>
> If that was implemented, quite literally thousands of 1 button iOS games
> already on the iTunes marketplace would instantly become accessible through
> a single switch.
>
> There are a fair few people backing the call, it's something would make a
> huge difference. There have already been a few chats about it with various
> people at Apple already, but if anyone else has any contacts they can pass
> word to that certainly wouldn't hurt :)
>
>
> http://switchgaming.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/dear-apple-accessibility-team.html
>
> Ian
>
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