[Electronics-talk] CES 2011 and Kindle for PC

[John Riehl]

I just read the post concerning the Kindle on the link in peter Dpnanue's
message.   
What the Poster fails to mention is that, at least judging from the list of
shortcut keys posted on amazon's accessible Help Page, some of the keys are
at best counter-intuitive; at worst, stupidly thought out. Here are some
examples:



John Riehl 

**Move the focus to the book above the current selection - Right Arrow
**Move the focus to the book to the right of the current selection:  Down
Arrow
Move the focus to the book to the left of the current selection: Left Arrow
**Move the focus to the book below the current selection: Top Arrow

Say what?

Although I understand why tony puts a positive spin at the end of his post,
lauding Amazon as being committed to accessibility is a bit of  a stretch,
to say the least:


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Peter Donahue
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 9:54 PM
To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
Subject: [Electronics-talk] CES 2011 and Kindle for PC



Good evening everyone,

    The NFB's reports from the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show dcan be found 
at:
http://www.nfb.org/nfb/Access_Technology_Blog.asp?SnID=1706866600

  There is also information there about the new Kindle for PC.Folks should 
read the posts concerning this software before downloading and installing 
it.

Peter Donahue



"Will you come and awake our lost land from its slumber
      And her fetters we'll break, links that long are encumbered.
      And the air will resound with hosannas to greet you
      On the shore will be found gallant Irishmen to greet you."
Will You Come to the Bower
Traditional Irish Folk Song


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