[Emacspeak] Re: Emacspeak at the forefront of innovation yet again

[T.V Raman <raman@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the note Tim!

Yes, when i started the Emacspeak project, I envisioned it first and
foremost as a research/experimentation work-bench; but in the spirit of
"To do useful Research, the Research work-bench itself needs to be
useful".

It's indeed good to see the best of those results being adopted across
other tools; or said differently:

"Emulation is the best form of flattery".
Tim Cross via Emacspeak <emacspeak(a)emacspeak.org> writes:

> Hi Raman,
>
> just thought I'd mention I just noticed in the newest ipadOS 15 they
> have added a new 'focus' feature - basically, ability to play sounds in
> the background to help improve focus. In simple terms, the same idea as
> your sound-scapes you introduced in Emacspeak some years back.
>
> Like the use of voice locking, which I also notice some screen readers
> have added (at a far more rudimentary level), Emacspeak is still leading
> the way with innovation for assistive technology.  
>
> We get so use to Emacspeak I think we sometimes forget how innovative it
> is and how it brings new ideas and alternative perspectives to what is
> generally offered by other assistive tech.
>
> Great work and thanks for your many years of dedication in this area.
> Much of what you have done is not only great for us emacspeak users, but
> it has also contributed to better solutions and enhancements outside the
> emacspeak sphere as ideas like voice locking, auditory icons and sound
> scapes are borrowed by other solutions. I for one certainly appreciate
> this effort.
>
> regards,
>
> Tim
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Thanks,

--Raman(I Search, I Find, I Misplace, I Research)
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