Topic by dardar 2019-07-20 00:47:41

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Hi there,
So I am considering making one or two very simple apps for IOS.
For example, one might be a very simple clock.
Another might be an app that receives notifications and pushes them to your screen.
I realise this has been done before, and the products above would merely be for personal use.
The problem is I'm not sure where to start.
Should I use xcode? Is xcode accessible?
Any tips, getting started ideas, and the like would be greatly appreciated.
Nate

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Reply by magurp244 2019-07-20 02:03:16

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I've seen most iOS development in C#, though C/C++ and swift are also used. Not sure about xcode's accessibility, though it does seem to have an [accessibility inspector] feature built in, it would be especially ironic though if the inspector and xcode itself were not accessible. If your more of the Python bent you could also try [Kivy] which seems to hook in with xcode, but that might not be as straight forward as you'd like.

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Reply by pauliyobo 2019-07-20 09:42:46 (edited by pauliyobo 2019-07-20 09:43:34)

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as far as i know kivy's witdgets are not accessible. however, I don't know if kivy has accessible widgets.

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Reply by mazen 2019-07-20 09:53:05

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Wait for iOS 13 and swift ui. Heard its accessible

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Reply by Kyleman123 2019-07-20 16:40:24

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The accessibility inspector is for checking the accessibility of your app and UI elements.
Xcode is accessible if a bit tedious. VoiceOver + j is your friend.

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Reply by dardar 2019-07-21 02:49:47

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Hi there.
Thanks for the tips.
I've grabbed me visual studeo, so I'll pick up c# in a day or two and try and run with it.

Nathan Smith
Managing Director of Nathan Tech
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It's ability!

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