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+title: The voice control challenge
+date: 2023-02-20
+tags:
+ - dictated
+ - voiceControl
+---
+
+A lot of software these days is difficult to use with accessibility
+tools. A lot of this problem is not really exposed to the people that
+create the software. A lot of software seems to be made with the
+assumption that people have working hands, they can use a mouse, and
+that the text is legible. This is simply not the case for many people.
+
+I would like to propose a challenge for people. Let's call it the
+voice control challenge. For this challenge, you need to use voice
+control on your mac, iPad, or iPhone and see how many of your
+day-to-day tasks you can do without having to reach for a keyboard or
+type on the phone manually.
+
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+Here are some important commands with voice control that will be useful:
+
+* "Show numbers" – this command highlights every UI element that is
+  interactable with a number. Saying the number will interact with
+  that element. You can also use this to create commands like "drag 5
+  to 6".
+* "Show names" – this command will give names to every single UI
+  element on the screen. You can use these names as arguments to
+  commands like tap or click or drag. These names will also let you
+  see inner details of how applications work.
+* "Go to sleep" and "Wake up" – the first command disable voice
+  control. This is useful for things like calls where you were going
+  to say a lot of things that could possibly be interpreted as voice
+  control commands. I also use this when I am talking with my husband.
+  When I am done with the call or talking with my husband, I say "wake
+  up". You can also use device classes as arguments to this command.
+  For example, "go to sleep iPhone".
+* "Press &lt;key&gt; key" – this will insert the key code for an
+  arbitrary key. I use this a lot when using voice control for
+  messaging apps. "Press enter key" is one of my most used commands.
+* "New line" or "New paragraph" – this will create either a new line
+  or a new paragraph in the document that you are editing. Note that
+  this will not send messages in most applications.
+* There are also a variety of text manipulation motions, and overall
+  it feels a lot like Vim. It has the notion of paragraphs, so you can
+  say things like "delete paragraph" and it will delete the entire
+  paragraph of text. You can also say things like "go to end of
+  sentence" or "go to end of line".
+
+Many more commands are documented [on
+iMore.com](https://www.imore.com/everything-you-can-do-voice-control-iphone-and-ipad).
+
+You can enable voice control in the accessibility menus in the
+settings app. I think it is well worth peoples time to learn how to
+use this. This will give a new light into how accessible programs
+really are, and hopefully it will give people the motivation to change
+things for the better.
+
+It is frustrating that people aren't going to figure out how difficult
+it is to use a computer when you violate fundamental design
+assumptions unless they do so. Also, make sure to stay hydrated. Holy
+crap when you speak a lot more you end up drying out your throat a lot
+more easily.
+
+You win the challenge if you can do most of what you can normally do
+without using an input device. You will also quickly find out that
+electron apps are the bane of your existence. There is a reason that
+most of my voice control is done with an iPad. It's not just because
+I'm an apple fan.