MAGNEX: a text editor for the visually impaired

Authors:
Avram R. Vener;Ephraim P. Glinert
Affiliations:
AT&T Information Systems, Room MT 1G-508, 200 Laurel Avenue, Middletown, NJ and Department of Computer Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY;Department of Computer Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Venue:
CSC '88 Proceedings of the 1988 ACM sixteenth annual conference on Computer science
Year:
1988

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Abstract

MAGNEX, a general purpose full screen text editor which incorporates features intended to make it especially useful to individuals with a wide range of visual impairments, is described. The philosophy and concepts central to the design of software such as this are discussed, as are pertinent details regarding the specific implementation at hand. A user's manual is provided as an appendix.