Dimillian / Dimillian/IceCubesApp

Feature request: Detect image content via Vision framework for alt text.

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enhancement
Dominant language
Swift
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Description

Inspired by https://github.com/metabolist/metatext/blob/d844a97c88744daccf56118671545d68725625e3/View%20Controllers/EditAttachmentViewController.swift we could detect a first draft of the image description via VNRecognizeTextRequest.

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Research direction

Start by reading the linked EditAttachmentViewController.swift example and reviewing VNRecognizeTextRequest in Apple's Vision framework. Determine how the request can produce a first draft of an image description for alt text; done means the draft is generated and can be used as alt text.

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Assessment

Tech stack
ios, swift
Domain
accessibility, mobile-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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