I dont know if it's something that can be set on every phone but on A phone that I had you could move your finger tords the right like if you wer unlocking your phone and that would answer the call and then when ever you want to hang up all you gata do is moove your finger tords the left like if you wer locking your phone. On Fri, 11 Nov 2011 06:36:00 -0500, Jarrod Jicha wrote:
>THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU!!! A-MEN!!! A-MEN! Dusty Tague ACTUALLY >HAS >A CLUE! THANKS FOR SAYING THIS!!!!!!!!!! this is one thing that blind >persons >tend to forget. in android you are not dealing with standards across all >phones like you do with apple. this is not something that CF can predict, or >make work all the time. if people keep blaming CF for things they can't >control, I wouldn't be supprised if they make us wait for an update. I just >got a new phone myself, and it is a lot differant than my other one was. I >had >a sanyo zio, and it had an answer call button, and the power button worked as >a >hang up button on calls. now my new one, the transform ultra doesn't have the >answer call button, and is running on gingerbread 2.3 and not 2.2 what ever it >was called. anyway, things are much differant for answering calls, and >hanging >up. on this one I have found that I have to open the keyboard, and press >right >arow once, then the select button. this works *ALL THE TIME* I could turn on >a feature called power button ends calls, but that one seems to leave the >screen on when you are on a call, and you press things with your face. smile. >my whole point in this is that people need to take a breath, count to 10 and >quit blaming CF for androids problems. either learn to work around them like >the rest of us do, or go buy an i-phone, and suffer some of its faults. >From: [email protected] >[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dusty Tague >Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2011 2:37 PM >To: dan greene >Cc: 'Mobile Accessibility Android Users List' >Subject: Re: [MA] Answering A Call >It is not just code factory at fault, it is android for allowing fragmentation >to occur making this a problem. I think I can honestly say that for some the >simplicity and continuity makes the iPhone a better purchase. The reason I >said generally is that the manufacturers aren't always consistent in labeling >buttons and placing them in the same location, but I have found that there are >few exceptions to this and differ according to the particular app. That is >the >problem with a one size fits all approach on a fragmented platform. It is a >shame that t-mobile doesn't offer the iPhone. You could try the sidekick 4g, >or >the lg my touch q, check the keyboard first to make sure, and see if that >would >be a better phone. >On 11/10/2011 12:22 PM, dan greene wrote: >That may be true, but on the MyTouch 4G Slide, with MA running, sometimes the >trackpad works for arrowing down and to the side, and sometimes it does not. >And, now forgive me if this sounds argumentative, it should not take me 3 or >more gestures to hang up the phone. >And, again being argumentative, why should there be one procedure for >answering/disconnecting the phone when it's waking up, and another when the >phone is awake as the call comes in? >And, finally, if the phone is still against my ear when I try to hang up, it's >usually displaying a different screen than if I move it away from my >ear--something CF seems to forget to tell users in its, so-called, manual. >I laughed out loud when I read your sentence that contained the words >"generally works". >Generally works???? I just spent over $300 for a phone, and CF wants over >another $100 for this software. Seems to me that things should be a bit >better >than "generally works". >And CF should support its users better, instead of canned responses to their >problem reports. >I certainly mean no disrespect to you, I thank you for responding, but I've >spent almost a week trying to help my wife learn this new phone, and the >inconsistency of operations, and the absolute lack of support from CF, is >unbelievable. >Cheers >Dan G >From:[email protected] >[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dusty Tague >Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2011 11:03 AM >To: Mobile Accessibility Android Users List >Cc: Steve Cook >Subject: Re: [MA] Answering A Call >Dan, if you can answer a call in system screens, you can hang up, either arrow >down once and to the right once and you should be on the correct button. >Another approach, also when using system call screens is to tap the screen to >the right of where you tap to answer, not on the right side of the screen but >more to the left side of middle. >Both these approaches generally work on most phones regardless of manufacture >as long as they have physical navigation controls. >On 11/10/2011 9:05 AM, Steve Cook wrote: Thanks for this information Dan.Steve >CookAssistive Technology ConsultantSC Commission for the Blind1430 Confederate >AvenueColumbia, SC 29201Office: (803) 898-8788Fax: (803) 898-8882E-Mail: >[email protected] Message-----From: >[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >On Behalf Of [email protected]: Thursday, November 10, 2011 10:14 AMTo: >Mobile Accessibility Android Users ListSubject: Re: [MA] Answering A CallHi >Steve,I have similar problems with the My Touch 4G Slide.When your phone is >awake as a call comes in, there doesn't seem to be any way to answer the call >using MA.the swipe up doesn't work, just increases the ringer volume, and, >like >you, the volume keys just silence the ringer.I haven't tried answering one >call, while on another--the manual says just a swipe up will answer, I tend >to >doubt that now.You can try using the system call screen, (it's selected by a >checkbox in the MA settings/advanced dialog box) but I found that option even >worse.With that screen enabled, I can answer the call, but I can't hang them >up.It's just another annoyance to add to the list of things that aren't right >with the MA application-- at least on the My Touch 4G Slide.CheersDan >G-----Original Message-----From: Steve Cook [mailto:[email protected]]Sent: >Thursday, November 10, 2011 07:37 AMTo: 'Mobile Accessibility Android Users >List'Subject: [MA] Answering A CallHi All,I can make a phone call with my >Android HTC EVO using MA. My question How do you answer a call when receding >one? I have the using volume buttons checked to answer and hang up the call. >When pressing either of these keys, it just silences the phone. Also, when >the >phone is in the lock position, I can answer the call by just moving my finger >up the screen. My problem comes when I am within MA and receive the call that >I can't figure out how to answer the phone. Thanks in advance for your help >and I hope this is clear.Steve CookOctober is National Employment Disability >Awareness Month._______________________________________________ma_mailing >mailing >[email protected]http://list.codefactory.cat/mailman/listinfo/codefactory.cat.ma_mailingOctober > >is National Employment Disability Awareness Month. >_______________________________________________ma_mailing mailing >[email protected]http://list.codefactory.cat/mailman/listinfo/codefactory.cat.ma_mailing
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