I would too.
Blake Sinnett <[email protected]> wrote:
>Yeah. You would think they would consider asking prior beta testers of
>other products to do it again. Guess not. I for one would love to beta
>test new MA software.
>
>Blake
>
>
>From: Dusty Tague
>Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 11:14 AM
>To: Mobeen Iqbal
>Cc: Mobile Accessibility Android Users List
>Subject: Re: [MA] New Version of Nokia Screen Reader is now available!
>
>
>yes I have. the command is bottom left to top right regardless of the
>orientation, for example, if you have the physical keyboard open, a
>slash gesture announces reading mode or text mode and you can then
>type. I don't use ideal much anymore because web images aren't
>supported and there is no refresh, automatic or otherwise and use the
>Mozilla nightlies of Firefox instead. If I need to tweet a weather
>alert, I do use ideal for that though. I have complained many times
>about MA's shortcomings and wished I knew about the beta. If I had
>know, I would have been willing to beta test and give my input. Since
>I am repeatedly attempting to help others, on and off this list with
>android accessibility, it would have been nice to have something to
>reassure people that, short of giving away proprietary information,
>that a much improved MA is in the works.
>
>On 10/17/2012 9:56 AM, Mobeen Iqbal wrote:
>
>Talking of Ideal Web Reader, have you been able to enter text typing
>mode when an edit box is highlighted? They claim that swiping from
>bottom left to top right switches between modes, but i haven't gotten
>it to work yet.
>
> Mo.
>
>
> On 17/10/2012 16:54, Dusty Tague wrote:
>Those on eclair, froyo, and gingerbread are getting sick of not having
>there enhancements requests going unanswered, especially in the sms,
>web browser, and email apps. Of course alarms and calendar can be
>improved as well as call screens, and contacts, I would love to get rid
>of ideal web reader and the nightly Mozilla, never to have to use
>Google calendar or the stock alarm application, and even, if they
>expand the email offerings, to ridding myself of k-9mail. I will wait
>and see but the lack of incremental updates causes me to not trust
>them. Though I am not from Missouri, they have to show me and then I
>will recommend people purchase MA again. Even if jelly bean is
>accessible and Key Lime Pie and even Lemon Drop are more accessible
>still.
>
>
>
> On 10/17/2012 9:19 AM, Angela Griffith wrote:
>
>That’s all well and good, but what about further development on Mobile
>Accessibility for Android? You know, that $99.00 app which provides no
>stable support for Android versions higher than Gingerbread? And by the
>way, that is directed at Code Factory, in case anyone there actually
>cares about any level of customer satisfaction.
>
>
>
>From: [email protected]
>[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Swati Sharma
> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 7:56 AM
> To: Mobile Accessibility Android Users List
> Subject: [MA] New Version of Nokia Screen Reader is now available!
>
>
>
> New version of Nokia Screen Reader
>
>New version of Nokia Screen Reader is now available on the Nokia Store!
>Popular and free application now supports more than 40 devices and 29
>languages!
> Terrassa (Barcelona), Spain, October 17th, 2012
>
>
>
>The highly popular Nokia Screen Reader application, which was released
>late in 2011 for a limited range of devices and languages, has now been
>extended to include support for virtually all Nokia Symbian devices
>released in the last few years. In addition, it now supports a much
>wider range of languages. And the best part for users: it keeps being a
>free application!
>
>
>
>“We’ve received fantastic feedback since the launch of Nokia Screen
>Reader 10 months ago,” explains Eduard Sánchez, CEO at Code Factory.
>“It’s been a great leap forward for affordable accessibility, and Nokia
>is to be credited for supporting the project. However, many users were
>disappointed that their phone or language was not supported. With the
>release of Nokia Screen Reader 1.3, we are delighted to be able to
>greatly extend the availability of Nokia Screen Reader both in terms of
>devices and supported languages, to once again break down the barriers
>of accessibility.”
>
>
>
> Major features of v1.3:
>
>• Support for a large number of new devices. The full set of supported
>devices is now: Nokia 500, 603, 700, 701, 808 PureView, 5320, 5530,
>5630, 5730, 6120, 6121, 6210, 6220, 6700 Slide, 6710, 6720, 6790,
>C5-00, C5 5MP, C6-00, C6-01, C7, E5, E52, E55, E6-00, E63, E66, E7,
>E71, E71x, E72, E73, E75, N78, N79, N8, N85, N86, N96, N97, N97 Mini,
>X6 and X7.
>
>• Support for a much wider range of languages: English, Spanish,
>French, German, Portuguese, Finnish, Swedish, Italian, Danish, Dutch,
>Greek, Hindi, Norwegian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Arabic, Croatian,
>Lithuanian, Bengali, Bulgarian, Catalan, Hungarian, Malaysian, Serbian,
>Slovak, Tagalog, Ukrainian, Vietnamese and Icelandic. Note that some of
>these languages do not have a corresponding Nokia HQ voice, so it is
>recommended to use the Nokia standard quality voice for these
>languages.
>
>• Added the "Voice" option to the UI, which allows users to choose
>between the Nokia HQ and the Nokia (standard quality) voices. Nokia HQ
>will still be loaded by default when Nokia Screen Reader is first
>installed.
>
>• Support for devices running Symbian Belle Refresh and Symbian Belle
>Feature Pack 2 (FP2) firmware.
>
>• Support for latest version of WhatsApp v2.8.14, the world’s most
>popular mobile messaging application.
>
>
>
>To find out more information about Nokia Screen Reader, please read our
>FAQ:
>
> http://codefactory.es/en/products.asp?id=425
>
>
>
> To access the Nokia Screen Reader user manual, please go to:
>
>http://www.codefactory.es/descargas/nsr/Nokia_Screen_Reader_Manual_English.htm
>
>
>
>
>You can download Nokia Screen Reader v1.3 from the Nokia Store (either
>on your phone via the Store app or by connecting the phone to a
>computer with the Nokia Suite application installed). Search for “Nokia
>Screen Reader” to download and install this new version. The direct
>link to Nokia Screen Reader on the Store is
>http://store.ovi.com/content/224364. Note that sighted assistance may
>be needed to download the application from the Nokia Store. The
>installation process however is completely accessible if you leave
>Nokia Screen Reader running to guide you through the process.
>
>
>
> About Code Factory
>
>Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Terrassa (Barcelona), Spain, Code
>Factory is the global leader committed to the development of products
>designed to eliminate barriers to the accessibility of mobile
>technology for the blind and visually impaired. Today, Code Factory is
>the leading provider of accessible mobile applications such as screen
>readers, screen magnifiers, and Braille interfaces. Code Factory’s
>products are compatible with the widest range of mainstream mobile
>devices running on Symbian, Windows Mobile, BlackBerry and Android
>Smartphones. Among Code Factory's customers are well known
>organizations for the blind such as ONCE in Spain, and carriers such as
>AT&T, Bouygues Telecom, SFR, TIM and Vodafone.
>
>For any query regarding our products, you can submit support ticket via
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>
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>
>
>
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>
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>
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>
>
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