Hi Esther and all, Well, it worked like a champ.
Maybe we need to coin a new name for Esther, such as "Estherpedia". Your posts are always helpful and informative. Thanks again. Bob Hill On Oct 24, 2011, at 2:04 PM, Esther wrote: > Hi Bob and Others, > > Someone on another list asked this question about how a sighted user can > close apps in the app switcher when VoiceOver isn't running some time ago. > Here's my post with instructions, which apparently worked for his wife, since > he wrote back that she did see the little minus sign in a red dot at the top > of the program's icon, and tapping that worked to close the app. > > HTH. Cheers, > > Esther > >>> Hi Brett, >>> >>> The online iPhone User's Guide says that to remove an app from the recents >>> list, touch and hold the application icon until it begins to wiggle, then >>> tap the red dot with minus sign. Is there a red dot with a minus sign that >>> she sees on the icon for the app that she can tap? >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Esther >>> >>> On Aug 17, 2010, Brett wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> Does anyone know the steps to close apps in the app switcher, when VO >>>> isn't running. My wife doesn't use VO and when she taps and holds on an >>>> app in the app switcher, it begins to wiggle, but a single or double tap >>>> doesn't remove it. this happens on both my 3Gs and her 4. For now she >>>> just launches VO and kills them that way, but there has to be a way to >>>> do it with out VO running. What are we missing? >>>> >>>> Many thanks, >>>> brett. >>> > > On Oct 24, 2011, at 07:31, Bob Hill wrote: > >> Hi Sarah and all, >> >> Well, we got the icons to wiggle, but nothing happened when they were tapped. >> >> So, the saga continues. >> >> Thanks. >> >> Bob >> >> On Oct 24, 2011, at 11:08 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote: >> >>> They hold there finger on an app they want to close until they see it >>> wiggling. then they tap on each of the apps they want to dismiss. At least >>> that's what i was told by a sighted person lol! >>> >>> Take care all. >>> On Oct 24, 2011, at 7:12 AM, Bob Hill wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> I have an iPod touch, and I use it with VoiceOver turned on. >>>> >>>> My wife also borrows it, and she can see, so uses it with VoiceOver turned >>>> off. >>>> >>>> My question is how do sighted people use the app switcher to dismiss apps >>>> without VoiceOver. >>>> >>>> I need to try and describe the process to her. >>>> >>>> Thanks for any assistance. >>>> >>>> Bob Hill > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
