Collin, That is exactly what I was doing, but the pinching gesture isn't working.
Chris. Sent from my iPad On Nov 9, 2012, at 11:03 AM, "Red.Falcon" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Chris! > OK you know when you pinch your thumb and finger together! > If you put them at the beginning of the word you wish to select and keeping > them on the screen just open them or to deselect put them on screen opened > and pinch together! > Does this help! > Of course if you got it set to line then you will of course select each line! > *smile* > Colin > > On 9 Nov 2012, at 15:53, "Christopher-Mark Gilland" > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Actually, I don't completely understand. I understand about moving the >> rotor to whatever, lines, words, etc. but I'm not getting the whole thing >> about separating two fingers. >> >> Chris. >> >> >> Thank you kindly, >> >> Christopher-Mark Gilland. >> Founder of CLG Productions >> >> Blog: >> http://www.clgproductions.org >> >> Podcast: >> http://clgproductions.podhoster.com >> >> E-mail: >> [email protected] >> >> iMessage/FaceTime: >> [email protected] >> >> Windows Live Messenger: >> [email protected] >> >> Twitter: >> @gilland_chris >> >> Facebook: >> http://www.facebook.com/christopher.gilland >> >> Skype: >> twinklesfriend2007 >> >> Send me a fax from any standard fax machine: >> 704-697-2069 >> >> Google Voice: (Please use sparingly): >> 980-272-8570 >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniela Rubio" <[email protected]> >> To: "Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2012 8:15 AM >> Subject: Re: Copy and Paste: IOS: Mail and Safari >> >> >>> Hello: >>> To select text in other places rather than an edit field, you just need to >>> set your rotor on the mode you will select; let's say, words, sentences, >>> lines, etc. >>> When you have it, just pace your cursor, with your finger flick down or up >>> at the start of the block of text you want to select. Then, separate 2 >>> fingers from the centre of the screen, and each time you separate them, you >>> will select a block. If your rotor was on words, you will select word by >>> word each time you separate your fingers, if it is on lines, you will then >>> go line by line. >>> I hope I am being clear and that this information helps you. >>> Take care! >>> Best regards, >>> >>> Daniela Rubio >>> Distinguished Educator >>> >>> El 09/11/2012, a las 13:30, "Christopher-Mark Gilland" >>> <[email protected]> escribió: >>> >>>> OK, I have an iPhone 4S, an iPad 1st Generation, an iPad 3rd Generation, >>>> and an iPad Mini. So, as you probably can guess, I am quite an I O S >>>> Guru. Having said that though, this is one thing, that to this very day >>>> still puzzles me. I know that in a text field, I can turn my rotor to >>>> "Edit", and then one finger flick down to select all, double tap, then one >>>> finger flick down to copy, or cut, and double tap. Then go to another >>>> text box, make sure I'm on "Edit", then one finger flick to paste, and >>>> double tap. But here's where the, yeah, but... comes in. Let's say that >>>> I'm in the Mail app, and I've just opened up an e-mail, oh, what the heck, >>>> we'll just say from my friend. He's giving me his flight >>>> itinerary number, what concorse he'll be in, etc. I need to e-mail the >>>> information to my mother who's going to be picking him up. Again, this is >>>> just a ficticious example, but it does stand my point in perfect context. >>>> Yeah, I could forward my mother the entire e-mail, but why? When I open >>>> the e-mail, obviously the content of the e-mail isn't in a text field. >>>> So, how could I select a block of text from that message, then copy it? >>>> Here's another example. Say I'm on Safari, and I see a web site that has >>>> some good information about a particular topic. How would I then select >>>> just that one paragraph then somehow copy it, so I could then paste it >>>> into a text, or e-mail, etc? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> OK, I'll give you that in Mail, I guess one sollution would be to go like >>>> I was going to reply/forward the message, then I would have a full on text >>>> field, then could select all, copy the whole e-mail, compose a new >>>> message, address it, then put my subject, then paste the body, then delete >>>> the aronious unneeded stuff accordingly, but, man oh man! that's a lotta >>>> work just to copy one little part of the mail! With Safari, I'm even >>>> more! clueless how I'd do that seeing there's no way what so ever that I >>>> know of to force the html content into a text element area. I know there >>>> has to be a way to do this! Surely Apple didn't forget a feature as >>>> necessary as this! 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