Hi David, I was able to do a few really hard double tap and hold pass-thru gestures on the center of the screen. Then I heard VoiceOver say "menu on". At that point you get access to the controls at the top and bottom of the screen that you describe.
HTH. Cheers, Esther On May 1, 2013, at 5:03 AM, David Griffith wrote: > Kindle has announced that it has made the iOS app accessible to voiceover. > > I have just tried the app and I think there may be limited cause for > celebration. > It is certainly possible to now download a kindle book and have Voiceover > start reading the text of the book with a 2 finger upwards swipe. > In this sense it resembles ibooks. > The fact that Voiceover can read the Kindle text now is certainly a major > advance. > In one sense the app appears clunky though. I could find no easy way of > exiting the book reading window within the App. > A work around appears to press the Home Key and then re enter the Kindle App > from the Home Screen. On re-entering the app you appear to be put into a > window which allows bookmarking and navigation of the Book you are reading > by percentage. There is also a button to return to reading the book and a > Home button to return to your library where you can download your books. > It would be far easier if there was a button accessible to Voiceover which > could return you to this screen without having to exit to the iOS Home > Screen. b > > It will need a little more experimentation but limited celebration seems > merited. > If anybody else finds a way around the awkward moving from the reading pane > to the app Home screen and book controls please post. > David Griffith > <--- 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> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
