Acugtally qn is quite useful. just turn it off if you don't like it. no big deal. On Sep 28, 2014, at 4:21 AM, trevor <trevor.sco...@btopenworld.com> wrote:
> This is exactly what I have found on my iPad and my iPhone 5. > I thought apple were supposedly improving things on the accessibility front. > After updating to 8.2, as Martin said the caps lock is permently on, and, for > some reason known only to apple, quick nav is also on by default when you > start up the iPhone or iPad. > with quick nav on, you can navigate left and right through the apps but V O > space does nothing, nor, does enter. > It is absolutely useless and not worth bothering with. > Someone at apple has really messed up this time and I hope they put it right > quickly. > > Trevor > -----Original Message----- From: Martin G. McCormick > Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2014 5:27 AM > To: OS X & iOS Accessibility > Subject: Re: Bluetooth keyboard on IOS 8 I Am Not Happy! > > As one who works, at least for a few more months, in > networking and computing, I think we should upgrade our > operating system whenever possible to the current state of the > art for one's own security if nothing else. The hackers and > crackers out there have usually figured out how to break in to > older systems and the script monkeys happily spread the mischief > around. It used to be they did it for bragging rights or because > they were angry at someone else but now it's even more important > to stay current because organized crime is involved and some of > these exploits even have the backing of governments. > So, stupid me, I decided to go ahead and upgrade my iPad > to IOS8 today. > > Big mistake! > This is a copy of the message I sent to > accessibil...@apple.com. I suspect it will have no effect > whatsoever, but I sent it after much thought and some cooling > down. Message follows: > > Subject: IOS8 is Almost Totally Inaccessible. > > > I am a systems engineer with Oklahoma State University > who specializes in unix system programming and who enjoys > solving technical issues as well as building electronic and > mechanical things. > I also happen to be a computer user who is blind and > have used accessibility features in Linux andApple's OSX and IOS > platforms. > When I bought my iPad a couple of years ago, it came > with IOS6.x installed and I was happy with the way voiceover > worked. I did also buy a Logitech Bluetooth keyboard which is > almost indispensable when entering large amounts of text or > passwords. The on-screen keyboard is not impossible for a person > who is blind to use, but it is awkward. Frankly, I much prefer > real keys to hunting and tapping any day. > > When IOS7 came out, I upgraded to that and the BT > keyboard was a little more quirky than before, but I had no > trouble using it. One just got used to the way it behaved and > there were no real show stoppers. > > If anybody knows that complex systems do not always work > has hoped, it is me so one expects the occasional glitch or bug > when something new comes out but the following is beyond > ridiculous. > On September 27 of 2014, I upgraded to IOS8.0.2 and that > was a huge mistake. > The bluetooth keyboard now is completely useless except > for two very specific conditions: > > 1. All the control functions such as Escape, F11 and F12 > actually still work. > > 2. The letters and numbers will still work > when inside an application such as within a text-edit field but > they do nothing when trying to navigate the screen. The iPad > does emit a sound when the keyboard is switched on and off so it > is not loosing contact. > The Caps-Lock key always reports that "Caps lock is on" > each time it is pressed but the resulting characters sent to a > text application do reflect the correct case so all the scan > codes are obviously being received and translated correctly. > I would love to have my iPad back. It's loaded with > possibilities and I downloaded the upgrade in good faith that it > would cause the system to work better and be more secure. > I was wrong and I am not happy at this time. > > Sincerely, > > Martin McCormick WB5AGZ Stillwater, OK > Systems Engineer > OSU Information Technology Department Telecommunications Services Group > > End of quoted message. > > At this time, I don't have any apps on the iPad that are > very important so I wasn't too worried and wasn't really > watching out for things like bluetooth keyboards not working any > longer as that support is part of the OS and should be something > that gets caught very early. It should be kind of like shipping > ten-thousand washing machines without their power cords or drive > motors. > I have had a Linux upgrade go really badly, once, but > that was totally my fault and hey, it's free anyway and I had > backups of all the important stuff. One kind of expects better > out of a multi-million-dollar corporation but I am not sure real > adults are in charge of much of anything any more. > > Oh well, I am just blowing off steam now. > > Martin > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > the list's public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > > As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we always strive 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. 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