Really? So a 3gs with VO turned off will activate with a three-finger double-tap? This is the first I've heard of this in all the stuff I've rummaged through. Googling around a bit this appears to mute VO, not turn it on or off. The gestures with VO running are quite different so if I wanted somebody else to use my phone and turn off VO, it would be nice to have a shortcut to do that. Well, that and being able to turn VO again without sighted assistance.
CB peter Apgar wrote: > next time you go in, tap twice quickly with three fingers. this > turns voice over on and off. > > Pete > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Chris Blouch > *Sent:* Thursday, June 25, 2009 11:19 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: IPhone Wows > > My manager and I went over to the ATT store yesterday to play with 3GS > for the first time. We probably fiddled for about 30 minutes and > within that time could do quite a bit of basic stuff. The first snag > was getting VO turned on which required sighted assistance since the > phones were cabled down at a kiosk and not hooked up to iTunes on a > desktop. On another podcast there was a question about whether Apple > has some kind of voice command to turn VO on but nobody knew if it > existed or what it was. That said, once VO was on it took a little bit > to get the hang of three finger flicking and to realize that double > tap meant to hold on the thing you want to action and then tap with > another finger. We also had to be careful with making sure we didn't > hold the phone totally horizontal as sometimes it would flip into > portrait mode, moving everything around. Typing was a bit difficult > but improved as time went by such that it seemed like it would become > quite usable given some practice. 30 minutes or so wasn't enough but > it was already getting easier. Main thing was that the keys were very > small in portrait so putting a thumb down flat covered several keys. > Finger tips worked much better but finger nails didn't work. We > actually launched a random 3rd party app called Dictionary which was > already on the phone and it worked just fine, which was a nice touch > since it probably predates VO on the iPhone. One snag was that when > deleting characters in a text box it wasn't always obvious what > characters were about to be deleted, but maybe we missed some cues in > the somewhat noisy store. Anyway, it seems very positive that in only > a short bit of fiddling around the universal access interface was > usable and we could get stuff done. > > CB > > Victor Tsaran wrote: >> I think IPhone 3GS is a wonderful tool for low vision people -- it is >> the first truly accessible phone where everything is magnified. I cannot >> say that I would cash out for IPhone as a blind user though. But I truly >> appreciate Apple's pushing envelope with technology -- this is something >> I'd love to see more companies do. >> Vic >> >> On 6/21/2009 10:50 AM, John Denning wrote: >> >>> My wife who is a high partial has had an iPhone all along. So we got >>> her a new 3GS phone Friday. I've not had a lot of time on it, but have >>> had some. So far I'm impressed also. >>> >>> I need to read some instructions though. I can turn on the Zoom, and >>> invert. But I believe there is a way to easily jump between various >>> settings. Like is there a gesture to switch between inverted and >>> normal? I know how to zoom in and out. >>> >>> Trying to get my employer to spring for the phone since I'm required >>> to have a mobile phone. They one they got me is NOT at all accessible. >>> I can make the text a tiny bit larger is all. So get me this real off >>> the shelf solution. >>> >>> >>> On Jun 20, 2009, at 12:02 AM, Alex Jurgensen wrote: >>> >>> >>>> I played with the iPhone that was on display. Wow, ... I was shocked. >>>> It felt like a natural use, expecially in Calculator. >>>> >>>> I love the phone. >>>> >>> >> >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
