Bill, I haven't got an Iphone yet but I subscribe to the VIPhone list, and have been following other people's experiences of their IPhones. It would appear that the gestures as listed by you do really work. It does sound very good, doesn't it? And thank you for listing the gestures: I was lookng for a summary of VO gestures, and you've just provided one.
Best wishes Simon On 5 Jul 2009, at 04:45, Bill Sprenger wrote: > > Eliza, Bill here. Sometime during the next two weeks am looking at, > and very probably purchasing an Iphone. Question: Do all of the > following gestures actually perform the prescribed actions? If so, > that is indeed very cool!!! :) > VoiceOver Gestures > > When VoiceOver is turned on, the standard touchscreen gestures have > different results. These and additional gestures allow you to move > around the screen and to control the individual elements when theyíre > selected. VoiceOver gestures include using two and three fingers to > tap or flick. For best results using two- and three-finger gestures, > relax and let your fingers touch the screen naturally. > > You can use many different techniques to enter VoiceOver gestures. For > example, you can enter a two-finger tap using two fingers from one > hand, or one finger from each hand. You can also use your thumbs. Try > different techniques to discover which works best for you. > > Following is a summary of some of the VoiceOver gestures. > Navigate and Read > > * > > Tap: Speak item. > * > > Flick right or left: Select next or previous item. > * > > Flick up or down: Depends on Rotor Control setting. See Rotor > Control. > * > > Two-finger tap: Stop speaking current item. > * > > Two-finger flick up: Read all from top of screen. > * > > Two-finger flick down: Read all from current position. > * > > Three-finger flick up or down: Scroll one page at a time. > * > > Three-finger flick right or left: Go to next or previous page > (such as Home screen, Stocks, Safari). > * > > Three-finger tap: Speak the scroll status (which page or rows > are visible). > > Select and Activate > > * > > Double-tap: Activate selected item. > * > > Touch an item with one finger, tap the screen with another > finger (ìsplit tappingî): Activate item. > * > > Double-tap and hold (1 second) + standard gesture: Use a > standard gesture. > > The double-tap and hold gesture tells iPhone to interpret the > subsequent gesture as a standard one. For example, you can double-tap > and hold, then without lifting your finger, drag your finger to slide > a switch. > * > > Two-finger double tap: Answer or end a call. Play or pause > (iPod, YouTube, Voice Memos, Photos). Take a picture (Camera). Start > or pause recording (Camera, Voice Memos). > * > > Three-finger double tap: Mute or unmute VoiceOver. > * > > Three-finger triple tap: Turn the screen curtain on or off. > > NOTE: Single-finger flicking gestures must be done quickly to > distinguish them from dragging gestures. > Take care, and please respond, anyone on the list. > > Ciao: Bill > > On Jul 4, 2009, at 4:02 PM, Eliza Cooper wrote: > >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
