Hello thanks for this verry informative info one thing I am wondering if I purchase a iphone application and it isn't vo friendly am I out 4.95? how does something like that work with software apps? Hank On Aug 7, 2009, at 2:55 PM, Esther wrote:
> > Hi Hank, > > There's a version of "Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, > Leopard edition" from O'Reilly Media, Inc. that's available as an > iPhone app for $4.99: > > http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=325837189&mt=8 > > I don't know whether this is accessible through VO on the iPhone. > From Josh's comments, the ebook versions that are offered through the > Stanza app interface aren't quite accessible to VO. (I'm not quite > sure what he meant by his impression that they were "almost > accessible".) However, many ebooks offered as stand-alone apps for > the iPhone do seem to be accessible. That said, someone who has an > iPhone and is proficient with VO navigation would have to check out > how easy it is to navigate to the various chapters, search for text, > etc. > > There's also a version of Pogue's "iPhone: The Missing Manual, Third > Edition" that cover the iPhone 3GS available as an iPhone app for > $4.99: > > http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=324601015&mt=8 > > When the last version was released, it was the top selling ebook over > the of a few weeks after it was released. I assume this book may be of > less use to VO users since it won't cover special tips for using the > VO gestures, but it will give general informtion. Again, no > information about VO accessibility here. > > The reason I would love to know whether Stanza is or can be made > accessible to VoiceOver on the iPhone is that this is the major > competitor for ebook usage to the Kindle, and that there are tons of > both free and paid ebooks, all free of DRM, that can use this > interface. I've read that some low vision users are using this app on > the iPhone. > > If you look in the list archives, you'll see recommendations to both > the O'Reilly books that are availble from Bookshare (including Pogue's > Missing Manual series -- not just the volume for switching from > Windows) and to the Take Control downloadable ebooks. For example, > this November 2008 post even mentions "Switching to the Mac: The > Missing Manual, Leopard edition" as being of possible interest to list > members even though it was answering a point of someone who was coming > into the Mac from a linux background with a suggestion of another > O'Reilly book from Bookshare: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40macvisionaries.com/msg44372.html > (Mac OS X for Linux and Unix users) > > That post details the best way I've found to search for O'Reilly books > at Bookshare and also notes that all O'Reilly books are available to > international Bookshare users. Since the material is supplied > directly from the publisher, who also maintains commercial on-line > versions of the book and sells these in (non-DRM) PDF and other ebook > formats, the content quality is high, and the available work is up to > date. For Les, it's sometimes difficult to check the latest version > of a book on Bookshare; you should always click on the title link and > check the publish date. I usually also go directly to the O'Reilly > pages: http://www.oreilly.com where you can also check whether a new > edition may be coming out. Then I look for it in Bookshare. > > Another really excellent series are the "Take Control" books. You > can try looking at their "Take Control of Switching to the Mac": > > http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/switching > > These are highly accessible guides in downloadable PDF format that > typically list for $10. This format allows the authors to quickly > issue updates, and when you purchase a guide you can check for the > latest update and download it for free from the Web site until the > next major revision (a couple of years later). Chances are, if you're > on the mailing list, they'll tell you when the next major release > comes out, and offer you a discount. Their web site allows you to > download free samples of all their books, so you can see whether the > content and style is likely to match your needs. Navigation supports > links to relevant sections in Preview. > > HTH > > Cheers, > > Esther > > P.S. I don't have any of the Windows related Take Control books, but > if I decided to install Fusion on my Mac, I would personally get their > Take Control of VMWare Fusion. > > > > hank smith wrote: > >> >> any other way to get it besides book share? >> On Aug 5, 2009, at 2:26 AM, Les Kriegler wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi Anna, >>> >>> Thanks very much for this resource. I went to bookshare and grabbed >>> it and >>> will be reading it on my Icon BP. I noticed there were 2 books, one >>> for >>> Tiger and one for Leopard which is the one I downloaded. Sounds >>> like this >>> will be right up my alley! >>> >>> Les >>> >>> >>>> >> >> >>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
