I did that as well just to make sure I knew how to do it. Then I decided I liked the items where they were so reset it, smile. On 2009-12-08, at 9:29 AM, Mark Gilland wrote:
> Wo! how the heck did you rearrange the home screen icons! > > Chris. > > > ? ????? t?? Te?? ľe sa?. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dónal Fitzpatrick" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 12:20 PM > Subject: RE: Is the navigation of items on the IPhone as efficient and > speedy as everyone says? > > > HI, > > I bought my iPhone last Thursday. My initial observations are that it is > perfectly usable after a short time. Yes, the method of text-input takes > some getting used to (I'd say I'm only 60% as fast as I was on my old n82) > but I can notice a speed improvement even after such a short time. > > In terms of the navigation, there are several points. Firstly, those who > suggest that good spatial awareness makes this device more usable are > correct. It certainly helps to be able to know roughly on the screen where > something resides. You might miss it by a centimetre (half an inch) but > you'll hit the item you are looking for in no time. Secondly, one of the > factors that has helped me, is the ability to rearrange the home screen to > suit myself. If you put something down on a surface, you'll usually > remember roughly where it is, (I know I do) and using these devices is no > different. So one of the first things I did when I got mine was to place > the icons in positions that suited me. As a consequence I developed a good > working mental map of the screen layout. > > Another thing that has really helped me to become so quickly familiar with > the iPhone is the fact that the same non-speech audio cues are incorporated > into the interface as those found on Snow Leopard. I find that I don't have > to listen to all the verbal descriptions of items provided from the > synthesiser but use the other sounds emanating from the device rather a lot. > > Anyway, these are just the thoughts of an absolute novice with this device. > There are plenty of people on this list who are far more expert in its use > than I, so if they disagree with what I've said here, I'd take their view > over mine on this one. > > Cheers > > Dónal > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of william lomas > Sent: 08 December 2009 16:57 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Is the navigation of items on the IPhone as efficient and > speedy as everyone says? > > no if you have spacial awareness you be fine > > On 8 Dec 2009, at 16:44, Jess wrote: > >> Hi all. >> >> I don't mean to be negative. Maybe I'm missing something, but having >> played with the IPhone for a while at the store last Saturday, I have >> to wonder if the voice over navigation methods for navigating the >> touch screen are as speedy and efficient as typing on the qwerty? For >> example, the sighted guy who was watching me navigate using voice over >> observed that I had to cursor all over the screen to find something, >> when he could just tap on it with the finger. For example, even if I >> knew the notes application, or Safari was down at the bottom of the >> screen, I'd have to flick all the way around the screen to find it. >> Or, let's say I was writing an email. If I knew that I wanted to type >> in an H, or a U, would I have to cursor all over the screen to find >> it? To me, this just would be slow and tedious. A, S, D, F, G, H, >> double tap. Q, W, E, double tap. j, k, l, double tap. l, double tap. >> t, y, u, i, o, double tap. >> All that just to write the word hello? 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