Hello Everyone, My preferred method for reading iOS iBook titles is to use the two-finger, swipe-down VoiceOver gesture, in order to initiate continuous reading of the text. Please note that I am not referring to the Speak Screen accessibility feature.
For whatever reason, using the method described above, continuous reading is cancelled if VoiceOver encounters either a hyperlink or headings marker, in the text. I first discovered this, last night, while reading the Apple TV User Guide. The same phenomenon occurred when I tested my hypothesis with the iPhone User Guide for iOS 10 and iPhone User Guide for iOS 9.3. At first, I thought it was some kind of issue with titles produced by Apple but I tested a recently published (non Apple) title, that has a web link imbedded in the text, and, just as with the Apple manuals, after less than 1 minute, the screen locked and reading ceased. It should be noted, that the hyperlinks that exist in the Table of Contents, used to jump to a specific area, does not cause interruption to the continuous reading feature. I say this because titles in my Library, containing only such links, read as expected. Steps to Reproduce: 1. >From Settings/General/Display and Brightness, set Auto Lock to 30 seconds. 2. In iBook, open the Apple TV User Guide and, from the table of contents, select Home Sharing; or, open the iPhone User Guide for iOS 10 and, from the table of contents, select Basics. 3. Once the desired page is displayed, perform the two-finger swipe-down VoiceOver gesture to initiate continuous reading. As I said, in my testing, each time either an imbedded hyperlink or heading is encountered, a short time later, the screen will lock and reading will stop. Please confirm if this occurs during your testing. I would like to note that, this problem does not occur when using the Speak Screen accessibility feature. While certainly useful in some instances, the Speak Screen feature is not my preferred method for reading iBook titles. Mark -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
