My take was that this only will apply to the iPad. Andy
"I'm pretty good at drinkin beer." -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ben Mustill-Rose Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 3:57 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Apple to Remove the Home Button from Future iPads and iPhones? I was thinking about that as well actually. The only way I can see it working is if your fumb is at the bottom of the screen and your other 4 fingers are at the top. Even then, it doesn't sound overly smooth. I do like the idea of controling multitasking using jestures though; I always thought that the app switcher could have been a bit better ad that it could load a bit faster come to think of it. On 17/01/2011, Ricardo Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't think this will effect VO accessibility much. They can simply > turn it from triple press of home, to triple press of sleep/power > button. As far as the iPhone is concerned, I'm more worried about > these 4 and 5 finger gestures they're reportedly thinking about. It > wouldn't be any trouble on a iPad with all that screen real estate > but, on an iPhone? I couldn't imagine many adults being able to do a > 5 finger pinch gesture with comfort. The screen is just too small. > > Ricardo Walker > [email protected] > Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296 > Google Voice: 1-646-450-2197 > > > > On Jan 17, 2011, at 6:41 AM, Kevin Shaw wrote: > >> Saw this story and thought I'd pass it along. This could spell >> trouble for some of the accessibility features on the iPhone, for >> example, triple-clicking the home button to toggle VO on and off. >> >> http://www.macrumors.com/2011/01/13/apple-to-remove-home-button-from- >> future-ipads-and-iphones/ >> >> Kevin >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > -- > 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. > > -- 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. -- 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.
