If anyone has managed to download the Air Dictate receiver, please let me know as the link will not open on my Mac. I will e-mail the developer. On 24 Dec 2011, at 07:04, M. Taylor wrote:
> Hello Brett, > > Your question is an excellent one and, by the way, thank you for alerting > the developers of the VoiceOver challenges. > > I want you to know that I encountered all of the obstacles you described. > In fact, I was almost ready to give up on the app in then I had the idea to > close the application by removing it via the App switcher, then, without > restarting the phone, launch the App again and, low and behold, the Dictate > button worked beautifully. For the record, I continue to use the 2-finger > double-tap to end the dictation just as I do when using Siri to end my > dictation. > > Also, the reason you sometimes hear a keyboard style VoiceOver feedback is > because, underneath the Air dictate screen which simply displays the Dictate > and Done buttons, respectively, is because, they are using their interface > on top of a normal virtual keyboard input screen. > > Please also be aware that, even for non-VoiceOver users, the App is not > consistently stable; I am convinced, however, that it can be made completely > accessible with VoiceOver if enough of us contact the developers. > > One more thing, should you find that the App becomes unresponsive, just > close the App and restart. I think this has something to do with the > display not keeping up with VoiceOver or vice versa. > > To Everyone, in case you would like to learn more about that which Brett and > I are discussing, go to the following site: > > http://avatron.com/apps/air-dictate > > Mark > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brett Campbell > Sent: Friday, December 23, 2011 10:49 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Another Dictation Breakthrough > > Hello Mark, > > This news is good to hear, yet perplexing. I installed Air Dictate on my > phone, along with the software for my Mac earlier today. I found the iPhone > app to be unresponsive with VoiceOver. I couldn't activate the prompt to > connect my phone with the Mac. With VoiceOver off, sighted assistance > performed the connection instantly. Following the connection, I activated > VoiceOver again. As I felt around the screen, it sounded like a keyboard was > present, but my borrowed eyes said there was not a keyboard present. I > managed to find the mic button, and completed one dictation. After that, the > mic button was allusive, and when I managed to come across it, it was > unresponsive. > Please share how you found success with this app. I've contacted the dev, > and they opened a ticket. They said perhaps it can be made VO accessible in > the future. > > Thanks, > > Brett C. > > > On Dec 23, 2011, at 10:05 PM, M. Taylor wrote: > >> Hello everyone, I just want you all to know that I am dictating this > message on my MacBook Pro, using my iPhone 4S. I'm using a program called > Air dictate. Will the wonders never cease? Mark. >> >> PS >> I want you to know that I downloaded the program from the Apple App Store > for 99 fcents for 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. >> > > -- > 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.
