There is a way around anything being announced when in a meeting and such. It is the do not disturb feature. It is in the top level of the menus. I guess unless one for some reason wants it to ring out loud in the meeting, but not announce who it is. I guess then you might be harder pressed for a solution.
On 3/3/13, John Panarese <[email protected]> wrote: > I have to agree. I have been in many situations in which sighted people > had no idea what VoiceOver was saying because the announcement also comes > with the ring tone. > > So they stopped calling you, Rich. I guess that's why they have been > calling me of late ..... > > > Take Care > > John D. Panarese > Director > Mac for the Blind > Tel, (631) 724-4479 > Email, [email protected] > Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com > > APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX LION > > AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE > > MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT > > > > On Mar 3, 2013, at 7:08 PM, Richard Ring <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The reason this particular issue doesn't concern me overly much is this. >> Most people who aren't used to the iPhone speech won't understand the >> number anyway. And, besides, I no longer receive covert calls from CIA >> operatives, so I believe my information is relatively safe. >> >> >> You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of >> Fielding >> Sent from my Mac Book Pro >> [email protected] >> >> On Mar 3, 2013, at 5:56 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I like Caller ID, I.E. someone being announced although I wish it didn't >>> do it on loud speaker when the I phone headset was plugged in. However, >>> I'd like the choice of having the announcement muted especially if you >>> were in an important meeting as others have stated. >>> >>> Kawal. >>> On 3 Mar 2013, at 23:41, James Mannion <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Personal preferences it sounds like. Some of us wouldn't find it a big >>>> deal to mute VO when locking the phone in a situation where it could >>>> ring where we were so concerned about someone knowing who is calling. >>>> As was mentioned, I don't think many of us really share this concern. >>>> Personally I don't care about it much if at some random time somebody >>>> knows by what something said who was calling me. I don't think the >>>> information makes enough of a connection in their life to even >>>> acknowledge it. Others like yourself do look at it differently though. >>>> Maybe they will put in a setting some day, but until then there are >>>> controls you can use to manage the situation. No, it is not 100% >>>> automated, but not difficult to manage. It seems to me that expecting >>>> 100% automation to manage every situation causes more stress than to >>>> just use the controls provided to effectively manage it. >>>> >>>> On 3/3/13, Chris Gilland <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> You wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Moreover, why is it that when we have a headphone connected, the caller >>>>> ID >>>>> is still spoken out loud through the speakerphone? >>>>> >>>>> Ouch! I didn't realize it did that, but then, I hardly ever use a >>>>> headset. >>>>> Is this also an issue with bluetooth headsets, or only with wired. >>>>> >>>>> Chris. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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 >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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 >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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 http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> 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 http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > -- > 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 http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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