Hi George, That's interesting. You're right, I never noticed the Alva that I had being this sluggish, but then I never used it with the Kindle app. I've forwarded this to Hims, let's see what they have to say. Best, Donna On May 2, 2013, at 10:47 PM, Georges Zaynoun <[email protected]> wrote:
> Yes, I can confirm sluggishness but it is different from device to another. I > have a BrailleSense U2 connected to an iPad 3rd generation and a BrailleEDGE > connected to iPad Mini both from Hims and act slow when reading, on the other > hand I have a Brailliant32 from HumanWare connected to iPhone 4S and it works > very nicely. > Original message: >> I had problems reading I books in Braille because it got stuck when I wanted >> to change pages on a few occasions. I hope this will not happen in the >> Kindle App. It seemed better when I started to read my book by speech as I >> didn't have a braille display until I came to work. > >> Kawal. > >> On 2 May 2013, at 12:02 PM, Donna Goodin <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> Hi Kawal, > >>> Other than the sluggishness that I'm experiencing, the app works extremely >>> well. Navigation is much smoother than in other reading apps. >>> Take care, >>> Donna >>> On May 2, 2013, at 4:45 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> I've just purchased a Kindle book and would like to know if braille works >>>> like I books or is it different? I like the menu too. > >>>> Kawal. > >>>> On 2 May 2013, at 10:30 AM, Annie Skov Nielsen >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>> Hi. > >>>>> Braille can sometimes be slow also in ibooks. > >>>>> The kindle app has infact done some great things for us braille readers. >>>>> The fact that you can go to previous line from the botton without running >>>>> all the way to the top. Great that kindle goes to the top when you press >>>>> next page. I sometimes experience that the next page will not show up in >>>>> braille, I will when have to touch the screen, and when it normally works. >>>>> About the slugishness of braille, I think apple has a part of the fault >>>>> on this one, I often have problems with large paragraphs. > >>>>> Can anyone get the table of content to work with braille? > >>>>> Cheers Annie. >>>>> On May 2, 2013, at 7:50 AM, Teresa Cochran <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: > >>>>>> Hmmm, I'm not having this problem. Which display are you using? I'm >>>>>> using a Focus 40 blue. > >>>>>> Teresa >>>>>> On May 1, 2013, at 5:13 PM, Donna Goodin <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>>>> Well, at least I know I'm not the only one experiencing this. I do >>>>>>> hope your write, at this point, for reading with braille, Kindle would >>>>>>> be my least favorite option, just because it's so slow.. >>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>> Donna >>>>>>> On May 1, 2013, at 7:11 PM, Jane <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>>>>> It's slow for me, yes. It's faster to read with Samantha, but I am >>>>>>>> hopeful it will impove over time. > >>>>>>>> Jane > > > > >>>>>>>> On May 1, 2013, at 8:08 PM, Donna Goodin <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>>>>>> Hi all, > >>>>>>>>> I was just reading in the Kindle app, and it seems like there's about >>>>>>>>> a half second delay between the press of the scroll button and the >>>>>>>>> movement of the display. this makes reading in braille very slow. >>>>>>>>> Wondering if anyone else has experienced this? >>>>>>>>> Donna >>>>>>>>> On May 1, 2013, at 6:58 PM, Christine Grassman >>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>>>>>>> One thing about Amazon which drives me batty, and which they still >>>>>>>>>> have not fixed, is having to contact them if you need to change your >>>>>>>>>> password, because they just will not put an audio capcha on the site. >>>>>>>>>> Christine > >>>>>>>>>> On May 1, 2013, at 3:22 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>> Amazon App for the I phone is great. I use it all the time. >>>>>>>>>>> On 1 May 2013, at 17:38, Christine Grassman >>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>>> I suspect Amazon has a mobile app for the iPhone? Anyone know if >>>>>>>>>>>> it is accessible, or should I not bother looking for it? >>>>>>>>>>>> On May 1, 2013, at 12:29 PM, Scott Rumery <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>>>> No, you will have to go to the Amazon website to find books, but >>>>>>>>>>>>> once you make a purchase that title should show up on your iPhone. > >>>>>>>>>>>>> On May 1, 2013, at 12:12 PM, "Jed Barton" <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Wow guys, this is cool. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Question, can you actually search for books and stuff? I >>>>>>>>>>>>>> couldn't find an >>>>>>>>>>>>>> option to do that. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: [email protected] >>>>>>>>>>>>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Christine >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Grassman >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 12:04 PM >>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: Kindle now accessible on IOS with Voiceover. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> And there was much amazement . . . and rejoicing . . . >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Christine > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On May 1, 2013, at 12:02 PM, Ricardo Walker >>>>>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Haha. Hi, > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm trying it out right now. I don't think you will be >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> disappointed with >>>>>>>>>>>>>> the accessibility. I'm able to read by line/ word/ character, >>>>>>>>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>>>>>>>> continuous reading with a 2 finger flick down seems to work just >>>>>>>>>>>>>> fine. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Actually, when you first open the book, it tells you the >>>>>>>>>>>>>> voiceover gestures >>>>>>>>>>>>>> you can use to read. including highlighting and selecting text, >>>>>>>>>>>>>> etc. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hth > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ricardo Walker >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Twitter:@apple2thecore >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> www.appletothecore.info > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On May 1, 2013, at 11:57 AM, Christine Grassman >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's a good thing it is May 1 and not April 1, or I would >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> think this was >>>>>>>>>>>>>> a joke. Is this really true, or am I dreaming? Has anyone tried >>>>>>>>>>>>>> it out yet >>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- determined whether the navigation is as spectacular as iBooks >>>>>>>>>>>>>> and the >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Nook app? > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Christine >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On May 1, 2013, at 11:53 AM, Ricardo Walker >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi list, > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In case you didn't hear yet, Kindle for IOS is now accessible >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Voiceover. 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