On Sep 25, 2013, at 10:51 AM, Karen Coyle <kco...@kcoyle.net> wrote:
> Ann, I'm not expert on either accessibility nor the Open Library reading > software, but I did just try to use the reader on my iPhone. On my > computer, when I open the reader, there is a "sound" icon in the upper > menu bar that turns on the 'read aloud' feature. On the iPhone in Safari > that upper bar is not present, therefore I do not see how to turn on > 'read aloud.' > > Do we have anyone on the list who knows details of the reader software? Hi Karen and Ann, Apple's iOS blocks the multiple HTML5 audio API calls that the bookreader uses for its Text-To-Speech feature, so that button does not appear on iphones and ipads. Open Library makes DAISY books available for print-disabled users, but unfortunately these are not very usable on the iphone. Using Apple Voiceover on the plain text version of the books in Safari is also not very usable. Ann, would it be possible for you to acquire a hardware device such as the Humanware Victor Stream reader that works with OL DAISY files, and have someone help you load it with the books you want? -raj > > Ann, have you used 'read aloud' on the computer, and if so is that what > you are looking for on the iPhone? > > kc > > On 9/25/13 8:48 AM, Ann wrote: >> Hello, I just joined your mailing list. I'm using an iPhone 4S. I am >> completely blind, and was wondering how I would go about using your library >> books and either Safari or a special application that I need to download. >> Thank you in advance for any tips tricks or advice you may offer. >> _______________________________________________ >> Ol-discuss mailing list - Ol-discuss@archive.org >> http://mail.archive.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ol-discuss >> Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/ol-discuss@archive.org/ >> To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send email to >> ol-discuss-unsubscr...@archive.org >> > > -- > Karen Coyle > kco...@kcoyle.net http://kcoyle.net > m: 1-510-435-8234 > skype: kcoylenet > _______________________________________________ > Ol-discuss mailing list - Ol-discuss@archive.org > http://mail.archive.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ol-discuss > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/ol-discuss@archive.org/ > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send email to > ol-discuss-unsubscr...@archive.org _______________________________________________ Ol-discuss mailing list - Ol-discuss@archive.org http://mail.archive.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ol-discuss Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/ol-discuss@archive.org/ To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send email to ol-discuss-unsubscr...@archive.org
