[ol-discuss] Hello, I'm a new member on an iPhone.
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
Re: [ol-discuss] Hello, I'm a new member on an iPhone.
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? 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
Re: [ol-discuss] Hello, I'm a new member on an iPhone.
Hello, my iPhone is my only computer. I don't have a regular desktop computer. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 25, 2013, at 1:51 PM, 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? 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
Re: [ol-discuss] Hello, I'm a new member on an iPhone.
This should help: 1. Open Settings. 2. Select the General tab. 3. Scroll down and select the Accessibility tab. 4. Select the Speak Selection option (it should be set to off, currently). 5. Select the toggle switch to turn it on. You still have to highlight the text, but then you can select Speak and that should work. Richard Cox Digital Technology Consultant Electronic Resources Information Technology University Libraries, UNC Greensboro http://library.uncg.edu/ On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 2:57 PM, Ann cradlingarm...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, my iPhone is my only computer. I don't have a regular desktop computer. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 25, 2013, at 1:51 PM, 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? 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 ___ 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
Re: [ol-discuss] Hello, I'm a new member on an iPhone.
Richard The OL book reader presents an image, not selectable text. There are other formats, but access to them is less direct, and therefore less accessible, most likely. kc On 9/25/13 12:15 PM, Richard Cox wrote: This should help: 1. Open Settings. 2. Select the General tab. 3. Scroll down and select the Accessibility tab. 4. Select the Speak Selection option (it should be set to off, currently). 5. Select the toggle switch to turn it on. You still have to highlight the text, but then you can select Speak and that should work. Richard Cox Digital Technology Consultant Electronic Resources Information Technology University Libraries, UNC Greensboro http://library.uncg.edu/ On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 2:57 PM, Ann cradlingarm...@gmail.com mailto:cradlingarm...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, my iPhone is my only computer. I don't have a regular desktop computer. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 25, 2013, at 1:51 PM, Karen Coyle kco...@kcoyle.net mailto: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? 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 mailto: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 mailto:ol-discuss-unsubscr...@archive.org -- Karen Coyle kco...@kcoyle.net mailto:kco...@kcoyle.net http://kcoyle.net m: 1-510-435-8234 tel:1-510-435-8234 skype: kcoylenet ___ Ol-discuss mailing list - Ol-discuss@archive.org mailto: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 mailto:ol-discuss-unsubscr...@archive.org ___ Ol-discuss mailing list - Ol-discuss@archive.org mailto: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 mailto: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
Re: [ol-discuss] Hello, I'm a new member on an iPhone.
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
