Re: Picker items in Safari

Two things: Although picker items work better now than they did, there are still occasional ones, where, after double tapping where it says picker item, it continues to say picker item and nothing seems to change. Touch the lower right hand corner of the screen. It then should change to

Re: Picker items in Safari

hi friend. thanks for the answer. I already reported this issue to Apple, and have detailed all the details. apple told me that the issue had been send it to accessibility team. I talked to Apple that this bug was very complex, and the apple understood ... It seemes to me that Apple is very

tinder on iphone

Hi, does anyone know if Tinder is fully accessible on iPhone? Gianni Skype: giannijuve Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's

Re: tinder on iphone

Hi. It's accessible, but the buttons have weird labels, oh, and you can't add new pictures. Otherwise it's ok. Though I rarely get any matches, i must be an ugly fuck. On 1/19/16, Gianni wrote: > Hi, does anyone know if Tinder is fully accessible on iPhone? > > >

Re: tinder on iphone

You just sign up with facebook andit grabs your latest 2 or 3 profile pics I think On 1/19/16, Gianni wrote: > Haha. > But can you choose one picture by installation? > > > Gianni > > Skype: giannijuve > Sent from my iPhone > >> Op 19-jan.-2016 om 09:58 heeft Oriol

Re: tinder on iphone

Ok. Could you explain the buttons to me and how do I like someone or dislike? Gianni Skype: giannijuve Sent from my iPhone > Op 19-jan.-2016 om 10:05 heeft Oriol Gómez het > volgende geschreven: > > You just sign up with facebook andit grabs your latest 2 or 3 profile

Re: tinder on iphone

Haha. But can you choose one picture by installation? Gianni Skype: giannijuve Sent from my iPhone > Op 19-jan.-2016 om 09:58 heeft Oriol Gómez het > volgende geschreven: > > Hi. > It's accessible, but the buttons have weird labels, oh, and you can't > add new

Re: tinder on iphone

you unlike the first 3 and like the last one. :) On 1/19/16, Gianni wrote: > OK, thx man. > But do I understand this correct, that when I like someone, it's always the > one on top of the four? How do I like for example only the last one? > > > Gianni > > Skype:

Re: tinder on iphone

When I like the first one, does she then disappear? And does the second one become the first one? Gianni Skype: giannijuve Sent from my iPhone > Op 19-jan.-2016 om 11:11 heeft Oriol Gómez het > volgende geschreven: > > you unlike the first 3 and like the last one. :)

Re: Blindfold wildcard?

I also agree. Although I know they need to make money, it is rediculous to have to keep buying credits, so I just don't play the games. I give them a lot of credit for making so many games, but with the number of games that this developer has put out in the last year, a person would go broke if

voiceover-easy back, thanks!

Thanks to those who replied to my query about the voiceover easy site. The links Gary sent work. Perhaps the site was down for awhile. Glad that's all. Thank you again. Lois Goodine. I'm appreciating the methodical, step-by-step instruction presented there. -- The following information is

Re: tinder on iphone

i already did. they are labelled, just weirdly. There is one called profile_like or something like that, you just click it and you will automatically be in the next profile, though this app sometimes has lots of focus issues. Here's hoping someone makes blinder! On 1/19/16, Gianni

Re: tinder on iphone

I don't understand. I see 4 persons on the scpeam, how do I know which one I'm liking? What is the button: game pass? What's the difference between like and superlike button? What is the button undo? How do I unlike someone? Gianni Skype: giannijuve Sent from my iPhone > Op 19-jan.-2016

Re: tinder on iphone

you like the first profile that is listed. i just like them all. pass is unlike undo is to undo the last thing you did either unlike or like to unlike you go to the matches tab, select the person and hit remove compatibility at the end superlike is like a like, but the other person gets a notify

Re: Apple's headphone scam

Hi! Agreed but there always be other manufacturers. I wouldn't buy power adapter other than Apples but a piece of cord is just piece of cord and the manufacturer is not so important. Regarding lightning to micro USB, it is not shipped, atleast here in Croatia. We get

Re: tinder on iphone

OK, thx man. But do I understand this correct, that when I like someone, it's always the one on top of the four? How do I like for example only the last one? Gianni Skype: giannijuve Sent from my iPhone > Op 19-jan.-2016 om 10:50 heeft Oriol Gómez het > volgende

Re: tinder on iphone

the second one becomes the first yes. And it doesnt disappear it just waits for that user to confirm. On 1/19/16, Gianni wrote: > When I like the first one, does she then disappear? And does the second one > become the first one? > > > Gianni > > Skype: giannijuve >

Lightning and Micro USB [was "Re: Apple's headphone scam"]

Both the EC and the IEC agreed to settle on a standard charger for cell phones with a data connection. You can read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_external_power_supply This ended up being the open standard for micro USB. The European Parliament mandated that all smart phones

Re: amazon Bluetooth basic keyboard:

What sort of instructions are you looking for? I have the amazon basics keyboard and would be glad to help. Kimber On 1/18/16, Charles E. Black wrote: > If anyone has instructions or know where I could get instructions for the > amazon basic Bluetooth keyboard, it would

RE: Flecks Dictionary import from FleksyVO

Traci, I could find no mention of dictionary importing under the dictionary button which is found under the More topline menu button on the Fleksy Keyboard app main page. I know importing used to be possible with the original Fleksy/Fleksy VO app. When you execute the Dictionary button under the

Re: Best app to read Bookshare books

Oh, I wasn’t making a plug for the android version. I was just wondering that if Voice Dream for Android has the Eloquince! voices than maybe there was a chance of getting them on iOS. Since it was a jaws thing than I guess it probably won’t make it to iOS. I have never used jaws. When I needed

Re: App that reports the nearest intersection

thanks to those that have replied to my original query. I am looking into Ariadne GPS and it looks like a good option. Now I just need to get it to work the way that I want. Though it does not report the nearest intersection, it can alert you when you approach and reach a favorite point. I have

RE: amazon Bluetooth basic keyboard:

Thanks so much you guys. Once someone told me where the VO key combo was, everything started working smoothly. Thanks. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kimberly Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 3:41 PM To:

RE: amazon Bluetooth basic keyboard:

You are so awesome!!! -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kimberly Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 12:42 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: amazon Bluetooth basic keyboard: The VO key combination is the command and

Flecks Dictionary import from FleksyVO

Since Fleksy is a popular topic for the moment, I thought I’d ask about the Fleksy dictionary. Is it still possible to import our dictionary settings from FleksyVO into native Fleksy? I was a heavy FleksyVO user, so my dictionary is heavily populated. :) Also, thank you for the dropbox link

Re: amazon Bluetooth basic keyboard:

Oops my bad. Sorry. Sent from Kimber's iPhone > On Jan 19, 2016, at 2:12 PM, christopher hallsworth > wrote: > > Hi actually it's control and option. >> On 19 Jan 2016, at 17:42, Kimberly wrote: >> >> The VO key combination is the command

Re: Alerts, iPhone & Watch

Hello Traci, You can customize your notifications in great detail using the Notifications options in the Watch app on your phone. If you mirror notifications on your watch, you get them on the watch instead of the phone unless you're using the phone at the time they come in. However, you can

Re: App that reports the nearest intersection

Sorry if this sounds stupid. Do you hold your phone in a horizontal position when using blindsquare? Thanks, Christina > On Jan 16, 2016, at 11:33 AM, Richard Turner > wrote: > > > Yes, Apple Maps will do that while you are moving. > Blind Square has an option

Re: Apple's headphone scam

Hi, Sieghard! Yes, I got it now. I must have lost the thread between cables and adapters and I thought you mean a cord with micro USB male on one and lightning male on the other end. Regarding cables, the thunderbolt I got with my old 4S still works great after more

Re: Updating iPad

Hi, What this is saying is that you haven't backed up your iPad for two weeks or longer. What you need to do is go into settings, then to iCloud and then to back up. Here there will be a back up now. When you do this, your notification will go away. Thanks, Jennie Facer > On Jan 19, 2016,

Re: Best app to read Bookshare books

I am very unfamiliar with voices and their brands so I don’t know what Eloquince! voices are. My brother tried the android version of voice Dream Reader and we had some different voice options from each other. He has Ava but I don’t know if she’s an Eloquince! voice. Christina > On Jan 15,

Re: Best app to read Bookshare books

Voice Dream for Android is far, far away from he iOS version and it has very bad rates in the Playstore. Eloquence is the default voice on Jaws for Windows if you ever used it. It's robotic but very human sounding. S poštovanjem Gordan Radić

Re: I Books- Basic Questions

Any voice that is on your Apple device that works as a voiceover voice can be used with iBooks. That would include the nuance voices, and the Alex voice, which come with your device. I think you can also purchase voices for the Mac to be used with voiceover from a company called sepstrel. I'm

RE: I Books- Basic Questions

Hello. I have another question about an iBook. Last week, there was an iBook mentioned on this list called Mastering the Mac with Voiceover. I searched for this, and can’t find it. Does anybody know if it is still available? Thanks. Lucy Edmonds From: viphone@googlegroups.com

Re: amazon Bluetooth basic keyboard:

The VO key combination is the command and option keys pressed together. These are the second and third keys in from the left on the bottom row. So for example, to activate the home command hold down command + option + H. I hope this helps. Kimber Sent from Kimber's iPhone > On Jan 19, 2016,

I Books- Basic Questions

I just started looking at the I Books app which I have never tried. It seems that you can read books either in audio format or by having Voiceover read the text of a book, although each book may not offer both options. My question is what voice or voices can be used to listen to the text of

Re: I Books- Basic Questions

You don't purchase Voiceover voices on iOS devices. All the available ones are free. However, you need to do a little work to get a selection of them. First, you need to go to settings, general, accessibility, voiceover and speech. In the speech section, you can choose your default voice. You may

Re: I Books- Basic Questions

Thank you everyone for your assistance and especially to Michael for your clear detailed instructions. I discovered that I was listening to the Samantha and now I am going to try the Alex voice. Regards, Michelle Bernstein On Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at 1:58:31 PM UTC-5, Michael Feir wrote: >

Re: amazon Bluetooth basic keyboard:

Hi actually it's control and option. > On 19 Jan 2016, at 17:42, Kimberly wrote: > > The VO key combination is the command and option keys pressed together. These > are the second and third keys in from the left on the bottom row. So for > example, to activate the

RE: I Books- Basic Questions

Michelle, I can't answer your questions since I use Voice Dream Reader for reading most everything that isn't app specific such as BARD, Audible, etc. I will say that unless something has changed, iBooks shuts down when your iDevice goes into locked mode which is one of the reasons I don't use

Re: Lightning and Micro USB [was "Re: Apple's headphone scam"]

OK, i understand the micro USB standard but, if Apple uses lightning connector for the iDevice end and the standard USB to connect to PC with standard USB  what will I get with the cable with lightning on one and the micro USB on the other end? And this is what lightning

Re: I Books- Basic Questions

Hi Michelle, You can use VoiceOver to read your books in iBooks. Another option is to go to General/Settings/Accessibility and turn on Speak Screen. Then when you open an iBook, you can ask Siri to read the screen. The advantage is that the text can be spoken while the screen is locked. I

Alerts, iPhone & Watch

Hi all, I am new to the Watch, so not certain about behaviors. When notifications come in, my watch vibrates, which is great. However, my phone no longer alerts me with tones. Is there a setting to fix this? For me, this is a big drawback. I have custom tones for a reason & if I didn’t

Re: I Books- Basic Questions

Thank you, Mary. Where do I go to find these additional Voiceover voice options for purchase? Regards, Michelle Bernstein On 1/19/16, Mary Otten wrote: > Any voice that is on your Apple device that works as a voiceover voice can > be used with iBooks. That would include the

Re: Blindfold wildcard?

The unlimited, from what I am seeing, is $14.99 each game. That is a bit steep in my opinion. -Original Message- From: Wayne Merritt Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 10:42 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Blindfold wildcard? Some of the Blindfold games have "starter packs"

Re: Blindfold wildcard?

That's for sure. However, other games may be cheaper, such as for the Tile puzzle game, the unlimited coins option is $6. I think the newer games are cheaper, but the price can range from $5 to $15 per game. This is why I don't get the unlimited unless it is a game that I am addicted to. If you

Re: I Books- Basic Questions

Hello Mary and others, Mary, the company you mean is called Cepstral. But I don't know any English voices of them. I have only heard 2 German voices but they have not impressed me so much. Best wishes, Olya Verstuurd vanaf mijn iPhone > Op 19 jan. 2016 om 18:51 heeft Mary Otten

Re: Alerts, iPhone & Watch

Mute the watch in the actual settings on the watch itself. This will make it so only the vibrations occur on the watch. You should then get the audio alerts on the phone. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website,

Re: Alerts, iPhone & Watch

:-) I have the watch muted already. I double checked it in the settings on the actual watch. Any other suggestions? > On Jan 19, 2016, at 4:27 PM, John Panarese wrote: > > Mute the watch in the actual settings on the watch itself. This will make it > so only the

RE: Fleksy again

Jennie, With the Fleksy keyboard turned on, you should be able to place focus on the text box and double tap on the screen in the area above the keyboard and get the standard iOS response of either insertion point at start or insertion point at end and repeat until you get either to the beginning

Fleksy again

Hi, Is there a way to go from the beginning or end of a document.? I was writing in my journAl and somehow it went from the end to the beginning without me doing anything that i know of. Thanks, Jennie Facer -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone

Re: Alerts, iPhone & Watch

There is also a setting on the iPhone side of the watch app that says something about the watch mirroring the iPhone. You might want to turn that off. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website,

Re: Lightning and Micro USB [was "Re: Apple's headphone scam"]

Dear Sieghard and all. That brings me to a relevant question. I have recently bought a Logitech wired keyboard which I am using to type my email right now. I like everything about it except the fact that it doesn't have an escape key. Coming to my question. This keyboard has lightning connection

RE: Lightning and Micro USB [was "Re: Apple's headphone scam"]

Nothing I have ever come across. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Tara Prakash Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 8:44 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Cc: Subject: Re: Lightning and Micro USB

RE: Lightning and Micro USB [was "Re: Apple's headphone scam"]

Jordan, What I meant is that there are adapters which have a female Micro USB connection on one side and a regular male Lightning connector which plugs into the iPhone on the other end. This allows you to use a regular Micro USB cable, plug the adapter into the Micro USB end and you now

Re: Best app to read Bookshare books

Eloquence isn't a JAWS or a Freedom Scientific thing. Nuance currently has the rights to Eloquence. Freedom Scientific does use Eloquence as the default text to speech engine for JAWS. Code Factory makes a package available for Android, so you can get Eloquence on that platform. It's also

Re: Count down app

Hi, I just did a Google search and found this one. I just did a quick test and it seems very accessible, but it will take some getting used to the layout. You can turn off the minutes and seconds to simplify the display. It is free, but you can upgrade to the full version for $1.99. I think that

Re: I Books- Basic Questions

You can get around this by using the speak screen feature. Here's a demo from Jonathan Mozen http://mosen.org/index.php/ios-8s-speak-screen-feature-listen-to-ibooks-with-your-screen-locked-and-more/ On 19/01/16 13:48, Alan Lemly wrote: Michelle, I can't answer your questions since I use

Count down app

Hello, I am looking for an accessible app that counts down the days to an event. I have tried a couple of the free ones and neither one was accessible. Does anyone have that you like?one Nancy Badger, Ph.D Assistant Vice Chancellor, Student Services UT Chattanooga Sent from my iPhone with

Re: Voiceover-easy

After following the link in the message below, the introduction at the top of the page says the following: This website was developed in order to provide a detailed, step by step tutorial for blind and visually impaired users of the VoiceOver assistive technology found in iPhones and iPads.

Re: amazon Bluetooth basic keyboard:

I'm not sure what instructions you're looking for but here's a source for the VoiceOver commands supported by bluetooth keyboards http://help.apple.com/iphone/5/voiceover/en/iph6c494dc6.html On 18/01/16 22:40, Charles E. Black wrote: If anyone has instructions or know where I could get

Iphone 5 basic settings question

Hi So I got my iphone 5s. The guy at the store got it all set up and copied my contacts from my old phone to the new, but I forgot to ask him to copy my bookmarks. When I got home I customized the phone, I really like some of the new options. Unfortunately when I tried copying my bookmarks

Re: Blindfold wildcard?

Hi, thanks, glad I'm not the only person who finds this purchasing practice unfair. I will say I really enjoy wildcard and played it a fair bit when I first got it. I tried out a number of the other games but either couldn't understand how to play them or found the lack of visual cues

Re: Voiceover-easy

Hi. What is the voiceover easy website? I've never heard of it? Jenifer Barr Jenibear on dice world Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 18, 2016, at 11:21 PM, Chris Chaffin wrote: > > Hello, > > I just tried and got the voice over easy website to come up without a problem.

Re: Voiceover-easy

Thanks. I'm sorry I was not able to click on the link to check for myself. (smile) Jenifer Barr Jenibear on dice world Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 19, 2016, at 8:46 AM, Christopher Chaltain wrote: > > After following the link in the message below, the introduction at the

RE: amazon Bluetooth basic keyboard:

I am trying to use the commands as listed with the standard blue tooth keyboard and they aren't working. For example, command +h is supposed to be like pressing the home key on the phone. I have not found this to work considering I am pressing the right key. I am pressing the bottom left key

Re: Blindfold wildcard?

I like the games and have gotten many. When I first got them, I bought a lot of the upgrades in order to support the developer. However, since then, I haven't really played any of the games. The only game that they have released which I am totally addicted to is the recent Blindfold Tile Puzzle,

Re: Blindfold wildcard?

Hello all, please, would anyone explain what needs to be paid for in Blindfold games? I've purchased the game center option once. Is it necessary to purchase it after each upgade? I do not like single player games, so I was quite happy that someone brought us accessible card games we can play

Re: Blindfold wildcard?

Some of the Blindfold games have "starter packs" which unlock features. Others use coins to play, in which case you can buy a certain number of coins for a certain cost, like 20 coins for $0.99 or 40 coins for $2.99. Or, there is an unlimited coins option which is usually the most expensive at

Re: Handwriting

The game was called DoItWrite, which is all written together. I use the handwriting feature to open apps all the time. Though you can use it in other parts of the OS, I typically just stick to the home screens since I would rather use the virtual keyboard than write the letters. Wayne On

RE: Picker items in Safari

Hi Arnold, The double tap and hold gesture is a good one to remember. It is what Apple calls the “pass-through” gesture so theoretically whatever gesture you do next is supposed to be “passed through” as if Voiceover weren’t running. It doesn’t always work, but quite often you can do

Re: Blindfold wildcard?

Hello Wayne and all, thank you very much for explaining. It is great there is an unlimited points option to purchase. I will certainly purchase only the games I can play online. It is true, the price is not the lowest, but one game per month should be fine. Thank you very much again. With kind

RE: Iphone 5 basic settings question

Hi Tessa, I don't think you can undo that restore unless you already had made a new backup. You may have to make those changes manually. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Tessa Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 5:01 AM To:

RE: Apple's headphone scam

Hi Jordan, The use would be exactly the same as with a 3.5mm to Lightning adapter if you could only use Lightning port headphones on future iPhones which is that you can use a standard Micro USB cable to charge or connect your iPhone. Also, a cable is not necessarily a cable, you should

Re: Alerts, iPhone & Watch

Hello, I looked in the various notification & message settings in the Apple Watch app… so far, I am unsuccessful at having vibration alerts on my wrist and sound alerts on my phone. Does anyone know if this particular thing is possible? Thank you, Traci > On Jan 19, 2016, at 12:50 PM, Woody

Updating iPad

I can't figure this out. I keep getting the message that my iPad hasn't been updated for many weeks. It says it will update when theiPad is plugged in, locked and ted to wifi. But when I plug it in and iTnes opens, there is no way I can tell no matter where I look on the page that opens that

RE: Updating iPad

I think the message you’re getting is for syncing not updating. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Christopher Moss Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 11:04 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Updating iPad I can't figure this out. I keep