Re: A note on gesture terminology

2013-03-01 Thread Christopher Chaltain
essage - >> From: "David Chittenden" >> To: >> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 11:23 PM >> Subject: A note on gesture terminology >> >> >> Hello all, >> >> Occasionally, discussions arise on what the difference is between a fl

Re: A note on gesture terminology

2013-03-01 Thread Teresa Cochran
tiple >> finger swipes. >> That seems or feels right. >> >> Rh. >> - Original Message - >> From: "David Chittenden" >> To: >> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 11:23 PM >> Subject: A note on gesture terminology >> >&g

Re: A note on gesture terminology

2013-03-01 Thread David Chittenden
> That seems or feels right. > > Rh. > - Original Message - > From: "David Chittenden" > To: > Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 11:23 PM > Subject: A note on gesture terminology > > > Hello all, > > Occasionally, discussions arise on wha

Re: A note on gesture terminology

2013-03-01 Thread RobH!
I feel a swipe is a more extravagent gesture than a mere flick; so long as it works. some tasks do seem to require a bigger gesture. Rh. - Original Message - From: "Marcy Weinberg" To: Cc: Sent: Friday, March 01, 2013 12:45 AM Subject: Re: A note on gesture terminology

Re: A note on gesture terminology

2013-03-01 Thread RobH!
The distinction when used, is usually about 1finger flicks, and multiple finger swipes. That seems or feels right. Rh. - Original Message - From: "David Chittenden" To: Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 11:23 PM Subject: A note on gesture terminology Hello all, Oc

Re: A note on gesture terminology

2013-02-28 Thread David Chittenden
Now that's interesting. In the manual, the word used is flick. I hadn't waited on that picker for quite a while, so never noticed the inconsistency with the manual. Given that the gesture is a vertical flick, and that is what is stated in the manual, I suspect that the hint was written by a diff

Re: A note on gesture terminology

2013-02-28 Thread David Chittenden
Hi Raul, The single finger double tap and hold gesture is the pass through gesture because it is telling VO to pass the command gesture directly to iOS rather than interpreting the gesture. In my reading of other chapters, I do not recall reading any swipe in the manual. I was not specifically

Re: A note on gesture terminology

2013-02-28 Thread Marcy Weinberg
What about the places where voiceover says swipe, such as swipe up-and-down to perform custom actions? And, page 1 of seven, swipe up-and-down to adjust the value. -- Marcy weinberg Junior Partner Fedora Outlier, LLC Top down, BETTER THAN EXCELLENT ™ consulting, teaching and support http://ww

Re: A note on gesture terminology

2013-02-28 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Hi David. Good point. I'm wondering though, do you know what the official terminology should be used when you do a bypass swipe gesture, like when you delete something? We always say, double-tap and hold, wait for the tri-tone, and then swipe to the right. A sighted person not using Voice Over

A note on gesture terminology

2013-02-28 Thread David Chittenden
Hello all, Occasionally, discussions arise on what the difference is between a flick and a swipe. I went to the source, the iPhone manual, and read the VoiceOver gesture section to learn the official difference. According to the iPhone manual, the gesture is a flick. there is no gesture called