RE: The rotor

Great! That worked. I'm so glad. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 4:45 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: The rotor There are a ton of options in the rotor. Flick right

RE: The rotor

Sent: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 4:45 PM To: 'Kimberly Samco' via VIPhone Subject: Re: The rotor VoiceOver settings under the rotor allows you to select or deselect anything from the rotor. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com

RE: The rotor

nd, Oregon. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Carolyn Sent: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 1:41 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: The rotor Character is selected. I don't know how to get Speech Rate off the Rotor. -Original Message- From: viphone@google

Re: The rotor

- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Richard Turner > Sent: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 4:29 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: The rotor > > Carolyn, > If you are satisfied with the speech rate when you get it set, go into >

RE: The rotor

Character is selected. I don't know how to get Speech Rate off the Rotor. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 4:29 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: The rotor Carolyn

RE: The rotor

m: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Carolyn Sent: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 1:25 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: The rotor Rotor annoys snot out of me, when it gets on Speech Rate. I get speech back where I want it, then move Rotor back to character, but eventually, it will

RE: The rotor

Rotor annoys snot out of me, when it gets on Speech Rate. I get speech back where I want it, then move Rotor back to character, but eventually, it will creep back. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of deidre muccio Sent:

Re: The rotor

I’m not sure what you are experiencing. You might be holding too long on the edit field or touching some other control on the screen? I would need more details as to what you are experiencing. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email,

Re: THE ROTOR - IS IT TIME TO THINK AGAIN?

I have gone into settings and moved the items I use the most to where I want them. This makes it easy to cycle back and forth between my most used rotor items. Sent from my iPhone On Nov 17, 2017, at 9:51 AM, Christopher Chaltain wrote: I agree with Carol. I have a

Re: THE ROTOR - IS IT TIME TO THINK AGAIN?

I agree with Carol. I have a handful of items that I don't use all of the time, so I have to crank through them with the roter, but I don't want to remove them from the roter because the times I do need them, it's just too nice having them in the roter. Also, and maybe this is because I don't

Re: THE ROTOR - IS IT TIME TO THINK AGAIN?

Why not just go into the Rotor settings and remove the ones you don't use? On 11/13/17 7:29 PM, 'Carol Pearson' via VIPhone wrote: Hi all/, I have been noticing that, with the increase of features and upgrades, so too have there become more rotor actions that, perhaps, I might want to use,

RE: THE ROTOR - IS IT TIME TO THINK AGAIN?

choose whether to turn left or right to get to what I want quckly. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: November 13, 2017 05:59 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: THE ROTOR - IS IT TIME TO THINK AGAIN? Hi Carool

RE: THE ROTOR - IS IT TIME TO THINK AGAIN?

Hi Carool, The rotor always has been context sensitive, e.g. items like links, form fields, buttons and so on are only available when you are on a webpage or in an email where these elements can be found. If you add typing mode then this only shows up when you are in an edit field etc. I don’t

Re: The rotor

Deidre This behaviour is reported as an ios voiceover bug. Greetz Davy -Oorspronkelijk bericht- From: Deidre Muccio Sent: Monday, January 30, 2017 2:11 AM To: Viphone Subject: The rotor Hello all, I hope this doesn't prove to be a very stupid question, and something I should've

Re: The rotor

Hey there, I am aware that only relevant rotor selections will show given the particular Application I am in and the functions that would be needed or not needed there. As for the other thing it's just always going to drive me crazy. I guess. I know about headings and all of that stuff but I

Re: The rotor

There are some items that have to be manually added to the rotor. For instance, if you have a braille display that's called a rotor element. You have to going to settings and add that by double tapping. To answer your other question, if you're in Safari browser and you're looking to get through

Re: The rotor

Two things might be going on here. First, is that the roter will only present you options that make sense with what you're viewing. For example, you won't get options to navigate by link, heading, and so on, if you aren't in an app that supports these kinds of objects. Second, the default

Re: the rotor and email

Hi, Regina! Congrats on the new device! Mary already gave an idea and here's another one. When I first began to use rotor I was rotating the hand and the phone and it was very inconvinient and it probably looked silly for those who saw it xD. So I developed

Re: the rotor and email

And what function does this execute? From: Mary Otten Sent: Friday, September 16, 2016 11:01 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: the rotor and email Regarding the rotor, I just tried something and it worked every time. It involves the use of two hands, so you would have to have

Re: the rotor and email

Regarding the rotor, I just tried something and it worked every time. It involves the use of two hands, so you would have to have the phone lying flat on the table. You can take the thumb of each hand and slide each one a different way, the left thumb going left and the right thumb going right.

Re: the rotor and email

> On Sep 16Hi Yes if you turn of threads in the mail app, each email will display individually as if they were not part of a thread. I have my mail set this way. Makes viewing and replying to emails a lot easier. Donna > > For a friend If I turn off threading, does the mail work as before

Re: the rotor

Actions can also show up when just focused on a message. in messages with -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you

RE: the rotor

: Re: the rotor If you want the edit option to show up in the rotor you have to be in a text field where you can type and edit text. If you want options like links headings braille screen input punctuation words characters lines form controls tables buttons and other items to show up in the rotor

Re: the rotor

If you want the edit option to show up in the rotor you have to be in a text field where you can type and edit text. If you want options like links headings braille screen input punctuation words characters lines form controls tables buttons and other items to show up in the rotor. Go to

Re: the rotor

If you are in messages and you open a message the actions should show up there. If you are in mail and focused on a message the actions should show up there also. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by

Re: Zoom, Rotor, and VoiceOver

Hi Alan, If you turn Zoom on you cab toggle it on and off with a three finger double tap. In this configuration, you can also toggle speech on and off with a three finger triple tap. And the screen curtain toggle now goes to a three finger quadruple tap. But, like you, I have never been able to

Re: Action rotor/new delete option inconsistancies

That's wierd. Actions doesn't seem to be available in my list of roter options in settings. Allison On Sep 26, 2012, at 6:19 AM, Kliphton kliph...@gmail.com wrote: Actually, the option is always there, if not, all you have to do is put it in your rotor, and if not visible, just switch your

Re: Action rotor/new delete option inconsistancies

[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf OfKawal Gucukoglu Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 8:37 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Action rotor/new delete option inconsistancies I haven't seen this option any where in the rota. On Sep 26, 2012, at 2:19 PM, Kliphton kliph

RE: Action rotor/new delete option inconsistancies

drag the selected items to arrange how you want the options to show up in the rotor when doing this action. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Allison Mervis Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2012 2:26 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Action rotor

RE: Action rotor/new delete option inconsistancies

Subject: Re: Action rotor/new delete option inconsistancies That's wierd. Actions doesn't seem to be available in my list of roter options in settings. Allison On Sep 26, 2012, at 6:19 AM, Kliphton kliph...@gmail.com wrote: Actually, the option is always there, if not, all you have to do is put

Re: Action rotor/new delete option inconsistancies

You are correct. Actions is not amongst the settable rotor options. Actions is like typing mode. Because it only appears in a few places, actions is automatically added to the rotor when it is available. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from

Re: Action rotor/new delete option inconsistancies

So what some are taking issue with here and how it works is how the feature is implemented right now and not a bug in how it is performing. People need to understand that. If you want it to work differently that is a feature request. As has been mentioned, it is available where the delete gesture

Re: Action rotor/new delete option inconsistancies

They didn't necessarily intend to implement this everywhere. -- Cheryl May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You, Lord, my rock and my Redeemer. (Psalm 19:14 HCSB) On Sep 26, 2012, at 8:05 AM, Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca wrote: Hello List,

Re: Action rotor/new delete option inconsistancies

I have always thought the deleting was in consistent, and have noticed if swiping down to delete, it has to be done very quick or the option goes away. Kawal. On Sep 26, 2012, at 2:05 PM, Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca wrote: Hello List, Hopefully a few of you will join me in

Re: Action rotor/new delete option inconsistancies

Actually, the option is always there, if not, all you have to do is put it in your rotor, and if not visible, just switch your rotor to it. I have done this with 100 percent success. It's funny what a little experimenting will do for you. On Sep 26, 2012, at 8:17 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu

Re: Action rotor/new delete option inconsistancies

I haven't seen this option any where in the rota. On Sep 26, 2012, at 2:19 PM, Kliphton kliph...@gmail.com wrote: Actually, the option is always there, if not, all you have to do is put it in your rotor, and if not visible, just switch your rotor to it. I have done this with 100 percent

RE: Action rotor/new delete option inconsistancies

You have to go in to settings, general, accessibility, and add it manually. By default it is not there. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kawal Gucukoglu Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 8:37 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Action

Re: Action rotor/new delete option inconsistancies

@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kawal Gucukoglu Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 8:37 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Action rotor/new delete option inconsistancies I haven't seen this option any where in the rota. On Sep 26, 2012, at 2:19 PM, Kliphton kliph...@gmail.com wrote

RE: Action rotor/new delete option inconsistancies

[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kawal Gucukoglu Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 8:41 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Action rotor/new delete option inconsistancies I have looked for it in settings accessibility. What's called? On Sep 26, 2012, at 2:39 PM

Re: Action rotor/new delete option inconsistancies

OK, how do you add it manually. No, it's not there. Carol P - Original Message - From: Kliphton To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 2:39 PM Subject: RE: Action rotor/new delete option inconsistancies You have to go in to settings, general

Re: Action rotor/new delete option inconsistancies

Hi, in the case of contacts, the delete gesture that sighted people would use isn't available either. I think this might be the ultimate reason why that isn't available in the rotor. VO and non VO users have to open the contact and activate the edit button regardless. No shortcut exists.

Re: Action rotor/new delete option inconsistancies

@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Action rotor/new delete option inconsistancies I haven't seen this option any where in the rota. On Sep 26, 2012, at 2:19 PM, Kliphton kliph...@gmail.com wrote: Actually, the option is always there, if not, all you have to do is put it in your rotor, and if not visible

Re: Action rotor/new delete option inconsistancies

The action rotor delete option thing does not show up in my rotor options under voice over.It would be nice if Clifton's experience could be duplicated generally, but that choice simply does not exist on my 4S running ios6. \Mzry Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message

Re: Action rotor/new delete option inconsistancies

I went through all the possible choices that one can add to the rotor, and the one we're talking about does not show up in the list. Where did you find it? Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the

RE: Action rotor/new delete option inconsistancies

, it will say actions. HTH, Richard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 8:52 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Action rotor/new delete option inconsistancies I went through

RE: Action rotor/new delete option inconsistencies

: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 11:52 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Action rotor/new delete option inconsistancies I went through all the possible choices that one can add to the rotor

Re: Action rotor/new delete option inconsistencies

Sandy and all, I can definitely delete emails. I wasn't saying the action option wasn't working ever, I was saying that it wasn't there all over the place, addable to any app just by adding it to the rotor, which is what I thought Clifton was saying. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com --

Re: The Rotor, a possible replacement gesture

@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: The Rotor, a possible replacement gesture I can't say I've had nearly the trouble expressed by others on this list with this gesture. I often use a nob twisting motion with my thumb and index or middle finger or simply plant my index finger somewhere on the screen

Re: The Rotor, a possible replacement gesture

: Thursday, May 31, 2012 10:09 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: The Rotor, a possible replacement gesture I can't say I've had nearly the trouble expressed by others on this list with this gesture. I often use a nob twisting motion with my thumb and index or middle finger

Re: The Rotor, a possible replacement gesture

Pinching is a VoiceOver means of text selection, but it is superceded by the modes of this app. - Original Message - From: Louie P. (Pete) Nalda lpna...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, June 01, 2012 10:10 AM Subject: Re: The Rotor, a possible replacement gesture I

Re: The Rotor, a possible replacement gesture

, 2012 10:09 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: The Rotor, a possible replacement gesture I can't say I've had nearly the trouble expressed by others on this list with this gesture. I often use a nob twisting motion with my thumb and index or middle finger or simply plant my index

Re: The Rotor, a possible replacement gesture

You've desribed what works for me as well. The thumb and index finger pretending to turn a knob don't cut it. Brian On 5/31/12, Jon Pierson joncpier...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I have watched many people having inconsistent results using the rotor and I myself have not had the silly thing act

RE: The Rotor, a possible replacement gesture

. Darla -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Tom Lange Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2012 11:07 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: The Rotor, a possible replacement gesture Hi, John's idea is a good one which I discovered quite

Re: The Rotor, a possible replacement gesture

I'll try it, I tried previous suggestion making sure the app knew it was in control, but for sure using the wider rotor might have mileage. Ok, tried it; I ocnclude both elements need to be done for consistency. The first touch of the typing screen doesn't produce a dot, it just ensures the

Re: The Rotor, a possible replacement gesture

The roter seems to be my biggest problem with VO whether on the phone or the MacAir. I have never been able to get it to behave consistently. Given John's suggestion, I came up with a method that appears to be working for me. Rather than using two fingers on the same hand, I use both index fingers

Re: The Rotor, a possible replacement gesture

@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kimber Gardner Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2012 9:58 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: The Rotor, a possible replacement gesture The roter seems to be my biggest problem with VO whether on the phone or the MacAir. I have never

Re: The Rotor, a possible replacement gesture

Hi, John's idea is a good one which I discovered quite by accident some time ago and have been using that method ever since, as it gives me consistent results each and every time. I usually use my phone in portrait mode and have locked it in portrait mode as I prefer it that way, even for