Re: Handwriting - how to get a comma, colon and other observations

2013-09-23 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi Sieghard, when I swipe down from a period, I get the number series: 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510 Oh, sorry that was after I drew a circle! lol! Oops… :) Anyway, I just figured out that I can get a colon consistently by doing the following: • Do a very small swipe

Re: Handwriting - how to get a comma, colon and other observations

2013-09-23 Thread RobH.
That's Pi, interesting, but not what you wanted. - Original Message - From: Cara Quinn modelc...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, September 23, 2013 8:00 AM Subject: Re: Handwriting - how to get a comma, colon and other observations Hi Sieghard, when I swipe down

Re: two finger double tap, and what plays in bard mobile

2013-09-23 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi John and list. John, this is not altogether true. As I mentioned before, the app developer can override this behavior by implementing a method in their code to specify the action they'd like the two-finger double tap gesture to perform while in their app. Hope this helps and have a great

Re: Handwriting - how to get a comma

2013-09-23 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi Ron, I think you're thinking of a semicolon. I was looking for a colon which is two dots on top of each other as you know. :) I did figure out how to get this consistently now so thanks to you all for help! You rock! Smiles, Cara :) On Sep 22, 2013, at 4:58 PM, Ron Pelletier

Re: 4 finger single tap bug?

2013-09-23 Thread Peter Durieux
Hilisters, I can confirm the bug only on iPad in different apps, such as mail. Even touhing the screen with 4 fingers on the top of the display to jump to the first element on screen, does an different action. Idd a very annoying bug.. Op 22-sep.-2013, om 05:02 heeft Victor Marques

Re: Feedback email address Concerning IOS 7 issues

2013-09-23 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi Denise, you can be sure of it. However, this is absolutely not a substitute for accessibil...@apple.com as this list is high-traffic and any Apple peeps here are here on their own time because they want to be. So do remember to always always always direct your concerns first and foremost to

Quick mod note -was- Re: Feedback email address Concerning IOS 7 issues

2013-09-23 Thread Cara Quinn
Let me just please remind everyone; rather than vent your frustrations, which many of us seem to have an overwhelming amount of, to please please please do remember that these people are extremely devoted to what they do and are quite passionate about helping our community. So please remember

Re: Handwriting - how to get a comma, colon and other observations

2013-09-23 Thread Cara Quinn
HI Rob, yes, this was of course, a joke! :) Glad you caught it. However my ability to consistently get the colon to print is not. :) Glad this works now!… Smiles, Cara :) On Sep 23, 2013, at 12:10 AM, RobH. bobs...@googlemail.com wrote: That's Pi, interesting, but not what you wanted. -

Re: Help with help with hand writing mode

2013-09-23 Thread Sandratomkins
hi, I have found if you enter the . Or what you might call a period, and then flick down with two fingers your first option will be a comma. Sandy. Sent from my iPhone On 23 Sep 2013, at 01:16, Ron Pelletier ron.pellet...@sympatico.ca wrote: Hi, Just tap the screen with one finger and

RE: New Spirit level feature part of iOS 7. Wow

2013-09-23 Thread Alex Stone
Tom, I've just done exactly the same. Cheers Alex -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Thom Spittle Sent: 20 September 2013 13:26 To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: New Spirit level feature part of iOS 7. Wow I am

lowering the volume when importing with itunes

2013-09-23 Thread Fanus
Hello list When I import disk 2 of a set the sound is distorted. When I play the CD on my sound system it sounds fine. Is there a way to lower the volume during the import process. I think there existed such an option in earlier versions of iTunes but it is not under preferences anymore. I may

Re: Gifting An App From The iPhone Revisited

2013-09-23 Thread Chris H
This may not directly answer your question, but whenever I send myself or a friend a gift certificate, it takes several hours from the time I completed the transaction to the time myself or a friend receive the certificate. So just tell them to please be patient and they should get it

tweet and Facebook buttons gone in notification center

2013-09-23 Thread Peter Durieux
Hi listers, Does someone know where those buttons are in Ios7? tia :) -Peter -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting

My double tapping issue resolved. Heil.

2013-09-23 Thread Jenifer Barr
Jenifer Barr Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/.

Re: tweet and Facebook buttons gone in notification center

2013-09-23 Thread Daniel Miller
Gone. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 23, 2013, at 4:57 AM, Peter Durieux peter.durieux1...@gmail.com wrote: Hi listers, Does someone know where those buttons are in Ios7? tia :) -Peter -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post

Re: contacts losing notification tones

2013-09-23 Thread May and Noah
I had that problem in IOS6 as well. it was rather annoying and I could never figure out why it did it either. May and Prince Noah www.canadianlynx.ca On 2013-09-22, at 9:27 PM, Jed Barton j...@jedbarton.com wrote: Hey guys, I am having a serious problem with contacts losing their sms

RE: tweet and Facebook buttons gone in notification center

2013-09-23 Thread Kliphton
They chose to remove them, now you have to use the app of your choice to to use these services. I miss them being there also. Kliphton Senior (iMessage) kliph...@icloud.com - Email kliph...@gmail.com (Twitter,Instagram,FourSquareSkype) kliphton72 [Text only] 914-820-2298 (Personal blog-read at

Re: Freeq by Psychic Bunny

2013-09-23 Thread Jack Conti
yes works well here Phil thank you... At 11:09 PM 9/22/2013, you wrote: Hi Folks, Aaron and Brad on the Audio Games forum have written about how to get the game to work. You need to turn voiceover off. With IOS 7, Siri can do that for you. Then when the game starts. pintch your fingers

Re: Rotor inconsistencies.

2013-09-23 Thread Carol
Yes, I found the same thing shortly after the update but, as I'm not really that interested in the handwriting right now as I have only a limited idea of writing, I decided to take it out of the rotor setting. I do think I managed to move it backwards through the rotor before removing it.

Using iOS voices in Voice Dream Reader

2013-09-23 Thread Richard Turner
Go to settings, Voice Store. Along the bottom of the screen are for tabs. From left to right they are: Popular, Latest, iOS Built-in, and Maker. Double tap on iOS Built-in and you will be able to choose, based on your language, which iOS voice, or voices you want available. You will find under

RE: Handwriting - how to get a comma, colon and other observations

2013-09-23 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Cara, OK, seriously, these numbers you get if you draw one number and then swipe down must totally have a secret meaning, right? This screams conspiracy *smile*. I think they are, hmm. maybe nuclear launch codes? Happy Monday, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com

no unlocked 5s when ordering from the Apple Store

2013-09-23 Thread Vicky Collins
I didn't rush to order the 5s this time. But, rather, finding that none of my family members would want my 4S, I decided to hold off a bit, and maybe even go to the Apple Store or ATT store in person to see if I would get some sort of trade-in value for my old phone. But, just for the fun of

Re: Dictating without the dictation button -- how to do it?

2013-09-23 Thread Kimber Gardner
That's odd since I had sighted help confirm that the dictation button was not appearing on the screen. Furthermore, when I attempt to double tap while in an edit field I never hear the tone indicating to begin dictating. Rather what usually happens is music will start playing. I'm running ios7

how to remove password from locked screen

2013-09-23 Thread Martin Nelson
Hello: On updating to Ios 7 I chose to put in a password to unlock the screen. Is there away of removing it in order to unlock the screen and go directly to the home screen? Thank you. Martin Nelson -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a

Re: Calendar Issues

2013-09-23 Thread Kimber Gardner
The new calendar format has been one of the biggest drawbacks for me with ios7. My solution, and it isn't 100% satisfactory, was to purchase VO Calendar and use it instead. The app is ten dollars and the layout is a bit odd, but it's easier to manage than the native calendar layout. Also, when you

Re: how to remove password from locked screen

2013-09-23 Thread Isaac Hebert
Yes go to settings general pass code and enter the pass code to turn it off. On 9/23/13, Martin Nelson martinels...@verizon.net wrote: Hello: On updating to Ios 7 I chose to put in a password to unlock the screen. Is there away of removing it in order to unlock the screen and go directly to

Prizmo utilizes level functionality, was: New Spirit level feature part of iOS 7. Wow

2013-09-23 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hello, I haven't had a chance to try this yet, but I did notice in the What's New section of the most recent Prizmo update that they said something about an indication that the iPhone is held flat and parallel to the table. Of course this would easily be possible if they query the level function

The iBook Store

2013-09-23 Thread Prof. Kadel
Hello list, I have two questions. The first is related to the iBook Store and accessibility and the second is about iBooks more generally: First, I am unable to access the titles of books in the Ibooks Store. I started having this trouble when I updated to IOS 7. Have others had the same

Kindell verses iBooks

2013-09-23 Thread Prof. Kadel
Hello list, I'm wondering if folks have a preference for iBooks or the Kindell app on the iPHone? Given the problems I started having with iBooks, I downloaded the Kindell app this weekend and have had a good experience with it thus far. Thoughts or experiences would be welcome? Brad --

Re: The iBook Store

2013-09-23 Thread Isaac Hebert
Did you try going to the book shelf to find the books or using the search ffeature for the title. On 9/23/13, Prof. Kadel brad.ka...@gmail.com wrote: Hello list, I have two questions. The first is related to the iBook Store and accessibility and the second is about iBooks more generally:

VO skipping pages on my 4s

2013-09-23 Thread Kimber Gardner
This is a strange problem, so I hope I can explain it adequately. When I do a three finger swipe to move from say the home page to page 2, the focus pauses on page 2 for only a second or less then jumps to page 3. In order to get to page 2 I have to swipe back and place my finger quickly on one

Re: Kindell verses iBooks

2013-09-23 Thread Kimber Gardner
Though I use both apps, I prefer the Kindle. I think the slection of books is greater for the Kindle and the overall reading experience feels more natural to me. Just my opinion, of course. Kimber On 9/23/13, Prof. Kadel brad.ka...@gmail.com wrote: Hello list, I'm wondering if folks have a

RE: Prizmo utilizes level functionality, was: New Spirit level feature part of iOS 7. Wow

2013-09-23 Thread Thom Spittle
Agreed, Sieghard, however the plain level that is built in to IOS 7 still needs some tweaking from an accessibility standpoint. I sent an email to accessibil...@apple.com letting them know that an announcement of x and y axis when spoken with voice over, would help us trememdously. I also

RE: VO skipping pages on my 4s

2013-09-23 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Kimber, This is by now a documented and confirmed bug in iOS 7 and has to do with that entire hypersensitivity of the touch screen. The only thing you can do and it may or may not help a bit is to go to Accessibility Settings and turn on Reduced Motion which is towards the bottom of the main

cambridge advanced learners dictionary accessibility?

2013-09-23 Thread Anouk Radix
Hello everyone, I just got the cambridge advanced learners dictionary with audio app on my iphone 4 with ios7. Although i am able to input text and see that this word is included i dont see its meaning appear. Has anyone got experience with this app? Greetings, Anouk, -- You received this

Re: Kindell verses iBooks

2013-09-23 Thread Laura ann Grymes
I enjoy both apps and use them both. I mainly purchase kindle books but check ibooks and kindle and purchase based on price and availability. I use kindle to be able to also purchase audible books at a discount at times. Both apps work and I enjoy having choices of books and being able to shop

Re: Calendar Issues

2013-09-23 Thread Laura ann Grymes
I have loved using the native calendar app for IOS and not had problems until IOS 7. The fix is to use the search button and you can view your list of apts. It has worked well for me and no issues entering appointments and its been totally accessible with exception of now just seeing event but

Zoom setting doesn't hold

2013-09-23 Thread zkrisher
I'm using IOS 7 on an iPhone 5 and iPad 3. On both the after I turn the Zoom setting on, it doesn't stay on. A number of times a day I have to turn Zoom back on. I use mostly VO and turn Zoom on when needed with a double 3 finger tap. Is anyone else having this issue? Thanks,

how to try and get an app refund?

2013-09-23 Thread Anouk Radix
Hello, I bought an app that turned out to be inaccessible. I googled but cant find the place where i can report a problem with the app or cant you do this from an idevice? I looked at updates/purchase history.. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Greetings, Anouk, -- You received this

Re: Zoom setting doesn't hold

2013-09-23 Thread Isaac Hebert
Did you try using siri to turn on zoom. On 9/23/13, zkrisher zkris...@gmail.com wrote: I'm using IOS 7 on an iPhone 5 and iPad 3. On both the after I turn the Zoom setting on, it doesn't stay on. A number of times a day I have to turn Zoom back on. I use mostly VO and turn Zoom on when

Re: siri male voice, was: Re: How to Increase Siri's speech

2013-09-23 Thread Fred Olver
Yes, Segert, I hear no difference between the two voices. and I have made a point of turning off the phone and then back on in order to establish the change. Fred Olver Author of Dealing with Vision Loss have a look it just makes sense. http://www.dealingwithvisionloss.com -

Re: VO skipping pages on my 4s

2013-09-23 Thread Sandra Heaton
Yes I know exactly what you mean because I am having the same problem as well and I have to do exactly what you are doing putting a finger on the icon. It doesn't matter what you do, its very hypo sensitive. I don't think there is very much you can do at the moment except just try and

Re: I like iOS 7. upgrade.

2013-09-23 Thread Chris Moore
Hi all, I agree with everything that has been said on this thread. However, a couple of other things I would like to see improved are: 1. With the introduction of iOS 7, after activating a countdown timer, the remaining time now appears on the lock screen. However, when you wake your phone,

RE: Speaker Phone with Voiceover

2013-09-23 Thread Rick Alfaro
Hi Sieghard. Personally, I really like the auto switching so I don't have to worry about finding the speaker phone button. I haven't had much trouble at all with this feature malfunctioning. This is on my 4s, let's see how the 5s does with this. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original

losing focus in text messages

2013-09-23 Thread Jed Barton
Hey guys, This is a very concerning problem. I can't get through the list of my text messages. I open messages, and keep swiping to the right as I always have, I see search, compose and all that. I'll get to the 1st message knowing there are many more in the list. When I swipe to the right

Re: VO skipping pages on my 4s

2013-09-23 Thread Kimber Gardner
Thanks Sieghard, I guess in the avalanch of email I missed that others were having this problem, and I agree that it is one of the more annoying glitches in the new ios. I will definitely send an email to apple accessibility and add my voice to the chorus requesting a quick fix. Thanks again

RE: Question about 4 finger swipe command mentioned in apple's user guide

2013-09-23 Thread Rick Alfaro
These 4 finger swipes work on iPad but not on iPhones. They work fine on my iPad mini. There are a few other multi-fingered gestures that are iPad specific which makes sense to me due to the difference in screen sizes. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From:

RE: how to try and get an app refund?

2013-09-23 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hello Anouk, Your best option is to send a request including your receipt which you received by email to itunesstoresupp...@apple.com. Make sure you explain in detail that you are blind and that the app is not accessible with Voiceover. You should probably also take a bit of time and search the

Re: no unlocked 5s when ordering from the Apple Store

2013-09-23 Thread Mike Arrigo
For some reason, the unlocked version of the phones does not appear until a month or 2 later. That's kind of surprising since they are definitely made, they are already available in Europe. You could probably get one from ebay but you may end up paying more for it. Original message: I didn't

Re: Zoom setting doesn't hold

2013-09-23 Thread zkrisher
Yes I tried Siri, She can't turn on Zoom, she just points you to the Accessibility settings. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by

RE: siri male voice, was: Re: How to Increase Siri's speech

2013-09-23 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Fred, That is very baffling because if I go into Settings, SIRI and then double tap on Voice Gender I can select either male or female (Voiceover will announce which one is selected and I can press and hold the home key right from that screen and ask a question like What is the time and I get

handwriting messages

2013-09-23 Thread Tess
Hi; maybe I mist the email; but I can't find anyplace where you can hand write messages etc.; Can someone tell me where I can find this?; Thanks -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing

Re: VO skipping pages on my 4s

2013-09-23 Thread Sharonda Greenlaw
I had the same problem on my iPhone 5. Reduced motion really helped ~Sharonda Sent from my iPhone; please excuse all mistakes On Sep 23, 2013, at 7:01 AM, Kimber Gardner kimbersinbox1...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Sieghard, I guess in the avalanch of email I missed that others were

Re: Gifting An App From The iPhone Revisited

2013-09-23 Thread Eileens Misrahi
Hi Chris, Thanks for the response. I thought I could check on it before he left for work, but he decided to push the button for the iOS 7 upgrade. He is sighted, so it should be okay. I'll need to check on the gifted app later on this afternoon. However, with all of the upgrading, the Apple

Re: handwriting messages

2013-09-23 Thread Christopher Chaltain
You can go into Settings - General - Accessibility - VoiceOver On - roter and add handwriting to your roter. It'll show up in your roter when in a edit field. Trace the shape of a letter to input it. A three finger flick up or down will switch between lower case, upper case, numbers and

Re: The iBook Store

2013-09-23 Thread Joanne Chua
Hi, I've been using iBooks in a daily bases before and after the update. I haven't found the particular problem you mention with the titles not showing up on the store. Sometime, it takes a while (1 minute) or so before the titles are showng up. Second question, if your books are always on the

Re: The iBook Store

2013-09-23 Thread Joanne Chua
Sorry, with question 2 regarding showing previous books. meant iBooks, library, collection button and select purchase books. Joanne Chua The flip side of Inclusion is Exclusion. Leaders For Tomorrow 2013 Candidate Send from my iPad On 23/09/2013, at 21:32, Prof. Kadel brad.ka...@gmail.com

Reduced Motion in IOS 7

2013-09-23 Thread Scott Duck
Hi Everyone, Many people have suggested that turning on reduced motion might help with the Voice Over bugs in IOS7. I have turned on reduced motion, followed by turning the phone off and back on. I can't tell any difference. I guess that we are just going to have to live with it until the next

Re: handwriting messages

2013-09-23 Thread Isaac Hebert
If you want to handwrite open the rotor go to the bottom of the rotor and enable hand writing then switch the rotor to hand writing while in the messages app while in a message then use the handwriting feature to write you're message. On 9/23/13, Tess tess...@gmail.com wrote: Hi; maybe I mist

Re: losing focus in text messages

2013-09-23 Thread Ioana Gandrabur
Hi, This sounds like a strange bug. I cannot reproduce it on my iPhone five. Did you try turning voiceover off and back on? All the best, Ioana Sent from my iPhone On Sep 23, 2013, at 10:01 AM, Jed Barton j...@jedbarton.com wrote: Hey guys, This is a very concerning problem. I

I cannot get the buttons at the bottom of a Safari window to show up consistently.

2013-09-23 Thread Arianna
As the subject might suggest, I am having trouble consistently getting the buttons like back, forward, share, pages, etc. to show up at the bottom of a Safari window. In iOS 6, I could very easily gget to them by touching right above the bottom of the screen. I'm using an OtterBox Defender

Solved problem with iOS 7 spelling.

2013-09-23 Thread Ioana Gandrabur
Hi all, I solved my spelling problem. For those interested about this, I went to keyboard settings and noticed that spelling and autocorrect were turned off. I turned both on and, at least with virtual keyboard I can check spelling as before. I am one happy camper! Best, Ioana

RE: losing focus in text messages

2013-09-23 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Jen, Have you closed all apps in the app switcher and rebooted your phone by turning it off completely and back on after about 30 seconds? If not try this and, if you like, send me a message to siegh...@live.ca and let me know if this made a difference as far as reading through your list of

RE: no unlocked 5s when ordering from the Apple Store

2013-09-23 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
They are also always available in Canada right from day 1. I can say this for sure because I preordered my unlocked 4S 2 years ago and just bought an unlocked 5S 64 Gb on Friday. Now, I exchanged a few messages with a gentleman named Brice last week who I believe was from North or South Carolina

Re: VO skipping pages on my 4s

2013-09-23 Thread Russ Kiehne
I was wondering, does this same problem happen on the Ipod touch 5th generation? -Original Message- From: Kimber Gardner Sent: Monday, September 23, 2013 7:01 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VO skipping pages on my 4s Thanks Sieghard, I guess in the avalanch of email I

iPad and apps and data

2013-09-23 Thread Regina Alvarado
Anyone with an iPad. I have upgraded to IOS-7. I have gone to the app store and asked for my apps on my iPhone to sync them to my iPad. If an app is not listed in the list, does that mean it won't work on iPad? I went into app store and checked Dice World and Hanging with Friends, and found it

Re: Mail in iOS 7

2013-09-23 Thread Marissa Solaun
Apple accessibility can use left and right swipes to move between contacts and email addresses in mail using VoiceOver in iOS 7 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and

RE: Kindell verses iBooks

2013-09-23 Thread Shai
Hello Kimber, When you mentioned that the reading experience seems more natural to you do you mean with voiceover or in braille? This is a subject I am following with great interest as I will have to make a decision about one of these methods for school and wanted to get peoples' opinions on

Re: I cannot get the buttons at the bottom of a Safari window to show up consistently.

2013-09-23 Thread Daniel Miller
Hi, Those buttons disappear the farther you scroll down a webpage in iOS 7. The most consistent way I’ve found to get them to return is to do 2 or 3 extra swipes down with 3 fingers once you know you’re at the top of the page. I hope this helps. On Sep 23, 2013, at 10:25 AM, Arianna

Re: Speaker Phone with Voiceover

2013-09-23 Thread Cara Quinn
I'm not sure where this is coming from that this is only a VO feature. Non-VO users can have auto-switching as well. I personally have always liked this feature and would never never never want to see it go! :) A setting would certainly be welcome but that would be as far as I personally

Re: Reduced Motion in IOS 7

2013-09-23 Thread Sandra Heaton
It doesn't help that much I don't think. Sandra Braille Greeting Cards www.braille-greetings-cards.co.uk - Original Message - From: Scott Duck To: iPhone List Sent: Monday, September 23, 2013 3:37 PM Subject: Reduced Motion in IOS 7 Hi Everyone, Many people have

RE: severe difficulty deleting text messages

2013-09-23 Thread Ron Pelletier
Hi, It also works flawlessly on my iPhone 4. Just to let you know the problem is likely on your device. Ron Danvers Falling down is part of LIFE... Getting back up is LIVING... -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of

Re: no unlocked 5s when ordering from the Apple Store

2013-09-23 Thread Marco Zepeda
Hi if you order one for Tmobile is unlocked Especially if you pay the whole price for it Sent from my iPhone On Sep 23, 2013, at 4:50 AM, Vicky Collins v-coll...@sbcglobal.net wrote: I didn't rush to order the 5s this time. But, rather, finding that none of my family members would want my

Re: I cannot get the buttons at the bottom of a Safari window to show up consistently.

2013-09-23 Thread Esther Levegnale
This is just a test. Having trouble with outgoing mail. Sent from Esther's Amazing iPhone! On Sep 23, 2013, at 1:09 PM, Daniel Miller miller...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Those buttons disappear the farther you scroll down a webpage in iOS 7. The most consistent way I’ve found to get them to

Re: Freeq by Psychic Bunny

2013-09-23 Thread Shannon Dyer
I did this last night, and the game works really well. I'm enjoying it immensely. Shannon On Sep 23, 2013, at 7:11 AM, Jack Conti jackco...@cox.net wrote: yes works well here Phil thank you... At 11:09 PM 9/22/2013, you wrote: Hi Folks, Aaron and Brad on the Audio Games forum have written

Re: Kindell verses iBooks

2013-09-23 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, I recommend trying both to see what reading experience you prefer. As far as Voiceover speech, there’s really no difference in my opinion. They both do continuous reading. In iBooks, you might find it easier to navigate via table of contents in books since this is not always provided in

Re: I cannot get the buttons at the bottom of a Safari window to show up consistently.

2013-09-23 Thread Sharonda Greenlaw
Where exactly is the Search button in Safari? It seems that it has been moved. Thank you. Sharonda On 9/23/13, Esther Levegnale elevegn...@sbcglobal.net wrote: This is just a test. Having trouble with outgoing mail. Sent from Esther's Amazing iPhone! On Sep 23, 2013, at 1:09 PM, Daniel

Re: Calendar Issues

2013-09-23 Thread Cara Quinn
I'm wondering what exactly people are having trouble with in the new calendar? I do personally have things I'd like to see done a bit differently but depending on what you're after, here are a few tips. When you open the calendar, the day you have selected will automatically be the one shown,

Re: siri male voice, was: Re: How to Increase Siri's speech

2013-09-23 Thread Fred Olver
Thanks, Segert, it is true that if I ask a question I now get the male voice, however I guess I expected the voice coming out of the phone all the time, not just when I asked it a question would be the male voice. Fred Olver Author of Dealing with Vision Loss have a look it just makes

Reading in Safari

2013-09-23 Thread Katey Glass
Hello all, I was wondering, if anyone has experienced this while reading webpages in Sarari on iOS 7? I have *some* vision and can see when the page moves and the box is around what voice over is reading. Now, since I've updated both my iPhone 4s and iPad 3rd gen when reading web pages both in

For Alia was Re: braille displays?

2013-09-23 Thread erik burggraaf
Hi Alia, You would be looking at the braille pen 12, the seika 16, the focus 14, and the refreshabraille 18. The ones I have experience with are the focus 14, refreshabraille 18 and braillepen 12. The refreshabraille is my personal favourite, having 18 baum style cells with routing, a full

Re: I cannot get the buttons at the bottom of a Safari window to show up consistently.

2013-09-23 Thread Mike Reiser
Another quick way to get the buttons to reappear is To do a double tap on the top of the screen. It will scroll to the top of the page and make the buttons reappear. Note that it will say in an accurate page number for the page that you're on. Hope this helps, Mike Twitter michaelsreiser

Re: Kindell verses iBooks

2013-09-23 Thread Laura ann Grymes
I would use both apps and get a free book through each and try it out on your devices to see which you like best. Both are good. Laura Ann On Sep 23, 2013, at 11:26 AM, Shai shai...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Kimber, When you mentioned that the reading experience seems more natural to you do

Re: Reading in Safari

2013-09-23 Thread Katey Glass
Not really, except that when I need to go to another page! the links are hard to find at that point. Plus it's a little funny to not see the page moving and have an idea of knowing where you are in the text. And if it hits a picture it acts funny. Katey A true friend is someone who reaches

Re: Reading in Safari

2013-09-23 Thread Maria and Joe Chapman
HI. does it affect the way voice over reads? Blessings! maria and Joe chapman Email, iMessage fb: bubbygirl1...@gmail.com twitter: bubbygirl On 24/09/2013, at 3:36 AM, Katey Glass katey...@gmail.com wrote: Hello all, I was wondering, if anyone has experienced this while reading

Re: Calendar Issues

2013-09-23 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi Kimber, I agree the calendar is crucial and I totally understand your frustration. You can get a sort of month view by backing out of the day view and flicking up and down using heading navigation, Also, On the day screen, you can use a three-finger swipe up and down to move you through,

Flight information app accessible with voiceover

2013-09-23 Thread Hope Paulos
Hello! I am traveling on my own via airplane in the middle of October. I am interested to hear about any flight information applications to provide information about gate changes. I will be flying United airlines. Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Hope Sent from my iPhone

My iPhone 4 activates Voice Control spontaneously, should I reset?

2013-09-23 Thread Chris H
Good evening all. Since yesterday, my iPhone 4 will spontaneously activate Voice Control, even though I only tapped the home button and not held it down. This is happening in the lock screen up to now. It's sure frustrating as I could be making an unsuspecting call. It's not doing it all the

Re: Kindell verses iBooks

2013-09-23 Thread Laura ann Grymes
I use kindle app on IPhone or iPad for kindle books and purchase audible books linked to amazon account and then read them if I choose on a digital recorder. I don't really use the whisper sink but my mom and I share the kindle account so she also is reading the kindle books. Works for us. I

Re: Kindell verses iBooks

2013-09-23 Thread Ben J Bloomgren
Laura, I've not done Kindle as a way to get to Audible books, as I've not heard anything about the accessibility of WhisperSync. I like iBooks a little better, as you can flick around the screen a bit more. Ben On Sep 23, 2013, at 5:48 AM, Laura ann Grymes techca...@gmail.com wrote: I enjoy

Re: VO skipping pages on my 4s

2013-09-23 Thread Joseph FreeTech
Hi all, Don't forget you can always tap on the bottom left hand corner of the screen to access the first item on your dock. You can then swipe once to the left to access the control that will allow you to switch from one homepage to another. Swipe up once to go to your next Home screen. You

Re: Kindell verses iBooks

2013-09-23 Thread Maria and Joe Chapman
I don't have a braille display yet, but I love both kindle and ibooks. There is much more choice that way. regards Maria and crew from australia email: bubbygirl1...@gmail.com check out www.95-the-mix.com where we play lots of great music On 24/09/2013, at 2:31 AM, Ricardo Walker

Re: Flight information app accessible with voiceover

2013-09-23 Thread Penny Reeder
Hi Hope, I like to use flighttrack. HTH, Penny On 9/23/13, Hope Paulos hope.pau...@gmail.com wrote: Hello! I am traveling on my own via airplane in the middle of October. I am interested to hear about any flight information applications to provide information about gate changes. I will be

RE: Calendar Issues

2013-09-23 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
This may be obvious, but I was just reminded by a friend to use siri to check my calendar events. It works like a charm. I just said, Check my calendar for the week, and got the whole week's events. Easy solution, at least for me. God bless! Paula and Babe -Original Message- From:

Re: Siri

2013-09-23 Thread Kirsten Edmondson
Kirsten Sent from my iPhone On 23 Sep 2013, at 03:37, Jonathan Mosen jmo...@mosen.org wrote: Hi Carol, yes that's right. Jonathan Mosen Mosen Consulting Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training http://Mosen.org On 23/09/2013, at 9:51 AM, Carol Pearson

Re: undelivered texts

2013-09-23 Thread Chris H
No could be an issue with your carrier. On 23/09/2013 18:53, Regina Alvarado wrote: Having difficulty sending texts. Keep getting undeliverable messages and need to try again. Is this a known bug? reggie and Allegra -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone

Re: Calendar Issues

2013-09-23 Thread Christopher Chaltain
On the point about not using VO Calendar because it was designed with the VO user in mind, I have a different opinion. The App Store is full of calendar alternatives, and people choose a calendar app based on how well it works for them. I understand the sentiment to use off the shelf products

how do I read what's new when the app store shows updates

2013-09-23 Thread Michael Amaro
Hello Listers, I have an iPhone 4s iOS previous to the 7 update. When in the app store, How do I go about reading what's new in an update when an update comes out? Thanks Michael Windows Live ID: mikeam...@earthlink.net e-mail: mikeam...@earthlink.net Skype ID: mikeameli John F. Kennedy Ask

Re: undelivered texts

2013-09-23 Thread Christopher Chaltain
I haven't seen this problem myself. On 09/23/2013 12:53 PM, Regina Alvarado wrote: Having difficulty sending texts. Keep getting undeliverable messages and need to try again. Is this a known bug? reggie and Allegra -- Christopher (CJ) chaltain at Gmail -- You received this message

RE: Handwriting - how to get a comma

2013-09-23 Thread Ron Pelletier
Hi Cara, Well, the colen works the same way. Just put 2 periods one above the other but you have to do it very quickly otherwise, only one will appear. Ron Danvers Falling down is part of LIFE... Getting back up is LIVING... From: viphone@googlegroups.com

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