Hi, are you using a bluetooth keyboard?
Ricardo Walker [email protected] Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Jun 30, 2012, at 6:22 AM, Danielle McCullough <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > In my experience, I find it very difficult to use pages. This is because it > is very difficult to navigate it when you're trying to feel something in > quickly. For example, I work on a helpline and have to fill in a form of > every call that I take. I have to take notes and do the filling in at the end > of the shift though because I cannot navigate pages quick enough. > > Danielle > > > > On 30 Jun 2012, at 12:02 AM, Richard Turner <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi Scott, >> What is "reasonably efficient?" >> to me, the fact that Pages does not accurately report your location in the >> document with VoiceOver takes it out of the "reasonably efficient" category >> and puts it squarely in the "very inefficient" category. >> >> I don't expect much, but I do expect that if VoiceOver says I'm at the end >> of the document, I would actually be at the end, not on page 2 out of 5, or >> whatever. >> >> I understand by using a keyboard and spending extra time moving by line or >> word or even character I am more likely to get where I want to be, but that >> puts us back into inefficient. >> >> Besides, since Pages doesn't use folders, once you get very many documents >> in the list, it becomes very unmanageable. After listening to the Keynote >> address from this year's WWDC, that doesn't look like it is going to change >> in IOS6. >> >> I'll stick with plain text editors that allow me to organize files by >> folders like PlainText, NoteMaster and Meteor Notes. >> >> Again, this is for me, not for anyone else and I'm not saying anyone else >> can't use Pages in a way that satisfies them. I simply don't think it is >> worth $9.99. >> >> Richard >> >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of Scott Howell >> Sent: Friday, June 29, 2012 1:31 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Advanced office accessibility features in Apple Mobile devices >> >> Richard, >> >> I'm not sure of your expectations, but I have used Pages, Numbers, and >> Keynote on the iPad and to some degree on the iPhone, and find these apps >> pretty accessible. Of course understanding the experience will be >> considerably different using a touch interface as opposed to a non-touch >> interface app. I think the greater challenge is keeping track of where you >> are. Now I have not spent sufficient time with these apps to really be an >> expert on how to address these issues, but I believe it is possible to work >> in a reasonably efficient way. Hopefully others will chime-in with their >> experiences. >> >> On Jun 29, 2012, at 12:54 PM, SYED IMRAN wrote: >> >>> So do I need some additional scripts / add ons to work in office >>> applications? >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >>> Of Richard Turner >>> Sent: 29 June 2012 21:56 >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: RE: Advanced office accessibility features in Apple Mobile devices >>> Basically, you won't be able to do anything on your list with just >>> VoiceOver. >>> That is my opinion only, >>> Richard >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >>> Of SYED IMRAN >>> Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2012 9:55 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Advanced office accessibility features in Apple Mobile devices >>> >>> Hi iPad, iPod and iPhone users >>> Could you please share your views on how accessible are the office programs >>> in iOS? >>> How do you rate the depth of accessibility in office application with >>> regard to some of these below features? ( completely inaccessible, >>> somewhat accessible or fully accessible) >>> (Please keep in mind that These are just a few items I’m looking at, but >>> feel free to bring in your views on any other relevant ones that you feel >>> worth mentioning here.) >>> · Text attribute – font, colour, borders, shading, background, >>> superscript, subscript, and so on… >>> · Page layout – headers, footers, cover page templet, page breaks, >>> page numbers and so on… >>> · Text layout – paragraph, bullets, numbers, line spacing, tables >>> and so on… >>> · Objects – diagrams, charts, pictures, clip arts, symbols and so >>> on… >>> · Keynote – editing slides, slideshows, object positioning, >>> animation and so on… >>> · Calculation – formulas, fill series, cross reference of cells, >>> generating pivot tables, pivot charts and so on… >>> · Selection – selecting tables, selecting pages, worksheets, cells, >>> slides, objects and so on… >>> That’s all I can think of now, let me know if something covertly or >>> otherwise directly flashes in your mind >>> Thanks >>> Syed >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>> Google Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>> Google Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>> Google Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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