Here's a direct link to the article: http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw130702
I'm not sure what is attractive about this app since several others do what this one does, and are a lot cheper to boot. Time will tell how well it does or if the price comes down. Wayne On 7/12/12, Matthew Campbell <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi. > I'm sending this again as I'm not sure if it got through originally. > Sorry fore those of you seeing this again. > > How about a link to this article too? > I sure hope it's under $30. How about under $10 or I'm not buying. It's a > note taking app not a gold plated notebook. > > > On 2012-07-12, at 4:55 PM, Jessica Brown wrote: > >> How do I contact the AFB Tech lab with feedback? >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Steve" <[email protected] >> To: <[email protected]>,"the-facts-machine" >> <[email protected] >> Date sent: Thu, 12 Jul 2012 16:41:49 -0400 >> Subject: AccessNote AFB's New Notetaker for your IOS Device >> >> BlankThis is the announcement, it is not released yet. >> >> >> "A person cannot survive as a true Spartan fan unless he is a bit of a >> masochist and a very large optimist." >> >> Steve >> Lansing, MI >> >> AccessNote: AFB's New Note Taker for Your iOS Device >> >> Darren Burton and Ricky Kirkendall >> >> The AFB Tech lab is excited to announce that AFB will soon be releasing >> AccessNote, a note taker for your iPhone or other iOS device. AFB Tech, >> in >> conjunction >> with FloCo Apps, LLC, has designed what is expected to be a >> groundbreaking >> productivity tool for people with vision loss, and developers plan for >> its >> launch >> at the App Store later this summer. >> >> AccessNote is a powerful and efficient note taker that takes advantage of >> the tremendous built-in accessibility of your iPhone, iPod Touch, or >> iPad. >> To >> allow for much greater typing speed, increase accuracy, and permit >> keyboard >> commands, AccessNote is designed to be used with the Apple Wireless >> Keyboard >> (QWERTY) as well as wireless braille keyboards and displays. AccessNote >> will >> be completely compatible with VoiceOver and the iOS screen reader. It can >> be used without a keyboard, but a keyboard adds efficiency. >> >> Description of AccessNote >> >> Although there is not yet a final price point, AccessNote will be priced >> under $30, and it will have many of the features found in traditional >> note >> takers >> and accessible PDAs. AccessNote creates notes in the .TXT file format, >> and >> it can also import .TXT files from e-mail or Dropbox accounts. It is >> designed >> with a clean, simple interface that uses standard iOS design techniques, >> so >> its layout will be familiar to iOS device users. >> >> The home screen is titled All Notes, which is the heading at the top of >> the >> screen. The next element is the "Add" button (for adding a new note) >> followed >> by the Search field. Next is the user's list of files and notes, which >> includes a table index for quickly scrolling through notes. Finally, >> there >> are three >> buttons at the bottom of the home screen: "Settings," "Favorites," and >> "Help." Once the user is in a note, the screen includes a "Back" button >> to >> go back >> to the All Notes screen as well as a "Review" button for going into a >> read-only mode. >> >> Some of the features designed into AccessNote include: >> >> list of 7 items >> • Compatibility with the Apple Wireless Keyboard and wireless braille >> displays. >> • Fast and efficient navigation. >> • Powerful search features. >> • Automatic saving and syncing with Dropbox files. >> • Customized keyboard commands. >> • A review feature. >> • Options for larger text. >> list end >> >> Compatibility with the Apple Wireless Keyboard >> >> Although typing on an iOS touchscreen is certainly accessible, it is not >> nearly as efficient as using a traditional QWERTY keyboard, a primary >> reason >> for >> designing AccessNote for use with the >> Apple Wireless Keyboard >> (available from Apple for $69). Another reason is due to how well the >> Apple >> Wireless Keyboard works with VoiceOver to control an iOS device. There >> are >> keyboard commands for nearly all of VoiceOver's gestures, including >> swiping/flicking, using the rotor, and reading text. AccessNote will also >> be >> compatible >> with wireless refreshable braille displays. So far, AccessNote has been >> tested with the >> BraillePen12 from Aroga, >> which also has many commands for controlling an iOS device. >> >> Fast and Efficient Navigation >> >> Using the Apple Wireless Keyboard, users have several options for >> navigating >> a note. These options include navigating and reading by character, word, >> line, >> paragraph, page, or note. Users can also jump to a particular word or >> phrase >> with the Find feature, and users can also quickly jump to the top or >> bottom >> of a note. These navigation features also work on the device itself using >> standard and custom VoiceOver gestures, and most of the commands are >> available >> on wireless braille displays. >> >> Powerful Search Features >> >> AccessNote has two powerful features for searching notes: Search and >> Find. >> Search (found on the All Notes screen) is a global search tool used for >> searching >> for text throughout all of the user's files, and it can also search for >> file >> names. Find is used to search for text within the current note that is >> open.. >> To activate the Find feature, users can use the Option + F command for >> the >> keyboard or a "double-tap and hold" gesture for use on the iOS device >> itself. >> >> Automatic Saving and Syncing with Dropbox Files >> >> To avoid any data loss, all edits are automatically saved when typing in >> a >> note. AccessNote also syncs automatically with the user's Dropbox >> account, >> so >> you have all your files all of the time. >> >> Customized Keyboard Commands >> >> The AFB Tech lab was able to create a handful of customized keyboard >> commands for the Apple Wireless Keyboard. These commands include: >> >> list of 6 items >> • Option + C to create a new note. >> • Option + R to rename a note. >> • Option + F to search for text within a note. >> • Option + P to search for a previous note. >> • Option + O to move to the next note. >> • Option + M to mark a note as a favorite. >> list end >> >> Although these custom commands have not yet been added for the wireless >> braille displays, this could come in a future update. >> >> The Review Feature >> >> In case users simply want to read their notes (for example, when studying >> for an exam), there is a convenient "Review" button at the top of each >> note.. >> When >> using the Review feature, AccessNote is in a read-only mode, and thus, >> users >> don't have to worry about making any unwanted edits. There are also >> "tilt" >> gestures available when using the Review feature. Simply tilt the iOS >> device >> to the right to quickly switch to the next note or tilt it to the left to >> switch to the previous note. >> >> Options for Larger Text >> >> In Settings there is an option to choose the default text size. The >> available sizes are 14 point, 18 point, and 22 point font. AccessNote >> will >> also work >> with the Zoom feature built into iOS, but Zoom cannot be used at the same >> time as VoiceOver. >> >> Your Feedback Matters >> >> AFB Tech is very excited about AccessNote and has high hopes for its >> release. Because Apple's iOS devices are very powerful, AFB Tech wants to >> take advantage >> of that to allow students and professionals to use the same mainstream >> device that their sighted peers are using. The developers, of course, >> will >> be looking >> for feedback from those who purchase and use AccessNote, and they are >> anxious to hear your reactions to the new note taker. >> >> This of course turns the tables on the AFB Tech lab rats. For years, >> those >> in the AFB Tech product evaluation lab have been evaluating products >> designed >> by others and have never been known to pull any punches, so please let >> the >> lab have it if it has missed the mark. It is ready for the good, the bad, >> and >> the ugly. >> >> The AFB Tech lab appreciates the feedback received from readers using the >> AccessWorld app, which was the first iOS app AFB Tech developed in >> conjunction >> with FloCo Apps, LLC. The developers added several ideas provided by the >> readers to the AccessWorld app and hope to do the same for AccessNote >> upon >> its >> highly anticipated release. >> >> Stay tuned to AccessWorld and the AFB Blog for announcements of >> AccessNote's >> official release date. >> >> >> >> "A person cannot survive as a true Spartan fan unless he is a bit of a >> masochist and a very large optimist." >> >> Steve >> Lansing, MI >> >> >> -- >> 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. > -- Follow me on Twitter at: www.twitter.com/wcmerritt My websites: www.wayneism.com www.whitecaneday.org -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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