Hi Sandy and Others, I wrote this comment in another post discussing the Text Detective app, but I'll make the suggestion here. One way to minimize the problems with trying to hold the iPhone steady, lift it, and still hit the button to activate the camera for OCR is to place your forefinger on the "Start Scan" button when you hold your camera. I have my thumbs around the bottom edge of the iPhone (held in landscape mode), my right forefinger resting on the screen and on "Start Scan" button, and pointing parallel to the bottom edge of the iPhone, generally in the direction of the "Home" button, which is to the left in this case, and the other fingers of my hand around the top edge of the iPhone, and supporting it. Basically, my thumb and ring finger or middle finger of each hand is circling the right and left side edges of the iPhone and supporting it in landscape mode, and I can rest my forefinger on the screen. If you swipe your forefinger up and down, windshield wiper fashion, it will touch the three sections where VoiceOver announces "Text Detective", then the "Tap the `Start Scan' button…" instructions, and the "Start Scan" button. I leave it resting on the "Start Scan" button as I lift the iPhone. Then I can split tap on the screen with the forefinger of my left hand to activate the button.
Because the phone is support by hands, the light tap on the screen to activate the button doesn't jostle the iPhone. Practice holding the iPhone in landscape mode with your hands in a comfortable position to do the split tap without having to do the lift. Then, when you're comfortable with this (or as comfortable as you can manage to be with your hands in this position *grin*), go ahead and try lifting and tapping. I sympathize with your point about having to do umpteen different things at once and keep the device flat and steady while tapping the button. And I do like the feature of Prizmo where you can use your voice to activate the picture taking. But please don't give up on these apps. Eventually, we'll find some combination of features that will work for us. Best wishes, Esther On Jul 21, 2012, at 5:06 PM, Andy Baracco wrote: > Actually, the KNFB Reader mobile requires you to hit a button while you are > holding the camera. it takes a real feat of coordination. > > Andy > > From: Sandy Finley > Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2012 11:07 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: The Sherlock Holmes Of OCR Apps > Scott, thank you for responding. I will not delete the app in hopes of > future adjustments. It seems as if no scanning app on a mobile phone works as > well as larger scanners guess that’s to be expected. I will go write > something on your blog later. Have a good day! > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Scott Rumery > Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2012 1:37 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: The Sherlock Holmes Of OCR Apps > > Sandy, I am the one that wrote this blog post, and I completely agree with > you about the tapping to start the scan issue. I think that is important to > remember that this is the first version of this app, and it might be a good > idea if those of us who have bought this app contact the developer with our > comments so that they will know what some of our issues with the app is. I > for one have had very good results with Text Detective and have no trouble > recommending it to others. I really do appreciate your comments and if you > didn't leave a comment on our blog would you please do so? This is how we > will be able to keep track of how many people we are getting to read our blog > posts. > > If you have any suggestions as to an app or something with the iPhone that I > can write please let me know and I will see if I can put a future post. > together. > > Scott E. Rumery > > Assistive Technology Consultant > Fedora Outlier LLC > http://www.fedoraoutler.com > Twiter: fedora_outlier > Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/fedoraoutlierllc > On Jul 21, 2012, at 12:53 PM, Sandy Finley wrote: > > > Vashaun, I think that any scanning app that requires us to tap the “start > scanning” button while simultaneously attempting to hold the camera steady > and straight is not considering the needs of those of us who are totally > blind. It may work if you have enough vision to help you align, but it sure > isn’t working for me! I am sorry I bought it. What scanning success I have > had has been with either Prizmo, where one can use one’s voice to activate > the camera shutter, or SayText, where I can tap the button prior to raising > the camera. > > Sandy > > > -- 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.
