Hello again, I also did a test with speak screen. It didn't do it there either. Hope this helps.
Jenn Jenn and Kumi > On Oct 8, 2016, at 11:41 AM, M. Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello Everyone, > > My preferred method for reading iOS iBook titles is to use the two-finger, > swipe-down VoiceOver gesture, in order to initiate continuous reading of the > text. Please note that I am not referring to the Speak Screen accessibility > feature. > > For whatever reason, using the method described above, continuous reading is > cancelled if VoiceOver encounters either a hyperlink or headings marker, in > the text. > > I first discovered this, last night, while reading the Apple TV User Guide. > The same phenomenon occurred when I tested my hypothesis with the iPhone > User Guide for iOS 10 and iPhone User Guide for iOS 9.3. > > At first, I thought it was some kind of issue with titles produced by Apple > but I tested a recently published (non Apple) title, that has a web link > imbedded in the text, and, just as with the Apple manuals, after less than 1 > minute, the screen locked and reading ceased. > > It should be noted, that the hyperlinks that exist in the Table of Contents, > used to jump to a specific area, does not cause interruption to the > continuous reading feature. I say this because titles in my Library, > containing only such links, read as expected. > > Steps to Reproduce: > > 1. > From Settings/General/Display and Brightness, set Auto Lock to 30 seconds. > > 2. > In iBook, open the Apple TV User Guide and, from the table of contents, > select Home Sharing; or, open the iPhone User Guide for iOS 10 and, from the > table of contents, select Basics. > > 3. > Once the desired page is displayed, perform the two-finger swipe-down > VoiceOver gesture to initiate continuous reading. > > As I said, in my testing, each time either an imbedded hyperlink or heading > is encountered, a short time later, the screen will lock and reading will > stop. > > Please confirm if this occurs during your testing. > > I would like to note that, this problem does not occur when using the Speak > Screen accessibility feature. While certainly useful in some instances, the > Speak Screen feature is not my preferred method for reading iBook titles. > > Mark > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
