One more thing, you can go to Bookmarks-Chapters and use that to navigate. Most Bookshare books have a Chapter marker for the start of the book after the copyright text.
On Saturday, January 5, 2013 11:04:31 PM UTC-5, Winston wrote: > > Hi, > I'm the developer of Voice Dream Reader. You're right: text navigation > with VoiceOver on needs work. I'm thinking through this problem carefully > and will have a good solution soon. > For now, you can do a search in the text to find the Title, for example, > and make a bookmark there. I know making a bookmark requires the imprecise > long-press on the screen. It may help to know that when it navigates to a > piece of text through search, the text is about one quarter down from the > top of the screen. > My goal is for you to do everything around long-running content with one > text to speech readers. I think we'll get there soon. > Best, > Winston. > > > On Saturday, January 5, 2013 11:01:30 AM UTC-5, Richard Turner wrote: >> >> Hi Bret, >> No, to both ideas. >> At least, not with the free version. >> Fast forward jumps you to the next book or the help it seems. >> The slider is too difficult to control to get anywhere close to exactly >> where you want to be. >> >> So, this app will never replace Read2Go for me since I am a Bookshare >> member >> and like to have access to the text, etc. >> >> Thanks, >> Richard >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of Brett >> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 6:38 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Voice Dream Reader >> >> Hi,. >> >> I don't have access to bookshare, but does the fast forward option move >> you >> from section to section? If not, can't you use the slider to skip the >> intro >> section? >> >> Does this app only do bookshare books? I have tried importing another >> text >> only daisy book and it doesn't show up in this app. >> >> Sent from Brett's iPhone >> >> On 05/01/2013, at 5:02 AM, "Richard Turner" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> > Thanks Rick, >> > If one is going to read many Bookshare books, this app is pretty much >> > not there yet if you can't skip the notice and other preliminary >> > regions of a book. >> > I agree, it would be nice to access more file types with Read2Go and I >> > would like to see more Acapella voices available. Perhaps if enough >> > people contact both Bookshare and the Voice Dream Reader author we can >> > get something going. Given the voices choices, Voice Dream is a very >> > appealing option, not to mention the price, but I'm not willing to >> > listen through that notice section and all the table of contents, >> > reviews, etc., in Bookshare books. To me, the $19.99 was well worth >> > it for Read2Go just to easily navigate the books. >> > >> > Later, >> > Richard >> > >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> > Behalf Of Rick Alfaro >> > Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 8:16 AM >> > To: [email protected] >> > Subject: Re: Voice Dream Reader >> > >> > Richard, >> > >> > I did use this app to download a BookShare title but found no good way >> > to move past the copywrite text. If you tap the editor button, you >> > get a message stating that the document is too large to edit. It's a >> > shame as this could be a really great app for reading but has some >> > major accessibility issues that currently don't make it a great choice >> > for a blind user IMHO. As others have already stated, the real text >> > area where one can interact with the text with various gestures is >> > totally invisible to VO. I do plan to contact the author and give >> > this feedback. It's interface to BookShare is pretty nice and straight >> forward so I hope the app gets better. >> > >> > Actually, what i would really like to see is the Read2Go app simply >> > added more supported file formats and it would be perfect. I haven't >> > purchased it for that very reason, only BookShare books are supported >> > and for $20 I would want more formats, at least text, PDF, and epub >> without DRM of course. >> > >> > >> > >> > Best, >> > >> > Rick alfaro >> > >> > On 1/3/2013 7:41 PM, Richard Turner wrote: >> >> Could someone who has used this app with a bookshare book explain how >> >> to >> > navigate passed the notice? >> >> That is rather easy to do with Read2Go. >> >> Plus, you can have access to the text, which also means you can read >> >> with >> > a braille display if you use VoiceOver instead of the Acapella voice. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Richard >> >> >> >> >> >> Richard >> >> (Sent from Richard's iPod Touch 5th gen) >> >> >> >> On Jan 3, 2013, at 4:13 PM, Brett <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >>> Hi, >> >>> >> >>> Yes it can. >> >>> >> >>> Sent from Brett's iPhone >> >>> >> >>> On 04/01/2013, at 1:31 AM, "Wren Langley" >> >>> <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >>> >> >>>> Hi, >> >>>> >> >>>> Can this app read msword documents, particularly msword.docs? >> >>>> >> >>>> Thank you. >> >>>> >> >>>> GOD BLESS, >> >>>> >> >>>> Wren >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> -----Original Message----- From: Brett >> >>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2013 3:05 PM >> >>>> To: [email protected] >> >>>> Subject: Re: Voice Dream Reader >> >>>> >> >>>> Hi, >> >>>> No, unfortunately you can't do that, as voice over doesn't see any >> >>>> text >> > in a text box. I have written to the author with suggestions on how to >> > make this text Boxmore accessible, so we'll see what happens. I still >> > think for pleasure reading this is an awesome app. >> >>>> >> >>>> Sent from Brett's iPhone >> >>>> >> >>>> On 03/01/2013, at 4:08 AM, "Richard Turner" >> >>>> <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>>> Except for the question of how to access a particular word in the >> >>>>> text using VoiceOver. Or at least, I have not found a way to do >> that. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Richard >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >> >>>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >> >>>>> On Behalf Of Brett >> >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2013 8:22 PM >> >>>>> To: [email protected] >> >>>>> Subject: Re: Voice Dream Reader >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Hi kim, >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Basically it is another way to read books or documents. there is a >> >>>>> Welcome and a help document in the lite version. reading these >> >>>>> will answer all your questions. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Cheers, >> >>>>> Brett. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Brett >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> On 1/01/2013 4:38 AM, Kim wrote: >> >>>>>> How do I use this? I'm trying the light version and went through >> >>>>>> the short set up. So far I haven't found instructions nor a >> >>>>>> description of what the app does. >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> Kim >> >>>>> >> >>>>> -- >> >>>>> 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. >> > 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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