HI. cool thanks that does make things a little easier.
Blessings! Maria Joe and loving guide Karly. Email/ I Message: &fb [email protected] twitter: bubbygirl skype: bubbygirl1972 [email protected] On 09/01/2013, at 4:21 AM, Winston Chen <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > By the way, you don't have to turn VO off. You can do 2-finger left and right > swipe in the Text area for sentence rewind and fast forward. > > You can also skip the bookshare notice using the pre-loaded chapter marks. > > Winston. > > > On Jan 8, 2013, at 12:09 PM, Maria & Joe Chapman wrote: > > Hi. thanks for your response. I already like your app, cause Im not fussed > on the only 2 voices you can get with the read to go app. I do use that app > for daisy audio books though. Anyway I digress. Another work around I have > found if anyone is interested is to turn vo off and swipe left or right to > rewind and fastforward by sentence. the bookshare notice was driving me > crazy lol. > > Good job on the app, and thanks for being willing to work on accessibility. > At the risk of sounding sappy, it's lovely when someone takes the time to try > make an app accessible. > > > regards > Maria and crew from australia > email: > [email protected] > check out > www.95-the-mix.com > where we play lots of great music > > > > > On 09/01/2013, at 4:05 AM, Winston Chen <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, thanks for buying my app! >> >> Text navigation will be improved a lot in the next release. It will be out >> in a few weeks. >> >> The text area has VoiceOver turn off. That means it scrolls, which I know is >> not ideal for VoiceOver users. You can double tap to start reading from a >> word, which gives you an imprecise but workable way to navigate. >> >> You can also use the pre-built chapter marker, which can be accessed from >> "Bookmarks" and "Chapters". >> >> You can set your own bookmarks by pressing on word and hold. I know it >> doesn't say the word you selected (which the next release will do.). A >> bookmark is always set at the beginning of the paragraph, so you don't need >> to be precise. >> >> In this release, after you move the slider, you'll have to double tap on the >> text area to move the speech cursor. This behavior will change in the next >> release: you won't need to double tap when VoiceOver is on. >> >> Dropbox files do not need to be zipped. >> >> Please be patient as I improve my app to meet your needs better. And I >> promise it will get better and better. >> >> Best, >> >> Winston. >> >> >> On Jan 8, 2013, at 11:50 AM, Maria & Joe Chapman wrote: >> >> Hi. Just got voice dream reader and have downloaded a couple of voices I >> like. I have worked out how to add a bookshare book. What I'm wondering is >> how do I rewind and fastforward the text with voice over? If I double tap >> and hold on the adjustible slider it seems to change, but If I just swipe up >> or down with one finger the text keeps reading. the rewind and fastforward >> buttons seem to take me to the previous and next thing I was reading. Also, >> I was wondering if files that are put in drop box need to be zipped? >> thanks. >> >> >> Maria Chapman >> [email protected] >> >> "The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong." - >> Mahatma Gandhi >> >> On 09/01/2013, at 3:42 AM, "Russ Kiehne" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> When you do this conversion, does it transfer the book title and author? >>> I've run across some epub books that have been converted this way. On my >>> stream it won't speak the book title or author when I move across the >>> bookshelf. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- From: Aman Singer >>> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 6:37 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: Voice Dream Reader >>> >>> Hi. >>> Though I agree that Calibre is an excellent book manager, its GUI is >>> not accessible to any screen reader. However, it can be used to >>> convert books from mobi to epub through the command line, which is >>> accessible. See >>> http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/cli/ebook-convert.html >>> for instructions. I have a Pithon script which, when a mobi file is >>> clicked, will convert the file to Epub and put it in a temporary >>> directory. If anyone wants this, let me know. >>> Aman >>> >>> On 1/8/13, Winston Chen <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> I don't have any plans to support mobi at the moment. You can use Calibre >>>> to >>>> manage and convert all your eBook file formats. Calibre is free and a good >>>> piece of software. >>>> >>>> On Jan 8, 2013, at 8:53 AM, Russ Kiehne wrote: >>>> >>>> Will this app support reading books in the mobi format? >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- From: Winston Chen >>>> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2013 10:27 AM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: Re: Voice Dream Reader >>>> >>>> I'm going to do this (speaking and spelling the selected word) in the next >>>> two releases. >>>> Winston. >>>> >>>> On Jan 7, 2013, at 11:42 AM, Richard Turner wrote: >>>> >>>> Are you also going to make it possible for VoiceOver users to know what the >>>> text is that we are touching? That would help for the definition function, >>>> etc. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Richard >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >>>> Of Winston Chen >>>> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2013 8:21 AM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: Re: Voice Dream Reader >>>> >>>> It is possible to set a bookmark with VO on, but it's a little clunky right >>>> now. You need to press the text area and hold for a second. And then you'll >>>> have the option to Define, Bookmark and Highlight. A bookmark is always set >>>> at the beginning of the paragraph you'll on. A highlight is set on the >>>> sentence. So even it is imprecise because you'll see the exact Word you're >>>> pressing, in the end it'll be close enough. Once you set a bookmark, you >>>> can >>>> go back to it using the Bookmark menu, which lets you navigate to a >>>> autogenerated chapter, bookmark, or highlight. >>>> >>>> I'm going to add a "Bookmark" button in the next release so you can set a >>>> Bookmark at the speech cursor without having to invoke the context menu by >>>> long press. >>>> >>>> Winston. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Jan 7, 2013, at 10:46 AM, Timothy Emmons wrote: >>>> >>>> Thanks Winston, I figured you had gotten it but were busy with other things >>>> so it's cool. Glad to know that a lot of folks are using it, I have found >>>> the bookmarks chapter marks and such very usable for navigation and have >>>> used this since I have gotten it more than read2go because it does >>>> recognize >>>> more formats, and has more voices with everything. Keep up the great work >>>> and I hope to see some great things from you guys in the future. I noticec >>>> the textbox and that is handy. The only thing is, how does one set >>>> bookmarks >>>> in a particular book, or is it possible with voiceover yet. I can get to >>>> all >>>> the bookmarks that are automatically generated but didn't know if I could >>>> set my own. I haven't explored the chapter marks yet and was wondering if >>>> that is a separate setting or how that works, but I use a lot of the >>>> automatically generated bookmarks to navigate with now which is nice. >>>> Anyway, thanks again for getting back to me, and keep up the great work. >>>> I'm >>>> recommending it to not only blind and visually impaired patrons of mine >>>> since I work for the Library for the Blind here in Alabama, but I am also >>>> recommending it to students with learning disabilities that are on >>>> bookshare >>>> and even if they're not to use the app because of all it does provide for >>>> the price especially. I'm hooked and hope to see more great updates and >>>> features as you can. Thanks for a great product and keep up the great work. >>>> Take care and talk to you soon. >>>> On Jan 7, 2013, at 9:37 AM, Voice Dream Winston wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> Yes I did get your email. I'm thinking through text navigation of the >>>>> text >>>> area right now. I don't want to rush to a solution yet. I can't just turn >>>> on >>>> VO support because I built the text box myself in order to handle very >>>> large >>>> text. >>>>> >>>>> Quite a few blind users are using my app happily now, using a combination >>>> of chapter marks, bookmarks, text search, and manual scrolling. >>>>> >>>>> Best, >>>>> >>>>> Winston. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Jan 7, 2013, at 10:22 AM, Rick Alfaro <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hello Winston. Thanks for monitoring this list. Have you received >>>> feedback that I've sent regarding VoiceOver support issues? I sent >>>> feedback >>>> via the contact option within your app. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Best, >>>>> >>>>> Rick alfaro >>>>> >>>>> On 1/5/2013 10:53 PM, Winston wrote: >>>>>> Hi, I'm the developer of Voice Dream Reader. In the next version >>>>>> you'll be able to download voices on 3G. Thanks for being a customer >>>>>> and sorry for the inconvenience. Winston. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thursday, January 3, 2013 11:29:44 AM UTC-5, Ketan Kothari wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Dear Friends, >>>>>> I have purchased a few voices in the app but it asks me to use ViFi >>>>>> which I don't have. I can connect my Iphone 4S to my laptop and >>>>>> connect to the internet. Using Itunes can I download these voices? >>>>>> If so how? 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