Yes one nice thing about the item chooser it searching isn't merely limited to first letter navigation. So you can search for a string and Item Chooser will be narrowed to match that string even if it doesn't appear at the beginning.
Jonathan On 16/02/2013, at 7:40 AM, Christopher Chaltain <[email protected]> wrote: > It was new in IOS 5. I'm sure it's documented somewhere, but I learned > about it on this list and just by giving it a try and playing with it. > > It's just a two finger triple tap on any screen. It lists the objects on > the screen for you. There's also a search bar at the top and as you type > into the search bar, it narrows what's displayed to what matches what > you've typed in the search bar. > > I think Traci did a good job of explaining where it's useful, but > basically it's wherever you have a lot of objects on a page and you want > to find a particular object quickly. > > On 15/02/13 12:06, Don & Cher Bosch wrote: >> Traci & Christopher- Not seeing this under accessibility- where are you >> finding it, and where is there info on how and when to use it? I'm using an >> iPhone4 with IOS6. Thanks. >> Cher >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of Traci >> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 12:06 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Item Chooser, most underrated feature >> >> Hi all, >> >> I've decided, the the item chooser is one of the most underrated features of >> the iPhone. Lol, maybe it is because I'm finally getting the hang of it, >> and actually using it more often. >> >> I'm loving it! In Safari, in some apps, in the music browser. I'm just >> finding it so useful. >> >> I like to go to a radio's website to look at there playlist. Well, it is >> this ginormous table for the entire days tracks. The item chooser is >> extremely helpful in this instance. I can just search for the hour I'm >> interested in, then quickly hop to that time. >> >> When I'm reading articles inside my rss app and I want to find the beginning >> of the article, I use the item chooser to quickly get there. >> >> :) Anyway, I just thought I'd mention this little yet cool part of the >> accessibility in the iDevice. >> >> Traci >> Caffeine & a cure! >> I am apart of the "Caffeinated Climbers" & we are climbing 1311 steps to >> help fight cancer! >> Learn more & donate here: >> http://www.llswa.org/site/TR/Events/BigClimb?px=1570735&pg=personal&fr_id=12 >> 50 >> > > -- > Christopher (CJ) > chaltain at Gmail > > -- > 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 Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- 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 Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
