Well, you cannot rain on my parade since I don't have a parade to rain on.
I never said Apple's calendar doesn't have a month view, I was just thanking 
the developer for providing a far more useful month view.
The month view on Apple's calendar was fabulous in iOS 6. I find their month 
view in iOS 7 to be nothing short of annoying.
That is a personal preference statement, not a declaration against anyone who 
might disagree. If you like the new Apple month view, I am very happy for you. 
It is sad that so often stating one's personal preference seems to bother some 
people.


Richard
(Sent from Richard's iPod Touch 5th gen)

> On Nov 1, 2013, at 3:32 AM, Krister Ekstrom <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hi I’m sorry to rain on your parade, but i have to ask what do you mean that 
> Apples calendar doesn’t have a month view? It has and i use it all the time. 
> What can Fantastical do that Apples calendar can’t?
> /Krister
> 
>> 1 nov 2013 kl. 10:40 skrev Richard Turner <[email protected]>:
>> 
>> Well, I must have been dreaming because I have not been able to duplicate 
>> having two different years on the screen.
>> Who knows.
>> But, I have good news for future Fantastical 2 purchasers.
>> I wrote support to both give them positive feedback about the VoiceOver 
>> accessibility in most aspects of the app, and to thank them for providing 
>> the month view; but I also mentioned the frustration with the introductory 
>> screens.
>> They have already addressed this in an update that should be out soon. If 
>> VoiceOver is on, it will skip the introduction. They felt it did not help 
>> VoiceOver users.
>> I was impressed that they responded within a couple hours of my note.
>> I will add this app to my recommended apps list.
>> Thanks for mentioning it on the list. Later,
>> 
>> 
>> Richard
>> (Sent from Richard's iPod Touch 5th gen)
>> 
>>> On Oct 31, 2013, at 6:59 PM, "Christina C." <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Wow, I wonder how you did that? I wonder how you got one month on the top 
>>> half and another on the bottom half. I have had zero problems with the pass 
>>> through gesture when I placed my finger on the day ticker. Sometimes I 
>>> don’t do it just right but I get it the second time. :) I also could not 
>>> “see” a red title but I knew the title had to be up at the top and so I got 
>>> it to work. Funny thing is that I don’t remember what that was for, maybe 
>>> it was to look up a specific day. I am on an iPhone 5S and maybe the pass 
>>> through gesture is more responsive?
>>> 
>>> I hope you can find the app helpful. :)
>>> 
>>>> On Oct 31, 2013, at 7:38 PM, Richard Turner <[email protected]> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Well, Christina, you must be a pass-through gesture wizard. I've used the 
>>>> pass-through gesture a ton and quite successfully, but not when setting up 
>>>> this app.
>>>> I did manage to eventually get to the final step where you have to use the 
>>>> "tap on the red title bar" action.
>>>> Since there is no way to find the "red title bar" I did get my sighted 
>>>> wife to do that step without VoiceOver running.
>>>> I have not had time to do much with the app, but it looks like it might be 
>>>> worth the $2.99.
>>>> I did find with the month view that you could end up with one month, like 
>>>> October, 2013, in the upper half of the screen, and a month like November 
>>>> 2014 in the lower half of the screen.
>>>> That was confusing.
>>>> But a three-finger side swipe on the lower portion of the screen got me 
>>>> back to the same year.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Richard
>>>> (Sent from Richard's iPod Touch 5th gen)
>>>> 
>>>>> On Oct 31, 2013, at 11:35 AM, "Christina C." <[email protected]> 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> :) I probably didn’t explain how to do the pass through gesture properly. 
>>>>>  You put your finger on the spot where you want to do the pass through 
>>>>> gesture, then you double tap and keep your finger down on the spot on the 
>>>>> second tap until you hear that special sound. Once you hear that sound 
>>>>> it’s like you are touching that particular part of the screen without VO 
>>>>> being on and you would perform an action just like a sighted person who 
>>>>> does not have VO turned on. In this case, it would be a drag down or 
>>>>> slide down of the finger. :) Once you lift your finger the pass through 
>>>>> gesture is no longer engaged. The pass through gesture allows you to 
>>>>> touch things on the screen as if VO was turned off. 
>>>>> 
>>>>> I am glad you have all working just fine now. So, did you get to the 
>>>>> month view?  This month view is the part I like best. :) I really like a 
>>>>> few other features but I just really need that month view because this is 
>>>>> the best way for me to envision a whole month as someone who cannot see a 
>>>>> traditional wall calendar. :) I do also love having my reminders all 
>>>>> there as well. :) 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Best of luck,
>>>>> Christina
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Oct 31, 2013, at 12:01 PM, Les Kriegler <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hi Christina,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Well, I give you lots of credit here. I tried executing the past two 
>>>>>> gesture but just couldn't do it. Anyway, I was working well. This is 
>>>>>> really a great app and I appreciate you letting us know about it. Thanks.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Les
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Oct 31, 2013, at 12:00 PM, "Christina C." <[email protected]> 
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I had zero problems getting started with Fantastical 2. I honestly did 
>>>>>>> it in seconds. 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I may not remember this exactly but here goes…
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> When you first open the app it asks you for permission to your 
>>>>>>> calendar, address book/contacts and something else, :) I forgot what 
>>>>>>> the third thing was.  I allowed access to all of them.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Then you will sort of be in a mini tutorial mode and that is why you 
>>>>>>> cannot access the settings button and such.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> In the bottom half of the screen it tells you to pull down on the 
>>>>>>> ticker to switch to month view. You have to use the pass through 
>>>>>>> gesture for this. All you need to do is double tap and hold the day 
>>>>>>> ticker until you here this sound I cannot describe, then pull down.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Once you are successful at this it walks you through maybe two other 
>>>>>>> instructions. I don’t remember what they are but again, just use the 
>>>>>>> pass through gesture. :)
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Once you finish this sort of tutorial mode, than you can use the app 
>>>>>>> normally and none of the buttons will be greyed out. :)
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> The pass through gesture sort of cuts through VO and it’s like you are 
>>>>>>> touching that particular spot that you double tapped and held your 
>>>>>>> finger on for a second, as if VO was not on. I’m sorry, I’m not good at 
>>>>>>> describing this and maybe someone else will better explain this gesture 
>>>>>>> and what is happening. 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I did not have any sighted assistance and I consider myself quite a 
>>>>>>> ditz when it comes to technology and I truly did not have any problems. 
>>>>>>>  The key here is knowing about the pass through gesture. If you are not 
>>>>>>> aware of this useful VO gesture then you will certainly be stuck. :) 
>>>>>>> This gesture may take a bit of practice but I find it very useful in 
>>>>>>> other apps as well. :)
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Good luck, and let me know if I can be of further assistance. The app 
>>>>>>> is not “perfect” for visually impaired but I am loving it a whole lot 
>>>>>>> more than the native Calendar app but this is just my opinion. :)
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Christina 
>>>>>>> Sent from Christina's 
>>>>>>>> On Oct 31, 2013, at 6:58 AM, Les Kriegler <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Hi Richard, Nick ad Christina
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I was able to obtain sighted assistance from my wife and she was able 
>>>>>>>> to deal with the welcome screen and less than 30 seconds. So this 
>>>>>>>> would be my recommendation. Once doing this, everything will work as 
>>>>>>>> expected. Sometimes, it's just not worth the trouble. Anyway, I like 
>>>>>>>> this program because calendar events and reminders are shown on the 
>>>>>>>> same screen. This is exactly what I would like to have happened. Good 
>>>>>>>> luck.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Les
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> On Oct 31, 2013, at 8:11 AM, Richard Turner 
>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> I can see where Fantastical 2 has some promise, but I cannot get the 
>>>>>>>>> ticker to switch to Calendar.
>>>>>>>>> I have the welcome message in the middle of the screen that says to 
>>>>>>>>> get started, pull down the day ticker until it changes to the 
>>>>>>>>> calendar.
>>>>>>>>> The settings but'ton and the new event buttons are both dimmed.
>>>>>>>>> I tried toggling VO off while I had my finger on the ticker and 
>>>>>>>>> sliding down, but that didn't work.
>>>>>>>>> this is on the iPod Touch 5th Gen running iOS 7.0.3.
>>>>>>>>> I removed it from the app switcher and launched it again.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Any further details on how to get the month view would be appreciated.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Richard
>>>>>>>>> (Sent from Richard's iPod Touch 5th gen)
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