I do love the possibilities of Day One. It works decently to enter a Journal entry. However, for some reason every time I open the app, It automatically enters a blank entry onto my timeline if I do not actually enter and type up an entry. So now I have all these blank entries that I cannot delete via VO. I cannot read anything on the screen visually even with zoom. Therefore, I cannot delete these entries without a sighted person doing it for me. This is not a good situation for a personal Journal. :)
I would not call my email about Day One a thorough review though. :) I am terrible at describing detail. LOL! Some people are so talented with the written word and I feel ill equipped to leave a detailed review of all of the aspects of Day One. I forget that some people on this list may have enough vision to turn VO off and use the Zoom feature of iOS to access elements on the screen. In this case, I believe someone could really love Day One. :) Christina On Jul 4, 2014, at 11:36 AM, SSEric <[email protected]> wrote: > Christina, thanks for your review of the app.. I saw a very good review of > it recently, and did not consider accessibility when I made the purchase. I > did actually see it in Apple Viz reviews, where it was rated mostly OK, but > I believe that was a few years old. > > There is a delete button, but you cannot activate it. Perhaps by disabling > VO... I really have not used it enough to note other quirks or even the > advantages. It is probably more than I want and was just one of those whim > purchases. > > I have had more success using the Mini Keepass password keeper as a journal. > I just created a database called journal and then make separate entries for > each day. I don't know if there is a limit to the notes field which is where > I put the text; I have not been able to stick with journaling enough to find > out. The app is secure and does synchronize via Dropbox, which are really > the only two requirements I look for. > > With any of these programs/apps, I have been afraid what happens in a few > years when they are either discontinued or rendered inaccessible by updates > in operating systems or screen access. That is why I still copy things to a > Windows program I have been using since about 2002 called AZZ Cardfile. Not > like that is such a chore, as I said, I can't discipline myself to write > often enough to have much to copy. > Thanks for any further discoveries. > > Eric > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Christina C. > Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2014 6:56 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: accessible Journal app > > I personally would not suggest Day one at this time. I love the concept and > it is indeed partially accessible. However, there are some things that are > pretty difficult to do. Also, deleting a entry is impossible with VO. Unless > someone has figured it out. I actually corresponded with their tech support > about this issue. They have been making accessibility improvements to the > Mac version and they told me they may work on accessibility for the iOS > version. I did not notice any description of accessibility enhancements on > the latest update for Day One. However, maybe I missed something. :) I'm > sure the developers would appreciate any feedback. The last time I tried to > use Day One, I could easily type in an entry but there were other aspects > that were difficult to use but mainly the timeline page has many elements on > it that cannot be accessed via VO. At least, I could not figure out how nor > could the tech person i spoke with . :) > > I am still hoping to find a good app for iOS that I can Sync with my Mac. > The problem is that I don't want to spend a lot of money only to find that > one or both app versions are not accessible. I have been very curious about > MacJournal as they will sync but I do not know if either the mac or the iOS > version are accessible. > > Christina > > > On Jul 3, 2014, at 4:01 PM, SSEric <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Day One is accessible (note one is spelled out). It is more than just >> journaling and I believe was $5.99. I bought it and did a test entry, but >> have not gone back to it. >> >> Eric >> >> > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. > All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. 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