The side bar just gives you access to your different libraries like music, books, tones, apps etc. as well as your device.
If you turn the side bar off there is an “iPhone” button which takes you to your device. If I want to switch libraries I just press Control+F to go to the search field, then I tab twice and I’m on whatever library is active. For example, if I am in the music library and do what I just described, Jaws will announce “Music, button”. If I activate that button with spacebar or enter it expands into a treeview and I can arrow around just as in the side bar and get to all my libraries. For playlist management which I believe used to be in the side bar, all you have to do is check the Playlist radio button which you find when the Music library is active. Here you find a list with all your playlists, you can right click on them to play them, rename them, delete them etc. You can also make new playlists although it’s probably easier to do that from your main music listing. It really is not that difficult, there is just a lot of tabbing around involved pretty much anywhere in iTunes, but it’s all quite accessible and in my view more so than Windows Media Player or winamp. In any case, you can’t manage your iDevices with them so it’s a mute point. Regards, Sieghard From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gmail Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2014 11:06 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: installing Itunes Sigh. Yes, I remember seeing that article now. Unfortunately, I don't know quite how to use iTunes without the sidebar, but it can't be too hard, right? I'll have to revisit Jonathan's podcasts on iTunes 11. :) On Jul 29, 2014, at 8:29 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: Hi Ann, There is only one version of iTunes you can use and that one is best installed from the computer where you want to use it and the Apple website. Here is what you do: 1. Go to http://www.apple.com/itunes 2. Use control+Shift+F to bring up the Jaws Find dialogue and ttype “download” into the search box, then press enter. If you make sure you are at the top of the page when you do this it will put right onto the “Download iTunes Now” link. 3. Press enter to activate the link. 4. On the next page just use the Jaws quick nav key for “buttons” which is “b” and press it until you find the “download Now” button. If you use Internet Explorer you should hear the message about the notification bar where you can select to “run” or “save”. Use Alt+N to bring focus to these buttons. I prefer to save the installation file first and then run it from my hard drive, but especially if you have a fast internet connection you could just run it. Keep in mind that it is a relatively large file so it may take a while for it to download before the install wizard starts. 5. In the installation wizard just accept the default choices and continue to press Next. There is a set of scripts John Martin wrote which are called blindTunes and which some people find helpful. They make a few things more accessible, but you best check this out as there is a Podcast on the BlindTunes website which you can find at the following address: http://www.blindTunes.net If you want to start with John’s description/demo of what BlindTunes does, look for the following link: Click here to hear an audio tour of Blind Tunes - Length 47 Minutes. iTunes is actually very accessible as it is if you have one of the latest versions of Jaws. Jaws 15 is of course best, but Jaws 14 and even 13 should work well. Here Jonathan Mosen did a 2-part Podcast which I would definitely recommend. It’s done in typical Jonathan fashion which means it’s done extremely well. The Podcast was done as part of the FS Cast series of podcasts and it was done with Jaws 14 and after iTunes 11 came out so it’s very much up-to-date. Below are the direct links for both episodes: Part 1: Episode 73, December 2012 http://podcast.freedomscientific.com/FSCast/episodes/fscast073-December2012.mp3 Part 2: Episode 74, January 2013 http://podcast.freedomscientific.com/FSCast/episodes/fscast074-January2013.mp3 apart from that Ari’s offer for some one-on-one help might be a good way to go after you listened to Jonathan’s Podcast which I would do first so you get an overview of how things work in iTunes. One last suggestion would be that you not use the sidebar in iTunes 11. This is not turned on by default, but if it is turned on it makes iTunes look a bit more like iTunes 10 which a lot of people think is easier. However, a recent article which somebody posted to the list a few days ago suggests that in iTunes 12 the sidebar will be finally gone completely and iTunes 12 will be released simultaneously with iOs 8 in mid to late September. It is not a good idea to not upgrade iTunes as you may not be able to backup and restore properly or at all if you have, for example, iOS 8 and iTunes 11. It is therefore better to always update iTunes when updates are released and iTunes will prompt you to do so automatically. I found a while back that I like iTunes without the side bar better and it is just as easy to use. Remember, in iTunes you mostly use the tab key to move around, the F6 key is also important to jump to certain areas and it’s useful to know that, for example, Control+1 will always take you to your music library, Control+2 to your movie library, Control+3 goes to the TV Shows library, Control+6 to the books library, Control+8 goes to your apps and Control+0 goes to the iTunes Store page. OK, so at least in iTunes 11 this is the case, I guess we have to wait and see how this works in itunes 12. I am not terribly worried that accessibility takes a big step backwords in itunes 12, but then again one never knows. Best regards, Sieghard From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Raggedy Ann Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2014 7:03 AM To: IPhone Subject: installing Itunes Is there a version of ITunes that is more accessible to use with JAWS or is there even a choice? Where is the best location to download the program from? Ann -- 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. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. 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