[macvoiceover] Re: For new iPad users...

  • From: Bryan Smart <bryansmart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2010 04:06:10 -0400

A very interesting post.

Please continue to share your observations.

Bryan 

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[mailto:macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ignasi Cambra
Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2010 12:12 AM
To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [macvoiceover] For new iPad users...

Hello all,
I will make a couple of points that seem interesting about the iPad, because no 
one mentioned them in here before.
First of all, VoiceOver has been significantly upgraded. You will notice some 
new sounds, and it handles web content much, much better than the iPhone. For 
me it's kind of like going from Leopard to Snow Leopard. We can now activate or 
deactivate hints and change a few other options. When typing, there is a new 
roter item that lets you choose between standard typing and an other option (I 
think it was something like one touch typing but the thing is charging right 
now so I'm to lazy to check). One touch typing works great when typing with one 
hand. You can just drag a finger around the keyboard and when you hear the 
character you want, lift your finger. That will type that character for you.
Most interesting of all is the new concept of "containers". If this existed on 
the iPhone, I definitely missed it. A four finger flick left or right will move 
you backwards and forward through containers, which are basically sections of 
the screen. On websites it works more or less like auto web spots. This is very 
useful because the screen is much larger and in programs such as mail, you 
actually have the screen divided in two parts. One of them contains a list of 
messages, mailboxes etc, and the other one contains the text of actual emails. 
The four finger flick gesture allows you to jump quickly through this type of 
things, without having to read every single item on the screen.
I've been using this thing all day, and it basically feels like a laptop. 
Having it on a desk is very comfortable for typing. When in landscape mode, the 
keyboard is basically real size. By now I'm basically able to put my hands on 
the iPad as if it was a normal keyboard and type more or less reliably. It will 
probably get better with time.
What I would say is that you might like the iPad itself more or less, but what 
has been done with VO is really. really great. Definitely worth trying.
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