[macvoiceover] Re: Safari reader super with Voiceover!

  • From: Suzanne Erb <suzerb1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2010 05:09:17 -0400

Hi Olivia,
I didn't see it, either.  However, when I played around with the menus, I found 
it at the bottom of the view menu.  
It was just there, without fanfare.
On Jun 8, 2010, at 1:11 AM, Olivia Norman wrote:

I'm sure you'll find it.
Suzanne
> I've updated, but I don't see how the reader works or where it is in the 
> update.  Help?
> Olivia
> "Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower", Steve Jobs
> 
> On Jun 7, 2010, at 10:08 PM, Keith Reedy wrote:
> 
>> Olivia,
>> 
>> It is in the Safari 5 update which should be through software update.
>> 
>> Keith Reedy
>> On Jun 8, 2010, at 12:59 AM, Olivia Norman wrote:
>> 
>>> OK how on earth do I get safari reader? Apparently, the rest of the 
>>> universe has figured this out, but I can't.  For some reason, when I try to 
>>> launch the apple support pages to figure out what this safari reader is/how 
>>> to download it, I get the system greeting saying "welcome to Mac os 10, 
>>> Voiceover is running" this happens every time I try to interact with the 
>>> HTML content.  
>>> Does anyone have any help or advice here? I'm feeling a bit stupid and 
>>> frustrated as it seems that other VO users have figured out how to get 
>>> safari reader, what it is, and how it works.  Why might the APple support 
>>> pages cause my computer to crash running safari 5?
>>> I'd really love any help anyone can give me here.  I don't see the reader 
>>> in any of the menus and can't look up anything on the support site with out 
>>> my computer relaunching the mac system greeting instead of interacting with 
>>> the HTML content!
>>> Thanks, an d sorry for my frustration!
>>> Olivia
>>> "Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower", Steve Jobs
>>> 
>>> On Jun 7, 2010, at 9:37 PM, Keith Reedy wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hi folks,
>>>> 
>>>> If you are in an article, with the Safari reader, using Voiceover, you can 
>>>> press command-A to select all then command-c to copy and command-v to 
>>>> paste the article  right from the Safari reader.
>>>> 
>>>> I have pasted this article from Fox news as an example.
>>>> 
>>>> Keith Reedy
>>>> 
>>>> At Apple Event, Steve Jobs Unveils New iPhone
>>>> 
>>>> As Steve Jobs took the stage in California for the company's annual 
>>>> developer conference, the Apple faithful collectively held their breath -- 
>>>> what would the tech genius show off today?
>>>> 
>>>> Many details of Apple's next-generation iPhone were already widely known, 
>>>> but expectations were nonetheless sky-high for the fourth-generation 
>>>> smartphone's official unveiling Tuesday at Apple's Worldwide Developers 
>>>> Conference (WWDC).
>>>> 
>>>> Jobs did not disappoint, unveiling a new phone operating system called 
>>>> iOS4, video conferencing capability, and a next-gen phone with new 
>>>> hardware tech fans are sure to drool over.
>>>> 
>>>> Calling it "beyond a doubt the most precise thing, and one of the most 
>>>> beautiful we've ever made," Jobs brought forth the new iPhone, which he 
>>>> said was 24 percent thinner than the previous 3GS model. The device, which 
>>>> looked like a polished version of the phone Gizmodo introduced the to the 
>>>> world in mid April, includes a front-facing camera and a slew of 
>>>> technology innovations.
>>>> 
>>>> The iPhone 4 comes in two colors, white and black, and will cost $199 for 
>>>> a 16GB version, and $299 for a 32GB model.
>>>> 
>>>> The new phone has a display technology that Jobs branded "the Retina 
>>>> Display." He described the new display as better than OLED, which many 
>>>> predicted would be the future of gadget display tech. Instead, it is a 
>>>> form of LCD that Apple has optimized with an unusual 326-dpi resolution. 
>>>> 
>>>> He told the audience, "Your apps look even better, but if you do a little 
>>>> bit of work, then they will look stunning. So we suggest that you do that."
>>>> 
>>>> Jobs stumbled briefly connecting a phone to the network in the convention 
>>>> hall for a live side-by-side demo of image quality from that new screen. 
>>>> But the 3.5-inch, 960 x 640 pixel display was clearly quite impressive. 
>>>> Later he attributed the glitch to the prevalence of over 570 Wi-Fi 
>>>> hotspots in the room -- a testimony to the crowd's enthusiasm.
>>>> 
>>>> Jobs highlighted several other bits of new hardware -- including an 
>>>> integrated three-axis gyroscope and a 5-megapixel camera with an 
>>>> integrated LED flash -- before moving on to the main attraction: iPhone OS 
>>>> 4.0, or iOS4.
>>>> 
>>>> The newest version of the software that powers the iPhone includes iBooks 
>>>> and finally incorporates multitasking, allowing a user to run several apps 
>>>> simultaneously, a limit that had infuriated owners of earlier models. A 
>>>> nearly final version of the software was released to developers at the 
>>>> show; the final version will ship June 21.
>>>> 
>>>> And iOS4 comes with "one more thing": video conferencing, through an app 
>>>> called FaceTime. Despite continued networking glitches (which Jobs laughed 
>>>> off as due to the number of Wi-Fi devices in the audience), he 
>>>> demonstrated the new tech by placing a call to Jonathan Ives, the 
>>>> long-time Apple designer responsible for much of the company's iconic 
>>>> hardware.
>>>> 
>>>> Video chats are limited to Wi-Fi for the time being, until Apple talks 
>>>> pricing with the network carriers, and the software places calls only to 
>>>> other fourth-gen iPhones ... again, for now.
>>>> 
>>>> The software will be available on June 21 to current iPhone owners, a free 
>>>> upgrade for everyone -- even iPod Touch users will finally get free 
>>>> upgrades. (In the past, Touch owners were forced to pay for upgrades that 
>>>> were free to iPhone owners.)
>>>> 
>>>> The company also formally unveiled the iAd platform. Jobs explained that 
>>>> “Apple hosts and sells the ads, so all you have to do is tell us where you 
>>>> want them and make the money.”
>>>> 
>>>> Jobs began the day by touting the success the company has had with the 
>>>> iPad. The company has sold over 2 million devices so far -- "That's one 
>>>> every 3 seconds," Jobs crowed. Those early adopters have purchased 35 
>>>> million apps, or 17 per iPad. And with 15,000 apps submitted so far, there 
>>>> has been no shortage to chose from. 
>>>> 
>>>> "We get about 15 thousand apps submitted every week. They come in up to 30 
>>>> different languages. And guess what: 95 percent of the apps submitted are 
>>>> approved within 7 days," Jobs told the assembled crowd.
>>>> 
>>>> The Moscone Center in California had filled up early in the morning as 
>>>> Apple developers, fans and journalists poured in for the annual event, and 
>>>> Twitter feeds overflowed all day with enthusiasm and energy, notably when 
>>>> Jobs announced that the popular Netflix app would be coming to the iPhone, 
>>>> at some point in the summer.>
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