[macvoiceover] Re: iphone 4s
- From: Mary Scott <bluespruce7@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:43:53 -0400
Thanks for all the encouragement. I am sure I can master it. I am having a
hard time justifying the cost and data plan. Mel
On Mar 27, 2012, at 7:39 PM, Marcy Weinberg wrote:
> The key to becoming more adept at udsing the phone is to do just that, use
> it, from the apps to especially the keyboard.
>
> You won't improve by avoiding the tough stuff, only by tackling each thing
> and staying with it. The iphone may not be for everyone, but the only way to
> give it a fair shake is to work with it daily, and often. Practice is the
> key!
>
> Marcy
>
> On Mar 26, 2012, at 2:13 PM, Ian Edwards wrote:
>
> When I was learning my iPhone someone gave me good advice. Pick on ething to
> learn on the unit to get used to the keyboard. For me it was replacing a
> straight up cell phone I did some texting on, so it was using the phone just
> as a phone, then soon adding in use of the keyboard, and then on to web
> browsing and texting. It didn't take all that long. I stayed away from adding
> a zillion apps and tryign to learn them the first day I had the phone.
>
> I also found it helpful to find someone who already knew it to ask.
>
> I also found that it works much better in practice than it does in theory,
> and just having it explained wasn't enough.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ian
>
>
>
> On 2012-03-26, at 11:47 AM, Mary Scott wrote:
>
>> I don't understand how a blind person can learn to be accurate on the touch
>> screen keypad without going crazy. Is it possible or are people going crazy?
>> On Mar 26, 2012, at 12:49 PM, Bryan Duarte wrote:
>>
>>> I do not want to be mean or discourage anyone from a tool they use or found
>>> useful so I will simply speak from my own perspective. The dragon app is
>>> free and it does work, but Siri is 100 times better than dragon ever could
>>> be for the iPhone. Also Siri is integrated into every edit field of the
>>> iPhone. From messages to email Siri will give you the option to dictate
>>> your message. It works and is accurate but the down side is that there will
>>> be times where you will have to correct your spelling if Siri enters
>>> "brain" instead of "Bryan." Avoiding the keyboard is impossible on a touch
>>> screen device. I will also say that Siri gives you the option to create,
>>> edit, and send a message or email but unless there is no background noise
>>> and you can speak clear enough to get every word clearly heard, edits from
>>> the keyboard will be necessary.
>>> On Mar 26, 2012, at 9:39 AM, Ian Edwards wrote:
>>>
>>>> You may want to check out the Dragon dictation app. When I checked it out
>>>> it was free, and sometimes useful. It was accurate enough for simple
>>>> messages and Facebook posts, the obvious downside was that it wasn't
>>>> integrated into the message program. So you would dicatate your message,
>>>> select text message in the actions menu, then select who it was going to.
>>>> From the support material it looks like the Blackberry version is
>>>> integrated into the message app so you can dictate directly into an edit
>>>> field, so perhaps that is coming for the iPhone version. Maybe it's
>>>> already here, anyone know?
>>>>
>>>> Ian
>>>>
>>>> On 2012-03-26, at 10:30 AM, Bryan Duarte wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I agree with Ricardo Siri is great for some things but for avoiding
>>>>> typing Siri is not! Checking things, searching the web, and having fun
>>>>> Siri is great, sending messages or emails Siri works perfectly about 50
>>>>> percent of the time. There is really no avoiding the on screen keyboard
>>>>> on a touch screen device. I admit the touch keyboard is kind of a pain
>>>>> some times it really is not as bad as most blind people would think. It
>>>>> is pretty good and not very hard to type on. If a keyboard is necessary
>>>>> for you, the iPhone is not for you...
>>>>> On Mar 26, 2012, at 5:41 AM, Mary Scott wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I am very interested to hear updates as to your satisfaction of the
>>>>>> hone. I want one but I want to know if Siri
>>>>>> really works well. I do not like usuing the keys to text and I want to
>>>>>> know that I really can avoid it before getting one. MelOn Mar 25, 2012,
>>>>>> at 10:11 PM, Bryan Duarte wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Awesome welcome to the crew! If you go to
>>>>>>> settings>general>accessibility you will find an option to enable
>>>>>>> practice mode. If you do this you can preform all the gesters and hear
>>>>>>> them spoken to you. Also if you navigate to
>>>>>>> settings>general>accessibility the last option in this list is the home
>>>>>>> button function for triple tap.. This is where you will set voiceover
>>>>>>> to be assigned to triple tap of the home button. Hope this helps...
>>>>>>> On Mar 25, 2012, at 7:03 PM, Don wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Just got an iphohne, can someone tell me where to find all the
>>>>>>>> gestures, or send me a list of them. Also where do I go to set the
>>>>>>>> home button to turn on and off voice over, I can't find it. Thanks Don
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Marcy
> Hope you're having a nice day!
>
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