[real-eyes] Re: Turning voice over on and off
- From: "Andrea Breier" <abreier@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:20:58 -0500
I am so glad that I checked messages before starting all of that stuff you
so graciously outlined, Jim. Okay Kim, First I have to tell you that there
is only one way to turn vo on and off. This is done when you have to go into
settings and manually set vo to be off or on. This is not a good way for
blind people, as you would then need sighted assistance to navigate the
menus to get it turned on again. I assume that vo is already on so you
won't need to do this now. Then there is a wonderful thing called a short
cut that does turn vo on and off without having to go into settings. One
thing to note is that this short cut has to be set up first in the settings
menu before it will work. Then there is a mute command that is already
setup by default. This short cut just turns off the vo speech but everything
else about vo still works. This is not good to use when handing your device
over to a sighted user, as it still requires the hand gestures that blind
users use to navigate. Use Jim's directions to get things going.
1 I assume that vo is already on so you won't need to do this.
2. After you configure the home button, you will be able to use tap tap tap
on the home button to turn vo on or off. this is a toggle.
3. muting vo is done by using three fingers slightly spaced apart and tap
tap on the screen.
1. . turning vo on for the first time
Jims notes
> Go to Settings, General, Accessibility, Voiceover, and one of the
> items on this screen will be to turn vo on or off.
>
2. setting up the shortcut
Jim's notes
> To turn Voiceover off correctly, for example, to play one of the many
> way cool games such as ZanyTouch, you need to configure the Home button
> so that pressing it 3 times will unload Voiceover from memory so that
> standard gestures will work. Pressing the Home button again 3 times
> turns Voiceover back on.
>
> Go to Settings, General, Accessibility, Voiceover, and one of the last
> items on this screen will be to configure the Home button as described.
>
3. Muting vo
Jims notes
a three finger double tap will mute the
> speech. Another three finger double tap turns the speech back on.
No hunting around the screen is ever necessary.
> This does not disengage Voiceover, it merely mutes the speech.
> Standard Voiceover gestures are still in effect even though the speech
> is muted.
>
Hugs, Andrea M. Breier
Recipe for happiness: Live with enthusiasm, smile for no reason, love
without conditions, act with purpose, listen with your heart, and laugh
often.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fettgather, Jim" <jfettgather@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 12:44 PM
Subject: [real-eyes] Re: Turning voice over on and off
> Hi, first of all, by default, a three finger double tap will mute the
> speech. Another three finger double tap turns the speech back on.
>
> No hunting around the screen is ever necessary.
> This does not disengage Voiceover, it merely mutes the speech.
> Standard Voiceover gestures are still in effect even though the speech
> is muted.
>
> To turn Voiceover off correctly, for example, to play one of the many
> way cool games such as ZanyTouch, you need to configure the Home button
> so that pressing it 3 times will unload Voiceover from memory so that
> standard gestures will work. Pressing the Home button again 3 times
> turns Voiceover back on.
>
> Go to Settings, General, Accessibility, Voiceover, and one of the last
> items on this screen will be to configure the Home button as described.
>
> Thanks.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kimberly A. Morrow [mailto:morrowka@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 12:38 PM
> To: real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [real-eyes] Turning voice over on and off
>
> Someone was trying to explain to me an easier way to set and turn voice
> over on and off. Currently whenever I inadvertently tap the wrong part
> of the screen and the speech goes off, it's a really difficult task to
> get it back on again. You have to keep tapping around until you tap just
> the right portion of the screen.
>
> Is there a better way, and if so, how do you set it up and how does it
> work?
>
> Thanks,
> Kim
> Kimberly A. Morrow
> Outreach Specialist - Unity.fm
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