[real-eyes] Re: Turning voice over on and off
- From: Jim Fettgather <jimfettgather@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:12:49 -0500
My earlier message from yesterday contained an error, I apologize.
The triple click home setting is indeed in Accessibility, you don't have
to go into the Voiceover settings.
When you tap triple click home off, it will be turned on, and then you
will be given the opportunity to set the action for the button, which
you can set to toggle voiceover.
This does not effect the three finger double tap to mute Voiceover.
On 8/26/2010 7:59 AM, Kimberly A. Morrow wrote:
> Andrea,
>
> Thanks so much for your notes (and thanks to Jim as well!) Okay--I need
> to clarify how to set up the shortcut for the home button. Under
> settings, I see voice over, but the only option for voice over is on or
> off--so obviously I don't want to touch that option! Farther down is a
> button that says something like "triple click home off". Is this the
> button I need to set to on?
>
> Also, once this shortcut is set up, will the triple finger tap still
> work for muting and unmuting Voice Over?
>
> Thanks,
> Kim
>
>
>
>
> Kimberly A. Morrow
> Outreach Specialist - Unity.fm
> Unity
> 1901 NW Blue Parkway
> Unity Village, MO 64065
> 816-251-3588
>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> From: real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andrea Breier
> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 2:21 PM
> To: real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: Turning voice over on and off
>
> 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
>> Unity
>> 1901 NW Blue Parkway
>> Unity Village, MO 64065
>> 816-251-3588
>>
>> visit www.unity.org
>> visit www.dailyword.com
>> visit www.unity.fm
>>
>>
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