[access-uk] Re: Sky + menu change
- From: william lomas <lomaswilliam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 17:26:31 +0100
i can arrow upwards as of now but maybe that will change
On May 18, 2010, at 5:07 PM, Steve Nutt wrote:
> Hi Damon,
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> It’s not happening for me yet, but if it does, I won’t complain. Menus that
> don’t wrap are much more manageable, if you have no feedbac. So just hold
> down the down arrow for a few seconds, and you’ll be at the bottom, then go
> up. You have the same effect.
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> All the best
>
> Steve
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> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Damon Rose
> Sent: Monday 17 May 2010 10:40
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Sky + menu change
>
> Hi.
>
> Has anyone else noticed the Sky + menu wrap change or is it just me?
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> To get to the Sky+ planner, you hit TV Guide then the green button and you're
> on the menu of programmes you've recorded (and that are waiting to record)
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> The cursor is at the top of the list but what I tend to do at this stage is
> to arrow upwards to get to the bottom of the list where I can find the
> programmes I've most recently recorded.
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> It seems that the new software change, on my box at least, has stopped you
> from being able to arrow upwards. You can now only arrow downwards.
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> For a blind user who gets no speech feedback, this makes it more difficult as
> you could find yourself fighting your way through dozens and dozens of
> programmes before you get to the programme you want.
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> On the slightly good news front, I should add that I've found if you arrow
> down and down and down without thinking, when you hit the bottom you stay at
> the bottom and so can arrow back upwards to find the latest programmes. i.e.
> when you arrow down to the bottom, it doesn't wrap round to the top again so
> that at least is helpful and you won't have to keep a count or a list of
> programmes you've recorded so you can keep track. Or something.
>
> …Damon
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> Damon Rose
> Senior Content Producer bbc.co.uk/ouch
> BBC Vision Learning
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