Hi Steve
On the self-voicing theme, I also wish KNFB Reader didn’t have its own voice, I
never saw the point of that either. Just my view of course, perhaps some
people like it. That’s why I prefer Seeing AI now.
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Yes, and I’m surprised that Pete, who’s on the committee, allowed it to happen.
On one hand, he states how technical he is, but on the other, he allows such a
clumsy app to be landed on us.
This app could easily have been developed to iOS and Android standards, just
like Bumble Bee, I think everyone is trying to reinvent the wheel, and it’s
quite frankly stupid.
All the best
Steve
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Hi Steve
Hasn’t BWBF gone down that route too with Bumblebee?
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Hi Pete,
For my money, I was talking about the presenter, not you. I didn’t listen to
your interview yet, but the one thing I will say I don’t like about the Android
app is that it doesn’t conform to Talkback gestures. In other words, Calibre
have gone their own way, without any regard to Google’s gesture set.
This is OK if you are new to it, but the best way to slow down an advanced user.
I think I tangled with the app for a little while and didn’t like it much.
I think Calibre could learn a lot from Audible, whose interface is much slicker.
All the best
Steve
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hello ian,
i presume you are speaking about me as i was the one being interviewed on the
techtalk program.
perhaps you would like to explain what is wrong with the Calibre download
app,presuming you have actually used it.
and what i was supposed to have said that made it look like i didn't know what
i am speaking about.
there are a lot of people on this list that have known me for years and know
that i am very technically minded and don't just speak a load of rubbish so i
can put my pennies worth in to a thread.
i'd be more than happy to explain anything you would like to know about the
calibre app and why things were done the way they were.
pete gurney.