[macvoiceover] Re: For new iPad users...
- From: william lomas <lomaswilliam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2010 08:39:19 +0100
how is it better on the web? also can one put mails into folders etc?
i'd be interested to know, what software version is running on an ipod. iphone
3.1, 4.0? as it runs on an iphone OS
On 4 Apr 2010, at 08:27, Olivia Norman wrote:
> I've gotten mine to read fine, too. Still trying to figure out the copy/paste
> thing.
> Olivia
> On Apr 4, 2010, at 3:23 AM, Ignasi Cambra wrote:
>
>> Yes, iBooks works well. I've downloaded several books and they all read just
>> fine.
>> On Apr 4, 2010, at 2:17 AM, Olivia Norman wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks for the hints! I am loving mine so far. Have you had any luck with
>>> iBooks?
>>> Olivia
>>> On Apr 4, 2010, at 12:11 AM, Ignasi Cambra wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello all,
>>>> I will make a couple of points that seem interesting about the iPad,
>>>> because no one mentioned them in here before.
>>>> First of all, VoiceOver has been significantly upgraded. You will notice
>>>> some new sounds, and it handles web content much, much better than the
>>>> iPhone. For me it's kind of like going from Leopard to Snow Leopard. We
>>>> can now activate or deactivate hints and change a few other options. When
>>>> typing, there is a new roter item that lets you choose between standard
>>>> typing and an other option (I think it was something like one touch typing
>>>> but the thing is charging right now so I'm to lazy to check). One touch
>>>> typing works great when typing with one hand. You can just drag a finger
>>>> around the keyboard and when you hear the character you want, lift your
>>>> finger. That will type that character for you.
>>>> Most interesting of all is the new concept of "containers". If this
>>>> existed on the iPhone, I definitely missed it. A four finger flick left or
>>>> right will move you backwards and forward through containers, which are
>>>> basically sections of the screen. On websites it works more or less like
>>>> auto web spots. This is very useful because the screen is much larger and
>>>> in programs such as mail, you actually have the screen divided in two
>>>> parts. One of them contains a list of messages, mailboxes etc, and the
>>>> other one contains the text of actual emails. The four finger flick
>>>> gesture allows you to jump quickly through this type of things, without
>>>> having to read every single item on the screen.
>>>> I've been using this thing all day, and it basically feels like a laptop.
>>>> Having it on a desk is very comfortable for typing. When in landscape
>>>> mode, the keyboard is basically real size. By now I'm basically able to
>>>> put my hands on the iPad as if it was a normal keyboard and type more or
>>>> less reliably. It will probably get better with time.
>>>> What I would say is that you might like the iPad itself more or less, but
>>>> what has been done with VO is really. really great. Definitely worth
>>>> trying.
>>>> This is all for now...>
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