[macvoiceover] Re: Safari reader super with Voiceover!
- From: Keith Reedy <reedyk@xxxxxx>
- To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:40:53 -0400
Candy,
Don't forget to write accessibility@xxxxxxxxx to tell them how well it works
for you.
Keith Reedy
On Jun 8, 2010, at 1:28 PM, Candie Stiles wrote:
> The Safari Reader is absolutely amazing! I can't believe it! It is wonderful
> to be able to skip over all the other links and info and just read the
> article. In the past, I would spend a bit of time looking for the beginning
> of an article by using the web spot feature. Sometimes it would find it, and
> other times it wouldn't. Now, all I need to do is press command shift R, and
> presto, there it is waiting to be read. I also discovered that if there isn't
> an article on the page, nothing happens when pressing command shift R.
> Candie
>
> On Jun 8, 2010, at 5:09 AM, Suzanne Erb wrote:
>
>> Hi Olivia,
>> I didn't see it, either. However, when I played around with the menus, I
>> found it at the bottom of the view menu.
>> It was just there, without fanfare.
>> On Jun 8, 2010, at 1:11 AM, Olivia Norman wrote:
>>
>> I'm sure you'll find it.
>> Suzanne
>>> I've updated, but I don't see how the reader works or where it is in the
>>> update. Help?
>>> Olivia
>>> "Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower", Steve Jobs
>>>
>>> On Jun 7, 2010, at 10:08 PM, Keith Reedy wrote:
>>>
>>>> Olivia,
>>>>
>>>> It is in the Safari 5 update which should be through software update.
>>>>
>>>> Keith Reedy
>>>> On Jun 8, 2010, at 12:59 AM, Olivia Norman wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> OK how on earth do I get safari reader? Apparently, the rest of the
>>>>> universe has figured this out, but I can't. For some reason, when I try
>>>>> to launch the apple support pages to figure out what this safari reader
>>>>> is/how to download it, I get the system greeting saying "welcome to Mac
>>>>> os 10, Voiceover is running" this happens every time I try to interact
>>>>> with the HTML content.
>>>>> Does anyone have any help or advice here? I'm feeling a bit stupid and
>>>>> frustrated as it seems that other VO users have figured out how to get
>>>>> safari reader, what it is, and how it works. Why might the APple support
>>>>> pages cause my computer to crash running safari 5?
>>>>> I'd really love any help anyone can give me here. I don't see the reader
>>>>> in any of the menus and can't look up anything on the support site with
>>>>> out my computer relaunching the mac system greeting instead of
>>>>> interacting with the HTML content!
>>>>> Thanks, an d sorry for my frustration!
>>>>> Olivia
>>>>> "Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower", Steve Jobs
>>>>>
>>>>> On Jun 7, 2010, at 9:37 PM, Keith Reedy wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi folks,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If you are in an article, with the Safari reader, using Voiceover, you
>>>>>> can press command-A to select all then command-c to copy and command-v
>>>>>> to paste the article right from the Safari reader.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have pasted this article from Fox news as an example.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Keith Reedy
>>>>>>
>>>>>> At Apple Event, Steve Jobs Unveils New iPhone
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As Steve Jobs took the stage in California for the company's annual
>>>>>> developer conference, the Apple faithful collectively held their breath
>>>>>> -- what would the tech genius show off today?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Many details of Apple's next-generation iPhone were already widely
>>>>>> known, but expectations were nonetheless sky-high for the
>>>>>> fourth-generation smartphone's official unveiling Tuesday at Apple's
>>>>>> Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jobs did not disappoint, unveiling a new phone operating system called
>>>>>> iOS4, video conferencing capability, and a next-gen phone with new
>>>>>> hardware tech fans are sure to drool over.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Calling it "beyond a doubt the most precise thing, and one of the most
>>>>>> beautiful we've ever made," Jobs brought forth the new iPhone, which he
>>>>>> said was 24 percent thinner than the previous 3GS model. The device,
>>>>>> which looked like a polished version of the phone Gizmodo introduced the
>>>>>> to the world in mid April, includes a front-facing camera and a slew of
>>>>>> technology innovations.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The iPhone 4 comes in two colors, white and black, and will cost $199
>>>>>> for a 16GB version, and $299 for a 32GB model.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The new phone has a display technology that Jobs branded "the Retina
>>>>>> Display." He described the new display as better than OLED, which many
>>>>>> predicted would be the future of gadget display tech. Instead, it is a
>>>>>> form of LCD that Apple has optimized with an unusual 326-dpi resolution.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> He told the audience, "Your apps look even better, but if you do a
>>>>>> little bit of work, then they will look stunning. So we suggest that you
>>>>>> do that."
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jobs stumbled briefly connecting a phone to the network in the
>>>>>> convention hall for a live side-by-side demo of image quality from that
>>>>>> new screen. But the 3.5-inch, 960 x 640 pixel display was clearly quite
>>>>>> impressive. Later he attributed the glitch to the prevalence of over 570
>>>>>> Wi-Fi hotspots in the room -- a testimony to the crowd's enthusiasm.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jobs highlighted several other bits of new hardware -- including an
>>>>>> integrated three-axis gyroscope and a 5-megapixel camera with an
>>>>>> integrated LED flash -- before moving on to the main attraction: iPhone
>>>>>> OS 4.0, or iOS4.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The newest version of the software that powers the iPhone includes
>>>>>> iBooks and finally incorporates multitasking, allowing a user to run
>>>>>> several apps simultaneously, a limit that had infuriated owners of
>>>>>> earlier models. A nearly final version of the software was released to
>>>>>> developers at the show; the final version will ship June 21.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And iOS4 comes with "one more thing": video conferencing, through an app
>>>>>> called FaceTime. Despite continued networking glitches (which Jobs
>>>>>> laughed off as due to the number of Wi-Fi devices in the audience), he
>>>>>> demonstrated the new tech by placing a call to Jonathan Ives, the
>>>>>> long-time Apple designer responsible for much of the company's iconic
>>>>>> hardware.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Video chats are limited to Wi-Fi for the time being, until Apple talks
>>>>>> pricing with the network carriers, and the software places calls only to
>>>>>> other fourth-gen iPhones ... again, for now.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The software will be available on June 21 to current iPhone owners, a
>>>>>> free upgrade for everyone -- even iPod Touch users will finally get free
>>>>>> upgrades. (In the past, Touch owners were forced to pay for upgrades
>>>>>> that were free to iPhone owners.)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The company also formally unveiled the iAd platform. Jobs explained that
>>>>>> “Apple hosts and sells the ads, so all you have to do is tell us where
>>>>>> you want them and make the money.”
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jobs began the day by touting the success the company has had with the
>>>>>> iPad. The company has sold over 2 million devices so far -- "That's one
>>>>>> every 3 seconds," Jobs crowed. Those early adopters have purchased 35
>>>>>> million apps, or 17 per iPad. And with 15,000 apps submitted so far,
>>>>>> there has been no shortage to chose from.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "We get about 15 thousand apps submitted every week. They come in up to
>>>>>> 30 different languages. And guess what: 95 percent of the apps submitted
>>>>>> are approved within 7 days," Jobs told the assembled crowd.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The Moscone Center in California had filled up early in the morning as
>>>>>> Apple developers, fans and journalists poured in for the annual event,
>>>>>> and Twitter feeds overflowed all day with enthusiasm and energy, notably
>>>>>> when Jobs announced that the popular Netflix app would be coming to the
>>>>>> iPhone, at some point in the summer.>
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