[macvoiceover] Re: Selecting items on iphone
- From: Nicole Hutchins <nkhutch86@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:42:56 -0400
Ricardo, I couldn't agree more! :)
Nicole
Sent from my iPhone
On Apr 24, 2013, at 11:49 AM, Ricardo Walker <rwalker296@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> There really is no faster way. i've mentioned this before on other lists,
> I'm surprised that Apple just hasn't added a select all option to there mail
> app. It just makes all the sense in the world to me. How many times have we
> just looked in our inbox, seen about 250 messages and cringe? lol. And you
> say to your self, I will just erase all this junk and start a new. At least
> for me, this occurs fairly often. Now, the way Mail is currently set up, and
> you had 250 messages you wanted to delete, you would either have to double
> tap the edit button, and then proceed to perform 250 double taps to select
> all messages/conversations, and then double tap the delete button.
>
> Or, flick 250 times to each message/conversation, flick down to the delete
> option in the action menu in the rotor, and double tap. Oddly enough, this
> way forces you to make more flicks and taps.
>
> Either way you slice it, Both are often totally inefficient when needing to
> delete a large bulk of e-mails.
>
> Ricardo Walker
> ricardo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Twitter:@apple2thecore
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>
> On Apr 24, 2013, at 10:44 AM, Nicole Hutchins <nkhutch86@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I was already doing it this way. Was looking for a faster way.
>>
>> Nicole
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Apr 23, 2013, at 6:05 PM, David Chittenden <dchittenden@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> It is faster to just use a single-finger vertical flick to choose
>>> delete/archive then double-tap.
>>>
>>> Note: archive is for gmail accounts and can be changed to delete in
>>> settings, mail contacts calendar, specific account.
>>>
>>> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
>>> Email: dchittenden@xxxxxxxxx
>>> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On 24/04/2013, at 9:28, Ian Edwards <ianedwards42@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Only option I'm finding is the edit button, which then allows you to
>>>> select each item with a double tap. Once each message is selected there
>>>> are move and archive functions at the bottom of the screen. This isn't as
>>>> fast as a select all. I'll let you know if I come across anything else.
>>>>
>>>> Ian
>>>>
>>>> On 2013-04-23, at 3:21 PM, Nicole Hutchins <nkhutch86@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> What about in mail? I want to select all the messages to be deleted. The
>>>>> edit option is not available there.
>>>>>
>>>>> Nicole
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>
>>>>> On Apr 23, 2013, at 5:11 PM, Ian Edwards <ianedwards42@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> In the rotor go to the edit setting, then flick up or down through the
>>>>>> menu and if th option to select all is there, it means the option to do
>>>>>> so is available. Works in edit fields, not sure about other places.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Anyone know how to select specific words on iPhone? It would make it
>>>>>> easier to delete words Siri gets wrong.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ian
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 2013-04-23, at 3:02 PM, Nicole Hutchins <nkhutch86@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi, is there a way to select all on iphone?
>>>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Nicole
>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
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