I am not sure, but it only mutes VO I gather, not turn it off. On Jun 26, 2009, at 2:35 PM, Chris Blouch wrote:
> Really? So a 3gs with VO turned off will activate with a three- > finger double-tap? This is the first I've heard of this in all the > stuff I've rummaged through. Googling around a bit this appears to > mute VO, not turn it on or off. The gestures with VO running are > quite different so if I wanted somebody else to use my phone and > turn off VO, it would be nice to have a shortcut to do that. Well, > that and being able to turn VO again without sighted assistance. > > CB > > peter Apgar wrote: >> >> next time you go in, tap twice quickly with three fingers. this >> turns voice over on and off. >> >> Pete >> >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> ] On Behalf Of Chris Blouch >> Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 11:19 AM >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: IPhone Wows >> >> My manager and I went over to the ATT store yesterday to play with >> 3GS for the first time. We probably fiddled for about 30 minutes >> and within that time could do quite a bit of basic stuff. The first >> snag was getting VO turned on which required sighted assistance >> since the phones were cabled down at a kiosk and not hooked up to >> iTunes on a desktop. On another podcast there was a question about >> whether Apple has some kind of voice command to turn VO on but >> nobody knew if it existed or what it was. That said, once VO was on >> it took a little bit to get the hang of three finger flicking and >> to realize that double tap meant to hold on the thing you want to >> action and then tap with another finger. We also had to be careful >> with making sure we didn't hold the phone totally horizontal as >> sometimes it would flip into portrait mode, moving everything >> around. Typing was a bit difficult but improved as time went by >> such that it seemed like it would become quite usable given some >> practice. 30 minutes or so wasn't enough but it was already getting >> easier. Main thing was that the keys were very small in portrait so >> putting a thumb down flat covered several keys. Finger tips worked >> much better but finger nails didn't work. We actually launched a >> random 3rd party app called Dictionary which was already on the >> phone and it worked just fine, which was a nice touch since it >> probably predates VO on the iPhone. One snag was that when deleting >> characters in a text box it wasn't always obvious what characters >> were about to be deleted, but maybe we missed some cues in the >> somewhat noisy store. Anyway, it seems very positive that in only a >> short bit of fiddling around the universal access interface was >> usable and we could get stuff done. >> >> CB >> >> Victor Tsaran wrote: >>> >>> I think IPhone 3GS is a wonderful tool for low vision people -- it >>> is >>> the first truly accessible phone where everything is magnified. I >>> cannot >>> say that I would cash out for IPhone as a blind user though. But I >>> truly >>> appreciate Apple's pushing envelope with technology -- this is >>> something >>> I'd love to see more companies do. >>> Vic >>> >>> On 6/21/2009 10:50 AM, John Denning wrote: >>> >>>> My wife who is a high partial has had an iPhone all along. So we >>>> got >>>> her a new 3GS phone Friday. I've not had a lot of time on it, but >>>> have >>>> had some. So far I'm impressed also. >>>> >>>> I need to read some instructions though. I can turn on the Zoom, >>>> and >>>> invert. But I believe there is a way to easily jump between various >>>> settings. Like is there a gesture to switch between inverted and >>>> normal? I know how to zoom in and out. >>>> >>>> Trying to get my employer to spring for the phone since I'm >>>> required >>>> to have a mobile phone. They one they got me is NOT at all >>>> accessible. >>>> I can make the text a tiny bit larger is all. So get me this real >>>> off >>>> the shelf solution. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Jun 20, 2009, at 12:02 AM, Alex Jurgensen wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> I played with the iPhone that was on display. Wow, ... I was >>>>> shocked. >>>>> It felt like a natural use, expecially in Calculator. >>>>> >>>>> I love the phone. >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
