Hi Janina, Thanks for the clarification re the apostrophe. I wondered if something like that was at play, b/c it’s the only thing I could think of that would cause that.
I haven’t tried re-mapping any commands yet. My glasses came right as I started teaching, so I don’t have a lot of time for playing around with them, at least, not as much as I'd like. :) The examples you mention make perfect sense. I don’t tend to use gadgets in those situations, though, so they didn’t occur to me. Good luck. I hope that soon you have glasses that will give you the options that you’re looking for. Cheers, Donna > On Feb 3, 2025, at 5:03 AM, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > <Macvisionaries@Googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Hi Donna: > > I can explain the messiness and I do apologize for it. It is my bad. > > My mail editor is set to ISO8859-1 rather than UTF. When 8859 doesn't > recognize a character entity (lika smart quote or smart apostrophe), it > messes up the text translation. > > I have been thinking I should revisit my reasons for still using > 8859--but that's yet another story. > > I'm aware you can take videos and still images without talking. But, I'd > like to map the image description, or the "what am I holding" command to > those buttons and/or swipe gestures. It's the AI function I'd like to > map into those buttons. Have you gone to that point with these glasses? > > I'm also aware the situations when one can reasonably talk to a device > have increased. Everyone is talking to various boxes these days. I'm > fine talking to my devices in a restaurant. However, there are still > many situations where that isn't acceptable, e.g. during a church > service or during a performance at the Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln > Center. > > Best, > Janina > > 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries writes: >> Hi Janina, >> >> First, sorry for all those question marks where apostrophes are supposed to >> be. I didn???t type those, so I have no idea what happened there. >> >> Second, Just fyi, it is really easy to take a video without talking to the >> glasses. You just double-tap and hold on the touchpad. I???ve done it a >> few times just to test it out, and it worked flawlessly. The touchpad on >> the frame takes some getting used to, but I???ve found that once you do, >> it???s quite easy to use in those situations where you don???t want to talk >> to the glasses. Also???and I can???t decide whether this is a good thing or >> a bad thing???with all the voice control and dictation features now >> available on our gadgets, I think the number of situations where talking to >> your device is inappropriate are rapidly decreasing. >> Cheers, >> Donna >> >>> On Feb 2, 2025, at 5:39???AM, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries >>> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Donna: >>> >>> Thanks for validating my disappointments with the Meta glasses. I really >>> appreciate knowing I'm not the lone stranger in my conclusions! :) >>> >>> There's one more thing I should have said, and it's kind of a big deal >>> for me ... >>> >>> I became tired of always need to talk to the glasses to get them to take >>> a picture and describe whatever, the scene, read the paper, etc. In many >>> life circumstances this is inappropriate social behavior that would tend >>> to draw unwarranted attention. >>> >>> What should I be able to do instead? How about I could just click with >>> the button on the frame? The one Meta assigns to taking photographs? No >>> talking, same very useful results would be a big improvement, imo. >>> >>> This is actually still possible. There's no reason Meta couldn't add >>> mapping button and swipe functions to typical commands. I'll be looking >>> for this in myh next glasses for sure! >>> >>> Best, >>> Janina >>> >>> 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries writes: >>>> That makes sense. I don???t love Meta either, but I???m stuck with >>>> WhatsApp, because I have friends and relatives in Europe and South >>>> America. And for now I have Facebook, though I haven???t linked my >>>> glasses to my Facebook account. >>>> >>>> Supposedly you can pair the glasses with multiple devices. I had mine >>>> paired with my phone and my iPad, but now I???m wondering if that???s >>>> what???s caused my connectivity issues. >>>> >>>> And yeah, I do wish the battery life were better. >>>> >>>> Stuff I???ve read suggests there???ll be several alternative glasses >>>> coming out in the next year or so. It???ll be interesting to see how that >>>> develops. >>>> Cheers, >>>> Donna >>>> >>>>> On Feb 1, 2025, at 5:45???AM, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries >>>>> <Macvisionaries@Googlegroups.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Reasons include my disinclination to commit to things Meta. At the >>>>> moment these glasses are the only Meta I have. I do not have Facebook or >>>>> Whatsapp, and I have no inclination to move toward them. >>>>> >>>>> I'm also disappointed that they pair to only one BT device, and that the >>>>> battery life is too short, imo. >>>>> >>>>> I could probably come up with a few more reasons. The truth is they sit >>>>> on my desk charging, but rarely make it out of their case. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries writes: >>>>>> OK, can I be nosy? Why are you backing off the glasses? Just curious. >>>>>> >>>>>> Like I said, I got them re-paired yesterday. I???ll give it a few days >>>>>> and see if the connection holds. If not, they???re going back. >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> Donna >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Jan 31, 2025, at 8:04???AM, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries >>>>>>> <Macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I have not had this issue, Donna. Very distressing for you, I'm sure. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I can tell you that I'm personally backing off Meta glasses, but not for >>>>>>> lack of robust connectivity with my iPhone. That part has been rock >>>>>>> solid for me once I got it working. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Best, >>>>>>> Janina >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries writes: >>>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I???m about ready to send mine back, because I???m re-pairing them for >>>>>>>> the four time since I got them two weeks ago. 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