I'll have a go and thanks for both responses much appreciated. Can you do this on the Mac using the Track pad? Never tried! On 3 Oct 2011, at 10:30, Aser Tolentino wrote:
> Hi, > To select text, navigate to where you wish the selection to begin, then place > to fingers together and pull them apart in opposite directions,, like an > opening or pulling apart motion. I've had trouble with VoiceOver mistaking > this motion for a rotor turn and have had better luck using two hands. > > In an email exchange over how to make an app more accessible, a developer > informed me that his rich text editor could not reliably select text while > VoiceOver was active due to an apparent limitation in Webkit. As I think all > IS browsers are based on that technology, it seems that the workaround > suggested below might be the simplest way to get at text consistently. > Perhaps this will be made simpler by Safari's reader functionality in IS5? > > Sent from my iPad > > On Oct 3, 2011, at 1:53 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu <kawa...@me.com> wrote: > >> I can't do the pinch gestures to select text on my I phone as no one has >> ever described to me what to do. If someone could describe how to do it I >> will have a go! >> On 3 Oct 2011, at 04:02, Garth Humphreys wrote: >> >>> Hi >>> >>> I don't believe that this is possible. You can only select text where it is >>> editable. So for example if you wish to select some text that is in an >>> email you've been sent, you would first have to setup a reply to the email. >>> This makes the text editable and you then can go through and select some of >>> it. >>> >>> You can make a selection by doing a pinch out gesture. The text will be >>> selected in increments of either character, word or line dependant upon >>> your current rota setting. You can also do a select all by setting the rota >>> to Edit and then flicking up. >>> >>> I don't know of anyway of selecting text on a web page directly. I guess >>> you could email the page to yourself and then do the Reply trick as >>> outlined above. >>> >>> Cheers >>> Garth >>>> >>>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Potluri >>> >>> >>> On 01/10/2011, at 7:27 PM, Venkatesh Potluri wrote: >>> >>>> Hi listers! >>>> I would like to know the gesture or the series of gestures that I have >>>> to perform to select text in EMails, web pages and in applications >>>> where there is text in iOs 4.3.5. I am using an iPhone 3gs. >>>> I need help in selecting multiple messages from a conversation to >>>> forward or delete. >>>> Thank you in advance. >>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > -- > 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. > ___ Kawal Gucukoglu (E-mail/MSN): kawa...@me.com (Skype ID): kawalgucukoglu (Mobile/text): +447905618396 -- 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.
