Well, gestures are different when VO is off. Touching an item is the same as double-tap or split-tap. Sliding a finger moves the screen window, like the three-finger swipe. Pinching two fingers open or closed zooms out or in. Touching an item and holding it until the item changes is the same as double-tap and hold.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone > On 2 Feb 2014, at 8:57, Cheryl Homiak <cahom...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi all. > > I want to start a sighted friend up with a new iPad Air. She does not live in > my area so communication must be done over the phone or by email. She is > definitely not tech savvy! In fact, with the linux system she is now running, > I had to give her step-by-step instructions in writing and then had to > practice them with her several times. It isn't that she's not intelligent; > she has a neurological difficulty which results in her being a very concrete > thinker and if you are going to teach her something about a technological > device you have to cover every step. I think she can learn the iPad but it > will take some work by both of us. So I hope somebody won't mind answering > some questions. The reason I taught her to do mail in a text-based-only linux > system is that when she tried to learn Windows an accidental keypress or > mouse click into some screen she wasn't expecting or any behavior of Windows > she didn't understand got her immediately and totally lost. > > 1. Is there any way at all to pair a bluetooth keyboard with the iPad before > doing the iPad setup. I sort of think the answer is "no" but thought I'd ask. > > 2. If there's no way to pair a bluetooth keyboard first, would I do better to > have her turn voiceover on? Then I could hear what she was doing at least > during the setup. I prefer to do touch typing during setup and if she did > that we might encounter problems with the rotor motion but since she can see > the double tap might work fine for her and indeed she might make more > mistakes with the touch typing. > > 3. Once we make it through setup and pair the keyboard (I'm thinking of the > Logitech ultrathin keyboard cover), I can't teach her sighted gestures. I > could just teach her to use it with voiceover and mute speech if she wants to > do so, but if I could find a video for her to watch with basic iPad gestures > (bery basic!) she might be able to do without voiceover. Does anybody know of > such a video? I thought of sending her to the Apple Store for help but I > think both she and the tech person would end up frustrated. > > The reason I am thinking of an iPad rather than aMacbook air, besides > pricing, is that she basically only does email and i'm hoping she can also > learn to surf the web eventually also with the iPad. I don't think she needs > to get involved in all the other complexities of learning other applications > or maintenance and update procedures of Mavericks. I don't think she needs a > lot of disk space although I am going to ask her if she plans to put music or > videos on the iPad and backups with the cloud will be easy once set up. > > Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks. > > -- > Cheryl > > I tried and tried to turn over a new leaf. > I got crumpled wads of tear-stained paper > thrown in the trash! > Then God gave me a new heart and life: > His joy for my despairing tears! > And now, every day: > "This I call to mind, > and therefore I have hope: > The steadfast love of the Lord > never ceases; > his mercies never come to an end; > they are new every morning; > great is your faithfulness." > (Lamentations 3:21-23 ESV) > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
