Will they announce it on the list when they come up with one?
Mobeen Iqbal <[email protected]> wrote:
>Nope, not yet.
>
>On 17/10/2012 17:17, Danielle wrote:
>> Have they set a release date for it?
>>
>> Dusty Tague <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> yes I have. the command is bottom left to top right regardless of
>> the orientation, for example, if you have the physical keyboard
>> open, a slash gesture announces reading mode or text mode and you
>> can then type. I don't use ideal much anymore because web
>images
>> aren't supported and there is no refresh, automatic or otherwise
>> and use the Mozilla nightlies of Firefox instead. If I need to
>> tweet a weather alert, I do use ideal for that though. I have
>> complained many times about MA's shortcomings and wished I knew
>> about the beta. If I had know, I would have been willing to
>beta
>> test and give my input. Since I am repeatedly attempting to
>help
>> others, on and off this list with android accessibility, it would
>> have been nice to have something to reassure people that, short
>of
>> giving away proprietary information, that a much improved MA is
>in
>> the works.Â
>> On 10/17/2012 9:56 AM, Mobeen Iqbal wrote:
>>> Talking of Ideal Web Reader, have you been able to enter text
>>> typing mode when an edit box is highlighted? They claim that
>>> swiping from bottom left to top right switches between modes,
>but
>>> i haven't gotten it to work yet.
>>>
>>> Mo.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 17/10/2012 16:54, Dusty Tague wrote:
>>>> Those on eclair, froyo, and gingerbread are getting sick of not
>>>> having there enhancements requests going unanswered, especially
>>>> in the sms, web browser, and email apps. Of course alarms and
>>>> calendar can be improved as well as call screens, and contacts,
>>>> I would love to get rid of ideal web reader and the nightly
>>>> Mozilla, never to have to use Google calendar or the stock
>alarm
>>>> application, and even, if they expand the email offerings, to
>>>> ridding myself of k-9mail. I will wait and see but the lack
>of
>>>> incremental updates causes me to not trust them. Though I am
>>>> not from Missouri, they have to show me and then I will
>>>> recommend people purchase MA again. Even if jelly bean is
>>>> accessible and Key Lime Pie and even Lemon Drop are more
>>>> accessible still.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 10/17/2012 9:19 AM, Angela Griffith wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> That’s all well and good, but what about further development
>>>>> on Mobile Accessibility for Android? You know, that $99.00 app
>>>>> which provides no stable support for Android versions higher
>>>>> than Gingerbread? And by the way, that is directed at Code
>>>>> Factory, in case anyone there actually cares about any level
>of
>>>>> customer satisfaction.
>>>>>
>>>>> Â
>>>>>
>>>>> *From:*[email protected]
>>>>> [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of
>>>>> *Swati Sharma
>>>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 17, 2012 7:56 AM
>>>>> *To:* Mobile Accessibility Android Users List
>>>>> *Subject:* [MA] New Version of Nokia Screen Reader is now
>>>>> available!
>>>>>
>>>>> Â
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> **
>>>>>
>>>>> **New version of Nokia Screen Reader**
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *New version of Nokia Screen Reader is now available on
>the
>>>>> Nokia Store!*
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *Popular and free application now supports more than 40
>>>>> devices and 29 languages!*
>>>>>
>>>>> Terrassa (Barcelona), Spain, October 17th, 2012
>>>>>
>>>>> Â
>>>>>
>>>>> The highly popular Nokia Screen Reader application, which was
>>>>> released late in 2011 for a limited range of devices and
>>>>> languages, has now been extended to include support for
>>>>> virtually all Nokia Symbian devices released in the last few
>>>>> years. In addition, it now supports a much wider range of
>>>>> languages. And the best part for users: it keeps being a free
>>>>> application!
>>>>>
>>>>> Â
>>>>>
>>>>>  “We’ve received fantastic feedback since the launch of
>>>>> Nokia Screen Reader 10 months ago,†explains Eduard
>Sánchez,
>>>>> CEO at Code Factory. “It’s been a great leap forward for
>>>>> affordable accessibility, and Nokia is to be credited for
>>>>> supporting the project. However, many users were disappointed
>>>>> that their phone or language was not supported. With the
>>>>> release of Nokia Screen Reader 1.3, we are delighted to be
>able
>>>>> to greatly extend the availability of Nokia Screen Reader both
>>>>> in terms of devices and supported languages, to once again
>>>>> break down the barriers of accessibility.â€
>>>>>
>>>>> Â
>>>>>
>>>>> Major features of v1.3:
>>>>>
>>>>> • Support for a large number of new devices. The full set of
>>>>> supported devices is now: Nokia 500, 603, 700, 701, 808
>>>>> PureView, 5320, 5530, 5630, 5730, 6120, 6121, 6210, 6220, 6700
>>>>> Slide, 6710, 6720, 6790, C5-00, C5 5MP, C6-00, C6-01, C7, E5,
>>>>> E52, E55, E6-00, E63, E66, E7, E71, E71x, E72, E73, E75, N78,
>>>>> N79, N8, N85, N86, N96, N97, N97 Mini, X6 and X7.
>>>>>
>>>>> • Support for a much wider range of languages: English,
>>>>> Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Finnish, Swedish,
>Italian,
>>>>> Danish, Dutch, Greek, Hindi, Norwegian, Simplified Chinese,
>>>>> Turkish, Arabic, Croatian, Lithuanian, Bengali, Bulgarian,
>>>>> Catalan, Hungarian, Malaysian, Serbian, Slovak, Tagalog,
>>>>> Ukrainian, Vietnamese and Icelandic. Note that some of these
>>>>> languages do not have a corresponding Nokia HQ voice, so it is
>>>>> recommended to use the Nokia standard quality voice for these
>>>>> languages.
>>>>>
>>>>> • Added the "Voice" option to the UI, which allows users to
>>>>> choose between the Nokia HQ and the Nokia (standard quality)
>>>>> voices. Nokia HQ will still be loaded by default when Nokia
>>>>> Screen Reader is first installed.
>>>>>
>>>>> • Support for devices running Symbian Belle Refresh and
>>>>> Symbian Belle Feature Pack 2 (FP2) firmware.
>>>>>
>>>>> • Support for latest version of WhatsApp v2.8.14, the
>>>>> world’s most popular mobile messaging application.
>>>>>
>>>>> Â
>>>>>
>>>>> To find out more information about Nokia Screen Reader, please
>>>>> read our FAQ:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://codefactory.es/en/products.asp?id=425 Â
>>>>>
>>>>> Â
>>>>>
>>>>> To access the Nokia Screen Reader user manual, please go to:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>http://www.codefactory.es/descargas/nsr/Nokia_Screen_Reader_Manual_English.htmÂ
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Â
>>>>>
>>>>> You can download Nokia Screen Reader v1.3 from the Nokia Store
>>>>> (either on your phone via the Store app or by connecting the
>>>>> phone to a computer with the Nokia Suite application
>>>>> installed). Search for “Nokia Screen Reader†to download
>>>>> and install this new version. The direct link to Nokia Screen
>>>>> Reader on the Store is http://store.ovi.com/content/224364.
>>>>> Note that sighted assistance may be needed to download the
>>>>> application from the Nokia Store. The installation process
>>>>> however is completely accessible if you leave Nokia Screen
>>>>> Reader running to guide you through the process.
>>>>>
>>>>> Â
>>>>>
>>>>> About Code Factory
>>>>>
>>>>> Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Terrassa (Barcelona),
>>>>> Spain, Code Factory is the global leader committed to the
>>>>> development of products designed to eliminate barriers to the
>>>>> accessibility of mobile technology for the blind and visually
>>>>> impaired. Today, Code Factory is the leading provider of
>>>>> accessible mobile applications such as screen readers, screen
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