If you all have free dev accounts you can submit it as a bug report but put it as a suggestionin the dropdown box or email accesibil...@apple.com and see what they say. I did both. lol! On Jan 10, 2012, at 12:22 PM, chris hallsworth wrote:
> Don't think I could either, it sounds too complex for my involuntary hand > movements. > > On 10/01/2012 20:00, Sarah Alawami wrote: >> Yeah I cannot do that jesture because of my wrist problems. I wish apple >> would have made it so you can flick to select via the edit option then once >> you double tap that you can turn the rotor and flick up and down to select >> the line, word, char and so forth. I did suggest that to them. >> On Jan 10, 2012, at 11:30 AM, Red.Falcon wrote: >> >>> Hi there! >>> Ok when sitting on the phone number! >>> And if the rota is set to words! >>> place thumb and finger pressed together on the screen and do the pinch out >>> stroke and that will select the phone number! >>> If the number has space's carrie on opening the pinch to select the next >>> block of numbers! >>> If the rota is set on letters the pinch open will select number by number! >>> This will also work for words! >>> It should also select line by line if the rota is set to that! >>> But not sure! >>> Then of course when you've got the number/words selected use the copy and >>> do with it as you will! >>> This pinch thing can be a little tricky you might change a rota setting as >>> you open your thumb and finger if you put a little twist as you open them! >>> But keeping them straight will select the items in question! >>> hth Colin >>> >>> On 10 Jan 2012, at 18:08, Geoff Waaler wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Paul, >>>> >>>> To extract a phone number, let me set up an example. Lets say I have a >>>> text message as follows: >>>> >>>> >>>> "For a good time call 867-5309 and ask for Jenny." >>>> >>>> >>>> Perhaps someone can find a better method but there appears to be no way to >>>> select the phone number exclusively while viewing a text -- IE when not in >>>> edit mode. Instead I >>>> used the roter to get to edit and flicked down to copy (the only available >>>> option) the entire message. >>>> >>>> >>>> Next I can either go to email or create a note where the above number is >>>> to be pasted.. Again I use the roter to land on "edit", flick to paste >>>> and double click. >>>> >>>> >>>> I now have the entire text quoted above, but all I want is the phone >>>> number, hence I move my insertion pointer to the "F" in "For", but must >>>> pinch those five words away. As one experiments with pinching this will >>>> become a lot >>>> easier. You do a two fingers opening gesture I think of as a reverse >>>> pinch to select right of the insertion pointer and a real pinch (close two >>>> fingers) to unselect. What is selected/unselected depends on the size of >>>> the gesture and current roter setting. If selecting characters, a half >>>> inch open pinch gesture will likely cause VO to say that the r was >>>> selected and I'll hear three clicks indicating that the f and o were also >>>> selected. The >>>> same gesture while the roter toggle is set to "words" would likely cause >>>> the >>>> words "for a good" to be selected. I would hear three clicks and VO >>>> announces: "good selected". So I would first rotate to words and use a >>>> large open pinch gesture to select: "For a good time call". If I >>>> accidentally over do >>>> it and select the phone number I can use a closed pinch to unselect it. >>>> If I only selected the word "time" I can do a tiny open pinch to select the >>>> word call (all data to the left remains selected). Upon selecting the >>>> first five words, for my purposes I could press delete to make them go >>>> away, however, if you wanted to cut or copy them for some reason, you >>>> could get them to your clipboard by toggling the roter to "edit", flicking >>>> down to either "cut" or "copy" and double tapping. Either via "cut" or >>>> pressing "del", those five words are gone -- I now have text reading: >>>> >>>> >>>> " 867-5309 and ask for Jenny." >>>> >>>> >>>> Now all I need to do is place the insertion pointer to the right of the >>>> phone number, rotate to words and use an open pinch gesture to select the >>>> unwanted four words as described above. When VO says something like: >>>> "Jenny selected", press del and only the phone number remains. >>>> >>>> >>>> HTH. >>>> Geoff >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: Paul Hopewell >>>> To: mac-access >>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 10:45 AM >>>> Subject: Copy and Paste on the iPhone >>>> >>>> >>>> Hello, >>>> Is it possible to do copy and paste on an iPhone 3GS running VoiceOver on >>>> IOS 5? 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