Sorry for the delayed response. Ok, are you hearing anything specifically when you try the pinch out gesture?
I just tried this again in both Mail and Safari on my iPhone5, with no problems. Take care. On 11/9/12, Sarah Alawami <marri...@gmail.com> wrote: > It does not work for me rather. it acts like I"m turning the rotor. This is > one set of jesters i cannot master due to wrist problems and I really wish > apple would have come up with a better way to do this all from the edit > rotor. using swipe down jesters. I've suggested this to them but so far no > go. > > Be blessed. > On Nov 9, 2012, at 9:00 AM, Christopher Gilland <ch...@clgproductions.com> > wrote: > >> Collin, >> >> That is exactly what I was doing, but the pinching gesture isn't working. >> >> Chris. >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On Nov 9, 2012, at 11:03 AM, "Red.Falcon" >> <velocity.focu...@virginmedia.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi Chris! >>> OK you know when you pinch your thumb and finger together! >>> If you put them at the beginning of the word you wish to select and >>> keeping them on the screen just open them or to deselect put them on >>> screen opened and pinch together! >>> Does this help! >>> Of course if you got it set to line then you will of course select each >>> line! *smile* >>> Colin >>> >>> On 9 Nov 2012, at 15:53, "Christopher-Mark Gilland" >>> <ch...@clgproductions.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Actually, I don't completely understand. I understand about moving the >>>> rotor to whatever, lines, words, etc. but I'm not getting the whole >>>> thing about separating two fingers. >>>> >>>> Chris. >>>> >>>> >>>> Thank you kindly, >>>> >>>> Christopher-Mark Gilland. >>>> Founder of CLG Productions >>>> >>>> Blog: >>>> http://www.clgproductions.org >>>> >>>> Podcast: >>>> http://clgproductions.podhoster.com >>>> >>>> E-mail: >>>> ch...@clgproductions.com >>>> >>>> iMessage/FaceTime: >>>> theblindmusic...@att.net >>>> >>>> Windows Live Messenger: >>>> ch...@blindperspectives.net >>>> >>>> Twitter: >>>> @gilland_chris >>>> >>>> Facebook: >>>> http://www.facebook.com/christopher.gilland >>>> >>>> Skype: >>>> twinklesfriend2007 >>>> >>>> Send me a fax from any standard fax machine: >>>> 704-697-2069 >>>> >>>> Google Voice: (Please use sparingly): >>>> 980-272-8570 >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniela Rubio" <mabuha...@gmail.com> >>>> To: "Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility" <mac-access@mac-access.net> >>>> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2012 8:15 AM >>>> Subject: Re: Copy and Paste: IOS: Mail and Safari >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hello: >>>>> To select text in other places rather than an edit field, you just need >>>>> to set your rotor on the mode you will select; let's say, words, >>>>> sentences, lines, etc. >>>>> When you have it, just pace your cursor, with your finger flick down or >>>>> up at the start of the block of text you want to select. Then, separate >>>>> 2 fingers from the centre of the screen, and each time you separate >>>>> them, you will select a block. If your rotor was on words, you will >>>>> select word by word each time you separate your fingers, if it is on >>>>> lines, you will then go line by line. >>>>> I hope I am being clear and that this information helps you. >>>>> Take care! >>>>> Best regards, >>>>> >>>>> Daniela Rubio >>>>> Distinguished Educator >>>>> >>>>> El 09/11/2012, a las 13:30, "Christopher-Mark Gilland" >>>>> <ch...@clgproductions.com> escribió: >>>>> >>>>>> OK, I have an iPhone 4S, an iPad 1st Generation, an iPad 3rd >>>>>> Generation, and an iPad Mini. So, as you probably can guess, I am >>>>>> quite an I O S Guru. Having said that though, this is one thing, that >>>>>> to this very day still puzzles me. I know that in a text field, I can >>>>>> turn my rotor to "Edit", and then one finger flick down to select all, >>>>>> double tap, then one finger flick down to copy, or cut, and double >>>>>> tap. Then go to another text box, make sure I'm on "Edit", then one >>>>>> finger flick to paste, and double tap. But here's where the, yeah, >>>>>> but... comes in. Let's say that I'm in the Mail app, and I've just >>>>>> opened up an e-mail, oh, what the heck, we'll just say from my friend. >>>>>> He's giving me his flight >>>>>> itinerary number, what concorse he'll be in, etc. I need to e-mail >>>>>> the information to my mother who's going to be picking him up. Again, >>>>>> this is just a ficticious example, but it does stand my point in >>>>>> perfect context. Yeah, I could forward my mother the entire e-mail, >>>>>> but why? When I open the e-mail, obviously the content of the e-mail >>>>>> isn't in a text field. So, how could I select a block of text from >>>>>> that message, then copy it? Here's another example. Say I'm on >>>>>> Safari, and I see a web site that has some good information about a >>>>>> particular topic. How would I then select just that one paragraph >>>>>> then somehow copy it, so I could then paste it into a text, or e-mail, >>>>>> etc? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> OK, I'll give you that in Mail, I guess one sollution would be to go >>>>>> like I was going to reply/forward the message, then I would have a >>>>>> full on text field, then could select all, copy the whole e-mail, >>>>>> compose a new message, address it, then put my subject, then paste the >>>>>> body, then delete the aronious unneeded stuff accordingly, but, man oh >>>>>> man! that's a lotta work just to copy one little part of the mail! >>>>>> With Safari, I'm even more! clueless how I'd do that seeing there's no >>>>>> way what so ever that I know of to force the html content into a text >>>>>> element area. I know there has to be a way to do this! Surely Apple >>>>>> didn't forget a feature as necessary as this! LOL! >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you kindly, >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Christopher-Mark Gilland. >>>>>> Founder of CLG Productions >>>>>> >>>>>> Blog: >>>>>> http://www.clgproductions.org >>>>>> >>>>>> Podcast: >>>>>> http://clgproductions.podhoster.com >>>>>> >>>>>> E-mail: >>>>>> ch...@clgproductions.com >>>>>> >>>>>> iMessage/FaceTime: >>>>>> theblindmusic...@att.net >>>>>> >>>>>> Windows Live Messenger: >>>>>> ch...@blindperspectives.net >>>>>> >>>>>> Twitter: >>>>>> @gilland_chris >>>>>> >>>>>> Facebook: >>>>>> http://www.facebook.com/christopher.gilland >>>>>> >>>>>> Skype: >>>>>> twinklesfriend2007 >>>>>> >>>>>> Send me a fax from any standard fax machine: >>>>>> 704-697-2069 >>>>>> >>>>>> Google Voice: (Please use sparingly): >>>>>> 980-272-8570 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >>>>>> >>>>>> To reply to this post, please address your message to >>>>>> mac-access@mac-access.net >>>>>> >>>>>> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access >>>>>> forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: >>>>>> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >>>>>> or at the public Mail Archive: >>>>>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. >>>>>> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >>>>>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> >>>>>> >>>>>> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, >>>>>> virus and worm-free! 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