Hi Pete, This is standard behavior, and to the best of my knowledge there is no way to change it. And yes, it’s about containers. Because there’s so much more screen real-estate on an iPad, iPadOS divides the screen into containers. Think of a container as a virtual equivalent of the physical object, i.e. a place to hold or group specific related items. so, for example, when you’re in Settings, on the left side of the screen you see what you have come to know as the main menu, while on the right is the menu for the Settings item you have selected. The default here is General. Similarly, in Mail, you’ll see the list of Mailboxes on the left side, and the message list on the right side. There is a keyboard command for switching between containers, but it’s been a while since I’ve done it, so I don’t remember what it is. I think it’s CTRL right left arrow. You can also set the roter to switch containers, and then use the roter command—either keyboard or gesture—to switch between roter items. Finally, with practice you’ll get used to touching the side of the screen with the container you want, which is what I do most of the time.
HTH, Donna > On Jul 9, 2024, at 3:35 PM, <pdevasto0...@gmail.com> <pdevasto0...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Hello all, > > I just got a refurbished iPad mini 5th generation to replace my 7th > generation iPod touch which is just about becoming worthless, and am > realizing there are a few differences between iOS and iPad OS. One thing > right now is that when I open an app like settings, unlike iOS, the app’s > area appears to be on one part of my screen, and the home screen icons look > like they are on the other side. I’m sorry for asking such an elementary > question, but can someone explain the best way to handle this with VoiceOver? > Is there a way to hide the home apps and have the app area cover the entire > screen? Might this be where the “Container” concept comes into play? I’m also > looking for any kind of write-up that might give more tips for someone moving > from iOS to iPad OS so I don’t necessarily have to flood this list with other > seemingly elementary questions. > > Thanks for listening, and also for any thoughts or suggestions. I’m actually > looking forward to getting used to my new iPad. > > Pete De Vasto > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > mk...@ucla.edu <mailto:mk...@ucla.edu> and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can > reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com <mailto:caraqu...@caraquinn.com> > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > 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 > <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/016301dad23f%248136b630%2483a42290%24%40gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/016301dad23f%248136b630%2483a42290%24%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/3BE0F908-B120-4B11-941B-0A195B1166F5%40me.com.
