Actually the type of tap where you put one finger down and tap with the other is a split tap. Double tap litterly means tap with two fingers and there is a oh rhythm to it if you will. All and all it really sounds impressive and I can't wait to get my grubby hands on one. :) On Jun 25, 2009, at 11:19 AM, Chris Blouch wrote:
> My manager and I went over to the ATT store yesterday to play with > 3GS for the first time. We probably fiddled for about 30 minutes and > within that time could do quite a bit of basic stuff. The first snag > was getting VO turned on which required sighted assistance since the > phones were cabled down at a kiosk and not hooked up to iTunes on a > desktop. On another podcast there was a question about whether Apple > has some kind of voice command to turn VO on but nobody knew if it > existed or what it was. That said, once VO was on it took a little > bit to get the hang of three finger flicking and to realize that > double tap meant to hold on the thing you want to action and then > tap with another finger. We also had to be careful with making sure > we didn't hold the phone totally horizontal as sometimes it would > flip into portrait mode, moving everything around. Typing was a bit > difficult but improved as time went by such that it seemed like it > would become quite usable given some practice. 30 minutes or so > wasn't enough but it was already getting easier. Main thing was that > the keys were very small in portrait so putting a thumb down flat > covered several keys. Finger tips worked much better but finger > nails didn't work. We actually launched a random 3rd party app > called Dictionary which was already on the phone and it worked just > fine, which was a nice touch since it probably predates VO on the > iPhone. One snag was that when deleting characters in a text box it > wasn't always obvious what characters were about to be deleted, but > maybe we missed some cues in the somewhat noisy store. Anyway, it > seems very positive that in only a short bit of fiddling around the > universal access interface was usable and we could get stuff done. > > CB > > Victor Tsaran wrote: >> >> I think IPhone 3GS is a wonderful tool for low vision people -- it is >> the first truly accessible phone where everything is magnified. I >> cannot >> say that I would cash out for IPhone as a blind user though. But I >> truly >> appreciate Apple's pushing envelope with technology -- this is >> something >> I'd love to see more companies do. >> Vic >> >> On 6/21/2009 10:50 AM, John Denning wrote: >> >>> My wife who is a high partial has had an iPhone all along. So we got >>> her a new 3GS phone Friday. I've not had a lot of time on it, but >>> have >>> had some. So far I'm impressed also. >>> >>> I need to read some instructions though. I can turn on the Zoom, and >>> invert. But I believe there is a way to easily jump between various >>> settings. Like is there a gesture to switch between inverted and >>> normal? I know how to zoom in and out. >>> >>> Trying to get my employer to spring for the phone since I'm required >>> to have a mobile phone. They one they got me is NOT at all >>> accessible. >>> I can make the text a tiny bit larger is all. So get me this real >>> off >>> the shelf solution. >>> >>> >>> On Jun 20, 2009, at 12:02 AM, Alex Jurgensen wrote: >>> >>> >>>> I played with the iPhone that was on display. Wow, ... I was >>>> shocked. >>>> It felt like a natural use, expecially in Calculator. >>>> >>>> I love the phone. >>>> >>> >> >> >> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
