Re: [Mac-access]: My Mac Podcasts

[Sandratomkins]

hi,
Just a thought here, I really know nothing about it but…would it be possible to 
divide, say, an MP3 file into small 32nd sections and then play it  to the 
dictate function on the phone in order to have it transcribed?I know from 
experience that the dictate function is extremely powerful and I don't think we 
 are using it to its full potential yet.perhaps, there is room here for a new 
app?to wit, and that that would take an MP3 file, divided up, and play it, as 
it were, into the edit box of, for example, notes.in this way we could 
transcribe radio programs, lectures, announcements et cetera.what do people 
think?

Just musing,
Sandy

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> On 29 Nov 2014, at 20:01, David Griffith  wrote:
> 
> I am perfectly happy for you to create text transcripts of my Podcasts  and 
> am willing to post these if you email them back to me.
> 
> David Griffith
>> On 28 Nov 2014, at 22:39, Eleanor Martha Burke 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> Let's hope they all go up on Apple Vis then as they are all excellent. 
>> However, as stated previously elsewhere, it would be good to have at least a 
>> list of the commands in a text format as it is difficult to take notes while 
>> listening or to remember everything and in addition for those with hearing 
>> difficulties it is a pity for them to miss out on such excellent podcasts.
>> 
>> Eleanor
>> - Original Message - From: "David Griffith" 
>> To: "OS X & iOS Accessibility" 
>> Sent: Friday, November 28, 2014 10:32 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Mac-access]: My Mac Podcasts
>> 
>> 
>>> That is very kind of you.
>>> apple Vis have accepted the first Finder Podcast so that is an option for 
>>> the future as well.
>>> I am trying to assemble some offers of help with the technicalities of 
>>> creating aPodcast feed.
 On 28 Nov 2014, at 19:25, Jim Noseworthy 
  wrote:
 
 David:
 
 If you like, I will host your podcasts for you on my FTP server.
 
 In any case, I would like to have access to them.
 
 Thanks all over the place.
 
> On 11/28/2014 2:12 PM, David Griffith wrote:
> I have received a message that my posting of Mac Podcasts breach this 
> list conditions and have been rejected by the Moderator.
> 
> I shall not therefore be posting any more of my Mac Podcast series here.
> If anybody wants to retain access to these  podcasts as they emerge over 
> the next few weeks then please contact me off list and I can direct you 
> to alternativemailing lists resources where these podcasts can still 
> be accessed .
> 
> I may also consider setting up a contact group for people still wanting 
> the podcasts but cannot guarantee this.
> David Griffith
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Re: Voice dream and zip files

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Will,
The first step, how to get it into Filer, will depend upon where the file is. 
For now then, I will imagine it is an email attachment. If you double tap and 
hold on the attachment you should be offered some options where to  open the 
file. Choose Filer. Then you will have to find the file in Filer, unfortunately 
this is the worst aspect of the app. If, like me, you have hundreds of files in 
there, you will have to scroll down to the correct alphabetical position to 
find your file. Once found, double tap on it. You will be offered some options, 
the first of which will be "Unarchive". Double  tap on It. You will be taken 
back to your list of files, but now you have two versions of your file one 
zipped and one unzipped. Double tap and hold on the unzipped text file. You 
will be offered choices of apps to open the file in. Choose Voice Dream reader. 
And you are done!

Hope this makes sense,
Sandy

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> On 19 Apr 2014, at 10:20, William Lomas  wrote:
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> how do i do this then in filer how do i open it in there and then send the 
> resulting file to voice dream
> 
>> On 19 Apr 2014, at 09:46, Sandratomkins  wrote:
>> 
>> Hello Will,
>> This happens with zipped text files for me too! So, I use an app called 
>> "Filer". In this way, I can uncompress the files in Filer and then send them 
>> to Voice Dream reader.
>> 
>> Hope this helps, Sandy
>> 
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>>> On 18 Apr 2014, at 19:02, Sarah k Alawami  wrote:
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>>> Can you perhaps contact  the developers and see what they say? I don't 
>>> think that it can handle zips if I remember correct. They discuss such 
>>> things on the voice dream reader app thread on apple vis.
>>> 
>>> good luck.
>>>> On Apr 18, 2014, at 10:54 AM, William Lomas  
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> hi all
>>>> 
>>>> i note that with voice dream reader when i click on a text-only zip file 
>>>> on the iphone and choose open in voicedream, even after refresh it doesn't 
>>>> show up in the list of books in my library?
>>>> trying to do a talking newspaper from tnauk
>>>> can anyone please help?
>>>> Will
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Re: Voice dream and zip files

[Sandratomkins]

Hello Will,
This happens with zipped text files for me too! So, I use an app called 
"Filer". In this way, I can uncompress the files in Filer and then send them to 
Voice Dream reader.

Hope this helps, Sandy

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> On 18 Apr 2014, at 19:02, Sarah k Alawami  wrote:
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> Can you perhaps contact  the developers and see what they say? I don't think 
> that it can handle zips if I remember correct. They discuss such things on 
> the voice dream reader app thread on apple vis.
> 
> good luck.
>> On Apr 18, 2014, at 10:54 AM, William Lomas  wrote:
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>> hi all
>> 
>> i note that with voice dream reader when i click on a text-only zip file on 
>> the iphone and choose open in voicedream, even after refresh it doesn't show 
>> up in the list of books in my library?
>> trying to do a talking newspaper from tnauk
>> can anyone please help?
>> Will
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Re: ios 7.1: convert vs. convela

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Diana,
The word convert reads perfectly on my for S running 7.1. I am using Siri to 
dictate this if that helps at all?

Sandy

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> On 31 Mar 2014, at 16:54, "Diane Bomar"  wrote:
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> I  need to know if this is happening to others.
> When reading the word "convert " with vO on a  device running ios 7.1, the 
> word 
> "convert "  is pronounced "convela" I  have had 2  others check this out, and 
> they get the same result. I  know this is crazy, and have know idea why this 
> is 
> happening, or how a  vO pronunciation could have changed. It was speaking it 
> correctly in ios 7.0.6.
> 
> Please let me know if this is happening on your ios7.1  device(s).
> 
> Thanks,
> Diane 
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Re: poor results tap tap see

[Sandratomkins]

Whops! I meant to say "do try CamFind"but I was using Siri and sent before I 
checked.
Sorry, Sandy

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> On 19 Mar 2014, at 13:43, Sandratomkins  wrote:
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> William,
> Don't try CamFind. It is free! It is excellent! You can take as many shots as 
> you like! And it is very good at recognising products even when not 
> absolutely square into the picture.
> 
> Also, try red laser for barcode recognition.
> 
> Good luck, Sandy
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>> On 19 Mar 2014, at 12:19, William Lomas  wrote:
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>> hi all i note that with tap tap see when one pays for the credits, and a tin 
>> is canned half the time it is not telling us what is in the said tin for 
>> example so why pay for credits, when half to hem are wasting away it seems, 
>> to determine one or two objects?
>> i am getting the focus beep for the image on my 4s but find it off putting 
>> that chargeable credits are being used when to me, if you a re charging for 
>> the service, shouldn't a first time approach be guaranteed?
>> sighted people know what an object is first time usually without having to 
>> keep re-examining it
>> just my thoughts
>> william
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Re: poor results tap tap see

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William,
Don't try CamFind. It is free! It is excellent! You can take as many shots as 
you like! And it is very good at recognising products even when not absolutely 
square into the picture.

Also, try red laser for barcode recognition.

Good luck, Sandy

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> On 19 Mar 2014, at 12:19, William Lomas  wrote:
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> hi all i note that with tap tap see when one pays for the credits, and a tin 
> is canned half the time it is not telling us what is in the said tin for 
> example so why pay for credits, when half to hem are wasting away it seems, 
> to determine one or two objects?
> i am getting the focus beep for the image on my 4s but find it off putting 
> that chargeable credits are being used when to me, if you a re charging for 
> the service, shouldn't a first time approach be guaranteed?
> sighted people know what an object is first time usually without having to 
> keep re-examining it
> just my thoughts
> william
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Re: Pages, pasting in a signature file

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Hello Anne,
Do you know if there is an accessible app four pasting in a signature file on 
the iOS platform? This would be so useful for me!

Thanks,
Sandy

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> On 22 Feb 2014, at 07:45, Anne Robertson  wrote:
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> Hello Sarah,
> 
> Many of us have an image file containing our scanned signature  that we paste 
> into documents such as letters. It saves us having to find where to sign.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Anne
> 
> 
>> On 22 Feb 2014, at 02:41, Sarah k Alawami  wrote:
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>> Can you give an example if when you would need to paste in a signature file? 
>>  I'm a bit behind the times when it comes to pages and how to use it. lol!
>> 
>> Take care. 
>>> On Feb 21, 2014, at 10:15 AM, Anne Robertson  wrote:
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>>> Hello all Pages users,
>>> 
>>> The standard way of inserting a signature in Pages is problematic and VO 
>>> users can’t find out where it is. I’ve found a way to place the signature 
>>> file correctly.
>>> 
>>> Navigate to the place where you want to paste your signature. Locate your 
>>> signature file in the Finder then do Hide others so that the current window 
>>> is the only one visible on the screen. Mark the file for Drag&Drop then 
>>> Cmd-tab back to your Pages document. Drop the file in place and you can 
>>> then resize it in the normal way.
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> 
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Re: Wire Colors

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Martin,
This is a bit of a tall order! But I can make a suggestion that you could try: 
The app I would suggest is called camfind. For example, I just took a shot of 
my coffee mug  and the answer was black-and-white striped mug. Which is 
correct! So, if you use this app and isolate any given wire by sliding  a sheet 
of plain paper underneath it, so that CamFind is only looking at one wire at a  
time, you may have success! Give it a try anyway, I think, hope I'm Right here, 
CamFind is a free app. So there's nothing to be lost…
Happy snapping,
Sandy

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> On 6 Jan 2014, at 21:10, "Martin G. McCormick" 
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>One of the more interesting things I have wanted to do
> with the camera in an iPad/iPhone is using it to read wire
> colors. The problem is that many wires are not one simple color.
> In an Ethernet cable, for instance, there are 8 wires that are
> colored in such a way as to allow a technician to tell which
> lead belongs with it's mate making for four pairs. As one
> example, the first pair is called "blue-white" and consists of
> one lead which is mostly blue with little wite thready spots
> like dashes printed in the insulation. It's mate is white with
> little blue markings against the white background. There is
> another pair that is green and grey and so forth.
> 
>An OCR program probably couldn't help you much because
> these are not characters but a pattern-matching program probably
> could do it if you could show it only one wire at a time.
> 
>Has anybody done this with any success?
> 
>By the way, the real monster in this problem is that
> wires inside of equipment are in all sorts of places and bundled
> tightly making it hard to isolate one out of, say, 15 or 20 or
> lots more. I have seen the wire bundle coming out of a relay
> rack at our local telephone exchange. This bundle was about the
> size of a pair of legs and probably had 4800 strands in it. The
> color scheme repeats itself indefinitely and then the whole
> rainbow goes in to a sheath of some color pattern along with
> other small bundles in their sheaths of different colors and
> that's how they do this on a huge scale.
> 
>The camera on an IOS device would probably be able to
> see lots of wires at once but the job would be to isolate the
> one to identify and ignore the rest.
> 
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Re: crosswords for mac

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Hello anne and will,
I too am a fan of the Guardian crosswords. I do them most days on my iPhone for 
running 613. I also have a for S running the latest 7.04 release. However, 
using the latest release on my for S the access ability of the Guardian 
crossword has been broken. So, I'm glad that I kept the old iOS running on my 
iPhone for because this means I can still do the crosswords. After playing with 
the for S and observing the differences, I think the problem is one of 
containers. Containers having been introduced to the iPhone iOS, since version 
seven, I think may have caused some problems with curser focusing/and jumping 
between containers. I do not have containers turned on in my rotor, so, will 
try this later on and see if it makes a difference to how well VO deals with 
the crosswords. In short, if you're running a pre-iOS seven version then you 
should be good to go, but if you are running version 7X then you may well find 
it frustrating.

Happy solving,
Sandy  

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> On 6 Jan 2014, at 17:49, Anne Robertson  wrote:
> 
> Hello Will,
> 
> The quick crossword is also accessible in the same way. Choose the standard 
> version and it should work just fine.
> 
> I haven’t tried these crosswords on my iPhone for ages. They used to be 
> rather tricky to do, but that was a couple of IOS versions back.
> 
> I haven’t looked for any other accessible crosswords as the Guardian one has 
> been my favourite for more years than I care to remember.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Anne
> 
> 
>> On 6 Jan 2014, at 15:13, William Lomas  wrote:
>> 
>> can i do easy crosswords to get me started, in the same way?
>> any equivalents from the newspapers do you know anne, for IOS?
>> i know we have 4 down etc. but they are not taken from local media but 
>> rather, from the developers own creative thinking
>> 
>>> On 6 Jan 2014, at 13:56, Anne Robertson  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello Will,
>>> 
>>> The Guardian crosswords online are completely accessible. I do the cryptic 
>>> crossword most days on my Mac. You just need to set a Hotspot on the 
>>> current clue, press VO-Space to jump to the grid where you can check to see 
>>> whether you have any letters for the solution, and then jump back to the 
>>> Hotspot to return to the list of clues. You can even check to see whether 
>>> you’ve got the right answer or check the whole crossword at the end.
>>> 
>>> Here’s the URL:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> 
>>> Anne
>>> 
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hi all, I know 4 down and other similar word games exist for the iPhone 
 and iPad, but are any crosswords available for the mac and indeed, more on 
 IOS?
 
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Re: Paprika Recipe Manager Mac and iOS Apps on Sale for Thanksgiving

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Hi,
I wonder could someone send a link to the app for the iPhone? I tried to find 
it in the App Store, but they seem to be a zillion apps called Paprica  And 
then something or other i just don't know which one to go for.

Sent from my iPhone

> On 25 Nov 2013, at 17:58, Dane Trethowan  wrote:
> 
> Yes indeed, I've been importing recipes into it for the last few hours.
> 
> Only thing that got me confused was the Cloud sync function, at first I 
> thought Paprika used the Apple iCloud.
> 
> I have all 3 versions of Paprika now, versions for iPad, iPhone and Mac, not 
> able to enjoy the iPad version till my iPad Air arrives and I'm very much 
> looking forward to that.
> 
> 
> Sent from Dane's iPhone +613400494862
> 
> 
>> On 26 Nov 2013, at 4:53 am, Deb Lewis  wrote:
>> 
>> I got the Mac, Iphone and Ipad versions last night. Totally impressive
>> apps and very accessible. more features than I'll every use, but I
>> certainly plan to expand my horizons. I totally recommend this if you
>> would like a total food management system.
>> 
>>> On 11/24/13, Dane Trethowan  wrote:
>>> Okay thanks! its on the iPhone now, don't know why it didn't install and
>>> download in the first place when I bought it.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Sent from Dane's iPhone +613400494862
>>> 
>>> 
 On 25 Nov 2013, at 5:16 pm, Esther  wrote:
 
 Hi Dane,
 
 There are separate versions of Paprika Recipe Manager for the iPhone (and
 iPod Touch), iPad, and the Mac.  You might not see the app come up for
 your iPhone if you're running iOS 6.  But in that case you should be able
 to purchase the app from iTunes on your computer, and then download the
 latest version of the app for your operating system directly onto your
 iPhone.  That's the May 2013 version, I think, and it's perfectly
 accessible.
 
 The layout of the app uses the area of the iPad screen, so I think it was
 a different enough design problem to warrant a separate app.
 
 I'm a little less panicked now, because I realize these apps should stay
 on sale at least through Thanksgiving (this Thursday).  I was trying to
 find a blog article stating how long this would be on sale, and came
 across an old entry that said it would be through Sunday (meaning that
 last year it was four or five days, since they didn't put it on sale until
 just before Thanksgiving.). Thinking that it would only be on sale until
 tonight didn't make much sense.
 
 So anyone who wants to ask more about these apps at leisure, go right
 ahead.
 
 Cheers,
 
 Esther
 
> On Nov 24, 2013, at 7:24 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
> 
> Well actually I'm at fault yet again , I was looking to see
> whether my iPhone had downloaded my purchase of the IOS App and then I
> realised that only an iPad version was available, I'm not using an iPad
> right now as I'm waiting to purchase an iPad Air but the application has
> certainly been purchased so yes, both IOS and Mac versions are now owned
> by me and both are available in Australia so sorry about all the
> unnecessary trouble I've put you through in checking.
> 
> 
>> On 25 Nov 2013, at 4:12 pm, Dane Trethowan  wrote:
>> 
>> Okay, downloaded the Mac App and this is odd because - as you say - the
>> Mac App is available in Australia but not the IOS app.
>> 
>> 
>>> On 25 Nov 2013, at 3:12 pm, Esther  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Paprika
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Re: advantage of an iPad over an iPhone?

[Sandratomkins]

Brenda,
Have you thought about getting a good battery backup for your phone rather than 
paying out huge money for another device? There are lots of options on the 
market and they are not too pricey.

Sandy

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> On 16 Nov 2013, at 15:36, "meadowlark77"  wrote:
> 
> Alright, then. Sounds good to me. That, I do believe, is how I'm going to 
> go.
> 
> Take care and thanks,
> 
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> - Original Message - 
> From: "Andy Collins" 
> To: "OS X & iOS Accessibility" 
> Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2013 4:19 AM
> Subject: Re: advantage of an iPad over an iPhone?
> 
> 
> Brenda - I use my phone mostly in that way too, and will use it when on 
> charge if I want too. It will be cheaper to get a replacement battery if it 
> goes, than to buy a second device to conserve the kphone's battery -
> 
> Andy
>> On 16 Nov 2013, at 04:00, "meadowlark77"  wrote:
>> 
>> This is sure interesting. I love my iPhone, but figured, due to the 
>> battery
>> life, which isn't long, and due to the fact that, I don't know, seriously 
>> if
>> we can leave it on the charger, when we play books and the like, I had
>> thought bout getting something else, to give my phone, which I use for 
>> more
>> than a phone and only the hone, when I need to make calls, I figured I'd
>> start asking around what people think. I love that phone, but mainly I use
>> it for computing purposes of all kinds, and listening to radio stations 
>> and
>> books and the like.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Brenda
>> 
>> mailto:meadowlar...@cox.net
>> - Original Message - 
>> From: "Glenn" 
>> To: "OS X & iOS Accessibility" 
>> Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2013 8:34 PM
>> Subject: Re: advantage of an iPad over an iPhone?
>> 
>> 
>> Actually, an iPhone is better than an iPad if you are Blind.
>> Usually the processor and camera is better on the iPhone than it is on the
>> iPad, and I'm not sure if the iPad has GPS built in.
>> I have suggested that the best iPad costs as much as a new iPhone without 
>> a
>> phone contract.
>> So basically, I recommend that Blind folk get the iPhone from Apple and 
>> just
>> don't take it in to be used as a phone.
>> Sighted folk like the large display, but I have found the gestures harder 
>> on
>> an iPad because of the large screen.
>> Glenn
>> - Original Message - 
>> From: "meadowlark77" 
>> To: "Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility" 
>> Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2013 5:40 PM
>> Subject: advantage of an iPad over an iPhone?
>> 
>> 
>> Just curious. What could be the advantage, say, of an iPad mini overthe
>> iPhone 5? I'm asking for a reason. I told somebody theother day that I use
>> my iPhone like a computer, more than I do a phone. I told them i E-Mail,
>> write files and so on and so on and so on. I take pictures, videos and so
>> on. Their reply was, "you really need an iPad, so you don't have to use 
>> your
>> phone like that." But do I? If I do, why? What are the differences between
>> the iPad and the iPhone 5?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Brenda
>> 
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Re: pdf pen

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Just one word more: do you consider acquiring a stand scan pro with 12 V 
battery backup.

Sent from my iPhone

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> Hi listers
> 
> Has anyone had experience of the above app for ipad and iphone?
> 
> Usual questions abut scanners apply, of course.
> 
> I am looking to have to scan handouts on the fly in a lecture theatre 
> environment where lighting and handling could be awkward. It would need to be 
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Re: pdf pen

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Ian,
I would suggest for your scanning needs both Prizmo and TextGrabber.
Sandy.

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> 
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Re: iPhone5 ate my mail?

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Hello,
And thanks to all your suggestions. Please might some of you try typing the 
word Tipperary using Fleksy?
Thanks,
Sandy.

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On 17 Jul 2013, at 15:36,  wrote:

> I know this is a strange subject, but hold on here.
> 
>Yesterday our cable went out and so did my wifi, then. I was outside on 
> my patio, writing an e to a friend of mine in my gmail accoutn when it 
> happened.
> 
>She never got it. Where'd it go? It's not in the sent items, and it's 
> not in the drafts. Where'd it go? That's why I said iPhone5 ate my mail. 
> Should have not I been automatically transferred to cellular data then and 
> it should have gone out, right? I'm curious about that. I can't find it 
> anywhere.
> 
> Take care and thanks,
> 
> Brenda
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Re: Final question about IOS for now: copying from e-mail/web page

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Hi Chris,

I am no expert re selecting text etc, and i should tell you that of all the 
VO gestures, selecting text is the least well thought out. It seems to vary 
depending upon where you are re apps etc, so you can never be quite sure. The 
easiest way to deal with selecting text is to use a separate keyboard, upon 
which, there are various key commands to help you do this.

Now, I shall try to assist re the pinch gesture, but others will probably 
do better! Your first mistake is to use more than 2 digits. This pinch gesture 
will only work with 2 fingers or thumbs. All of us do this differently, I 
selected the following from your message by using my 2 index fingers, sliding 
them apart across the screen, having first chosen lines in the rotor. I don't 
think it matters if you are in landscape or portrait, i have mine set to 
portrait/locked. But withever way you have your phone, you must slide your 
fingers as if in line with the text, so, if in portrait mode, slide them across 
the narrow axis of the screen.

A tip I learned from David, on this list, was to sort of hit the screen 
running. That is, rather than place your fingers on the screen and then slide 
them apart, start from just above the screen, so they touch the screen as you 
lower them and slide them apart at the same time. I sort of feel like a 
conductor, making two U shapes with my 2 index fingers.

possibly, I have made this even more incomprehensible to you, but at least 
one thing should be clear, use only 2 digits.

Here is my selected/copied text from your message.

OK, a lot of you have told me that you can do a penching gesture to select and 
unselect text if I need to copy something 
Sandy.

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On 17 Jul 2013, at 10:25, "Chris Gilland"  wrote:

> OK, a lot of you have told me that you can do a penching gesture to select 
> and unselect text if I need to copy something
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Re: TextGrabber + Translator iOS app is on sale for $1.99

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Hi Esther and all,

Just to add an observation re Text Grabber since the newer interface: TG is 
now much more forgiving of slight skewing. So, for those who don't have a 
StandScan Pro, or who like to use the OCR Apps free-hand, TG is now usable that 
way too.

This is definitely an app worth having even for those who already have 
Prizmo.

Thanks, Sandy. 

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On 6 Jun 2013, at 10:25, Esther  wrote:

> Hi All,
> 
> TextGrabber + Translator, the iOS OCR app made by ABBYY, is on sale for 
> $1.99. This is a substantial reduction from the regular price of $9.99 that 
> went into effect shortly after the version 3 revisions of two months ago, 
> that both simplified the operation of this app, made it somewhat faster, and 
> did a full makeover of the interface to optimize the experience for VoiceOver 
> users.  ABBYY's OCR engine is one of the best, and also has the widest 
> language support.  It can also recognize text that is upside down or rotated 
> by 90 degrees, provided the pages are aligned with the camera. For any 
> iPhone+StandScan Pro users who don't already have TextGrabber, this is a good 
> time to pick up this app.
> 
> •  TextGrabber + Translator for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch ($1.99, reduced from 
> $9.99) by ABBYY
> https://itunes.apple.com/app/textgrabber-+-translator/id438475005?mt=8
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> Cheers,
> 
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Re: OCR scanning software for use with voice over.

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Hi Stuart,

Depending upon how you are using your phone to scan, I would recommend Text 
Grabber plus Translator. The price seems to vary, a friend bought it the other 
day and it cost him just under 9 Euros, but I have seen it on offer for half of 
that. A word of warning though: Text Grabber is a very good OCR App, but is 
tricky to use if scanning free-hand. If, on the other hand, you are using the 
StandScan Pro (a collapsable light-box with a 12 volt option) then, because of 
the added precision and lighting conditions, Text Grabber is easy to use and 
yields excellent results. The interface is simplicity itself. You just position 
the phone, turn on the lights of the StandScan Pro, place your document on the 
base of the box and double-tap the screen. Text Grabber will do the rest for 
you. If you are taking the shots free-hand, then, perhaps, prizmo is the way to 
go, but is more involved in its interface. SayText can be really quite good, 
but takes longer to process and many people find
  it hard to use free-hand. Saytext can also be used, in manual mode, with the 
StandScan Pro.

Many people like text detective, I have not really played with it much, 
because it only seems to take a shot of half the sheet of foolscap at a time 
which doesn't work for me.

There are several other apps, and, as to which is the best will depend upon 
if you are going to use the phone free-hand or with a StandScan Pro.

Good luck and happy scanning,
Sandy. 

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> Hello all.
> I am thinking about perch acing some new OCR software i currently use 
> docuscann+, but i don't feel that it meats my needs any more. i have perch 
> aced prizmo, but it seems to over complicate things when trying to OCR text. 
> i am thinking about perch acing abby fine reader express. any thoughts?.
> Many thanks for your help.
> Regards.
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Re: Copy and Paste: IOS: Mail and Safari

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hI,

Don't know if this will help, but say I want to copy or define one word, I 
set the rotor to "words" then I flick up or down to hear the word I want, then 
I doubletap and hold till I hear the gloopy trill sound, then I touch the 
bottom of the screen at the bottom left and flick left until I hear "define" 
then if I flick left I hear "select all" and once more I get "copy" and I 
doubletap that. This will work for lines or select all as well. I particularly 
use this for "define" which brings up the onboard dictionary.

HTH, Sandy. 

Sent from my iPhone

On 9 Nov 2012, at 20:57, "Christopher-Mark Gilland"  
wrote:

> Yeah?  I already attempted that method as well, and it didn't seem to work.
> 
> Sorry if I'm getting frustrating to you all.  Maybe I should just drop the 
> subject.  I don't wanna give up on it, but I honest to god don't know 
> anything left to try.
> 
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> - Original Message - From: "Danny Noonan" 
> To: "Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility" 
> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2012 3:14 PM
> Subject: Re: Copy and Paste: IOS: Mail and Safari
> 
> 
>> You can't use a finger on each hand and move your hands apart?
>> 
>> Sent from my phone
>> 
>> On 10/11/2012, at 5:07 AM, Sarah Alawami  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  
>>> 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" 
  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" 
>  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,
>> 
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>> 
>> - Original Message - From: "Daniela Rubio" 
>> To: "Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility" 
>> 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