Re: Mac question for a sighted friend

Hello Richard, In the Window menu of the Mail app, she needs to select Previous Recipients then type part of the email address she wants in the search box and a short list of possible candidates will appear in the adjacent table. She then needs to click the Delete button. Cheers, Anne > On

Re: Using French Apple Magic Keyboard for English?

> Thanks! > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of > Anne Robertson > Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2020 12:19 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>

Re: Using French Apple Magic Keyboard for English?

viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of > Anne Robertson > Sent: Wednesday, 9 December 2020 2:23 am > To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Re: Using French Apple Magi

Re: Using French Apple Magic Keyboard for English?

> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of > Anne Robertson > Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2020 5:23 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > Subj

Re: Using French Apple Magic Keyboard for English?

! > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of > Anne Robertson > Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2020 1:37 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > Subject

Re: Using French Apple Magic Keyboard for English?

Hello,Yes, the French keyboard will work for English. The only difference is what’s printed on the keys. Your iDevice will not know the difference.Cheers,AnneOn 8 Dec 2020, at 00:01, Fazil wrote:Hi, list.I saw a French Apple Magic Keyboard on Craig List.Would I be able to u

Re: Mac OCR and Scanners

Hello Steve, If your student is only working in English, then Prizmo is a good option. But for anyone using more than one language, FineReader Pro is really good. It can recognise up to 3 languages in one document. It’s what I use since I never know whether a document is going to be in English o

Old mini bluetooth keyboard still works

Hello list, The other day, my husband unearthed a mini bluetooth keyboard we bought at least ten years ago to use with my first iPhone, a 3 GS. We charged it up and paired it with my 2020 SE running the latest iOS and it still works. It’s slightly smaller all round than the iPhone and has 49 key

Re: Accessible guitar tuning app?

I could tune my guitars just fine using a tuning fork, but when I fixed up an old banjo someone gave me, I needed this app. Otherwise, I had to tune a guitar and then the banjo. My husband, who has perfect pitch, doesn’t have that problem. Cheers, Anne > On 4 Oct 2019, at 15:29, Richard Tur

Re: Keto Recipes

Hello Steve, I haven’t an app to suggest, but here’s a website with lots of free keto recipes: The 2 keto dudes podcast is a great source of information and fun to listen to. Here’s the link to the home page: Cheers, Anne > On 27

Re: Question about using page up or down with text edit on mac

Hello Vicki, The Page up and down commands are purely visual and do not move any cursors. You have to interact with the text area and use the VO keys. VO-Page Down will take you to the next page as long as TextEdit is set to Wrap to Page and not Wrap to window. The command to switch between thes

Re: Need a beginner Mac list

Hello Marie, The longest running Mac discussion list is Mac Visionaries, and is run by the same people as this list. You should get all the help you need there. Send an email to the Mac Visionaries list moderator, Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu Cheer

Re: Does any one stil use iTunes to listen to internashional radio stations

library > (and therefore on HomePod)? > Thanks > Harry > >> On 26 Nov 2018, at 06:26, Anne Robertson wrote: >> >> BBC Radio4 is under Talk Radio. I don’t know Radio Valencia. >> Cheers, >> >> Anne >> >> >> >> >>> O

Re: Does any one stil use iTunes to listen to internashional radio stations

@icloud.com> > > > >> On Nov 25, 2018, at 11:26 PM, Anne Robertson > <mailto:annefromo...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> BBC Radio4 is under Talk Radio. I don’t know Radio Valencia. >> Cheers, >> >> Anne >> >> >> >&g

Re: Does any one stil use iTunes to listen to internashional radio stations

that a HomePod cannot be > asked to play such radio stations whether on playlist or directly. > Maybe one day TuneIn Radio will come to HomePod? > Harry in York, UK > >> On 24 Nov 2018, at 18:53, Anne Robertson wrote: >> >> Hello Judy, >> >> Just crea

Re: Does any one stil use iTunes to listen to internashional radio stations

>> >> How do you make a playlist of favorite radio stations on iTunes? >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Nov 24, 2018, at 3:46 AM, Anne Robertson > <mailto:annefromo...@gmail.com>> wrote:

Re: Does any one stil use iTunes to listen to internashional radio stations

ou make a playlist of favorite radio stations on iTunes? > > Thanks. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 24, 2018, at 3:46 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: > > I use iTunes on my Mac every day to listen to international radio stations. I > have a play

Re: Does any one stil use iTunes to listen to internashional radio stations

I use iTunes on my Mac every day to listen to international radio stations. I have a playlist of my favourites. Cheers, Anne > On 23 Nov 2018, at 23:19, 'wui chin Leong' via VIPhone > wrote: > > Does any one stil use iTunes to listen to radio stations from all over the > world. > > Sent

Re: Word Processer for Macbook Air?

Hello, All new Macs allow you to download the iWork suite (Pages, Numbers and Keynote) for free. All of these applications are accessible with VoiceOver. They can also export to the MS Office equivalent formats as well as opening those MS Office documents. cheers, Anne > On 10 Nov 2018, at 17

Re: Kobo and Walmart ebooks reading apps

Hello Travis, I use the Kobo app on a daily basis. It has its problems, but it is usable. Set the page transition to None, other settings don’t matter. You sometimes have to double-tap on the title then the author to get the book to open. To read, do a two-finger swipe up and it will read the who

Re: does anyone have recent experience, good or bad, with the Kobo Books app?

Hello Paul, The accessibility of Kobo has deteriorated in the past couple of years, but I still manage to read books with it. Make sure the Transition style is None. Once the book is open, you can read a whole chapter by doing a two-finger swipe up. You have to give it time to digest the whole c

Re: Did anyone have problems reading Jonathan‘s article?

I read books from Kobo, and for some months now, the longer the chapter, the longer it takes VoiceOver to start reading after the command to read from the top. It’s as though VoiceOver is digesting all the pages before beginning to read. For 40 pages, it can take a full minute for VoiceOver to s

Re: OCR for German Text?

Hello Harry, KNFBReader does support German. I just checked and the languages are English, French, Spanish and German. Cheers, Anne > On 12 Jan 2018, at 13:45, Harry Bell wrote: > > I have just started a German class and would like to be able to OCR German > text using my iPhone. Does any

Re: LookTel Recognizer, will it be updated?

et it and how > much does it cost and what does it recognize. Air? > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 5, 2017, at 11:31 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: >> >> Hello everyone, >> >> Does anyone know whether Recognizer is going to be updated? I read here a &

LookTel Recognizer, will it be updated?

Hello everyone, Does anyone know whether Recognizer is going to be updated? I read here a while back that it would be, but we’re already on iOS 11.1 and there’s no sign of it. I use it almost every day so it would be very annoying to be without it. Cheers, Anne -- The following information

Re: Question about controlling your Mac computer with voice

The Mac can be almost entirely controlled by voice. The Accessibility panel in System Preferences shows the built-in commands for dictation and offers the possibility of configuring ones own commands to simulate key combinations. Cheers, Anne > On 14 Sep 2017, at 23:54, TaraPrakash wrote: >

Re: scroll pages with VO on OS mac.

Hello Mário, Have you tried VO-FN-up or down arrow? That’s the command that works in text documents. Effectively, it’s VO-Page Up or VO-Page Down. Cheers, Anne > On 26 Aug 2017, at 06:59, Mário Navarro wrote: > > > > > Hi Mike. > doesn't work. > I had already tried this comm

Re: KNFB reader and ScanJig stand.

Hello Liz, KNFBReader is great for reading print books, especially if you have the Fopydo stand with book reading attachment. I can sit in my comfortable armchair with the Fopydo on my lap and read a book using KNFBReader on my iPhone SE. The book reading attachment for the Fopydo stand means t

Re: Automatic language switching on the Mac

here any way to set the Italian chosen voice to a slower > rate? Now I need to switch both the voice and the rate. Would love to > eliminate the rate change step. > > Many thanks for any suggestions. > > Best, > > Paul > > >> On Apr 11, 2017, at 04:43, Anne

Re: Automatic language switching on the Mac

-Down Arrow will toggle between these two languages. I do this all the time between English and French. Cheers, Anne > On 11 Apr 2017, at 09:51, afik Suffir wrote: > > > Hi Anne, > What do you mean? > > נשלח מה-iPhone שלי > > ‫ב-11 באפר׳ 2017,

Re: Automatic language switching on the Mac

Hello Afik, You’re right that there’s no automatic language switching on the Mac. However, you can switch languages quickly with VO-Cmd-Down Arrow as long as you always leave the rotor set to Default Voice. Cheers, Anne > On 10 Apr 2017, at 15:34, afik Suffir wrote: > > > Hello all. >

Re: How to enter accented letters on a braille display

Hello Kimber, If you add French to your input languages, you can switch to a French keyboard to type accented letters on your Braille display. Go to Settings/General/Keyboards. For some strange reason, the French keyboard is called French Medical, and you want the Accented AZERTY one. Cheers,

Re: I can read my Ketonix with the iPhone

; Cheers, >> >> Anne >> >> >> >>> On 8 Mar 2017, at 10:16, 'Sandratomkins' via VIPhone >>> wrote: >>> >>> ann, >>> This is good news about being able to read the LED status. can you tell me >>> which tw

Re: I can read my Ketonix with the iPhone

which colour > detector app? > Thanks and well done! Sandy > > sent from the dark side of the moon > >> On 7 Mar 2017, at 17:31, Anne Robertson wrote: >> >> Hello everyone, >> >> On a whim, I decided to see if I could use our Ketonix breath ketone

I can read my Ketonix with the iPhone

Hello everyone, On a whim, I decided to see if I could use our Ketonix breath ketone metre without sighted help. It’s the basic model without the computer interface. While charging, it flashes, and the Light Detector app detects the pulses. I had to use a colour identifier without using the flas

Re: battery draining need to reboot

Hello, This has happpened on my iPhone SE and I know of it happening on an iPhone 5S. Mine is now working fine again so there is nothing wrong with the battery. I’ve had iPhones for over 7 years now and this is the first time I’ve had this issue with a fairly new phone. Cheers, Anne > On 11

Re: rapid battery drain problem

Hello Paula, I reported this issue to Apple Accessibility and they took my crash reports and said that there was definitely something strange going on. Mine is an iPhone SE which was new in June. The problem started with iOS 10.1 and continued with 10.1.1 but I fixed it both times by restoring t

Re: battery draining need to reboot

Hello Sandy, Yes, I used iTunes on my Mac. I do all the app updates on my Mac and keep the iPhone backups there, too. Cheers, Anne > On 11 Nov 2016, at 16:25, 'Sandratomkins' via VIPhone > wrote: > > ann, > Was this using iTunes? > Thanks, Sandy > > sent from the dark side of the moon >

Re: battery draining need to reboot

Hello Donna, When you did a complete restore, was that a restore to factory settings followed by reinstalling all your apps? That’s what I had to do to stop the battery drain. Cheers, Anne > On 11 Nov 2016, at 14:34, Donna wrote: > > Man oh man! I'm having dramatic battery draining since

Re: VoiceOver draining battery since 10.1 update

edownload them one by one. Since of course this is not currently possible > with Windows, Jaws and iTunes, the Apple guy checked off all the apps I > wanted and then got the sync going. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mai

Re: VoiceOver draining battery since 10.1 update

ked off all the >> apps I wanted and then got the sync going. >> >> >> Regards, >> Sieghard >> >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >> [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>

Re: VoiceOver draining battery since 10.1 update

roups.com> > [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>] On Behalf > Of Anne Robertson > Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2016 5:52 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Re: VoiceOver draining battery since 1

Re: VoiceOver draining battery since 10.1 update

or letting me know. I was hoping not to have to do this. I hear there > is a further update IOS10.1.1. I think I’ll install that and see if it maybe > fixes the problem. > Regards > Fanus > > > From: Anne Robertson <> > Sent: Monday, October 31, 2016 8:02

Re: VoiceOver draining battery since 10.1 update

oglegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>] On Behalf > Of Anne Robertson > Sent: Monday, October 31, 2016 11:03 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Re: VoiceOver draining battery since 10.1 update > > Hello Fanus, > > I had

Re: VoiceOver draining battery since 10.1 update

hall test to see if my > problem is also VO related. > Regards > Fanus > > > From: Anne Robertson <> > Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2016 11:51 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com <> > Subject: Re: VoiceOver draining battery since 10.1 update > > I’m cur

Re: VoiceOver draining battery since 10.1 update

I did the Restore phone to factory settings and retrieved all my apps. My phone only dropped 5% of battery power in 8 hours. Problem solved! Cheers, Anne > On 30 Oct 2016, at 22:51, Anne Robertson wrote: > > I’m currently doing a complete restore of my iPhone, which means I’l

Re: VoiceOver draining battery since 10.1 update

tter.com/theblindman12v> > > On Oct 30, 2016, at 2:16 PM, Anne Robertson <mailto:annefromo...@gmail.com>> wrote: > >> Hello Feliciano, >> >> I already did a reset of my i phone to no effect. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Anne >> >&

Re: VoiceOver draining battery since 10.1 update

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VoiceOver draining battery since 10.1 update

Hello fellow listers, After doing the iOS 10.1 update on my 64 GB iPhone SE, I noticed a sudden excessive battery drain while not using my iPhone. I turned off all background refresh activities for all apps. I left two apps in the App Switcher: Kobo and Audible. With VoiceOver active but the scr

Re: Vanishing voice

to Tom Enhanced. (smile). > > Mark > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Anne Robertson > Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2016 2:41 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com viphone@googlegroups.com > Sub

Vanishing voice

Hello, I use Daniel enhanced as my default voice, but since upgrading to iOS10, Daniel disappears regularly after I power up my iPhone in the morning. The Daniel voice is there when I put in my pass code, but the next time I unlock my phone to do something, Daniel has gone and a voice I think is

Re: Need Some Navigon Help

. Did I miss something? There is usually a limited time to take > the map update free. > > Rob > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Anne Robertson > Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2016 10:36 AM >

Re: Need Some Navigan Help

Hello Jed, I’m just getting to grips with the new look of Navigon. In the Map Manager, no maps are downloaded automatically. You have to double-tap with one finger on each map that you want, then go to the bottom of the list and double-tap on Accept Changes or whatever it says. The selected map

Re: Some Navigan Help

I’m sure there used to be a download all button but it seems to have gone. Beside the name of each map is its size and its current state. If the whole map has been downloaded, you just see its size. If it is cued for download, it says 0 kB / size of map, then Open button, Interrupt download butto

Re: Talking Goggles talking rubbish

nna Dresner wrote: > > Hi, > > I used it about a week ago to find out what was happening on a computer > screen when I had no speech. It took a while, but it did read me what was > there. So it seems to be functional here. > > Best, > Anna > > > >>

Re: Talking Goggles talking rubbish

e old DOS did, that was true > efficiency. > > > - Original Message - > From: "Anne Robertson" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2016 6:45 AM > Subject: Talking Goggles talking rubbish > > > Hello everyone, > > Since a recent update, Talkin

Talking Goggles talking rubbish

Hello everyone, Since a recent update, Talking Goggles has started giving me decidedly weird information. When trying to check that a bottle contained olive oil, Goggles started talking about furniture, cars, and all kinds of other unrelated material before it eventually read me some useful tex

Re: Navigon Update - Good And Bad News

Hello Sieghard, The advantage of Navigon is that you can have all the maps stored on the phone so that you don’t need a 3G connection to use the app. For us in Europe, this is very useful when out of the home country. Cheers, Anne > On 12 Aug 2016, at 21:00, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > > Ap

Re: Amedia Live Reader

Gordon, I have to disagree with you. For several years now, I have had very good results freehand first with Prizmo and now with KNFBReader and I’m totally blind. I think what makes the difference is whether we have good spacial awareness or not. I was able to see perfectly as a young child, and

Re: eBook reader

w.synutveckling.se <http://www.synutveckling.se/> > > Från: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>] För Anne > Robertson > Skickat: den 23 juni 2016 11:46 > Till: vipho

Re: eBook reader

Hello David, Have you tried the Kobo app? I can assure you that it’s accessible and should work with Adobe DRM content. Cheers, Anne > On 23 Jun 2016, at 11:26, David Renstrom > wrote: > > Hi Alan, > > No, I’m sorry but the Adobe Digital Editions app is not fully accessible. I > tried

Re: eBook reader

You could try Kobo. Kobo books are readable with Adobe Digital Editions on the Mac. Kobo is actually my favourite ebook reader on the iPhone. Cheers, Anne > On 22 Jun 2016, at 11:33, David Renstrom > wrote: > > Hi, > > I would like to read eBooks which require an Adobe ID. The recommende

Re: Scanning Stands

I also found the Fopydo stand easy to assemble once I understood the principal and have taught several other people how to assemble theirs. I have the StandScan Pro and the Giraffe, too, but my favourite is the Fopydo. Cheers, Anne > On 14 Jun 2016, at 06:19, Richard Turner

Re: Fobydo Stand

One of the things I love about the Fopydo stand with book reading aid is that I can have it on my lap while reading a book. It takes all the strain out of holding the iPhone steady and getting the distance from the book right every time. Cheers, Anne > On 26 May 2016, at 16:35, deidre mucci

Re: question virus on mac java

Hello Gianni, MacKeeper invents viruses that don’t actually exist. There are utilities such as Mac App Cleaner that will get rid of MacKeeper completely and everything should return to normal. The only virus scanner I use on my Mac is ClamXAV and only to scan files I share with Windows users. I

Re: Standscan, Fopydo Book Reading Aid, ScanJig Pro Plus?

The Fopydo book-reading aid does a great job of keeping a book open and you’re not obliged to use KNFBReader for scanning if your book has a complex layout. I’ve scanned books with complex medical and scientific language using the Fopydo with excellent results. Cheers, Anne > On 26 May 2016,

Re: How Do You Use iOS?

Hello Mark, I use Messages, Weather, Calendar, and FaceTime. For reading ebooks, my favourite app is Kobo as it reads straight through a chapter then stops. Also, it doesn’t make those page-turning noises that Kindle does, and doesn’t hyphenate inappropriately which Kindle does. It also works w

Re: accessibility apps

Looktel Money Reader hasn’t been updated for almost 18 months and doesn’t recognise the new Euro notes. I’m really fed up about this as I sent them the images for one of the notes. I haven’t bothered with the other since they haven’t done anything about the first one. Cheers, Anne > On 28 A

Re: Has anyone used the nook app with the iPhone?

Kobo books were accessible before Nook, but they became inaccessible for about a year, and then they were accessible again. They then became inaccessible again for about a year once more, and now they’re accessible once more on the iPhone, but not so much on the iPad. I like Kobo because I can r

Re: tips on using KNFB reader

nd not books, > will the stand be sufficient? Is it still the best item for this kind of > reading? > > Thanks, > > Paul > > >> On Feb 24, 2016, at 07:01, Anne Robertson wrote: >> >> Hello Sandy, >> >> The book reading aid is the device

Re: tips on using KNFB reader

in advance for your words of wisdom, > Sandy > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 22 Feb 2016, at 21:07, Anne Robertson wrote: >> >> The Fopydo stand wasn’t originally designed for blind people so it looks >> modern and is made of modern materials. The Book Readin

Re: tips on using KNFB reader

; To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: tips on using KNFB reader >> >> >> Does the Fopydo Stand have built in lights? >> Just asking because I know light can have a big effect on OCR results. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Chris Chaffin >>

Re: tips on using KNFB reader

Hello Dionipher, The easiest way to get good results every time with KNFBReader is to buy the Fopydo stand with Book Reading Aid. It holds the phone in exactly the right position for the book or sheet of paper, and the Book Reading Aid holds the book open so that you can scan both pages at once

Re: Fopydo with book reading aid is great

lighting provided by the StandScan. Cheers, Anne > On 11 Jan 2016, at 06:16, Paul Hunt wrote: > > Hello Anne. How would you compare the Fopydo to the Stand Scan Pro? > >> On Jan 10, 2016, at 7:38 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: >> >> Hello everyone, >> >> I

Re: Fopydo with book reading aid is great

ve or do you have an iPad >> >> My thoughts for today >> >>> On Jan 10, 2016, at 7:38 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: >>> >>> Hello everyone, >>> >>> I’ve just finished reading a novel with the Fopydo stand and Book Reading >>>

Re: Fopydo with book reading aid is great

Hello Terrie, I have an iPhone 5. Cheers, Anne > On 10 Jan 2016, at 15:09, terrie arnold iph...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Well really glad to hear this as I have just gotten mine this last week but > have not taken it out of the package shit so glad to hear that it works > really well do you ha

Fopydo with book reading aid is great

Hello everyone, I’ve just finished reading a novel with the Fopydo stand and Book Reading Aid using KNFBReader and it’s brilliant! I’ve been able to sit with the stand on my lap and read comfortably. This is the best Book reading solution I’ve ever found. Cheers, Anne -- The following info

Re: Artificial vision app AIPoly has been released

Hello Terrie, It has to be at least a 5S. I have a 5 and it couldn’t be installed on mine. Cheers, Anne > On 9 Jan 2016, at 20:27, terrie arnold wrote: > > Have a friend with a five iPhone does it need to be a 5S or newer can someone > get back to me on here would appreciate it -- The fol

Re: Talking goggles

Hello Annie, Talking Goggles, the paid version, is still working fine on my iPhone5 running the latest iOS. I wonder if anyone is managing to use it with an iPhone5S or later. Cheers, Anne > On 8 Jan 2016, at 08:40, Annie Skov Nielsen > wrote: > > Hi all. > > I can not get talking goggl

Re: no success with Google goggles

Hello Sandy, For Goggles to work, your phone must not be on silent and the app needs good lighting or to have the flash turned on. It works great for me on my iPhone5. Cheers, Anne > On 6 Jan 2016, at 17:47, 'Sandratomkins' via VIPhone > wrote: > > hi, > I've been playing with the newly do

Re: Talking goggles

Hello Simon, Talking Goggles comes in two versions: the free one with ads, and the very cheap paid one without ads. It works in two modes: video or still camera. It’s very simple to use and when set to video, works in real time. You just click on Record and point the camera to the thing you need

Re: Artificial vision app AIPoly has been released

For this app to work, you need an iPhone5S or later. Cheers, Anne > On 5 Jan 2016, at 12:51, Ben Mustill-Rose wrote: > > Hi all, > > AIPoly (pronounced A I Poly) was released a couple of days ago; > unfortunately the announcement ended up in my spam folder, so I only > saw it this morning. >

Re: Fopydo Book Reading Aid?

Hello Chris, It sounds as though you have it right. The foam pads stop the pages from turning by themselves. Don’t squeeze them too tightly against the top and bottom of the book and you should be able to turn the page while KNFB Reader is speaking the double page you just scanned. I put the i

Re: Fopydo scanning stand with book attachment

Oh, if only the US postal service were that good! My Fopydo stand with bookreading attachment has been bouncing around the Chicago area for almost two weeks and only departed the US, hopefully for France, yesterday. It seems that someone couldn’t tell the difference between Yorkville and Orry la

Re: Language switching, what makes that happen?

I’m not sure about this, but I suspect that the message has to be in HTML and the language tag set correctly for the voice to switch. This is certainly true for web pages. Cheers, Anne > On 16 Dec 2015, at 06:57, Harry Bell wrote: > > I'd really like to know this too as I've had similar pro

Re: Need tips for first time mac book user

But what would be the keystroke for navigating? > I have also sent subscription request to the list Portia ? Suggested > Thanks all > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Dec 6, 2015, at 6:36 AM, Anne Robertson <mailto:annefromo...@gmail.com>> wrote: > >> Hello, &

Re: Need tips for first time mac book user

Hello, There are two ways of navigating in Safari on the Mac: DOM and Groups. In Groups mode, you can navigate in all directions and items are grouped into paragraphs. Unfortunately, since El Capitán, the interaction sound means that any paragraph containing more than a very few items begins wi

Re: Looktel Money Reader problem

Hello Andrea and Harry, I sent them the images of the 10 euro note a couple of weeks ago when I noticed that it wasn’t being recognised, so I assume they’ll be updating it. I’ll send the images of the 20 euro note as soon as I lay my hands on a nice crisp one. Cheers, Anne > On 2 Dec 2015, a

Re: pages issues and a comparison question.

Hello Samantha, I can’t make comparisons with Windows as I’ve never used Windows, but I’m a longterm Mac user and normally have no problems with focus in Pages. However, since the latest updates to Pages and the change to El Capitán, there have been all kinds of focus issues. I’m constantly rep

Re: motion x GPS drive discontinued

I’m sure Navigon will not disappear as its maps are held on the phone and can therefore be used without 3G. Cheers, Anne > On 24 Nov 2015, at 20:09, John Diakogeorgiou wrote: > > I will be quite upset if navigon doesn't survive. I find it better for > driving than Google maps or Apple. > >

Kobo accessible again

Hello everyone, Kobo with iOS9 is once again accessible. I’m able to read with a Braille display or just the built-in iOS voice, and I’ve managed to click on links to footnotes, read the footnote, and return to the book. Cheers, Anne -- The following information is important for all members

Re: Has anyone tried Talking Goggles with iPhone 6S and iOs 9.02?

Hello Eileen, I mean when the switch on the iPhone is set to silent. I’ve just tried both versions of Talking Goggles, the free one with ads and the paying one without ads, and they both still work for me on my iPhone 5 with iOS8. Cheers, Anne > On 9 Oct 2015, at 16:27, eileen.misr...@gmail.

Re: Has anyone tried Talking Goggles with iPhone 6S and iOs 9.02?

Hello Krister, If your phone is on silent, Talking Goggles won’t work. Cheers, Anne > On 9 Oct 2015, at 11:42, Krister Ekstrom wrote: > > I believe the latter is the case actually as the stove is quite new, but of > course cleaning will help but i wonder what to clean? With this i mean that

Re: Has anyone tried Talking Goggles with iPhone 6S and iOs 9.02?

Talking Goggles was updated two months ago. I’m still using an iPhone5 and Talking Goggles is still working for me. Cheers, Anne > On 7 Oct 2015, at 16:14, Rose Combs wrote: > > Maybe not, but if it reads the oven temperature I am happy, it is about the > only use I found for it anyway. >

Re: Kobo books with VoiceOver and braille display on IOS

Hello Shai, The last accessible version of Kobo for iOS was 7.1. I’m still using that version as I have a large number of books in my Kobo library. I’ve made several complaints to the developers over the past year or more, but although they say they have passed my complaint on to the relevant pe

Re: Can anyone get the New voice OCR app to work?

viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>] On Behalf > Of Anne Robertson > Sent: 17 August 2015 19:27 > To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Re:

Re: Can anyone get the New voice OCR app to work?

Hello, In case you haven’t been able to find it, here's the link: > Cheers, Anne > On 17 Aug 2015, at 15:00, Hicks Steven

Re: Talking Goggles crashing

:42, Anne Robertson wrote: > > Hello, > > I use Talking Goggles a lot and since the update to iOS 8.4, it keeps > crashing. > I’m using an iPhone 5. Is anyone else having the same problem? > I’ve e-mailed the developer about this. > > Cheers, > > Anne >

Talking Goggles crashing

Hello, I use Talking Goggles a lot and since the update to iOS 8.4, it keeps crashing. I’m using an iPhone 5. Is anyone else having the same problem? I’ve e-mailed the developer about this. Cheers, Anne -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new me

Re: Blind Square vs. Seeing Eye GPS

Hello Ann, If you look at the settings, you should find a button to open another screen where you select what happens when you shake your iPhone. Shake to read pedometer is what you want. I’m a bit vague about how everything else is labelled as I run BlindSquare in French, but they failed to l

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