Re: Apple accessibility reply regarding haptic time on Apple Watch

2023-12-24 Thread Nicola Sanders
Hi all, I have a Series 7 Apple Watch (41 mm). I am still running Watch OS 9, as I gathered that there were some bugs with version 10. I use Taptic Time frequently, and pretty consistently. I also have Sleep Focus enabled, but in my case this does not alter the number of taps required: regardles

Re: Questions regarding my Apple watch

2023-08-31 Thread Nicola Sanders
Hi, The taptic time is working pretty reliably for me on my Apple Watch Series 7, thank goodness. I find that it helps to do the double tap gesture slightly more slowly than normal, i.e. leaving a slightly longer gap between the first and second tap, but not long enough for it to be interpreted

RE: Perplexing Issue With Languages

2023-02-20 Thread Nicola Sanders
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RE: Perplexing Issue With Languages

2023-02-20 Thread Nicola Sanders
Hi Tali, I also updated my iPhone SE 2020 to iOS 16.3.1 this morning, and my language detection is still working fine when I set my VoiceOver language to the default. I know that isn’t much help to you, but at least it indicates that there isn’t a language detection bug in the latest update. A

RE: Triple Tap Home

2022-06-15 Thread Nicola Sanders
Hi Karen, The setting is called Accessibility Shortcut, and you can find it in Settings, Accessibility. It's the last setting but one. Double tap on Accessibility Shortcut and set it to VoiceOver, and you should be good to go. Let me know if that doesn't make sense. Best Nicky -Original Me

RE: Looking for information about an Apple Watch 4th Gen and how to use what's on it.

2022-03-02 Thread Nicola Sanders
Hi, In addition to the great information from Jennie )see below), Brent Harbolt of the Harbolt Company also did a paid Apple Watch tutorial recently. Here’s the link: Apple Watch OS Tutorial. Great for Any Level of User, Beginner, Intermediate, or Advanced Over 4 Hours Long and Packed With Inf

Problem solved, was: RE: Lost speech on my Apple TV 4th gen

2020-12-15 Thread Nicola Sanders
on the remote. I don’t think there’s a mute on the Apple TV like there is on iOS. Still thinking though. I am also a relatively new user of the Apple TV so I probably don’t know as much as some people do. Reggie Alvarado On Dec 14, 2020, at 4:28 PM, Nicola Sanders mailto:nicola.sand

RE: Lost speech on my Apple TV 4th gen

2020-12-14 Thread Nicola Sanders
my Apple TV 4th gen Hi, have you tried to turn up the volume incase it is down low? Max. On 15 Dec 2020, at 6:50 am, Nicola Sanders mailto:nicola.sand...@telenet.be> > wrote: Thanks for the great suggestions, Reggie. I can turn VoiceOver off and back on, both with Siri

RE: Lost speech on my Apple TV 4th gen

2020-12-14 Thread Nicola Sanders
On Dec 14, 2020, at 11:42 AM, Nicola Sanders mailto:nicola.sand...@telenet.be> > wrote:  Hi all, I turned my Apple TV on, having not used it for a few weeks, and I have no speech at all. I’m fairly sure VoiceOver itself is running, judging by the sounds, but without speech I can’t go in

Lost speech on my Apple TV 4th gen

2020-12-14 Thread Nicola Sanders
Hi all, I turned my Apple TV on, having not used it for a few weeks, and I have no speech at all. I'm fairly sure VoiceOver itself is running, judging by the sounds, but without speech I can't go into the settings and sort it out. I've tried asking Siri to turn speech off and then turn speech on,

RE: Magictap gesture not stopping playback of Overcast podcasts

2020-09-22 Thread Nicola Sanders
Hi Alan, I'm not experiencing this problem myself. I have an iPhone SE 2nd gen running iOS14, and the MagicTap gesture is starting and stopping Overcast playback with no problems so far. I hope you manage to resolve the issue, preferably without having to reset all settings again! :-) I had to d

Re: IOS 13.6 question

2020-07-17 Thread Nicola Sanders
I thought it simply depended whether sounds were turned off. When I press the power button to wake up the phone, it almost always speaks the time, unless there is a notification on the screen; but I almost always keep my VoiceOver sounds turned off. My phone also says "screen locked" when I pres

RE: Vertical scroll bar, was: RE: Removing the clutter on The message window

2020-06-06 Thread Nicola Sanders
oll bar because this is what I would probably use it for. This does make sense but I just want a little more help in understanding about finding say a certain email. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 6, 2020, at 10:53 AM, Nicola Sanders wrote: > > Hi Shirley, > Sure, I'll give i

Vertical scroll bar, was: RE: Removing the clutter on The message window

2020-06-06 Thread Nicola Sanders
glegroups.com On Behalf Of Shirley Baker Sent: 06 June 2020 05:56 To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Removing the clutter on The message window What long lists might you be referring to because I just don't understand how to use this. Maybe you could explain to where it would mak

RE: Removing the clutter on The message window

2020-06-05 Thread Nicola Sanders
Maybe I'm the only one, but personally I love the vertical scroll bar! I find it really useful for navigating very long lists - much quicker than endless three-finger swiping. Perhaps it should be an option in Settings. Best, Nicky -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On B

Re: how to get voice over to say if the screen is locked?

2020-05-24 Thread Nicola Sanders
Mine does say "screen locked", but only because I have sounds turned off in the rotor. I got used to having the sounds off because I often use a Braille display, and now I find them annoying. It's all a question of personal preference. Best, Nicky Sent from my iPhone > On 25 May 2020, at 01:4

Re: Voice Dream Reader problem: Duplicate folder labels

2020-04-29 Thread Nicola Sanders
> > > > Richard > "There's a nap for that." - an anonymous cat in a window in Portland, Oregon. > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Nicola > Sanders > Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 1:31 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups

Re: Voice Dream Reader problem: Duplicate folder labels

2020-04-29 Thread Nicola Sanders
o Voice Dream Support asking about this but I don't think I'm going to get >> a reply before my iPhone arrives tomorrow. >> >> Alan Lemly >> >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Nicola Sanders >> Sent: W

Re: Voice Dream Reader problem: Duplicate folder labels

2020-04-29 Thread Nicola Sanders
only one copy of each file; mucking around in Voice Dream > Reader probably isn't going to solve it. > I would just proceed with caution. > > > Richard > Qwawntine, qwawantine, is wot dwives us to dwinking, today. > Sent with the iPhone SE 2020 > www.turner42.com >

Voice Dream Reader problem: Duplicate folder labels

2020-04-28 Thread Nicola Sanders
Hi all, I meant to post this yesterday, but life got in the way. I have a strange problem with Voice Dream Reader: as per the subject line, I have discovered that I have multiple instances of the same folder name in my list of folders. I do not have duplicates of the actual files in the folders, a

Re: transfering items from all items to folders in Dream Reader

2020-04-27 Thread Nicola Sanders
Hi Vicki, Just to add to Richard's helpful instructions: In any list of files, including the "no folder", you should find an Edit button near the top, just after the folder name. Double tap this button and you can then select any files in the list by double tapping them. You will hear the word "

Re: notifications repeating

2019-12-19 Thread Nicola Sanders
Re the scrub gesture: Keep in mind that it can be a very small movement, and certainly doesn't have to cover much of the screen area at all. I place two fingertips close together, anywhere on the screen, and make a quick "right left right" movement, with both fingers moving together. It's just a

Re: What is every ones fave voice they like to use for voice over?

2019-06-10 Thread Nicola Sanders
Just to be different, I like the British English Kate voice. I also like the US Siri female voice. I'm really not very keen on Samantha, and I don't like Danial, for some reason. I like Ivona Amy, but of course, that's only available with apps like Voice Dream Reader, not with VoiceOver. It's

Re: Voices on voice dream

2019-05-05 Thread Nicola Sanders
Hi, Just chiming in re the Siri voices: I believe that Aaron, and his female counterpart Nicky, were the official US Siri voices prior to the latest versions, which came out in either iOS 12 or 11, I can't remember which. Nicky and Aaron, plus their equivalents in other languages, are available

Re: Mark's Recommendation for a Great iPad Screen Protector

2019-04-27 Thread Nicola Sanders
For what it's worth, I'' fully endorse this recommendation. I have an amFilm screen protector on my iPhone 6S and I think it has the nicest texture of any that I have tried over the years. They're very reasonably priced and apparently they're easy to apply. I did ask a sighted person to do min

Re: Unable to buy anything on Amazon using iPhone

2019-01-03 Thread Nicola Sanders
Hi all, This is a very annoying problem. I recently made a purchase using the app and I was only able to select the address by locating the "send to this address" button on the screen, turning VoiceOver off, touching the screen once at the exact location and immediately turning VoiceOver back

Re: Does Anyone own both a Sonos One and a Play:1 Speaker - Question About Airplay

2018-11-28 Thread Nicola Sanders
Hi Sieghard, Yes, I can confirm that Airplay also works on my Sonos PlayBase, which is paired with two of the older Play 1 speakers. Best Nicky Sent from my iPhone > On 27 Nov 2018, at 20:37, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > > Yes, Sonos One and Play 5 for now, actually, I think also on the new B

Re: Most accessible podcast app?

2018-10-14 Thread Nicola Sanders
– Bruce U. Utah Phillips > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Nicola > Sanders > Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2018 1:50 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Most accessible podcast app? > > > Hi all, > > I us

Re: Most accessible podcast app?

2018-10-14 Thread Nicola Sanders
Hi all, I use both Overcast and Downcast, but personally I have a slight preference for Downcast. I love the Overcast effects which have been discussed earlier in this thread, but with Downcast I really like being able to see the length of each episode before I start to play it. I am subscrib

Re: Continous Reading in Voice Dream

2018-03-20 Thread Nicola Sanders
Hi, Obviously I don't have this problem when using the Play button, but I often use Voice Dream Reader with a Braille display for work-related tasks and I always have a few words repeated at the end of each screen of text. I can confirm that it's quite annoying and it slows me down significantl

Re: Reading words IOs 11.x

2017-12-03 Thread Nicola Sanders
Pablo, I think you may be confusing the iOS and Android navigation methods, which is easily done if you've had experience with both platforms. I'm fairly sure that iOS has not changed in this respect. Best, Nicky Sent from my iPhone > On 3 Dec 2017, at 01:54, Pablo Morales wrote: > > Rich

Re: Screen Locked

2017-09-08 Thread Nicola Sanders
Hi, I think this just goes to show how we're all creatures of habit. I often have to work in a virtually silent environment and so I use my iPhone with a Braille display. I found it a hassle to remember to turn sounds on and off each time in addition to turning the speech off, and so I just sto

Re: is the tunein update safe?

2017-03-14 Thread Nicola Sanders
Hi Davy, I haven't had a chance to test every single feature in great detail, but as far as I can tell, the update is fine and everything is just as accessible as it was before, if not more so. I was a bit hsitant about updating as well, but I'm very happy with it. Best Nicky Sent from my

RE: Voice Dream Reader and Using Siri Voices?

2016-11-02 Thread Nicola Sanders
Hi, Yes, I can confirm that my Siri voices are working fine in Voice Dream and, as Mary said, they are referred to by their names: The US male and female voices are Arron and Nicky (but I promise she isn’t me, I’m British); I think the UK Siri voices are named Arthur and Martha, and the Aust

RE: Opinions about glass screen protectors and affect on 3D touch

2016-10-25 Thread Nicola Sanders
Hi Alan, I have a glass screen protector on my iPhone 6S and I’m very happy with it. I’m afraid I don’t remember the brand, as it was part of my Christmas present from my brother. I know that it was a reputable brand which I had heard of, and in the medium price range. I do use 3D Touch

Re: Question for voice dream reader users who lost your folders after upgrade

2016-04-06 Thread Nicola Sanders
>>> case in 4. >>>> So, if I know I'm downloading a fiction book, I open the fiction folder >>>> first, then download the book. That way I don't have to move it later. >>>> Richard >>>> >>>> >>>>

Re: Question for voice dream reader users who lost your folders after upgrade

2016-04-05 Thread Nicola Sanders
Hi Mary, Yes, I went ahead and re-created my folders. It wasn't such a big risk for me, as almost all my items were showing up in the No Folder list and my library isn't very large. It seems to have worked fine, as far as I can tell. Today I uploaded some documents into my library using iCloud

RE: Voice dream reader iCloud sync lost my folders

2016-04-02 Thread Nicola Sanders
t, Anna > On Apr 2, 2016, at 4:24 PM, Nicola Sanders wrote: > > Hi, > > Thanks, Anna, the idea of selecting everything in All Items and moving it all > into No Folder makes a lot of sense to me. Mary, I'm sure you're right, I'm > afraid it's unlikely

RE: Tweetings -- How to Stop Videos

2016-04-02 Thread Nicola Sanders
Hi Eric, I've had a look in the Tweetings settings. Under Look and Feel, if you go down to the Media heading, you should find a few settings relating to videos. The first of these is Autoplay Videos, which can be toggled on or off. HTH, Nicky -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegr

RE: Voice dream reader iCloud sync lost my folders

2016-04-02 Thread Nicola Sanders
from my iPhone > On Apr 2, 2016, at 2:24 PM, Nicola Sanders wrote: > > Hi, > > Thanks, Anna, the idea of selecting everything in All Items and moving it all > into No Folder makes a lot of sense to me. Mary, I'm sure you're right, I'm > afraid it's

RE: Voice dream reader iCloud sync lost my folders

2016-04-02 Thread Nicola Sanders
turned on at the time. I just went and checked my no folder items > again, and the number of those is still the same. It hasn't changed since > last night. So, I would think that nothing is happening. > Mary > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 2, 2016, at 10:01

RE: Voice dream reader iCloud sync lost my folders

2016-04-02 Thread Nicola Sanders
o do any of those things once the sink process started. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 2, 2016, at 9:42 AM, Nicola Sanders wrote: > > Hi all, > > I haven't posted to this list in a very long time and so I lost my posting > privileges, but Mark has kindly sorted thin

RE: Voice Dream and iTunes

2016-04-02 Thread Nicola Sanders
Hi, Just to add to Richard's information below: I had to deal with this a few weeks ago when I needed to back up my VDR library. I had to do an awful lot of tabbing in order to get past all my apps and to find the file sharing options. I found the process rather inaccessible and I kept receivin

RE: Voice dream reader iCloud sync lost my folders

2016-04-02 Thread Nicola Sanders
Hi all, I haven't posted to this list in a very long time and so I lost my posting privileges, but Mark has kindly sorted things out for me. Mary, you have my sympathies too. I also lost my folder structure, but I'm fortunate in that my library is much smaller than yours. I've made a start on

Just testing, please ignore

2016-04-02 Thread Nicola Sanders
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RE: ENDING PHONECALLS

2014-12-19 Thread Nicola Sanders
Hi, Have people tried ending a call by pressing the power/lock button twice in quick succession? This works reliably for me in iOS7, but I haven't upgraded to iOS8 yet, for reasons which are irrelevant for this topic, so I have no idea whether it still works. Perhaps it's worth a try. Nicky

RE: AppStore badge shwoing 2 Updates available but all apps listed in Updates are already downloaded

2013-10-06 Thread Nicola Sanders
Same here, except that my badge shows three new items, even though all apps seem to be up to date. Earlier today, when I really did have two apps to update, the app store badge showed five new items. I'm using a jailbroken 4s, still on iOS 6.1.2. I've been having this little problem for the past

RE: How to Play TV Shows Transferred to iPhone

2013-10-06 Thread Nicola Sanders
hone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nicola Sanders Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 10:48 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: How to Play TV Shows Transferred to iPhone Hi Alan, Try looking in the Videos app on your iPhone. I'm pretty sure that's where my purchased TV

RE: How to Play TV Shows Transferred to iPhone

2013-10-01 Thread Nicola Sanders
Hi Alan, Try looking in the Videos app on your iPhone. I'm pretty sure that's where my purchased TV shows end up. HTH, Nicky From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alan Lemly Sent: 01 October 2013 06:05 To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject:

RE: Prizmo 2 is out.

2013-05-11 Thread Nicola Sanders
Hi there, you lucky people who already have Prizmo 2, Would one of you be willing to give me a sneak preview by telling me which additional OCR languages the app now supports? No problem if you can't, I'll just have to be patient, like everyone else . Thanks, Nicky -Original Message-

RE: Double Tap and Hold Using a Braille Display

2013-04-21 Thread Nicola Sanders
sign braille keys to keyboard functions. I will look in to the find command later, as it will be useful to have that. Aman On 2013-04-19, at 5:20 AM, "Nicola Sanders" wrote: > Hi, Aman, > > I for one would certainly appreciate some instructions, if you have time to > write th

RE: Double Tap and Hold Using a Braille Display

2013-04-19 Thread Nicola Sanders
Hi, Aman, I for one would certainly appreciate some instructions, if you have time to write them up. Just one question: Would this method also enable me to assign a key combination to the Find command, emulating the Bluetooth keyboard functionality, or does it only work with commands that can be

Voice Dream Reader and Braille display: basic instructions

2013-04-07 Thread Nicola Sanders
Hi, I have been in touch with Winston, the developer of the excellent Voice Dream Reader app, as I was having difficulty reading through the contents of a file in Braille. I then got my act together and worked out how to do it, and Winston suggested that I write up the steps that I use, for the b

RE: Suggestions for StandScan Pro maintenance and usage.

2013-03-31 Thread Nicola Sanders
Hello Sandy, This is an excellent set of scanning tips. I agree 100% with your suggestion of an "Append to clipboard" feature, as I often need to scan multi-page documents and then be able to navigate through the text. Having to copy and paste the individual pages into a file is a real pain! It

RE: Intro, and changing language recognition settings in Prizmo?

2013-03-31 Thread Nicola Sanders
one to English and the other to French to avoid having to mess with the language. Cheers, Anne On 29 Mar 2013, at 22:15, Nicola Sanders wrote: > Hi all, > > This is my first message to the list. I have an iPhone 4S and an iPod Touch > 4g, and I often use them in conjunction with

Intro, and changing language recognition settings in Prizmo?

2013-03-29 Thread Nicola Sanders
Hi all, This is my first message to the list. I have an iPhone 4S and an iPod Touch 4g, and I often use them in conjunction with a BrailleNote Apex. I'm a reasonably experienced iOS user, so my apologies for this rather basic question: Could someone please tell me where I can change the OCR lan

RE: about standscan

2013-03-29 Thread Nicola Sanders
Hi, I recently received my StandScan pro and I agree with Andy, it's certainly very light and portable. I have been in desperate need of something like this for ages, as at work I am often presented with documents that I need to access at very short notice. I have been practising unfolding it