RE: Text Detective [was Re: The Sherlock Holmes Of OCR Apps]

2012-07-22 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi, I didn't change it because I wasn't actually adding to the info about the app, just noting the problem people could have finding info. I believe though that the current subject line gives better direction to future browsers of the list archive than does OCR. Jon -Original Message-

RE: Text Detective [was Re: The Sherlock Holmes Of OCR Apps]

2012-07-22 Thread Jon Pierson
Sure it's something a good amateur detective could figure out, my thought was for posterity and of easily searching the wealth of info that folks contribute for later perusal by new folks. Jon -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf

Re: Text Detective [was Re: The Sherlock Holmes Of OCR Apps]

2012-07-22 Thread Scott Howell
Hi Esther, THank you for sharing all of this because I had not really given much thought to how best to hold the phone. I have always used portrait, but in considering what you have stated, I can see how landscape would make more sense. In fact it makes sense if for no other reason than better

Text Detective [was Re: The Sherlock Holmes Of OCR Apps]

2012-07-21 Thread Christopher Chaltain
Are you saying that the subject line should be changed to include Text Detective so people wanting information on Text Detective could easily find it in the future? If so, I went ahead and added that to the subject line, but there's no reason you couldn't have done that as well Jon! *smile* This

Re: Text Detective [was Re: The Sherlock Holmes Of OCR Apps]

2012-07-21 Thread Anne Robertson
Having looked at the description of this app, I see no reference to other languages, and yet it is in the French appstore. Does it support any other languages? Cheers, Anne -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public

Re: Text Detective [was Re: The Sherlock Holmes Of OCR Apps]

2012-07-21 Thread Scott Howell
Esther, I thought the comment about most Voiceover users picking up their phone in landscape mode interesting. I actually have always used mine in portrait mode. I wonder though if the page has to be oriented correctly, I assume (and this probably is a pretty silly question) Text Detective

Re: Text Detective [was Re: The Sherlock Holmes Of OCR Apps]

2012-07-21 Thread Esther
Hi Scott, I stated that comment about picking up the phone in landscape mode badly. I meant to say that most VoiceOver users who use OCR apps, and lift their iPhones above the page, find it easier to lift it and keep it flat and stable, if they hold their phone with their hands along the long

Re: Text Detective [was Re: The Sherlock Holmes Of OCR Apps]

2012-07-21 Thread Andy Baracco
Well, Sherlock Holmes is a detective, so not difficult to deduce. Andy -Original Message- From: Christopher Chaltain Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2012 12:49 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Text Detective [was Re: The Sherlock Holmes Of OCR Apps] Are you saying that the subject