Re: voiceover trying to read my Kindle book like a foreign language

2014-06-14 Thread David Chittenden
Actually, no, it is not a bug in either Kindle, the book, or VO. When the language is set to default language, any other language mark is read in that language by that language voice. Since it sounded like an Asian voice, there was most likely some sort of character mark in that particular langu

Re: voiceover trying to read my Kindle book like a foreign language

2014-06-14 Thread Haya Simkin & guide dog Pammy
There may have been something on page written in another language. One letter in a non-European language is enough to activate the relevant voice until it's reached. Then it switches back. It's an annoying bug in the last release of iOS. Does this make sense? Haya Simkin & guide dog Pammy Sent

Re: voiceover trying to read my Kindle book like a foreign language

2014-06-14 Thread Cheryl Homiak
I went to the next page and the behavior stopped. It was a notes page at the end of the chapter so maybe something on that page triggered it. > -- > Cheryl > I tried and tried to turn over a new leaf. > I got crumpled wads of tear-stained paper thrown in the trash! > Then God gave me a new he

Re: voiceover trying to read my Kindle book like a foreign language

2014-06-14 Thread Richard Turner
This sounds like it could be a bug with Karen or with the book, but I don't know why only that voice would bring it out. I'd send the name of the book and where it happens in the book to both Apple accessibility and Amazon customer service with your explanation of the issue. It seems to me you'v

voiceover trying to read my Kindle book like a foreign language

2014-06-14 Thread Cheryl Homiak
I was happily reading along in a Kindle book with scrolling last night when suddenly the voice switched and started trying to read my Kindle book like it was a foreign language instead of English. It isn't a voice that sounds like anything on my rotor and I think it sounds kind of oriental. I tr