Hi. how do you access the edit field? does diction also learn when something is corrected?
thanks On 25/10/2012, at 9:42 PM, Raul A. Gallegos <r...@raulgallegos.com> wrote: > Hello Wayne, one thing which I want to mention is that I believe if Siri > doesn't understand something you say, you can double-tap the edit field and > correct it and it should learn from that and so as time goes on, it will > eventually learn your speech patterns. I know that Dragon Dictation does > this, and assume Siri does as well. > > -- > Raul A. Gallegos > In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on. - > Robert Frost > Home Page: http://raulgallegos.com > Twitter: https://twitter.com/rau47 > Facebook: http://facebook.com/rau47 > > On 10/24/2012 11:06 PM, Wayne Merritt wrote: >> I was skeptical of Siri when I heard of it last year with the 4S. I >> stuck with my iPhone 4 and wondered what all the fuss was about. It >> sounded interesting, but nothing I would really use. Since I have >> gotten an iPhone 5 2 weeks ago, I have started using Siri and the >> dictation feature on the virtual keyboard a lot more. I still have >> times when the dictation or Siri will misunderstand me. Sometimes it >> has happened 3 or 4 times in a row with Siri and I gave up. With >> dictation, it happens the first time but the second time it gets what >> I'm saying correct. I use it most often when filling out the mobile >> web form to schedule taxi service with my local cab company. I used to >> use the Apple Bluetooth keyboard for this task, but now I can just >> speak my phrases for what I want to fill in the various fields, or use >> the virtual keyboard to type in corrections or short items in the >> fields. Last night was the crowning moment for me and when I knew that >> Siri was going to be very helpful. I was riding with my fiance and we >> were trying to make our way back from going out to eat. She's someone >> who relies heavily on GPS. She pulled over and when she was typing in >> the GPS our destination, i asked Siri to direct us to my home address. >> I recall hearing on a podcast recently that you need to turn VoiceOver >> off when in the maps app and when getting spoken directions. I did >> this, and soon afterward, we started getting exact directions. We even >> went off route since we were not able to make a certain turn, and the >> voice caught it and redirected us back to the original route. Both my >> fiance and I were very impressed with the task and Siri's performance >> in maps. It's a nice feeling to be able to ask Siri how to get to a >> certain address and be told exactly where to go. Siri and I are not >> communicating perfectly all of the time yet, but we're getting there, >> and possibilities are starting to form for me for things I can use >> Siri and dictation for. >> >> when I heard of people last year that used dictation, I found myself >> asking, "Why not just type in the item you lazy person?" Now though, >> it is so much easier to say what you want typed in and then do short >> corrections, rather than messing with typing things in. I am not to >> the point of dictating medium to long text messages correctly every >> time, but slowly getting there. >> >> Regards, >> Wayne Merritt >> >> On 10/24/12, Raul A. Gallegos <r...@raulgallegos.com> wrote: >>> Yes I agree. In fact if I am going to use Siri for a lot of interaction, >>> I disable Voice Over. Now there are cases where you get more information >>> displayed on the screen. For example if I ask Siri what the population >>> of Chicago is, she will tell me, but not by speaking it, instead, she >>> displays the information. So, in this case y ou have to use Voice Over. >>> However for the weather, scheduling reminders, meetings, making calls, >>> or sending texts, I definitely turn off Voice Over as it gets annoying >>> otherwise. >>> >>> -- >>> Raul A. Gallegos >>> "The best way to remember your wife's birthday is to forget is once." - >>> E. Joseph Cossman >>> Home Page: http://raulgallegos.com >>> Twitter: https://twitter.com/rau47 >>> Facebook: http://facebook.com/rau47 >>> >>> On 10/24/2012 2:23 PM, Chris wrote: >>>> Oh ok I like the idea of having no VoiceOver when I use Siri. It seems >>>> more logical and more like a natural conversation this way. >>>> >>>> >>>> Christopher Hallsworth >>>> >>>> On 24/10/2012 17:26, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: >>>>> Hi Chris, >>>>> >>>>> I use SIRI with my iPhone 4S and Voiceover turned on all the time both >>>>> for >>>>> asking it to dial numbers, for asking questions and for dictation. It >>>>> works >>>>> fine, only thing is that if Voiceover is not turned on SIRI will >>>>> automatically listen if, for example, you say "Text Christopher >>>>> Hallsworth" >>>>> and if you not follow right away with what you want the text message >>>>> to say, >>>>> SIRI will say something ike "What do you want to say to Christopher >>>>> Hallsworth". If you have Voiceover on you have to double tap or press >>>>> the >>>>> home key again to make SIRI listen, if Voiceover is off you can simply >>>>> speak >>>>> your message and SIRI will hear it. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Sieghard >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >>>>> Behalf >>>>> Of Chris >>>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 9:14 AM >>>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>>>> Subject: Re: My thoughts on Siri and the iPhone 5 >>>>> >>>>> Ok, this is where the iPod Touch or iPad or iPad Mini comes in, as at >>>>> least >>>>> I can try Siri with VoiceOver before committing to an iPhone 4s or 5. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Christopher Hallsworth >>>>> >>>>> On 24/10/2012 16:15, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: >>>>>> Hello Chris. >>>>>> >>>>>> Before you buy your phone 5, you should try Siri with Voice Over. >>>>>> >>>>>> Kawal. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Oct 24, 2012, at 4:11 PM, Chris <christopher...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I tried Siri on a carer's iPhone 5 today. What I can't get over is the >>>>> fact it just recognized my voice instantly without training. I said >>>>> hello, >>>>> it said hello back. Then I said how are you? It said I'm very well. I >>>>> then >>>>> asked what the weather is like. It then brought up the Weather app. The >>>>> carer is fully sighted so of course does not need VoiceOver. But she >>>>> told me >>>>> about the Weather app opening. >>>>>>> I just find this amazing because I tried a few third party Voice >>>>> Dictation apps, namely Vokul, on my iPhone 4, and they do not like my >>>>> unusually high voice at all. Yet Siri does! >>>>>>> Just some thought from a prospective Siri user. >>>>>>> I also felt her iPhone 5. It's really nice and feel I can use it no >>>>> problem. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Christopher Hallsworth >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>>>> Google Group. >>>>>>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >>> Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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