Two things to try. First, try a triple-tap.
Second, try a double-tap and hold pass through gesture. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 27/10/2012, at 9:41, Rob Harris <bobs...@googlemail.com> wrote: > I've been fiddling with this and can't get it to do anything consistently > yet. It says double-tap to do whatever; and I double-tap, a text input > field for example, and it does nothing, still says double tap to edit. How > is this meant to be done. I know all manner of menus or functions are meant > to pop up, and did it once, but out of the blue when nowhere near what I > thought I was doing. > > Any clarifications on this please? > > Taa! R! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ioana Gandrabur" <igandra...@gmail.com> > To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 9:16 PM > Subject: Re: Notes question > > > HI, > > I use plaintext for long documents. On iphone 4 it was getting slow after it > became longer. Have not tried on the 5. > I have not found a good way to find a specific spot in a file other than > arrowing with the keyboard. However, I found that it does remember where you > left the cursor even after exiting the app. Have not tested if it does so > with multiple files. > > Hope this helps. I love the dropbox integration! > > Best, > > Ioana > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct 26, 2012, at 12:38 PM, Rob Harris <bobs...@googlemail.com> wrote: > >> This is more or less my thing too. If I open a lengthy file, I want to >> get >> to my place quickly and easily, edit or modify quickly and easily, >> insert >> and import, or even export text to and from it; sort of normal editing >> features we've been able to do for years, until we got the pocket device. >> >> Anybody doing this like I describe? Using the cmd-arrow keys for block >> marking would have mileage, so would unix and wordstar concepts like >> block >> start and block end using ctrl-B and K respectively. The Wordstar one did >> try to be intuiative about it. >> >> RobH. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Denny Schwab" <denny.sch...@gmail.com> >> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> >> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 5:32 PM >> Subject: Re: Notes question >> >> >> Hello, >> >> I don't think it is a limitation of the Notes application. This >> problem never happened before 6.0. >> >> As far as what I want to do... I write stories and such in Notes. I >> used Pages for a while, but got tired of dealing with the >> accessibility issues there. I want to use something I can use ICloud >> to have on both my Mac and my IPhone. >> >> On 10/26/12, Christopher Chaltain <chalt...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> yeah, I always think it's funny how people consider control+x and >>> control+v to be intuitive, but control+w and control+y to be >>> unintuitive, especially since many of those Unix editors were around >>> long before you had any editors in DOS or Windows. Don't confuse >>> familiarity with intuitiveness! :-) I personally always hate going back >>> to a DOS/Windows style editor after doing a lot of cutting and pasting >>> in Emacs! >>> >>> On 26/10/12 09:51, Scott Howell wrote: >>>> Rob, >>>> >>>> Don't be knocking' those good old Unix/Linux editors. :) There are a >>>> number of apps that might do what you want, but not sure what you want. >>>> :) >>>> Are you just looking to take notes or actually put together some >>>> documents? You have such an array of options I think it might help to >>>> know >>>> what options you are looking for. You have options such as Elements, >>>> which >>>> is an editor that uses DropBox. I am sure some will have a number of >>>> suggestions. You might also look at http://www.applevis.com and sort >>>> through the app directory. >>>> >>>> On Oct 26, 2012, at 9:08 AM, Rob Harris <bobs...@googlemail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> So you're probably right about the amount of text, so we want a real >>>>> text >>>>> >>>>> editor so we can do this. Some of us do really write stuff! Pages is a >>>>> word >>>>> processor for tarting it up afterwards, or as you go even; but for >>>>> scribblers, edit, or some of those old DOS editors like Boxer and so >>>>> on, >>>>> would be ideal for this. >>>>> Let's not go down the Unix/Linux VI, ELVIS and all those, good when you >>>>> get >>>>> used to them, but all those commands so counter-intuative. >>>>> >>>>> RobH, looking for suggestions or even recommendations. >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Scott Howell" <scottn3...@gmail.com> >>>>> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> >>>>> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 10:30 AM >>>>> Subject: Re: Notes question >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I suspect it is not VO. If that were the case it seems the problem >>>>> would >>>>> >>>>> affect other apps such as iBooks etc. There is always a possibility >>>>> that >>>>> 10 >>>>> pages of notes may be pushing some limit. Seems there is more >>>>> investigation >>>>> required. Of course I'm not sure the Notes app was ever intended to >>>>> handle >>>>> that much text. :) >>>>> >>>>> On Oct 26, 2012, at 3:58 AM, Rob Harris <bobs...@googlemail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I think we don't know enough about how VO works and how big it's text >>>>>> buffer >>>>>> is from which it does it's TTS. >>>>>> >>>>>> It could be a design flaw we're only just coming to terms with. I >>>>>> asked >>>>>> a >>>>>> question like this about large text files and getting to read them. >>>>>> >>>>>> R! >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> From: "Fred Olver" <goodfo...@charter.net> >>>>>> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> >>>>>> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 10:38 PM >>>>>> Subject: Re: Notes question >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> I don't know how to resolve the problem, but it sounds like the memory >>>>>> is >>>>>> getting used up while in the app. >>>>>> >>>>>> Fred Olver >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> From: "Denny Schwab" <denny.sch...@gmail.com> >>>>>> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> >>>>>> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 1:45 PM >>>>>> Subject: Notes question >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hello, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> After upgrading to 6.0 I have been having an issue when writing in >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> Notes Application. Usually starting around page 10 or so, I get an >>>>>>> issue that Voice Over is still saying the characters I have typed, >>>>>>> catching up to where I had finished. When I get to page twenty or so >>>>>>> this problem gets worse, where it takes Voice Over quite a bit longer >>>>>>> to catch up to where I stopped typing. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Has anyone else seen this issue? 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