The last time I tried it, Voice Dream Writer worked great for reading text files. It's been a while though, so it's possible something has broken since.
Best, Anna Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 3, 2023, at 9:24 AM, Richard Turner <richardr_tur...@comcast.net> > wrote: > > The best way is on the braille display itself if it has an SD card and a > text editor/reader. > > If using it on an iPhone with VDR, the latest iOS supposedly fixed a bug that > if you have scroll page when panning turned on in the VoiceOver, Braille > settings, it would not allow you to pan. > If you are not on the latest iOS, it is recommended to turn off scroll page > when panning. > > But, reading directly on the braille display insures the smoothest experience > rather than on a connected device. > > HTH, > > > > Richard, USA. > “Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it.” > -- Jane Wagner from The Search for Intelligent Life in the Universe > > My web site: https://www.turner42.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: 'Sandy Tomkins' via VIPhone <viphone@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Thursday, August 3, 2023 8:04 AM > To: 'Carol VIPhone <viphone@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Trying to read a text file with a braille display > > Hi, > > Can anyone suggest a good app for reading a largish txt file with a > braille display? I have tried it with VDR but this is no good. i have to keep > scrolling the page and it often looses the first line. i used to use > iLike2Read Pro, but that doesn't seem to be updated for the latest IOS. I > just want to be able to pan down the text with no fuss and while not online. > > Thanks for any thoughts, Sandy and Z. > > Sent from The dark side of the moon > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/EB2836CF-A901-49D8-AF6D-786119E8BDBF%40googlemail.com. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/009c01d9c61e%24860e4160%24922ac420%24%40comcast.net. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/93651E1C-4FFA-44AB-89E7-7761B5B08A13%40att.net.
