Thanks guys. Writing this app to help people with special needs has been the most rewarding thing I've ever done in my career. I really appreciate the sentiments expressed here. And, with your help, I hope this app can someday be financially rewarding too.
Winston. On Jan 9, 2013, at 12:41 PM, "Raul A. Gallegos" <r...@raulgallegos.com> wrote: Hello Rick, I agree with your below message. In fact, the other things we as users should consider, is posting positive reviews on iTunes so that it helps keep the star rating higher. Also, after an update, go back and do another review to update it to keep it going with positive reviews. -- Raul A. Gallegos Biologically speaking, if something bites you, it is more likely to be female. - Desmond Morris Home Page: http://raulgallegos.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/rau47 Facebook: http://facebook.com/rau47 On 1/8/2013 5:58 PM, Rick Alfaro wrote: > I totally agree. In fact, because of what I'm seeing with regard to the > dev's involvement on this list, I'm purchasing his app right now. It > has so much potential for us and the fact that the dev is really trying > to understand our needs and trying to address them is truly refreshing > and deserving of our support. > > > Best, > > Rick alfaro > > On 1/8/2013 12:09 PM, Maria & Joe Chapman wrote: >> Hi. thanks for your response. I already like your app, cause Im not >> fussed on the only 2 voices you can get with the read to go app. I do >> use that app for daisy audio books though. Anyway I digress. Another >> work around I have found if anyone is interested is to turn vo off and >> swipe left or right to rewind and fastforward by sentence. the >> bookshare notice was driving me crazy lol. >> >> Good job on the app, and thanks for being willing to work on >> accessibility. At the risk of sounding sappy, it's lovely when someone >> takes the time to try make an app accessible. >> >> >> regards >> Maria and crew from australia >> email: >> bubbygirl1...@gmail.com <mailto:bubbygirl1...@gmail.com> >> check out >> www.95-the-mix.com <http://www.95-the-mix.com> >> where we play lots of great music >> >> >> >> >> On 09/01/2013, at 4:05 AM, Winston Chen <wins...@voicedream.com >> <mailto:wins...@voicedream.com>> wrote: >> >>> Hi, thanks for buying my app! >>> >>> Text navigation will be improved a lot in the next release. It will be >>> out in a few weeks. >>> >>> The text area has VoiceOver turn off. That means it scrolls, which I >>> know is not ideal for VoiceOver users. You can double tap to start >>> reading from a word, which gives you an imprecise but workable way to >>> navigate. >>> >>> You can also use the pre-built chapter marker, which can be accessed >>> from "Bookmarks" and "Chapters". >>> >>> You can set your own bookmarks by pressing on word and hold. I know it >>> doesn't say the word you selected (which the next release will do.). A >>> bookmark is always set at the beginning of the paragraph, so you don't >>> need to be precise. >>> >>> In this release, after you move the slider, you'll have to double tap >>> on the text area to move the speech cursor. This behavior will change >>> in the next release: you won't need to double tap when VoiceOver is on. >>> >>> Dropbox files do not need to be zipped. >>> >>> Please be patient as I improve my app to meet your needs better. And I >>> promise it will get better and better. >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> Winston. >>> >>> >>> On Jan 8, 2013, at 11:50 AM, Maria & Joe Chapman wrote: >>> >>> Hi. Just got voice dream reader and have downloaded a couple of >>> voices I like. I have worked out how to add a bookshare book. What >>> I'm wondering is how do I rewind and fastforward the text with voice >>> over? If I double tap and hold on the adjustible slider it seems to >>> change, but If I just swipe up or down with one finger the text keeps >>> reading. the rewind and fastforward buttons seem to take me to the >>> previous and next thing I was reading. Also, I was wondering if files >>> that are put in drop box need to be zipped? >>> thanks. >>> >>> >>> Maria Chapman >>> bubbygirl1...@gmail.com <mailto:bubbygirl1...@gmail.com> >>> >>> "The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the >>> strong." - Mahatma Gandhi >>> >>> On 09/01/2013, at 3:42 AM, "Russ Kiehne" <russ94...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:russ94...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> >>>> When you do this conversion, does it transfer the book title and >>>> author? I've run across some epub books that have been converted this >>>> way. On my stream it won't speak the book title or author when I >>>> move across the bookshelf. >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- From: Aman Singer >>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 6:37 AM >>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >>>> Subject: Re: Voice Dream Reader >>>> >>>> Hi. >>>> Though I agree that Calibre is an excellent book manager, its GUI is >>>> not accessible to any screen reader. However, it can be used to >>>> convert books from mobi to epub through the command line, which is >>>> accessible. See >>>> http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/cli/ebook-convert.html >>>> for instructions. I have a Pithon script which, when a mobi file is >>>> clicked, will convert the file to Epub and put it in a temporary >>>> directory. If anyone wants this, let me know. >>>> Aman >>>> >>>> On 1/8/13, Winston Chen <wins...@voicedream.com >>>> <mailto:wins...@voicedream.com>> wrote: >>>>> I don't have any plans to support mobi at the moment. You can use >>>>> Calibre to >>>>> manage and convert all your eBook file formats. Calibre is free and >>>>> a good >>>>> piece of software. >>>>> >>>>> On Jan 8, 2013, at 8:53 AM, Russ Kiehne wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Will this app support reading books in the mobi format? >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Winston Chen >>>>> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2013 10:27 AM >>>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >>>>> Subject: Re: Voice Dream Reader >>>>> >>>>> I'm going to do this (speaking and spelling the selected word) in >>>>> the next >>>>> two releases. >>>>> Winston. >>>>> >>>>> On Jan 7, 2013, at 11:42 AM, Richard Turner wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Are you also going to make it possible for VoiceOver users to know >>>>> what the >>>>> text is that we are touching? That would help for the definition >>>>> function, >>>>> etc. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Richard >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >>>>> [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com <http://googlegroups.com>] On Behalf >>>>> Of Winston Chen >>>>> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2013 8:21 AM >>>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >>>>> Subject: Re: Voice Dream Reader >>>>> >>>>> It is possible to set a bookmark with VO on, but it's a little >>>>> clunky right >>>>> now. You need to press the text area and hold for a second. And then >>>>> you'll >>>>> have the option to Define, Bookmark and Highlight. A bookmark is >>>>> always set >>>>> at the beginning of the paragraph you'll on. A highlight is set on the >>>>> sentence. So even it is imprecise because you'll see the exact Word >>>>> you're >>>>> pressing, in the end it'll be close enough. Once you set a >>>>> bookmark, you >>>>> can >>>>> go back to it using the Bookmark menu, which lets you navigate to a >>>>> autogenerated chapter, bookmark, or highlight. >>>>> >>>>> I'm going to add a "Bookmark" button in the next release so you can >>>>> set a >>>>> Bookmark at the speech cursor without having to invoke the context >>>>> menu by >>>>> long press. >>>>> >>>>> Winston. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Jan 7, 2013, at 10:46 AM, Timothy Emmons wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Thanks Winston, I figured you had gotten it but were busy with other >>>>> things >>>>> so it's cool. Glad to know that a lot of folks are using it, I have >>>>> found >>>>> the bookmarks chapter marks and such very usable for navigation and >>>>> have >>>>> used this since I have gotten it more than read2go because it does >>>>> recognize >>>>> more formats, and has more voices with everything. Keep up the great >>>>> work >>>>> and I hope to see some great things from you guys in the future. I >>>>> noticec >>>>> the textbox and that is handy. The only thing is, how does one set >>>>> bookmarks >>>>> in a particular book, or is it possible with voiceover yet. I can >>>>> get to >>>>> all >>>>> the bookmarks that are automatically generated but didn't know if I >>>>> could >>>>> set my own. I haven't explored the chapter marks yet and was >>>>> wondering if >>>>> that is a separate setting or how that works, but I use a lot of the >>>>> automatically generated bookmarks to navigate with now which is nice. >>>>> Anyway, thanks again for getting back to me, and keep up the great >>>>> work. >>>>> I'm >>>>> recommending it to not only blind and visually impaired patrons of >>>>> mine >>>>> since I work for the Library for the Blind here in Alabama, but I am >>>>> also >>>>> recommending it to students with learning disabilities that are on >>>>> bookshare >>>>> and even if they're not to use the app because of all it does >>>>> provide for >>>>> the price especially. I'm hooked and hope to see more great updates >>>>> and >>>>> features as you can. Thanks for a great product and keep up the >>>>> great work. >>>>> Take care and talk to you soon. >>>>> On Jan 7, 2013, at 9:37 AM, Voice Dream Winston wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> Yes I did get your email. I'm thinking through text navigation of the >>>>>> text >>>>> area right now. I don't want to rush to a solution yet. I can't just >>>>> turn >>>>> on >>>>> VO support because I built the text box myself in order to handle very >>>>> large >>>>> text. >>>>>> >>>>>> Quite a few blind users are using my app happily now, using a >>>>>> combination >>>>> of chapter marks, bookmarks, text search, and manual scrolling. >>>>>> >>>>>> Best, >>>>>> >>>>>> Winston. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Jan 7, 2013, at 10:22 AM, Rick Alfaro <rick.alf...@gmail.com >>>>>> <mailto:rick.alf...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hello Winston. Thanks for monitoring this list. Have you received >>>>> feedback that I've sent regarding VoiceOver support issues? I sent >>>>> feedback >>>>> via the contact option within your app. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Best, >>>>>> >>>>>> Rick alfaro >>>>>> >>>>>> On 1/5/2013 10:53 PM, Winston wrote: >>>>>>> Hi, I'm the developer of Voice Dream Reader. In the next version >>>>>>> you'll be able to download voices on 3G. Thanks for being a customer >>>>>>> and sorry for the inconvenience. Winston. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thursday, January 3, 2013 11:29:44 AM UTC-5, Ketan Kothari wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Dear Friends, >>>>>>> I have purchased a few voices in the app but it asks me to use ViFi >>>>>>> which I don't have. I can connect my Iphone 4S to my laptop and >>>>>>> connect to the internet. Using Itunes can I download these voices? >>>>>>> If so how? 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