Hi Fred, I now have an Iphone 4 and very much looking forward to upgrading to the new one in a month or so. Then SIRI will be in my vocabulary (grin).
Ron & Danvers Falling down is part of LIFE... Getting back up is LIVING... Read Bria and McKenna's account of their cruise to the Panama Canal at: http://www.chrisandron.com"; -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Fred Olver Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 7:12 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Free iPhone Calculator with percent key Actually, if you have functional Siri in your phone, you can use her to assist in calculating percentages. Fred Olver Author of Dealing with Vision Loss have a look it just makes sense. http://www.dealingwithvisionloss.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph FreeTech" <joseph.freet...@gmail.com> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 12:56 AM Subject: Re: Free iPhone Calculator with percent key > Yes, I too found this Solvetica calculator a let down. Why is it so hard > to > develop a quick and easy to use accessible calculator? (Smile). I've tried > the default IOS calculator and the Talk Sci Talking calculator and neither > are structured for very quick input. I think I now have about 6 > calculators > on my IPod and the quest continues... > > Joseph > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sieghard Weitzel" <siegh...@live.ca> > To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 9:14 PM > Subject: RE: Free iPhone Calculator with percent key > > > Hi Phil, > > I assume you sent the message about the Solvetica calculater because you > heard about it somewhere and because it is free this week. > > Well, I just downloaded it and while the developer says it is fully > accessible with Voiceover, I could not get the swipe right to calculate > and > swipe left to clear feature to work when Voiceover was running. When I put > in a simple calculation, turned Voiceover off and then did a swipe right, > it > did work and when I turned Voiceover back on the result was displayed. I > also noticed that Voiceover did not automatically speak the result after > you > press the = sign and you have to split tap or double tap each number to > type > it, touch typing seems to be not supported.. > > In short, I deleted it again because I really can't see any advantage in > using it instead of the stock calculator which is also fully Voiceover > accessible. In fact, I would say it is more so because I can touch type > the > numbers (things like +, divided by, multiplied by etc. still have to be > double tapped) and with the calculator that is on the iPhone Voiceover > also > reads out the result as soon as I press =. Lastly, the stock calculator > give > me even more flexibility since I can turn the phone sideways to get a > bunch > more functions and while the percent sign is not on the basic portrait > screen, it is there in landscape mode. > One good thing is that by testing this I noticed again how one still has > to > split or doublke tap the symbols and I think I will send a message to > Apple > accessibility and suggest that they also work with touch typing. I don't > see > much of a reason why they shouldn't, after all, on the normal keyboard one > used to have to double tap the delete, Shift and More Numbers buttons to > activate them until Apple decided in iOS 5 that they should work as touch > typing buttons which makes a lot more sense. > Of course they also forgot to include the Delete button on the phone > keypad > to work as a touch typing key, but I probably wait and see if this is > fixed > in iOS 7 before I write. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Phil Vlasak > Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 5:41 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Free iPhone Calculator with percent key > > Solvetica - Calculator with % > By Chris Marmo > > Description > > > Calculator + Helvetica = Solvetica > > Solvetica is a stylish, minimalist calculator based on the Helvetica font. > It is completely accessible with Voiceover. > Helvetica is one of the clearest, cleanest, easy-to-read type fonts > ever created, and is free for 1 week only. > > It features: > > - Beautiful, clean design > - Calculation history as you tap > - Swipe gestures: left to clear, right to solve > - Copying by pressing and holding > - percent sign! > > Solvetica lets you concentrate on the numbers: there's nothing but you, > them, and helvetica. > This app is designed for both iPhone and iPad. > Free > Category: Utilities > Updated: Feb 22, 2013 > Version: 1.2.1 > Size: 2.2 MB > Language: English > Seller: Chris Marmo > Rated 4+ > Requirements: Compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, > iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation), iPod touch (5th > generation) and iPad. Requires iOS 6.0 or later. This app is optimized for > iPhone 5. > > https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/solvetica-calculator-with/id546207550?mt=8 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" > Google > Group. > > Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. > > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > 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. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" > Google > Group. > > Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. > > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > 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. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" > Google Group. > > Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. > > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > 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. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
