[mac4theblind] Re: iOS 8 .2 is out

  • From: Jamie Pauls <jamie.pauls@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2015 10:11:48 -0500

Maybe I’m missing something here. When in a list of conversations, make sure 
your rotor is set to actions. Flick up once and you should be on “delete.” 
Again, if I am not understanding what you are trying to explain, my apologies.

Take care and have a great day.
Jamie Pauls
jamie.pauls@xxxxxxxxxx



> On Mar 10, 2015, at 10:23 PM, Jessica Dail <jldail13@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> It can help you, if you're like me, and keep a lot of text message 
> conversations. Naming them can help you know what the conversation was about.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Mar 10, 2015, at 11:03 PM, John Panarese <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>> Please do not take this the wrong way because I'm not at all trying to sound 
>> like a pain in the but here. I am just not understanding the purpose for 
>> renaming conversations.  At least, why this would be a significant bug. I'm 
>> happy they fixed the ability to turn on the Do Not Disturb feature for 
>> conversations.
>> 
>> 
>>  Yes, Jonathan's book is a great resource, and Anna's is as well.  I highly 
>> recommend them both as they are great people in this community.
>> 
>> 
>> Take Care
>> 
>> John D. Panarese
>> Director
>> Mac for the Blind
>> Tel, (631) 724-4479
>> Email, john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>>> On Mar 10, 2015, at 9:44 PM, Jessica Dail <jldail13@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi
>>> Yes. It is possible. Do you have the book from Jonathan Moes in? I bought 
>>> it. I've been using it, to help myself learn how to use iOS 8 better. It 
>>> has helped me, but that's the one thing he does not explain how to do. I 
>>> just hope Apple fixes the bug.
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>>> On Mar 10, 2015, at 9:36 PM, John Panarese <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Rename messages conversations?  I didn't even know it was possible. 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Take Care
>>>> 
>>>> John D. Panarese
>>>> Director
>>>> Mac for the Blind
>>>> Tel, (631) 724-4479
>>>> Email, john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com
>>>> 
>>>> APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX 10.7 LION and 10.8 
>>>> Mountain Lion
>>>> 
>>>> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE
>>>> 
>>>> MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On Mar 10, 2015, at 9:32 PM, Jessica Dail <jldail13@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi
>>>>> They really need to fix the messages bug, the one where you can't rename 
>>>>> iMessage conversations using voice over. That was a big deal at the 
>>>>> keynote last year, and it still doesn't work? Somethings wrong with this 
>>>>> picture. This bug still needs to be reported, even though I reported it 
>>>>> so many times. I reported every time I call Apple.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Mar 10, 2015, at 9:17 PM, John Panarese <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Yes, they did.  As for the calendar problem, try completely turning off 
>>>>>> and then back on the device.  Sometimes, resetting it helps too.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Take Care
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> John D. Panarese
>>>>>> Director
>>>>>> Mac for the Blind
>>>>>> Tel, (631) 724-4479
>>>>>> Email, john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>> Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX 10.7 LION and 10.8 
>>>>>> Mountain Lion
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Mar 10, 2015, at 8:56 PM, Joe Quinn <jdawg1983@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> seems to me they fixed the back safari bug thing as well.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On Mar 10, 2015, at 4:07 PM, Paul Martz <skewmatrix@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> iOS 8.2 fixes at least one accessibility bug that I’ve been running 
>>>>>>>> into since iOS 8 first came out.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> iOS 8 added a new feature, the ability to set “do not disturb” on a 
>>>>>>>> specific text message conversation. The only problem was that this 
>>>>>>>> feature never worked if VoiceOver was on. They have now fixed this 
>>>>>>>> issue in iOS 8.2, so you can now have VoiceOver on, then turn on “do 
>>>>>>>> not disturb” for a specific text message conversation, and voila! 
>>>>>>>> VoiceOver will no longer read notifications for messages in that 
>>>>>>>> thread.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I’m encouraged to see Apple finally making some accessibility 
>>>>>>>> improvements. But they still have a ways to go. There are roughly half 
>>>>>>>> a dozen more accessibility issues that I’ve reported to Apple, still 
>>>>>>>> present in iOS 8.2.
>>>>>>>> -Paul
>>>>>> 
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