iTunes 9.1.1 fixes Voiceover
in [UK Mac]
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From: Woody on 28 Apr 2010 09:50 James Jolley <jrjolley(a)me.com> wrote: > On 2010-04-28 13:21:32 +0100, Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> said: > > > On 2010-04-28 12:24:19 +0100, James Jolley said: > > > >> On 2010-04-28 06:43:28 +0100, Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> said: > >> > >>> The fixes for Voiceover were highlighted in software update, which > >>> should please James! > >> > >> Hi, > >> > >> Can confirm that all the issues are fixed and Itunes store and other > >> things is at least usable now. Funny times we live in. Good to see > >> Apple including the info in the release notes > > > > Or indeed *any* info in the release notes! > > > > I noticed that iTunes needed to resend quite a lot of songs back to my > > iPod Touch, which was odd. At least some of the ones I remembered > > seemed to have associated lyrics. Does VO read out lyrics? > > I've never actually tried. PErhaps we should test for fun. I'm guessing > it'de have a go at reading them but I honestly don't know. I tried on the iPhone. It does, that is funny! -- Woody
From: James Jolley on 28 Apr 2010 10:09 On 2010-04-28 14:45:22 +0100, Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> said: > On 2010-04-28 14:17:01 +0100, James Jolley said: > >> On 2010-04-28 13:21:32 +0100, Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> said: >> >>> On 2010-04-28 12:24:19 +0100, James Jolley said: >>> >>>> On 2010-04-28 06:43:28 +0100, Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> said: >>>> >>>>> The fixes for Voiceover were highlighted in software update, which >>>>> should please James! >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Can confirm that all the issues are fixed and Itunes store and other >>>> things is at least usable now. Funny times we live in. Good to see >>>> Apple including the info in the release notes >>> >>> Or indeed *any* info in the release notes! >>> >>> I noticed that iTunes needed to resend quite a lot of songs back to my >>> iPod Touch, which was odd. At least some of the ones I remembered >>> seemed to have associated lyrics. Does VO read out lyrics? >> >> I've never actually tried. PErhaps we should test for fun. I'm guessing >> it'de have a go at reading them but I honestly don't know. > > My iPod Touch 2G does not support VoiceOver, so I can't tell. I see what you mean now, the ipod side. I'm certain it should work, as other things read fine. Podcast descriptions, show notes that sort of thing works. Best -James-
From: James Jolley on 28 Apr 2010 10:09 On 2010-04-28 14:50:00 +0100, usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk (Woody) said: > James Jolley <jrjolley(a)me.com> wrote: > >> On 2010-04-28 13:21:32 +0100, Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> said: >> >>> On 2010-04-28 12:24:19 +0100, James Jolley said: >>> >>>> On 2010-04-28 06:43:28 +0100, Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> said: >>>> >>>>> The fixes for Voiceover were highlighted in software update, which >>>>> should please James! >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Can confirm that all the issues are fixed and Itunes store and other >>>> things is at least usable now. Funny times we live in. Good to see >>>> Apple including the info in the release notes >>> >>> Or indeed *any* info in the release notes! >>> >>> I noticed that iTunes needed to resend quite a lot of songs back to my >>> iPod Touch, which was odd. At least some of the ones I remembered >>> seemed to have associated lyrics. Does VO read out lyrics? >> >> I've never actually tried. PErhaps we should test for fun. I'm guessing >> it'de have a go at reading them but I honestly don't know. > > I tried on the iPhone. It does, that is funny! Does it read when you touch, or will it actually follow along?
From: Chris Ridd on 28 Apr 2010 10:30 On 2010-04-28 15:09:14 +0100, James Jolley said: > On 2010-04-28 14:45:22 +0100, Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> said: > >> My iPod Touch 2G does not support VoiceOver, so I can't tell. > > I see what you mean now, the ipod side. I'm certain it should work, as > other things read fine. Podcast descriptions, show notes that sort of > thing works. Yes, that would make sense. Reading out lyrics in general - not so much. Though it might be entertaining :-) -- Chris
From: Woody on 28 Apr 2010 10:34
James Jolley <jrjolley(a)me.com> wrote: > On 2010-04-28 14:50:00 +0100, usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk (Woody) said: > > > James Jolley <jrjolley(a)me.com> wrote: > > > >> On 2010-04-28 13:21:32 +0100, Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> said: > >> > >>> On 2010-04-28 12:24:19 +0100, James Jolley said: > >>> > >>>> On 2010-04-28 06:43:28 +0100, Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> said: > >>>> > >>>>> The fixes for Voiceover were highlighted in software update, which > >>>>> should please James! > >>>> > >>>> Hi, > >>>> > >>>> Can confirm that all the issues are fixed and Itunes store and other > >>>> things is at least usable now. Funny times we live in. Good to see > >>>> Apple including the info in the release notes > >>> > >>> Or indeed *any* info in the release notes! > >>> > >>> I noticed that iTunes needed to resend quite a lot of songs back to my > >>> iPod Touch, which was odd. At least some of the ones I remembered > >>> seemed to have associated lyrics. Does VO read out lyrics? > >> > >> I've never actually tried. PErhaps we should test for fun. I'm guessing > >> it'de have a go at reading them but I honestly don't know. > > > > I tried on the iPhone. It does, that is funny! > > Does it read when you touch, or will it actually follow along? No, you have to touch it, which is not as good (although it is probably impractical to follow it). Still funny though if you time it well on the right song, works especially well on death metal :-) -- Woody |