Re: Focus preservation with VoiceOver on iOS after continuous reading
Re: Focus preservation with VoiceOver on iOS after continuous reading
- Subject: Re: Focus preservation with VoiceOver on iOS after continuous reading
- From: Chris Fleizach <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2017 23:12:31 -0700
Hi Jamal
There is no API that does this (and as you noted the behavior does not work
anywhere)
It would be great if you could file a bug requesting this enhancement
https://developer.apple.com/bug-reporting/
> On Aug 26, 2017, at 11:43 AM, Jamal Mazrui <email@hidden> wrote:
>
> Checking again whether anyone can help answer this question.
>
>
> On 8/17/2017 7:49 AM, Jamal Mazrui wrote:
>> With VoiceOver on iOS, is there a built-in control for multi-line text that
>> allows the following to occur? I would like accessibility focus to be
>> preserved for the user after a continuous read (e.g., after a two finger
>> downward swipe for continuous reading, followed by a two finger single tap
>> to pause).
>>
>> For comparison, when using a screen reader in a desktop app with built-in
>> controls, the expectation of the user is that focus will be preserved on the
>> last word heard after a continuous read. This enables the user to examine
>> in detail, for meaning or spelling, text in the immediate vicinity of what
>> was last heard before the continuous read was paused.
>>
>> For example, the user might perform granular reading by character, word, or
>> line after pausing the continuous read. Although the option is available,
>> the user typically does not want to have to re-read much text that has
>> already been heard before performing such granular reading.
>>
>> With various article or book reading apps that I have tried on iOS, however,
>> focus is never preserved at the granular level of the word last heard in a
>> continuous read. Most apps seem to preserve focus at the level of a
>> paragraph or even larger unit of the text last heard, thus requiring
>> significant re-reading to return to the point of intended scrutiny. This
>> leads me to wonder whether the iOS accessibility API even permits focus
>> preservation at the word level.
>>
>> In iOS, what combination of text-based control and event monitoring would
>> facilitate the most granular level of focus preservation after continuous
>> reading?
>>
>> Jamal
>>
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