[nfbwatlk] BARD Mobile, the Search Function and iOS 8

[Jessiaca Evans]

It does not appear the bug is fixed, in fact the Bard website appears to be down, at least with the mobile app.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 1, 2014, at 11:16 AM, Kaye Kipp via nfbwatlk <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I haven't upgraded either, but someone told me the bug was fixed.
> 
> Kaye
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Oct 31, 2014, at 9:35 PM, Mike Freeman via nfbwatlk <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi, all.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I still haven't upgraded to iOS 8.1; still too many bugs for my taste. But
>> if any of you *have* upgraded your i-devices to iOS 8.1, you know that the
>> scrolling bug introduced for VoiceOver affects being able to find the search
>> function in BARD Mobile by using the left- and right-flick VO gestures. One
>> has had to scroll with three fingers, touch the screen to find the search
>> area and *then* enter the search text - until now. Apparently NLS has
>> temporarily modified the web page BARD Mobile uses for the "Browse BARD"
>> function in the Get Books tab so one can again find the Search area with the
>> flick gestures. Below my name is a post from AppleVis that describes this:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Mike Freeman
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> <http://www.applevis.com/comment/32045#comment-32045> Searching in iOS 8
>> 
>> Submitted by dvdmth on 31 October, 2014 - 20:48
>> 
>> As has been discussed frequently, iOS 8 introduced a scrolling bug which got
>> in the way of searching for books in the BARD Mobile app. The workaround has
>> been to scroll the screen manually with three fingers, then find the search
>> field by touch.
>> 
>> I just received an email from the CTBL, and the information below is copied
>> and pasted from that email. I thought I'd pass the info along in case others
>> are interested.
>> 
>> Attention BARD Mobile users,
>> 
>> We have been able to tweak a few things with BARD. The result is that the
>> search field in the web view of BARD Mobile now works as it did before the
>> release of iOS8. In order to make this change, the checkbox and accompanying
>> text that limit the display of local materials has been temporarily removed.
>> For now, there is no longer an option to eliminate locally-produced
>> materials from searches. The fix has been tested on iPhone 6 and 5/5S.
>> Because the iPhone 4S has a smaller screen than more recent models, this
>> change will not be effective on iPhone 4S. Devices older than the 4S cannot
>> run iOS 8 and so do not encounter the bug.
>> 
>> Once iOS 8 is fixed and this bug no longer occurs, we will restore these
>> items to the main page.
>> 
>> Thank you for being patient as we work to improve your BARD experience.
>> 
>> The BARD Technical Support Team
>> NLS BARD Technical Support
>> 
>> 
>> 
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