[Trainer-Talk] New Issue Reading Kindle Books On iPhone with VoiceOver

[Dean Martineau]

Codex is a straightforward PC program created by a blind gent from the UK.
The whole process is done on the PC.





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Is Codex a pc or IOS program?

Reg
"Only those who attempt the absurd can achieve the impossible." 
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On Jul 29, 2018, at 7:14 AM, Dean Martineau via Trainer-Talk
<trainer-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

I can definitely replicate this problem, and have reported it to Amazon
also.

I have to say, though, that even before this problem arose, my preferred
method of reading Kindle books, even though it takes a bit longer to
execute, involves converting the book to EPUB using Codex, then reading it
in Voice Dream Reader.  This yields a great reading experience.  Codex
allows for conversion of Kindle books into a variety of file formats for
reading in a variety of ways.



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Subject: [Trainer-Talk] New Issue Reading Kindle Books On iPhone with
VoiceOver

Hi.

I am noticing a new issue when reading Kindle books on my iPhone. I sent the
following report to
device-accessibility at amazon.com<mailto:device-accessibility at amazon.com> but
I am reposting it here as I'm wondering if others on this list are able to
reproduce this issue. If there are trainers on this list who are assisting
students with the Kindle app on iOS this is an issue that I'm wondering if
you've seen, even though some users might not notice and some who do notice
it might not care.




Hello. I am noticing a new issue regarding the Kindle app on my iPhone 8,
running iOS 11.4.1 using VoiceOver.


Description

In the past, when performing a continuous read with the two-finger swipe
down gesture the reading flow was always smooth. In other words, VoiceOver
did not pause at the end of each line of text, but only paused at the end of
sentences or paragraphs, making the reading flow sound natural. The only
other pause was when the page needed to be flipped but this was very brief
and produced a very short earcon.

Recently, this behavior has changed. Now, VoiceOver pauses after each line
of text, making the flow of reading sound more unnatural. I have tried
changing the font and adjusting font size and spacing but altering these
settings does not resolve the issue.

Additionally, the earcon when the page flips is a bit different, sounding
like the earcon you hear when opening an app, which makes the pauses between
page flips more noticeable and jarring.

This behavior occurs with all of my books. The one exception is when reading
a magazine in text view, where the app behaves as expected during reading.



Steps to Reproduce

1. With VoiceOver running, open the Kindle app and ensure that a book is
currently open. Ensure that the book contains more than one page.

2. Swipe down with two fingers to cause VoiceOver to read continuously.

3. Allow the reading to continue past the current page so that the page
flips.


Expected Results

When reading continuously VoiceOver should only pause during page flips and
at the end of a sentence.

Page flip earcons should be very slight and brief.


Actual Results

During continuous reading pauses occur after each line.

Page flip earcons are longer than in previous versions.




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David Goldfield, Assistive Technology Specialist
WWW.David-Goldfield.Com<http://WWW.David-Goldfield.Com>
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