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

kkipp123 at gmail.com kkipp123 at gmail.com
Sat Nov 1 16:16:56 UTC 2014


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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