Mobile Speak and Mobile Magnifier
for Windows Mobile Phones
User Manual
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Contents
1 Introduction
to Mobile Speak
2.4 Ready for
the Next Generation
3.1 Installation
Prerequisites for Mobile Speak for Windows Mobile
3.2 Mobile
Speak Installation Instructions
3.2.1
Express Installation - Beginners
3.2.2
Custom Installation - Advanced Users. 9
3.3 Uninstalling
Mobile Speak / Mobile Magnifier / Braille Component / TTS
3.3.1
Uninstalling Applications Remotely From Your PC
3.3.2
Uninstalling Mobile Speak Directly from the Device
3.5 Installation
on a Non-Windows OS
3.5.1
Extracting a .CAB Installer in Windows
3.5.2
Installing Mobile Speak Using .CAB Installer
3.5.3
Copying a .CAB Installer to the Device
3.6 Installing
Upgrades or Reinstalling the Same Build
4.1 How do I
Make a Phone Call?
4.2 How Do I
Access the Start Menu?
4.4 How Do I
Manage My Contact List?
4.5 How do I
Manage Calendar Appointments?
4.6 How Do I
Manage my Task List?
4.7 How Do I
Read Text Content?
4.8 How Do I
Check the Battery and Signal Levels?
4.9 How Do I
Lock and Unlock the Phone?
4.10 How do I Access the
Mobile Speak Control Panel?
4.11 How Do I Change the
Stylus Mode?
4.12 How do I Mute Mobile
Speak?
4.13 How Do I Stop Mobile
Speak?
8.1 Mobile
Speak Configuration
8.4 Profile
Configuration Page
9 Mobile
Speak 4 Touch Interface
9.1 Get
Started with the Touch Test Drive (Windows Mobile Only)
9.6 Complete
List of Touch Commands
9.6.5
Magnification Settings Layout
9.6.6
Advanced Reading Layout (Windows Mobile)
9.7 Internet
Explorer (Windows Mobile Only)
9.8 Windows
Media Player (Windows Mobile Only)
9.9 Reading (Windows
Mobile Only)
10.1 Review Cursor for
Touch Screen Devices
12.1.1
Adding a Braille Device in the Braille page
12.1.3
Removing a Braille Display
12.1.4
Turning Bluetooth on and off
12.2 Configuring Braille
Settings
12.3 Entering and Editing
Text Using Braille
12.5 BRF Reader and
Bookshare.org Unpack Application
12.6 Using the BrailleNote with Mobile Speak
12.7 Using Other Braille
Devices with Mobile Speak
12.8 BRF Reader and Bookshare Unpack Utility
13.1 Exploring the Mobile
Phone Screen
13.2 Starting and Stopping
Mobile Magnifier
13.3 Configuring Mobile
Magnifier
13.4 Uninstalling Mobile
Magnifier
16.2 Internet Jump Mode
Layout
17 Third-Party
Application Support
Thank
you for choosing Code Factory products to provide you with the most
comprehensive access to mainstream mobile technology!
Mobile
Speak is the world's first screen reader to support both the Windows Mobile and
Symbian platforms. It allows you to access all of the
functionality of your mobile phone, including:
·
Making and
receiving calls
·
Composing and
reading text messages (SMS) and e-mail
·
Browsing the
Internet
·
Listening to music and other audio
content
·
Scheduling appointments and tasks
·
Managing your
contacts and call lists
·
Checking the
battery level, signal strength, Bluetooth state, and other status details
·
Configuring
phone settings, wallpapers, profiles and ringtones
·
Accessing a wide range of third-party
applications
This
documentation aims to provide a basic understanding of how to use Mobile Speak
to access a Windows Mobile or Symbian-based smartphone. It should be considered as an overview of the
available functions and features of the software, not of the devices on which
it runs. For more information about your mobile phone, please consult the user
manual or contact your mobile operator’s customer service department.
For
additional information on Mobile Speak and all Code Factory products, you can search
the Code Factory Knowledgebase. This Knowledgebase contains answers to
frequently-asked questions regarding how to perform certain tasks with the help
of Mobile Speak.
You
may also wish to subscribe to one of the Mobile Speak mailing lists. The Code
Factory mailing lists serve as a rich source of information, as other users of
our products are there to help answer questions, share tips and tricks they
have learned from personal experience or other resources, and suggest ways to
troubleshoot issues you may be encountering. These mailing lists are also
monitored by Code Factory managers and developers for feature requests,
reported bugs, suggestions and comments on how to improve the product, and
other forms of constructive feedback. For more information and to subscribe,
please visit http://www.codefactory.es/en/list.asp?id=88.
Mobile
Speak 4 is cross-platform, touch, multi-voice, and ready for the next generation.
With
Mobile Speak 4, you can switch phones as many times as you want, for free. In
addition, Mobile Speak and Mobile Magnifier are not only cross-device, they are
also cross-platform, which means you can transfer your Mobile Speak or Mobile
Magnifier license from a Symbian to a Windows Mobile
device and vice versa.
In
Mobile Speak 4, your mobile phone number is your user ID. Therefore, as long as
you do not change phone numbers you can transfer your Mobile Speak or Mobile
Magnifier license between devices, free of charge, as many times as you wish.
There is also no need to deactivate your license from the old device before
activating it on a new device. Just enter your phone number on the new
device and your license will automatically be activated. Likewise, if your
phone is stolen, broken or lost, as long as you do not change phone numbers,
you do not have to send Code Factory any kind of certificate - just install the
software on your new device and activate it with your User ID.
With
Mobile Speak 4, you have three different ways to interact with your touch
screen mobile phone:
1.
Use the classic
keyboard commands.
2.
Use a brand new
system of easy touch screen commands
3.
Move your finger
around the touch screen and let Mobile Speak tell you what is below your
fingertips.
The
Mobile Speak touch interface has been completely redesigned - it is now much
more powerful and intuitive than Mobile Speak Pocket, its predecessor. It also
works on Symbian as well as Windows Mobile, so it is
compatible with phones such as the Nokia N97, Nokia 5800, Nokia 5230, and Nokia
5530.
On
phones with hardware keys as well as a touch screen, you decide what is most
convenient for you, using touch screen gestures or pressing keys.
Mobile
Speak 4 also allows you to activate a review cursor mode, similar to VoiceOver for the iPhone. When
you move your finger around the screen, Mobile Speak will speak what is under
your finger and you only have to double tap to activate the item.
Whether
you choose the quick access of touch screen gestures, the easy navigation of
the review cursor, or the traditional keyboard shortcuts, or a combination of
all three, the choice is yours. You can change the method depending on which
mobile device you are using, your preferences, or even specific situations.
When
you buy Mobile Speak 4 license, you get three voices for the price of one.
With
Acapela and Loquendo,
Mobile Speak 4 allows you to use up to three voices from a single
Text-To-Speech provider. That means that you can use either three Acapela or three Loquendo voices
with only one Mobile Speak license. Further, no matter which voices you choose
to install first, you are not tied to them. As long as you do not use more than
three voices at the same time, you can switch them as many times as you like.
However remember that this feature is tied to the Text-To-Speech provider, so
you will have to choose if you prefer to have three voices from either Acapela or Loquendo because you
will not be able to mix voices from both providers.
With
Mobile Speak 4, you do not have to worry about being left behind with old
technology. Mobile Speak supports the latest mobile phones such as the Nokia
N97 and HTC Touch Pro 2, as well as the latest versions of Windows Mobile, V6.5
and of Symbian, S60 5th Edition. To check the full
list of supported devices, and to know which devices are considered as the most
popular among Mobile Speak users, please visit our Web site at www.codefactory.es.
Mobile
Speak’s new and improved installation is easy and
straight forward. We strongly recommend that you read the installation
instructions and we also recommend the use of express setup.
Important:
Mobile Magnifier is now a component of Mobile Speak and is installed with
Mobile Speak by default with the Express installation.
Before
installing Mobile Speak, please make sure you comply with the following
requirements:
1.
Verify that you
have a device supported by Mobile Speak for Windows Mobile. Check that either
it is in the Device Compatibility List available on www.codefactory.es
or that it meets the following system requirements:
a.
The mobile
device should be running version 5.0 or later of the Windows Mobile operating
system.
b.
The mobile
device has at least 32 MB of internal program memory (RAM), and 2 to 20 MB of
storage memory depending on the text-to-speech engine to be used. Having a
storage card compatible with your device is strongly recommended.
c.
The mobile
device should be able to connect, via USB or Bluetooth, to a computer running
Windows 2000 or later.
2.
3.
Install the
latest version of Microsoft ActiveSync (for Windows XP and 2000) or Windows
Mobile Device Center (for Windows Vista and Windows 7) or on your computer.
Refer to the Microsoft Windows Mobile Synchronization page for details and
download links.
4.
Make sure that
the correct date and time is set on your computer.
5.
Connect your
device to your computer.
6.
Establish a
partnership (guest or standard) between your computer and Windows
Mobile-powered device. If you encounter problems, refer to the ActiveSync
Troubleshooting Guide or the Windows Mobile Device Center FAQ and Tips.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
·
If you already have Mobile
Speak installed on the device and wish to upgrade to a new version or reinstall
the current one, you must uninstall the current version. Please refer to
“Removing Mobile Speak / Mobile Magnifier / Braille Component / TTS” before
installing.
·
Remember that
the instructions given here require that you are using a Windows PC. If you are
using a computer running the Mac OS or a Linux distribution, please
refer to “Installation using Non-Windows OS”.
·
If you encounter connectivity
problems between your mobile device and your PC, please see “Installation
using Non-Windows OS”.
·
If you are using a computer
that is not running Windows XP or later, you will need to download and install
a zip utility program such as WinZip or 7Zip, and use this to extract the
installer (.exe) file before running it.
·
Do not copy the ZIP or EXE
file to the mobile device because the installer cannot be executed from there.
·
Since Mobile
Speak can be installed on the mobile device remotely from a desktop PC, the
process is fully accessible with a screen reader. Mobile Magnifier cannot be
installed as a stand alone application, trying to
install Mobile magnifier will automatically select and install Mobile Speak.
·
Braille and
Magnification should be installed in the first time installation of Mobile
Speak as it is not possible to install them as a separate component.
·
If you would only like to
install Mobile Magnifier and not Mobile Speak, we recommend that you perform a
custom installation and deselect the Braille and TTS options in the component
selection screen.
·
To install additional TTS, use
the Mobile Speak installer of the TTS and follow the installation instructions
below.
Note
– if you are trying to install additional TTS, the express installation
identifies the installed component on your device and installs the additional
TTS available with the installer.
1.
Connect your
device to the PC using a USB cable and ensure that the connection is
established through ActiveSync or Windows Mobile Device Center.
2.
Browse to the
Mobile Speak Pocket installation file on your PC using Windows Explorer and
press Enter to begin the installation process. Note that this is the same
installer used even if you want to install Mobile Magnifier.
The End User License Agreement window appears.
3.
Read the terms
of the product's User License Agreement carefully.
4.
Select the
option I agree with the Terms and Conditions of the End User License
Agreement.
5.
Tab to and
activate the Continue button.
Wait for the installer to connect to your device and
collect information necessary for the installation.
6.
Ensure that the
Express radio button is selected.
7.
Tab to and
activate the Next button.
Wait for the installer to identify best installation
location for your device, extract components, and then install files on your
device.
Note – do not power off or disconnect your device
during this process.
8.
Tab to and
activate the Done button when the the installation complete message appears.
By this time your device should have started the
reboot process. Wait for your device to start and Mobile Speak’s
startup sound.
Note – if the device does not reboot within 10
minutes, you may soft reset your device and Mobile Speak should start
automatically.
The
steps described below are only for advanced users with in-depth technical
understanding and the ability to control installation based on their experience
with the device and application installations.
Note:
if you are trying to install additional TTS, with Custom Installation you will
only be able to select the voice available with the installer.
1.
Start the
installation, follow the prompts for End User License Agreement, and continue
with the custom Installation type.
2.
Select the
installation location of your choice.
The recommended option is Storage Card.
3.
Select and
deselect the components based on your needs. Remember that Mobile Magnifier and
Braille should be installed during the first time installation.
4.
If you would
like to install using device prompts, select the “Install the products using
Microsoft ActiveSync or Windows Mobile Device Center” option.
5.
Continue
installation and follow the prompts on your device or on PC to complete the
installation.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
·
Before uninstalling TTS, you must
confirm that Mobile Speak is not using the TTS. If it is, change the TTS from
Mobile Speak Configuration Window > Profile Configuration Page > Voice
Window.
·
To completely uninstall Mobile
Speak, you must first uninstall Mobile Speak and then the installed TTS.
·
To remove Mobile Magnifier,
select the Remove Mobile Magnifier from my device option located in
Mobile Speak Configuration > Magnification Page.
·
To remove Braille, select the Remove
Braille support from my device option located in Mobile Speak Configuration
> Braille Page.
You
can uninstall Mobile Speak / TTS using either Microsoft ActiveSync / Windows
Mobile Device Center on your PC or the "Remove Programs" tool on your
Windows Mobile device.
1.
Connect the
device to your PC.
2.
Establish an
ActiveSync or Windows Mobile Device Center partnership.
3.
Focus on the
ActiveSync window.
4.
Go to Tools
> Add/Remove Programs (Alt + T, then M), or select "Programs and
Services" in the main screen of Windows Mobile Device Center, then choose
Add/Remove Programs.
5.
Select the
application you would like to remove from the list of installed applications.
6.
Tab to the
Remove button and press Enter.
7.
Click OK to
confirm.
The
device will automatically restart during the uninstallation
process. Please be patient and do not open Add/Remove Programs at least 60
seconds after a partnership between your device and PC is established again. If
the phone has not restarted after three minutes, then restart it manually. Note
that there are some Smartphones that automatically
start charging the battery when connected to the USB and will not auto-reboot
when it is turned off and charging has initiated.
1.
Activate the Start menu.
2.
Navigate to
"Settings" and press Enter.
3.
Navigate to "Remove
Programs" in the list of items and press Enter.
4.
On a Smartphone: move to
desired application in the list of applications, press the right softkey to open the Menu, arrow to the "Remove"
option and press Enter to activate it.
On a touch device: a multi page dialog opens. Use Go
To command layout to move to the "System" tab page. In the list of
items under the "System" tab, arrow down to "Remove
Programs" and press Enter. Move to and select the application you would
like to remove in the list of applications, hit Enter to select it, move to the
"Remove" button, and press Enter to activate it.
Mobile
Speak installers for the Windows Mobile platform are EXE files that run on
Windows PCs. If you have a Macintosh or Linux machine, or if you are having
connectivity problems between your device and your PC, you will need to extract
files from the EXE installer file, copy some CAB files to the device, and run
them on the device with sighted help as there is no available speech output
yet.
If
you have a Mac or Linux machine, and cannot extract the CAB files from the EXE
installer, email install-support@codefactory.es to request the CAB installers.
Remember to have TTS name in the subject line.
1.
Save the Mobile Speak
installer in a folder that is easy to remember and
ensure there are no other files in the folder.
We will assume the folder is named “ABC” and is
placed at the root of C:.
2.
Open a command prompt by
typing “cmd” in the Start > Run dialog box.
3.
Use the change directory (CD)
command to navigate to the folder containing the installer.
The syntax would be “cd
c:\ABC”
4.
Type the Mobile Speak
installer file name with the “-extract” switch.
The syntax would be “MobileSpeak_WM_Fonix_USEnglish_MultiVoice_4.exe
–extract” where “MobileSpeak_WM_Fonix_USEnglish_MultiVoice_4.exe” is
the Mobile Speak installer file name.
5.
Press the Return / Enter key
to start the extraction.
Wait for the process to complete. You will see the
completion message on the command prompt window.
6.
Close all the Command prompt
windows using the “Exit” command.
You will find “MobileSpeak.arm.CAB”
and “Voice_Fonix_USEnglish_Multivoice.arm.CAB”
files in the folder where the Mobile Speak Installer file is located.
IMPORTANT
INFORMATION:
·
If you are installing for the
first time, you should copy both the “MobileSpeak.arm.CAB”
and “Voice_ [TTSName_Language] _Multivoice.arm.CAB” files to your device.
·
If you are trying to install
additional TTS, you should only copy the “Voice_ [TTSName_Language]
_Multivoice.arm.CAB” file.
There
are different ways of transferring files to your Windows Mobile device from
your Mac or Linux machine, but the following are most recommended:
·
Using a card reader for the
type of card used on your device. Card
readers cost anywhere from 10 to 30$ USD and can also be used to share files
between the mobile device and computer. Note that if your device is using miniSD or microSD cards, an
adapter for inserting these cards into an SD card slot is usually included with
the card when purchased. Therefore, you can buy an inexpensive SD card reader
and just use the adapter for the type of card supported by your device.
·
Using Bluetooth file transfer.
Please refer to the user guide for your computer or Bluetooth dongle for more
information.
To
install the CAB files, you will need sighted assistance because there is no
speech output on the mobile device yet. Please read all the device prompts
carefully during installation. Launch the file system browser application on
your device (called File Explorer or File Manager). Navigate to the CAB files
and press Enter to run each. Note that you may be alerted to the fact that the
files are unsigned or from an untrusted publisher,
and asked if you wish to continue with the installation. Press the left softkey to proceed with installation.
Remember
that the TTS CAB file must be installed before the Mobile Speak CAB
file. During the installation you will be asked the installation location. We
recommend that the installation location is on storage card, however if you
have enough space on the internal memory, you can have Mobile Speak installed
on the internal memory as well.
When
you are finished installing all the CAB files, restart the device. You are now
ready to use Mobile Speak.
Before
installing the new version of Mobile Speak for Windows Mobile, or reinstalling
the same build, it is recommended that you properly uninstall the current
Mobile Speak version/installation on your device. Please refer to “Removing
Mobile Speak / Mobile Magnifier / Braille Component / TTS”.
Performing
a hard reset is not necessary, unless recommended by Code Factory technical
support or specifically mentioned in the release announcement to be a required
step.
The
easiest way to perform a hard reset, if necessary, is to go to:
·
Start > Accessories >
Clear Storage on most Smartphones, particularly those
made by HTC.
·
Start > Settings >
Security > Hard Reset on Samsung phones.
·
Start > Settings >
Security > Master Clear on Pantech phones.
·
Start > System Tools >
Master Reset on Motorola phones.
·
Start > Settings >
[System tab] > Clear Storage on most Pocket PCs, particularly those made by
HTC.
Follow
the instructions on-screen. Note that a hard reset will delete all the data you
stored and applications you installed (not those that were pre-installed), so
only do this as a last resort to resolve an issue or when advised/requested by
Code Factory.
When
one is in the “Standby” window, one can make a phone call. You can switch
in between the “Standby” window and “Main Menu” window by using the “Menu
Key”.
All
numerical keys that are pressed are interpreted as digits for the telephone
number to be called. When all the digits of the phone number have been entered,
open the Options menu with the left softkey and
select “Voice Call” to dial the entered phone number.
On Symbian devices you can switch between the “Standby” and “Main
Menu” windows by using the “Menu Key”. From the “Main Menu”, you can access all
the applications on the phone, which are located either in the current “Main
Menu” window itself or in subfolders.
By
long pressing the “Menu Key”, you can display a list of currently running
applications. You can browse this list by going up and down with the joystick
key. With the center joystick key or with the left softkey,
you can select the currently selected application. With the right softkey (“Cancel”), the list will be closed without
selecting anything.
On
Windows Mobile devices, the Start menu can be accessed by any of the following
ways:
·
Pressing
Command Key + Long press #
·
“Tap 1 Hold” on
the touchscreen
·
Pressing the Left Softkey in the Home Screen on non-touch Smartphones
You
can switch between the “Standby” and “Main Menu” windows by using the “Menu
Key”.
Sending
an SMS from the “Main Menu” Window
In
the “Main Menu” window, you can navigate the various Menu folders with the
joystick to locate the “Messaging” icon. Press the joystick to open the
“Messaging” application.
In
the application window, you can browse the menu. The first (uppermost) menu
option is “New Message”. Select this option to choose among “Text Message” (the
default), “Multimedia message”, “Audio message”, and “E-mail.” Selecting “Text
Message” will display the “Text Message” window.
When
the “Text Message” window opens, the cursor initially is located in the
“Subject” field. In this field, the default input mode is number mode, as
normally you would want to enter the telephone number of the recipient. If you
press the joystick in this field, the list of “Contacts” appears where you can
scroll through this list to choose the recipient.
Press
downwards on the joystick to place the cursor in the input text field. Here,
you can write your text message. Press upwards on the joystick at any moment to
return to the Subject field.
With
the left softkey, you can access to a list of options
which you can navigate and select with the joystick. The most important options
are:
·
“Send” - this
only appears when the Subject field is filled. Selecting Send will send the
text message to the recipient(s) listed in the Subject field.
·
“Add recipient”
- opens a list of Contacts, from which the recipient can be selected.
·
“Exit” - exits
the entire “Messaging” application.
Sending
an SMS From the “Standby” Window
On
some phones, it is possible to send an SMS from the “Standby” window. This
might be possible either by selecting one of the standard available standby
options, or by pressing the left softkey which will
open the “Messaging” application (on some phones).
In
both Symbian and Windows Mobile, you can manage your
list of email and phone contacts via the Contacts application. In both cases,
the Contacts application can be found in the main phone menu, and may also be
assigned to either the left or right softkey in the
phone’s standby/home screen.
Once
you have opened the Contacts application, you will be presented with a list of
your current contacts. By selecting a contact, you can choose to make a voice
call, send a message, or send an email, provided that you have stored all of
the relevant information for each of these options. Depending on the operating
system and the capabilities of the device, you may also have the option to make
a video call, send the contact information via Bluetooth, record a voice
dialing prompt, or any number of additional operations.
The
Calendar application can be found on most phones either in the “Main Menu”
window or in the “Applications” subfolder.
The
Calendar application opens with the “Month View” window, with the cursor on the
current day. This current date is spoken at startup. With the joystick key, you
can scroll through the days of the month and move to the previous or the next
month.
You
can change between “Month View” and “Week View”using
the Options menu.
Creating
a New Appointment
There
are three ways to create a new appointment:
1.
Press the left softkey to open the Options list and then select the “New
Entry” option.
2.
Press the left softkey to open the Options list and then select the “Open”
option. This will open the “Day View” where you can open the “Options” list and
select the “New Entry” option.
3.
Press the
joystick to open the “Day View”. Here you can open the “Options” list and
select the “New Entry” option.
Once
the “New Entry” option is selected, you can choose between creating a
“Meeting”, “Memo”, “Anniversary”, or a “To-do” type of event.
In
the “New Appointment” window, there are various fields available depending on
the type of appointment event. The label of the highlighted field is spoken,
and you can select the current field by scrolling through the window with the
joystick key.
Pressing
the right softkey (“Done”) saves the new entry and
you are returned to the “Day View”.
Editing
an Appointment
In
the “Month View” and “Week View” windows, the user can browse the calendar days
using the joystick key. When a day is selected containing one or more
appointments, the voice - after mentioning the date itself - will speak the
word “Meeting”.
By
selecting “Open” from the Options menu or double-pressing the joystick, “Day
View” is displayed where a list of all the appointments (meetings, memos,
to-do’s and anniversaries) is shown. When scrolling through this list, the
subject, location, and starting time of the highlighted item will be spoken.
When
selecting “Open” in the Options menu in “Day View”, the currently highlighted
appointment event will be opened. As when this item was created, the various
fields (depending on the type of event) can be scrolled through and edited with
the joystick.
Again,
with the right softkey (“Done”), the newly edited
entry will be saved and you will return to “Day View”.
Deleting
an Appointment
By
selecting Delete from the Options menu in “Day View”, the highlighted item in
the appointments list will be deleted. Before deleting it, you will be prompted
to confirm.
To
create a task:
1.
Select the
Tasks application from the Start Menu, or through the Tasks item in the Home
Screen.
2.
Press the right
softkey to open the Tasks Menu and select “New Task”.
3.
Press the
joystick.
4.
Fill in the New
Task form by moving through the fields using the up and down arrow keys or up
and down slides on the touchscreen.
5.
Close the form
once you have entered the task details.
The new task will now be shown in the Tasks list.
To
delete a task:
1.
Enter the Tasks
application.
Focus will automatically be set to the list of
active tasks.
2.
Use the up and
down arrow keys or up and down slides on the touchscreen
to select the task you wish to delete from the list.
3.
Press the right
softkey to open the Tasks Menu and select “Delete
Task”.
4.
Press the
joystick key to activate.
To
edit an existing task:
1.
Enter the Tasks
application.
Focus will automatically be set to the list of
active tasks.
2.
Use the up and
down arrow keys or up and down slides on the touchscreen
to select the task you wish to edit.
3.
Press the
joystick key.
A screen will be displayed with a summary of the
Task.
4.
Press the left softkey (Edit).
5.
Change the
details of the Task by moving through the fields using the up and down arrow
keys or up and down slides on the Touch Screen.
6.
Close the
dialog.
There
are various shortcut commands you can use to read text content. These commands
help you navigate the text, by repeating certain parts of the text or spelling
certain words. For most of these commands, Mobile Speak must be in “Reading
Layout” mode.
ALL
LAYOUTS
0
Mute on/off
5
Change command layout
DEFAULT
LAYOUT
Key
Short press command
Long press command
2
Read current focus
8
Spell last thing
#
Read screen
READING
LAYOUT
Key
Short press command
Long press command
0
Mute on/off
1
Previous sentence
2
Read from current focus
Move to start of
text
3
Next sentence
4
Previous word
6
Next word
Current word (Symbian)
7
Previous paragraph
8
Read from current position
Move to end
9
Next paragraph
#
Read screen
Spell current word (Symbian)
Use
Command + left softkey or Tap 4 (Speak) and then
double tap 2 to hear the battery and signal strength. Note that you will only hear
the status of the items selected under Profile Configuration > Read Status
window.
You
can switch between the “Standby” and “Main Menu” windows by using the “Menu
Key”.
When
in the “Standby” window, you can lock the keypad of the phone by pressing the
left softkey and subsequently the asterisk key (*).
To unlock the keypad, repeat the same steps.
The
Mobile Speak Control Panel can be accessed at any time by using any of the
following:
·
Pressing the Command key + right softkey
·
Tap 2
(Settings) and double tap 3 on touchscreen devices.
Additionally,
on Windows Mobile devices the Control Panel can be launched from the Code
Factory folder located in the Start Menu, and in the Mobile Speak item in the
Home Screen.
On Symbian devices, the Mobile Speak application can be
accessed by navigating to the “Mobile Speak” folder in the main menu, and opening
the Configure Mobile Speak application.
Activating
stylus mode allows you to use the touch screen normally, bypassing all of the
Mobile Speak touch commands. This may be useful when the [1]device
will be used by a sighted person who might otherwise have difficulty navigating
using the touch commands.
To
activate stylus mode, use the slide up + slide right gesture. To perform this
gesture correctly, you should slide your finger up the screen and then to the
right, in one upside-down L-shaped motion, without lifting your finger from the
screen. At this point the screen will function as a normal touch screen.
To
return to Mobile Speak’s touch commands, press the
command key and then repeat the same gesture to turn off stylus mode.
On Symbian phones, you can also use the double tap and hold
gesture (a short tap immediately followed by a long tap) instead of the slide
up + slide right gesture to turn stylus mode on and off.
To
mute Mobile Speak, press Command Key + 0 or use Tap 2 (Settings Layout) and
then use Tap 1.
To resume speech or un-mute, use Command Key + 0 or triple tap.
To
stop Mobile Speak:
1.
Navigate to the
“Main Menu”.
2.
Navigate to the
“Mobile Speak” folder in the Main Menu using the joystick.
3.
Press the
center joystick to open the “Mobile Speak” folder.
In the “Mobile Speak” folder, there are various
options:
·
Stop Mobile
Speak
·
Configure
Mobile Speak
·
Stop Mobile
Magnifier
·
Start Mobile
Magnifier
·
Start Mobile
Speak
4.
Select “Stop
Mobile Speak” with the center joystick.
To restart Mobile Speak, navigate to “Start Mobile
Speak” and press the center joystick.
Mobile Speak 4 comes with a
new licensing system which offers many benefits and allows maximum flexibility.
Users can choose between two licensing methods, one based on your telephone
number (known as phone-number-based licensing), and one based upon a unique
identifier for your device (known as device-based licensing).
A detailed description of
each of these licensing methods is available on our web page at http://www.codefactory.es/en/products.asp?id=309.
After
installing Mobile Speak or Mobile Magnifier, you can activate the products or
obtain a trial license through the Activation Manager. On Symbian
devices, the Activation Manager is launched when entering Configure Mobile
Speak > Options > Product Activation. On Windows Mobile devices, first
launch the MS Control Panel using the "Mobile Speak" shortcut found
in the Today Screen or in the Start menu. Once opened, navigate to
"Activation Manager" and press Enter.
Before
attempting to activate the product, please make sure that your phone has
service and is not in offline or flight mode, and that the date and time are
set correctly.
The
Activation Manager will communicate with the Code Factory licensing server
using your preferred method of connection:
·
Via the
Internet using your device's connection with a Wi-Fi hotspot.
·
Via the
Internet using your mobile phone's Internet service. Please consult your mobile
phone provider about configurations on how to get this to work, as well as any
charges for using the service.
·
On Windows Mobile
devices, via the Internet using an ActiveSync partnership between your device
and a PC with an existing Internet connection.
·
Via SMS/text
message.
Please consult your mobile phone provider regarding charges for sending and
receiving SMS from international numbers. Refer also to our list of mobile phone
networks
confirmed to work with SMS activations.
Getting
a trial license is very straightforward in Mobile Speak, and does not require
any help from your distributor.
1.
Enter the
Activation Manager.
Upon entering the Activation Manager on a Symbian device, you will be asked to select your preferred
method of connection (SMS or Internet). On a Windows Mobile device, this option
is presented later in the activation process. After entering the Activation
Manager, some informational prompts will be displayed, warning of possible SMS
or Internet charges involved in the activation process.
2.
Select “No”
when asked if you are a registered user of Code Factory products.
An activation request for a trial license will be
sent to the Code Factory server. The request will be done for all Code Factory
products installed on the device at the time of activation. Depending on the
connection speed, this process may take some minutes. The activation process
will then complete and an appropriate information message will be displayed.
After completing the activation, the license status for all products will be
displayed on the screen on Windows Mobile devices, or on Symbian
devices it can be found in Configure Mobile Speak > Options > About.
If
additional voices or Code Factory products are installed on the device at a
later time and you wish to obtain a trial license for them, it may be necessary
to repeat the trial activation process in order to obtain the trial
license. Check the license status first if you are unsure.
Trial
licenses are time and date sensitive. Therefore, changing the time or date on
your phone may cause a trial license to expire. If this occurs, simply set the
correct time and date and repeat the trial activation process and any remaining
days of the trial will be reactivated.
The
process for activating a trial license is very similar to that of obtaining a
trial license. After purchasing a full license for your product, enter the
Activation Manager, select your preferred method of connection and respond to
any informational prompts. Answer “Yes” when asked if you are a registered user
of Code Factory products. If connecting via the internet, you will be prompted
to enter your phone number if you are registering a product with a
phone-number-based license (please leave this field blank if you have a
device-based license). Press “OK” (or “Yes”) to send the activation request to
the Code Factory server. Once completed, check the license status of all Code
Factory products to confirm that the activation has been successful.
When
activating a full license, a trial license will also be generated for any other
installed products that had not previously been trialed and for which you have
not yet purchased a license.
If
at a later time you decide to install additional Code Factory products, or you
re-install existing products, you may be required to repeat the activation
process.
The
Home Screen (also referred as the Today Screen) is the default screen shown on
Windows Phones after entering the PIN code.
After
installing Mobile Speak, the Home Screen will display several items containing
useful information about your device such as the current date and time, number
of missed calls and unread messages, upcoming appointments, battery strength,
etc.
Some
of the items will also let you access the most important features of your phone
such as the call log, voice mail, e-mail, recent documents, Internet favorites,
and so on.
In
order to navigate through these items, use the up and down arrow keys or up and
down slides on the touchscreen. Some of the items
displayed on the Home Screen have several pages of information. To move through
these pages, use the left and right arrow keys or left and right slides on the touchscreen.
You
can control what items are shown on the Home Screen by going to Mobile Speak
Control Panel > [General Page] > Home Screen. While in the Home Screen,
you can also initiate a phone call by simply starting to dial the phone number.
At
any time you can go to the Home Screen by pressing the hangup
key (usually marked red) or pressing the Command Key + Long 2.
The
Command Describer Mode familiarizes you with Mobile Speak’s
commands. In this mode, you can explore all the commands without actually
performing them.
To
turn on Command Describer Mode, press the Command Key and then press and hold
the 5 key for 1 second. Mobile Speak will say "Command Describer Mode
On". You can now press any key or perform a touch gesture. Mobile Speak
will announce the keystroke and provide a short description of the function
assigned to that keystroke. To turn off Command Describer Mode, press the
Command Key again. Mobile Speak will say "Command Describer Mode
Off".
In
Command Describer Mode you do not need to press Mobile Speak command key to
learn about a function. For example, you only have to press Enter to hear the
functionality of Command Key + Enter.
Tutor
messages are a way for new users to know what they can do in order to interact
with various user interface elements like buttons, checkboxes etc. in their
phones. For example, when Mobile Speak encounters a list, it speaks "To
move to an item, press up and down arrow". Some user need tutor messages
and others don’t', so Mobile Speak provides a way to turn them on /off. By
default tutor messages are on for beginner mode and off for intermediate and
advance modes.
To
turn tutor messages on / off:
1.
Open Mobile Speak Configuration window, and go to Profiles page and Select
the profile for which you want to change the option of speaking tutor messages.
2.
Then go to profile configuration page by using right arrow or slide Right and
open verbosity dialog from the list.
3.
In the verbosity dialog locate "Speak tutor messages"
4.
If you want tutor messages to be spoken, then check this check box else uncheck
this check box.
5.
Choose OKAY button which is the left soft key and close all the window..
Mobile
Speak 4 organizes commands into groups called “layouts”. These groups combine
related commands, such as those dealing with magnification or settings, in
order to make them easily accessible and make optimal use of the limited number
of keys available on some mobile devices.
You
can switch between layouts using the keyboard (for devices which have a
physical keyboard) or by using the touch screen. Please see the section on
command key shortcuts for information on using the keyboard or phone dial pad,
or the section on touch UI for details on using the touch screen.
The
following layouts are available in Mobile Speak 4:
Default
Includes the most commonly-used commands, such as moving the cursor, as well as
switching between other layouts.
Go To
Allows you to navigate to various parts of the phone interface, such as the
left and right soft keys, the main phone menu, the Mobile Speak configuration
utility, and so on.
Speak
Offers commands to speak information about the phone and the current
application, as well as spelling and repeating spoken text.
Settings
Allows you to change the most frequently-used Mobile Speak settings, such as
volume and speed of speech output, without going to the Mobile Speak
configuration utility.
Advanced
Reading
Provides commands for text navigation, allowing you to navigate by character,
word, line, paragraph, etc.
Magnification
Includes the most commonly-used commands for controlling Mobile Magnifier.
In
Windows Mobile, there are two additional layouts which are used only in
specific applications:
Internet Explorer
Commands used for navigating web content within Internet Explorer.
Windows Media Player
Includes commands for controlling media playback.
In
addition to the layouts listed above, there are also two special command modes
which are available on touch screen devices: virtual keyboard mode and review
cursor mode. While these are not command layouts per se, they do modify the
behavior of the touch screen when active. Please consult the relevant sections
of this manual for each mode for more information.
Mobile Speak and Mobile Magnifier are unique because
of the flexibility they offer you in customizing your mobile access solution.
With more than 60 user-configurable options for speech, Braille and
magnification, you can have an accessible phone best suited to your needs and
preferences.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
·
By default, the key to
activate Command Mode is assigned to a long press of the Enter key on a touch
device and on a Smartphone it is assigned to Home key.
·
Use the up/down
arrow keys or slide up/slide down to navigate the available settings on a page
of the configuration window or to move between different controls of a window.
·
Press the
left/right arrow keys or slide left/slide right to move between different pages
of the configuration window.
·
Press Enter or
double tap to activate a button or a menu option, to open an option window from
the settings page list, or to select / deselect a checkbox.
·
Press the
left/right arrow keys or slide left/slide right to select available option in a
combo box.
·
After changing the settings, you
must activate the “Okay” option. This option is assigned to the left soft key
or is available as a separate option in the left soft menu.
·
Most of the
control window has either the “Back” or “Cancel” option assigned to right soft
key.
·
Activating the
“Back” or “Cancel” option will discard all changes and will return to the
previous window/screen/setting page.
·
To activate the left soft key
or to open the left soft menu, press it or use the Go To command (tap 1) + tap
4.
·
To activate the right soft
key, press it or use the Go To command (tap 1) + tap 4.
·
Most of the
options are configurable using the shortcut commands and we recommend that you
read the section “Mobile Speak Commands” after reading this section.
·
Before starting
to read about Mobile Speak configuration and trying to customize Mobile Speak,
it is important you read and understand the new Touch Layout and must read
“How-to's” section and “The Touch Screen” section.
To configure Mobile Speak and/or Mobile Magnifier,
navigate to the “Code Factory” folder in the Start menu or select Start Menu
> Program list.
In the “Code Factory” folder, there are various
Mobile Speak options:
·
Mobile Speak On
·
Mobile Speak
Off
·
Mobile
Magnifier On – this option is unavailable if Mobile Magnifier is not installed.
·
Mobile
Magnifier Off – this option is unavailable if Mobile Magnifier is not
installed.
·
Mobile Speak
·
BRF Reader –
this option is not available if Braille is not installed.
Select “Mobile Speak” and press the center joystick
key or Enter key to select the Mobile Speak configuration application or select
“Configure Mobile Speak” from Mobile Speak Today / Home Screen. Alternatively,
you can use Command + right soft key or Settings layout (tap 2) and double tap
3 to open the Mobile Speak configuration window.
The Mobile Speak configuration window is a
multi-page configuration window but not a multi-tab page. To navigate between
previous/next pages of the configuration window, use the left/right arrow key
or slide left/slide right. To move between items on a page, use the up and down
arrow keys or slide up/slide down.
Note: you must use the left soft key or the left
soft menu and select “Okay” to save changes in the setting. You should repeat
these steps for each dialog in the Mobile Speak configuration window.
·
In the Main
settings page, press the left soft key to access the Options menu, containing
the following:
o About Mobile Speak –
information such as date and version of Mobile Speak, copyright information, as
well as the status of licenses (for every TTS installed on the phone).
o Restore Defaults – select
this option if you have made changes in the settings of Mobile Speak in the
Mobile Speak Configuration window, and you wish to undo all of them and revert
to default settings. You will be prompted to confirm in order to proceed. Note
that the device will restart after this.
·
Press the right
soft key (“Back”) to return to the previous window/screen.
·
The Left Soft
Key is “OK”. Press this key to confirm changes.
·
The Right Soft
Key is “Cancel”. Press this key to discard changes and go back to the Main
Setting page.
·
Auto Start
Mobile Speak checkbox (selected by default) — if selected, Mobile Speak will
automatically start each time the device is started. When you select or
deselect this option, Mobile Speak will ask if you really want to
enable/disable this option.
·
Auto Start
Mobile Magnifier checkbox (deselected by default) – if selected, Mobile
Magnifier will start automatically each time when the mobile device starts.
·
Show Splash Screen checkbox (selected by
default) — if selected, a splash screen displaying the Mobile Speak logo and
playing the Mobile Speak startup sound will indicate when Mobile Speak begins
to run after a soft reset, or when the "Start Mobile Speak " option
in the Code Factory window is selected.
·
Treat Grid as
List checkbox (selected by default) — some Windows devices use grids rather than
lists to display items (e.g., the Programs folder in the Start menu). In grids,
there are a certain number of items in each row, and you use the left and right
arrow keys to navigate the items in a row. If you reach the last item of a row
and press the right arrow, the focus moves to the first item of that row.
Similarly, if you are on the first item and you press the left arrow, the focus
moves to the last item of that row. Therefore, in order to move to the next
row, you must press the down arrow and then use the left and right arrow keys
to navigate the items on that row. To have the arrow keys move to items as
though you were navigating a list (that is, pressing the right arrow on the
last item in the current row will move you to the first item of the next row,
and pressing the left arrow on the first item of the current row will move you
to the last item of the previous row), then this option should be enabled.
·
Disable SMobile Speak Conversation View checkbox (deselected by
default) – if your device displays messages in conversation view and you are
having difficulty reading messages, select this option to disable Conversation
view. Please note – after you select this option, Mobile Speak will remind you
that the changes will not take effect until the device is restarted. Also
understand that this is a registry change which requires a soft reset to be in
effect, so unless you restart your device after changing the option, the SMobile Speak View will not change.
·
Turn off Review
Cursor when Doing an Action checkbox (deselected by default) – when using the
review cursor, when you activate an item or control using double tap or enter,
the associated action is performed and the review cursor is still active. In
such case, if you want to deactivate review cursor automatically when an action
is performed, you should check the option.
·
When the Device
Wakes Up: combo box (default value is Read Screen) – this option controls the
behavior of Mobile Speak when the device wakes up, such as whether to play a
sound, remain silent, or to read the screen. This is helpful to confirm that
the device is in a working state after coming out of sleep mode.
Please note that some of the
configuration settings in this window are highly dependent on your device’s
manufacturer, and results may not be as expected.
Opening the window will also display this warning;
press the left soft key “Okay” to continue.
·
Left soft key
is “Okay” - press this to confirm changes.
·
Right soft key
is “Cancel” - press this to discard changes and return to main Settings page.
·
Speech volume
during a call Combo box (default value is “Don’t Change”) — use the left and
right arrow keys to change the value of the combo box. Minimum value is 0 and
maximum value is 5. The default value follows the firmware setting of the
device for the volume of audio not related to call when a call is active. This
is, more often than not, muted or volume = 0. This option is included in Mobile
Speak to let you change this setting if possible on your device.
·
No speech
output during calls checkbox (deselected by default) — If this option is
selected, Mobile Speak will automatically be muted when a call begins, and then
automatically unmuted when the call is terminated,
regardless of the Speech Mute setting (On or Off) prior to the call. Note that
you can also unmute speech manually during the call
using the Mute command if you require speech feedback to access the menus.
·
Silent While
Dialing checkbox (deselected by default) – if this option is selected, Mobile
Speak will remain silent when you start dialing a number.
·
Speak caller ID
out loud checkbox (selected by default) — if this option is deselected, Mobile
Speak will read the caller ID when the ringtone of an incoming call is muted,
using the Mobile Speak command Key or triple tap, but at a lowered volume. This
is the default behavior of Windows Mobile devices, which lower the volume of
sounds other than the ringtone itself. Checking this option addresses this
Windows Mobile issue and raises the volume of Mobile Speak speech output for
the caller ID. Note, however, that although the Mobile Speak volume is better
than when this option is disabled, the quality of the speech output itself may
not be the same as what you would hear when using Mobile Speak to read screen
contents in other situations.
·
Mute on keypad lock checkbox (deselected by default) – if this option is
selected, Mobile Speak will automatically mute Mobile Speak speech when you
lock the device’s keypad. When the keypad is unlocked, Mobile Speak speech will
be automatically enabled again.
·
Link master
volume with Mobile Speak volume control checkbox (deselected by default) - if
this option is selected, the commands to increase and decrease Mobile Speak
speech volume will also adjust the master volume of the device (including the
volume of Mobile Speak, system sound schemes, call-related audio, and Windows
Media audio).
·
Auto-route
audio to Bluetooth headset checkbox (deselected by default) - on most phones,
if audio is routed to the Bluetooth headset, the device will route the speech
output back to the device's speaker after a call has been terminated or a voice
dial/command is issued. This is not Mobile Speak behavior. If this option is
selected, Mobile Speak will automatically route audio to the Bluetooth headset
as long as a paired BT headset is detected.
·
Disable
manufacturer’s customizations in the Phone Application checkbox (deselected by
default) – on some devices, the Phone Application is customized by the phone
manufacturer, making it inaccessible. Try this option if you are having
difficulties accessing the Phone Application using Mobile Speak navigation
commands. Please note that selecting this option will remove all manufacturer
customization and will enable simple phone application which is far more
accessible. However, it is important to understand that you may also lose some
manufacturer / carrier-specific functionality. Also note that enabling or
disabling this option requires that you restart your phone to let the setting
take effect.
Select
the items by pressing the Enter key or double tap in the list to be displayed
in the Code Factory Home Screen.
·
The left soft key is “Okay” -
press this to save changes and return to Main Settings page.
·
The right soft key is “Cancel”
- press this to discard changes and return to Main Settings page.
·
Mobile Speak
(selected by default) - controls whether the Mobile Speak page is displayed in
the Home Screen. In the Mobile Speak page, you can Start / Stop Mobile Speak,
Configure Mobile Speak, and Start/Stop Mobile Magnifier. On touch devices, you
will also find the option “Turn Stylus Mode On/Off”. For more information on
Stylus Mode, see the “Stylus Mode” section.
·
Touch Test
Drive (selected by default and only available on touch devices) – when
selected, the “Touch Test Drive” application appears in the Mobile Speak Home /
Today screen. The application can be used to practice touch gestures and can
also be used to learn the Virtual Touch Keys.
·
Missed Calls
and New Messages (selected by default) – when selected, the Missed calls and
Text messages are shown on the Mobile Speak Today Screen. In addition to Missed
calls and Text messages, the Mobile Speak Today Screen also shows information
about each folder / account under Messaging Option. For example, if you sync
your PC outlook account with your device, this will be available on the Today
Screen.
·
Appointments
(selected by default) – when selected, upcoming appointments occurring within
the next 36 hours are shown on the Today Screen.
·
Tasks (selected
by default) – when selected, task information is shown on the Today Screen.
·
Internet
Favorites (selected by default) – when selected, the Internet Favorites /
Bookmarked page address are shown on the Today Screen.
·
My Documents
(selected by default) – when selected, Mobile Speak displays files in the “My
Documents” folder on your device. Note that Mobile Speak will only show the files
available in the My Documents folder and not any located in My Documents/subfolder.
·
Device
Information (selected by default) – when selected, information pertaining to
your device, such as battery status and memory is shown on the Today Screen.
·
Recent
Applications (selected by default) – when selected, the recently-used
application list is shown on the Today Screen. Note that this option will not
work on some Windows 6.5 devices due to the fact that some devices do not
support listing recently-used applications.
·
The left soft key “Options”
contains the following options:
o “Okay” – select this option
to save changes and return to the Main Settings page.
o Restore Defaults – select
this option to let Mobile Speak revert back to the factory settings. All window
settings will be restored to Mobile Speak’s default
installation settings. Please note that if you activate this option, Mobile
Speak will ask if you want to restore to factory defaults.
·
The Right Soft
Key “Cancel”, select this to discard changes and return to Main Settings page.
·
Command Key
Combo Box (Default value is Home Key for Smart Phone devices and Enter key
(long press) for Touch Devices) – select a key to be used as the Mobile Speak
Command Mode Toggle Key on your device. This means that you need to press and
release the Command key first, and then press a different key to perform the
assigned command, or press the Command key again to toggle the Command mode
off. Note that some commands require that you press and hold the other key for half
a second before releasing it, in order to perform a function different from
when that key is pressed and released immediately. Most commands turn off the
Command Mode after they are executed. But for commands that can be used
repeatedly to cycle through possible values or options, e.g., the command to
change the speech rate and to cycle through the last five previously spoken
text, the Command Mode remains toggled on for three seconds during which the
other key in the command can be pressed to repeat the function it performs. A
beep will indicate that the Command Mode has turned off. On the other hand, to
indicate that the command Mode is enabled, Mobile Speak will say
"Command" when it is pressed.
·
Command Mode
Timeout: combo box (default value is 3 seconds) – specifies the time period
when the command mode is automatically turned off. A beep will indicate
the command mode being turned off.
·
Vibrate when
the command key is pressed checkbox (deselected by default) – if the option is
selected, Mobile Speak let the device vibrate when ever
the command mode is turned on.
·
Use Volume Keys
to Perform Common Commands checkbox (deselected by default)-
if this option is selected, the volume key can be used as the arrow keys and
one can use them to perform navigation commands.
·
Device Button
Combo box (the Option is only available on Touch devices) -
the combo box list all the available Hardware buttons on the device.
Select a button to associate an action with the press of the button.
·
Mobile Speak
Command (the option is only available on Touch devices) – the combo box lists
all the possible commands that can be performed by Mobile Speak. Select an
action to associate it with the button selected in the Previous
control.
This set of options is only available on touch
screen devices. The options include settings pertaining to touch screen
operation and are as follows:
·
Left Soft Key
is “ Okay” - select this to save changes and return to
the Main settings page.
·
Right Soft key
is “Cancel” - select this to discard changes and return to the Main Settings
page.
·
Lock the Screen
when the Device is Locked checkbox (not selected by default) – if selected,
when you lock the device (as in a keyboard lock) you can have the screen be
locked automatically. Device lock and screen lock are two separate things.
·
Disable the
Touch Screen During the Calls checkbox (not checked by
default) - the option controls whether the touch screen should be disabled
during an active call. This is useful in preventing accidental taps due to the
close proximity between the device and body.
·
Invert The Touch Keyboard Orientation checkbox (not selected by
default) - this option controls the orientation of the Mobile Speak Virtual
Touch Keyboard. By default, the Virtual Touch Keyboard starts from top edge of
the device and continues towards the bottom of the device. That is, the
character “a” can be found near the top edge of the device and the colon sign
can be located near the bottom edge of the device. This orientation is useful
if the device has the sliding keyboard on the left side of the device or in
case you find it more comfortable to use the touch keyboard by tilting the
device 90º to the left. In case, if the device has sliding keyboard towards the
right side of the device, you may find it easy to use by tilting the device 90º
to the right. To do this, you should select this option. Note that this setting
is overridden by the option “Use always portrait orientation for virtual touch
keyboard” as it will change the orientation to portrait instead of landscape.
·
Use Dynamic
Touch Keyboard checkbox (selected by default) – in Mobile Speak 4, there are
two types of Virtual Touch Keyboard. One is static as in the previous version
of Mobile Speak which spans the entire available touch screen and you can move
finger to reach and type the desired character. The other keyboard is dynamic
and is designed to give more flexibility and speed while using the touch
keyboard by adjusting the characters based on the position of your finger. For
example placing your finger anywhere using the numeric keypad, the number 5
will be just under the finger and you can move a little upward to reach 2 or
can move diagonally left up to reach 1 or can move diagonally right down to
reach 9 and so on. For more information on th Virtual Keyboard, see the “Touch Keyboards”
section.
·
Use Always
Portrait Orientation for Virtual Touch Keyboards checkbox (not selected by
default) – this option controls whether the Virtual Keyboard is in Landscape or
Portrait mode. On some devices it may be useful to use the virtual keyboard in
portrait mode due to the wide screen availability.
·
Enable Touch
Vibration Feedback checkbox (deselected by default) – check this option so
Mobile Speak gives Vibration Feedback when you perform the Touch commands like
tap or double tap or even triple tap.
·
Enable Touch
Sound Feedback checkbox (selected by default) - enable this option to have
Mobile Speak give sound feedback when you perform the touch commands. Note: the
setting will only work if Touch sounds are enabled in the Sound and
Notifications area in Device settings.
Please note that some of the configuration settings
in this window are highly dependent on your device’s manufacturer, and results
may not be as expected.
Opening the window will also display this warning;
select the left soft key “Okay” to continue. Privacy Mode lets you hide content
on the screen so that others cannot see what you are doing. It is also a good
way to reduce battery consumption if you enable the option to turn off your
screen. The feature is implemented to provide extended security while entering
a PIN or password or while doing anything of a personal nature.
·
Left soft key
is “Okay” - select this to save changes and return to the Main Settings page.
·
Right soft key
is “Cancel” - select this to discard changes and return to the Main Settings
page.
·
Enable Privacy
Mode checkbox (selected by default) – if this option is enabled the Privacy
mode can be Activated by using the privacy mode command.
·
Automatically
Enter Privacy mode when Mobile Speak is started checkbox (not selected by
default) – if this option is enabled, Mobile Speak will enable privacy mode
automatically each time Mobile Speak is started.
·
Screen State
combo box (default value is “Turn off Screen completely”) - the option in the
combo box controls the state of the screen when the privacy mode is enabled.
“Don’t change” will not change the screen when the privacy mode is enabled.
“Turn Off Backlight” will turn off the backlight of
the device and the screen content will not be clearly visible. “Turn off Screen
completely” will disable the screen output and the device screen will be blank.
It is important to note that on some devices it is technically not possible to
turn off the back light thus the value selected in this option will not work as
expected. However, selecting “Turn off the screen completely” will put a
curtain on the screen having black background with the text “Mobile Speak”,
which will also serve the purpose of security.
·
Change Master
Volume when Entering Privacy Mode checkbox (deselected by default) – if the
option is checked, then while enabling Privacy Mode the volume will be changed
to the value selected in the Select a Volume Level combo box.
·
Select a Volume
Level combo box (default value is 3) – select volume level to be used when in
the privacy mode. This will only work if the if the Change Master Volume while
entering Privacy mode checkbox is selected.
Mobile Speak organizes configuration settings into
groups called Mobile Speak Profiles, allowing you to switch between different
profiles as you need them. For example, you could configure one profile to use
a certain voice, speed, and level of verbosity for reading long passages of
text, instead of your preferred configuration for normal use of the phone. Most
of the Mobile Speak settings are included in each profile, making it easy to
customize them to your specific needs in different situations. In addition you
can select a profile to be used with an application so when the particular
application is launched, Mobile Speak will switch to the set profile. Note: you
can have one profile for multiple applications.
Here, you will see the three Mobile Speak Profiles,
named by default as Normal, Beginner, and Advanced. Additionally, you can
define your own personal Mobile Speak Profile. One of these Mobile Speak
Profiles is always checked, which means that its settings are currently in use.
The word “Checked” will be spoken after the name of the currently active Mobile
Speak Profile.
Customize a Mobile Speak Profile by selecting the
profile and changing the settings in Profile Configuration Page.
·
The left soft key is “Options”,
which contains the following menu choices:
o Activate – activate the
currently selected profile in the Profile Page. Note that this option will be
unavailable if the selected profile is the one currently active.
o New Profile – create a new
profile. Upon activating this option, you will be presented with a dialog
containing an edit box to type in the name of the new profile. After typing in
the desired name for the new profile, activate the left soft key to confirm the
Profile Name. You can use the right soft key to discard creating a new profile
and can return to the Profile Page.
o Rename – rename currently
selected profile. Upon activating this option, you will be presented with a
dialog containing an edit box displaying the Profile name. Type
in the desired name for the profile. Remember to use the left soft key
“Okay” to save changes. Note: you can use the right soft key “Cancel” to
discard changes and return to profile page.
o Delete – delete the
currently selected profile. Upon activating this option, you will be presented
with a confirmation message. Select the left soft key “OK” to delete the
selected profile or select the right soft key “No” to exit without deleting the
profile. Note: this option is unavailable if the selected profile currently
active.
o Applications – select
applications that should use the currently selected profile. Upon
activation of this option, you will be presented with the list of installed
applications on your device. Select the applications using the Enter key or
double tap in the list. Mobile Speak will load the profile whenever you open
the applications you selected in the list and Mobile Speak will work on this
application based on the settings configured for the selected profile. Note,
when opening this window, Mobile Speak will start searching for the installed
applications and may take some time to display the list. Also note that after
selecting the applications, you must select the left soft key “Okay” to save
changes. Selecting the right soft key “Cancel” will discard selection of the
application.
·
The right soft key is “Back” -
select this to return to the previous window / screen.
The
left soft key is “Open” - use this option to open the currently selected item
in the Profile Configuration page. The right soft key is “Back” - use this
option to return to previous window / screen. Note that the options in this
page will only change the currently active profile configuration settings, so
you must first activate the profile you would like to modify.
1.
Voices window:
a.
The left soft key is
“Options” with the following menu choices:
i.
Okay – save
changes and return to the Profile Configuration page.
ii.
User Dictionary
- enable to add / edit / remove the user-defined, TTS-specific pronunciation
dictionary that controls how Mobile Speak reads words that are mispronounced by
the text-to-speech engine. For more information on the User Dictionary, refer
see the “User Dictionary” section.
b.
The right soft key is ”Cancel”. Select this to discard changes and return to
the Profile Configuration page.
c.
Select a voice from the list
combo box – many different voices can be installed on the same phone, and you
can switch between them. All installed voices appear in the selection list,
however if you choose one that is not activated, it will expire after 10
minutes.
d.
Volume Combo Box – increase
or decrease the volume of the speech output (1 to 10). It does not affect the
volume of system sounds or the audio during a call. Minimum value is 0 and
maximum value is 10. Keep in mind that this only affects the volume of Mobile
Speak speech output, unless the option to link master volume control with
Mobile Speak volume is enabled Phone and Calls Settings.
e.
Rate Combo Box - increase or decrease the speed of the speech output
(0 to 20).
f.
Pitch combo box - increase or decrease the pitch of speech output (0 to
20) if possible for the selected TTS.
g.
Spell Rate Combo Box -
increase or decrease the speed of the speech output (0 to 20) when spelling a
word with the spelling commands.
2.
Key Feedback Window – Select
the keys in the list to be announced by Mobile Speak as soon as they are pressed.
a.
The left soft key is “Okay” -
select this option to save changes and return to Profile configuration page.
b.
The right soft key is
“Cancel” - select this option to discard changes and return to Profile
configuration page.
3.
Text Input Window
a.
The left soft
key is “Okay” - select this option to save changes and return to Profile
configuration page.
b.
The right soft key is
“Cancel” - select this option to discard changes and return to Profile
configuration page.
c.
Keyboard Echo Combo Box -
specify whether characters and words are spoken while entering text. There are
four options in the combo box:
-
None: No speech
feedback is provided while entering text.
-
Characters: As
the text is being typed, each character is spoken.
-
Words: As the
text is being typed, characters are not spoken, however as soon as a space
character is inserted, the preceding word is spoken.
-
Characters and
words: Both characters and words are spoken while entering text.
d.
Punctuation Verbosity Combo
Box - this determines which punctuation marks are spoken by Mobile Speak while
reading text. You can select "None" for no punctuations spoken,
"Some" for only the not so common ones such as brackets or the
percent sign, "Most" (Default) for almost all punctuations except the
most frequently used ones such as period and comma, and "All" to get
speech output for every symbol encountered.
e.
Secret Mode Combo Box - If
"Say star" (default) is selected, Mobile Speak will not speak
characters that you type into a password edit control but will just say
"star" instead so that other people will not hear what you are
entering. If "Speak characters" is selected, Mobile Speak will speak
the characters as you type them if set to do so by the Keyboard Echo option. If
"Silent" is selected, then Mobile Speak will not provide any speech
feedback as you type in a password edit control for maximum privacy and
security as no one will hear you typing anything.
f.
Speak Deleted Characters
Checkbox - have Mobile Speak say the character erased when you erase previous
or next character.
g.
Speak Blank Line checkbox -
have Mobile Speak say "blank" when you navigate to a blank line while
reading text by line.
h.
Speak line number checkbox -
have Mobile Speak say the index number (e.g. 5 of 10) of each line of text in
an edit control as you navigate by line.
4.
Text Processing Window
a.
The left soft
key is “Okay” - select this option to save changes and return to Profile
configuration page.
b.
The right soft key is
“Cancel” - select this option to discard changes and return to Profile
configuration page.
c.
Number processing combo Box –
this option determines how Mobile Speak reads numbers. You can let the
text-to-speech engine control how numbers are spoken by selecting
"TTS" from the combo box. For example, 1234 will be read as “one
thousand two hundred thirty four” in a text document, but as "one, two,
three, four" with a pause after "one"
in a phone number edit field. To read numbers by digit, select
"Single". Using the same example, 1234 will be spoken as "one,
two, three, four". To read numbers two digits at
a time, select "Pairs". Hence, 1234 will be read as "twelve,
thirty four"
d.
Spell Mode combo box - If
"Normal" (default) is selected, while spelling a word Mobile Speak
will speak the standard alphabet names of letters; that is, it would say 'a',
'b', 'c', and so on. On the other hand, if "Phonetic" is selected,
Mobile Speak will use the NATO phonetic alphabet names instead; that is, it
will say 'alpha', 'bravo', 'charlie', and so on.
e.
User Dictionary checkbox – if
selected, the user-defined, TTS-specific pronunciation dictionary is enabled
that controls how Mobile Speak reads words that are mispronounced by the
text-to-speech engine. For more information about the User Dictionary, see the
“User Dictionary” section.
f.
Indicate Capitalization
checkbox – if selected, Mobile Speak announces “cap” to indicate uppercase
letters.
g.
Mixed Case Processing
checkbox – if selected Mobile Speak will read any string of lowercase and
uppercase characters as separate words beginning with the capital letter,
wherever it appears in the string. For example, "MobileSpeak"
is pronounced as "Mobile Speak" rather than "mobilehspeak".
5.
Verbosity Window
a.
The left soft
key is “Okay” - select this option to save changes and return to Profile
configuration page.
b.
The right soft key is
“Cancel” - select this option to discard changes and return to Profile
configuration page.
c.
Speak Soft Keys checkbox - if
deselected, Mobile Speak will not read the soft key assignments (after the
title and item in focus) when a new window opens. In this case, you will need
to check the soft key assignments manually.
d.
Speak Current Item Index
checkbox – if selected, Mobile Speak will announce the index of an item in a
menu or list. For example, if you navigate to the third item in a list of ten,
Mobile Speak will say "3 of 10" after reading the item.
e.
Speak Tutor Messages checkbox
– if selected, help messages will be spoken as focus lands on a standard
Windows Mobile control such as a list view, an edit field or a checkbox,
letting you know what keys you can press in order to access the control.
f.
Speak Submenu Item checkbox –
if selected, Mobile Speak will announce "submenu" after the menu item
name if you can press Enter or the Right arrow key on this item to view a
sub-level of other options.
g.
Speak the not checked state
checkbox - if deselected, Mobile Speak will still say "checked" if a
checkbox in focus is checked, but it will not speak any control state
information after saying the prompt and type if the checkbox is not checked.
h.
Speak Keyboard shortcuts
checkbox – if selected, Mobile Speak will announce the keyboard shortcuts for
the controls and menus when you navigate to the controls.
i.
Graphics Verbosity combo box
– while reading the screen using the review cursor, this determines whether
Mobile Speak will speak only "Labeled" (default) graphics,
"All" graphics, or "None".
6.
Internet Window
a.
The left soft
key is “Okay” - select this option to save changes and return to Profile
configuration page.
b.
The right soft key is
“Cancel” - select this option to discard changes and return to Profile
configuration page.
c.
Notify Download Progress
checkbox - if selected, Mobile Speak will announce the download progress in
percentage when opening a Web page.
d.
Speak Page Summary after
download checkbox – if selected, Mobile Speak will announce the Web page
summary after finishing the download.
e.
Start Reading the Page after
download checkbox – if selected, Mobile Speak starts reading the Web page as
soon as it is downloaded.
f.
Ignore Untagged Images
checkbox – when seleced, Mobile Speak will not read
images which are not tagged (i.e. images without an Alt tag text will be
ignored).
g.
Indicate Start of List
checkbox – when selected, Mobile Speak announces “List” whenever a bulleted /
numbered list starts on a Web page.
h.
Indicate end of list checkbox
– if selected, Mobile Speak announces the end of list as “List End”.
i.
Indicate start of Table
checkbox – if selected, Moble Speak announces “Table”
whenever there is a table on a Web page.
j.
Indicate End of Table
checkbox – if selected, Mobile Speak will inform as “End of table” when you are
at the end of a table on a Web page.
k.
Expand
Roman Numerals in list checkbox – when
selected, Roman numbers will be read as decimal numbers. For example, “XII”
will be read as 12.
l.
Ignore inline frames checkbox
– if selected, Mobile Speak will ignore the inline frames on a Web page while
navigating.
m.
Go to the beginning of the
page when jumping past the end checkbox – if selected, Mobile Speak continues
searching a Web page and when it reaches the end of the page, it starts
searching again from the beginning of the page. Note this is applicable to all
the possible Jump modes and search function.
n.
Indicate Text Formats
checkbox – when selected, Mobile Speak will announce formatting attributes of
text such as bold, italic or underline etc as you navigate in a Web page.
o.
Use Higher voice pitch for
non-visual text checkbox – when selected Mobile Speak will announce information
such as “Heading”, “link” or other such information which are not actually
present on the page but are information about the element on the page in a
slightly higher pitch.
7.
Read Status Window –the
window contains the list of option whose status can be read with the Read
status command (Command Key + Left Soft Key or Speak Layout then double tap 2).
For some option such as WiFi Status, Mobile Speak
will only read the status only if the WiFi connection
is on. If the WiFi connection is not active then
Mobile Speak will not announce “WiFi off”.
a.
The left soft
key is “Okay” - select this option to save changes and return to Profile
configuration page.
b.
The right soft
key is “Cancel” - select this option to discard changes and return to Profile
Configuration page.
The Available options are:
a.
ActiveSync
Connection Status
b.
Volume Level
c.
Battery level
and charger status
d.
Bluetooth
e.
Coverage and
Operator
f.
Missed Calls
g.
Next
Appointment
h.
Unread Mobile
Speak
i.
Active Tasks
j.
Last Caller
k.
WiFi
The
Braille Page lists all configured Braille devices and some other options. You
can press Enter on the Braille Device name to connect. Use the Up and Down
arrows to navigate the list of items available for Braille devices. For more
Information on Braille refer to the “Braille” section of this document. Also
note that this page is not available if the Braille support is not installed or
it has been removed from the device.
Note:
if there is no Braille device configured, then in the page the left soft key
will be “Open” instead of “Options” and can be used to open the currently
selected item from the Braille Page.
a.
The left soft
key is “Options”, which contains the following menu choices:
I.
Connect –
connect to the selected Braille device. Note: this option is not available if
the currently selected item is not a Braille device.
II.
Disconnect –
disconnect from the connected Braille device. Note that this option is not
available if there is no Braille device currently connected.
III.
Turn Bluetooth
On – turn on Bluetooth. Note that this option is not available if Bluetooth is
currently active.
IV.
Turn Bluetooth
Off – turn off the Bluetooth connection. Note that turning off the Bluetooth
connection will disconnect from all Bluetooth devices such as Braille display
or Bluetooth Headset or Bluetooth Keyboard. This option is not available
if the Bluetooth connection is turned off.
V.
Delete – delete
configuration settings for the selected profile. Deleting the configuration of
a Braille Device will not allow connection to the Braille device and if in
future you need to connect to the Braille device, you will have to reconfigure
it. Also note that this option is not available if the selected item is not a
Braille device or if a Braille device is currently connected.
VI.
Edit –
configure settings for the selected Braille device. For more information, see
the “Braille” section.
b.
The right soft
key is “Back” - use this option to return the previous window or screen.
1.
Set up my Braille Device
–configure a new Braille device. For more information, see the “Braille”
section. Note that this option is only available if there is no Braille device
currently configured with Mobile Speak.
2.
Remove Braille Support From
my Device – use this option if you want to remove Braille Support from your
device. Note, once the Braille support is removed, it can
not be added back again until you completely uninstall and reinstall
Mobile Speak.
3.
Add
Another Braille Device – add more Braille devices. This option is only
available if there has been at least one Braille Device configured with Mobile
Speak.
4.
Configure Braille Window –
Mobile Speak can display Braille in different grades and languages. A different
Braille grade can also be set for output and for input. The Braille language
translation table used for each Braille grade is set to US English by default,
but this can be configured so that you can select Norwegian Grade 2 Braille, UK
English Grade 1 Braille, Portuguese 8-dot computer Braille, and US English
6-dot computer Braille, for example.
a.
6 Dot Braille Table combo box
- select the Braille table you would like to use when using 6 Dot
Braille.
b.
8 Dot Braille Table combo box
- select the Braille table you would like to use when using 8 Dot Braille.
c.
Grade
1 Braille Table combo box - select the Braille table you would like to use when
using Grade 1 Braille.
d.
Grade 2 Braille Table combo
box - select the Braille table you would like to use when using Grade 2
Braille.
e.
Show control Indicators
checkbox (selected by default) – apart from text, Mobile Speak also helps you
determine if focus is on a control, and to know the control type and state.
Language-dependent Braille indicators for control information are also
displayed before the label of the control in focus. Indicators are always
displayed in computer Braille, no matter what Braille grade is set, and dots 7
and 8 appear in all their cells to help distinguish them from regular text. If
the control does not change state, then the Braille indicator consists of only
two characters which are letters that relate to the control type name. The
letters used in the indicators also vary according to the language of the
selected text-to-speech engine. For example, a button is indicated by the
letters bt in
English, but by the letters kn in Dutch where
a button is called "knop". On the
other hand, if the control changes state, then there is a third character in
the indicator, which is a symbol that is kept constant in all languages though
the dot patterns may differ. For example, a full 6-dot cell will indicate that
a checkbox or radio button is checked/pressed, while dots 3,6
means that it is not checked or selected.
f.
Uncontract
word under cursor checkbox (selected by default) - this option will cause the
word under the cursor to be expanded to its Uncontracted form if Grade 2 / contracted Braille is
selected for output. It lets you route the cursor more quickly on a character
in that word if you want to insert text at that point, delete that character,
or delete the one before it.
g.
Auto Reconnect checkbox (deselected
by default) - if this option is enabled, Mobile Speak will attempt to reconnect
your Smartphone with the Braille device if the connection was dropped or after
the mobile device starts up. It will attempt the reconnection 30 seconds after
the devices were disconnected or the end of the startup process. If Bluetooth
was off, Mobile Speak will also attempt to enable it, so do not select this
option if you do not always access your phone with a Braille device or it may
leave the Bluetooth radio active and draining battery
power unnecessarily. This option was added for deaf‑blind
users and those who want to access the phone with their Braille device all the
time.
h.
Turn Bluetooth off
automatically checkbox (deselected by default) - if this option is enabled,
Mobile Speak will automatically disable Bluetooth as soon as the command to
toggle Braille on/off is performed to break the connection between the Braille
device and the mobile phone. This only works if the mobile device is using the
Microsoft Bluetooth stack.
The left soft key is “Open”. Select this option to
open the currently selected item. The right soft key is “Back” - select this
option to return to previous window / screen.
1.
General window
a.
The left soft key is “Okay” -
select this option to save changes and return to Magnification page.
b.
The right soft key is
“Cancel” - select this option to discard changes and return to Magnification
page.
c.
Automatically Set Magnifier Command
Layout checkbox (selected by default) – when selected, Mobile Magnifier command
layout is enabled when Mobile Magnifier is started.
d.
Disable Magnification when
Mobile Speak is stopped checkbox (selected by default) – this option controls
if Mobile Magnifier should be stopped when Mobile Speak is stopped. If the
option is not selected, Mobile Magnifier continues to run even if the Mobile
Speak is stopped.
2.
Zoom and Colors Window
a.
The left soft key is “Okay” -
select this option to save changes and return to Magnification page.
b.
The right soft key is
“Cancel” - select this option to discard changes and return to Magnification
page.
c.
Zoom Level combo box – this
control lets you set the level of magnification. Possible levels are No Zoom
(not magnified), 1.5x, 2x (default), 3x, 4x, 6x, 8x,
9x, 12x, and 16x.
d.
Color Scheme combo box - a
color scheme is a group of color settings used to display the contents of the
screen, including foreground and background text, highlighted items, controls
and other screen elements. This setting will apply to the entire Windows Mobile
interface. Select a scheme that will suit your color perception and allow you
to see key areas of the screen better. Settings you can choose from include
"No Scheme" (default), "Black and white", "Gray
scale", "Black and white inverted", "256K colors",
"16K colors", and "Color inverted".
e.
Layout Combo Box - Several
magnification windows can be shown on the screen at the same time. The simplest
is the default layout called "Full screen" which means that there is
only one magnification window covering the entire screen. However, several
other layouts can be selected:
·
Split – this
will create two magnification windows, one on top of the other. The one at the
top will be magnified according to the set zoom level, and the one at the
bottom will show the rest of the screen without magnification (i.e., with a 1x
magnification zoom level).
·
Taskbar – two
magnification windows will be shown on the screen. One of them is at the top
and will permanently be magnifying the top line of icons so you can easily
access the Start menu and other taskbar options. The other window at the bottom
will display the remainder of the screen in magnified view.
·
Softkeys – there are three magnification windows in this layout. Two of them
are at the bottom part of the screen and will magnify each of the soft keys,
which will always be shown in magnified view even as they change when new
screens open, so that you can easily access them. The third window above them
will cover the rest of the screen.
·
Taskbar and softkeys – there will be four magnification windows. Two
will show the soft keys, one will cover the top row of icons, and the other one
will display the rest of the screen.
·
Menu Bar – this
layout will show two magnification windows, one at the bottom magnifying softkeys together, and the other one magnifying the
remainder of the screen.
·
Menu Bar and
Taskbar – three magnification windows make up this layout. One
magnifying the top row of icons, another magnifying the softkeys together, and the third one magnifying the rest of
the screen.
f.
Border Type combo box - this
determines the type of border around the magnification window. Settings you can
choose from include None (default), Thin, Medium, and
Thick.
g.
Border Color combo box - this
allows you to select the color of the border around the magnification window,
if any. You can choose from black, white, gray, maroon, red (default), purple,
fuchsia, green, lime, olive, yellow, navy, blue, teal, and aqua.
h.
Enable Font Smoothing
checkbox (selected by default) - this will determine the state of graphics and
font smoothing, which improves the readability of text and icons, especially
when using higher zoom levels, making them appear less jagged even if the space
between points or pixels that comprise the text character or icon has also been
magnified.
3.
Lens Window – you can use the
Mobile Magnifier Lens to temporarily view the screen using different settings.
In other words, it is useful if you wish to view certain things with different
zoom level or with different color scheme etc. Note that the lens will
automatically turn off after 5 seconds.
a.
The left soft key is “Okay” -
select this option to save changes and return to Magnification page.
b.
The right soft key is
“Cancel” - select this option to discard changes and return to Magnification
page.
c.
Shape combo box – determines
the shape of the Mobile Magnifier Lens, you can select “Square”, “width of
screen” and “Full Screen”.
d.
Size combo box – select the
size of the lens as “Small” or “Medium” or “Large” depending on your needs and
comfort level.
e.
Zoom Level combo box – the default value is “Don’t change”. By default, Mobile
Magnifier Lens zoom level will be equal to the zoom level of
Magnification settings but in case you prefer to have a different zoom level,
you can select one from the list.
f.
Color Scheme combo box - the
default value is “Don’t change”. By default, Mobile Magnifier Lens color scheme
will be same as of Mobile Magnifier, but if you prefer to have a different
color scheme when using the lens, you may set it here.
g.
Apply Lens Color Scheme to
the entire screen checkbox (selected by default) – this option, if selected,
and when Mobile Magnifier Lens is enabled, will apply the color scheme of the
Lens to the entire screen even if the entire screen is not under the
magnification. That is, this option will apply color scheme to the unmagnified
area also.
h.
Border Type combo box – select
the border type you would lie to use with the Mobile
Magnifier Lens.
i.
Border Color combo box –
change and set the color to be used with Mobile Magnifier Lens.
j.
Movement combo box – this
option determines the behavior of the lens while scrolling on the screen. When
“Sticky” is selected , Mobile Magnifier Lens will not
adjust each time when you navigate to different control and only changes
its position if the current control cannot be displayed with the current
position. If Quiet is selected, Mobile Magnifier Lens will adjust each time you
move focus to a different control.
k.
Deactivate lens combo box
(available only on touch screen devices) – this option controls how the lens
can be deactivated. The default option is to disable the lens after a time
period specified in the Timeout box has passed. The other option is when the
lens is activated and you tap outside the lens on the screen, it is disabled.
l.
Timeout select box – this
option determines the time period for Mobile Magnifier Lens to be inactive.
This timeout is only effective if there is no user action and will return to
Default Magnification.
4.
Reading Options window
a.
The left soft key is “Okay” -
select this option to save changes and return to Magnification page.
b.
The right soft key is
“Cancel” - select this option to discard changes and return to the
Magnification page.
c.
Enable Auto Text Panning
checkbox (selected by default) - if you are magnifying some text that does not
fit the screen, this option will instruct the magnifier to automatically pan
(i.e., move from left to right) the text so that it continues to show the next
part of the text on the same line or screen.
d.
Pan Speed combo box - allows
you to determine the speed of text panning. Possible values are Slow, Normal
(default), and Fast.
e.
Start Panning after combo box
– the value in the option determines, when navigating to different control the
time after which Mobile Magnifier should start panning the screen. The
available choices are 2 seconds, 3 seconds, 5 seconds, and 10 seconds.
f.
Keep Focus Item in the center
of the screen checkbox (deselected by default) - enabling this option instructs
the Magnifier to keep the magnified item centered on the screen all the time as
much as possible.
g.
Auto read Editor line checkbox (selected by default) - if we are on an editor
control and we move from one line to another (using the arrow keys), this
option will instruct the Magnifier to automatically pan through the new line so
that all contents can be read.
h.
Follow cursor while editing
text checkbox (selected by default) - as the cursor moves through an editor,
checking this option instructs the Magnifier to follow the insertion pointer
cursor.
i.
Magnify control Icon checkbox
(selected by default) - some controls have icons next to them. For example, a
menu may have some icons to indicate if a particular option is checked or not.
A list view control can also have icons next to each list item. This option
determines if these icons should be visible in the magnification area.
j.
Secondary zoom level combo
box - when a layout other than Full Screen is used (e.g., Taskbar layout), this
option sets the zoom level at which the windows other than the ones that cover
the central part of the screen should be magnified. For example, if we select 2x in this option and we switch to Taskbar layout, the
taskbar magnification window will be magnified at 2x, while the rest of the
screen can be magnified at other levels. This helps optimize screen space by
allowing you, for example, to read a text at 4X, but having the taskbar at 2x. Settings you can choose from include Default (meaning,
no zoom), 1.5x, 2x (default), 3x, 4x, 6x, 8x, 9x, 12x,
and 16x.
5.
Remove Mobile Magnifier from
my Device – use this option to uninstall Mobile Magnifier Support from your
Mobile Device. It is important to note, Mobile Magnification can not be added back unless you completely remove Mobile
Speak and re- install Mobile Speak.
All the Code Factory components installed will be
listed on this page as well as their activation status. You can choose an item
from the list and use the left soft key to activate it. Remember to follow the
on screen prompts carefully. For more information on activation, please see the
“Activating a Full License” section.
Mobile
Speak supports voices from several different text-to-speech technology
providers, including Acapela, Fonix,
and Loquendo. You can install as many voices for as
many languages as you want, provided there is enough space on your device's
memory or storage card to accommodate the TTS files. It is strongly advised
that you always install TTS voices to the storage card in order to have as much
free space in the device's main memory for running programs and storing data
that cannot be moved to the storage card.
For
each TTS voice installed, you can configure different parameters including the
rate of speaking, pitch and volume, as well as a user dictionary for
pronunciations that will be used if that voice is selected. For more
information about configuring these and other parameters, please see “Configure
Mobile Speak” in this manual.
An
important new feature in Mobile Speak 4 is the ability to use up to three
languages from a given TTS provider with only a single license. In other words,
if you purchase a license for Mobile Speak with the Acapela
TTS, you can use up to three Acapela voices for the
price of one. This can be useful if you prefer different voices for different
types of applications, or if you would like to install voices in different
languages and always have them available. You can also uninstall a given voice
and install a different one from the same TTS provider as often as you like
without obtaining a new license.
If
you would like to install more than three voices from a specific TTS provider,
additional licenses can be purchased. Please contact your distributor for more
information.
Mobile Speak 4 allows you to completely control your device using the touch
screen only. You can, of course, combine touch gestures and key commands in
order to obtain the best experience using your device depending on its design
and hardware features. It is always up to you to use touch gestures, keyboard
shortcuts, or both.
The first item of the Today Screen just after
installing Mobile Speak 4 is the Touch Test Drive, a training tool which asks
you what you want to do:
1.
Touch Screen
Explorer mode (Long Tap): tap and hold the screen and you will keep hearing
beep sounds as you move your finger. If you do not hear a beep, you are not on
the touch screen anymore. Mobile Speak is also telling you which virtual
quadrant your finger is in (e.g. 1, 2, 3, or 4). Triple tap to exit.
2.
Gesture mode
(Simple Tap): familiarize yourself with the main touch
gestures before you start using your device. Triple tap to exit.
Note: Depending on the device it can be difficult to
know where the screen starts or ends. Therefore you can tap on the corner and
not receive any feedback if you are not touching the touch screen anymore
because you are on the edge of the device. The Touch Screen Explorer mode of
the Touch Test Drive should help you know where your touch screen starts and
ends. Another trick is to count less than two fingers from the edge of the device
to be sure to be on the screen.
Remember that when you are doing the slides, you
need not keep your finger on the vertical or horizontal axis of the display.
You don’t need to slide perfectly straight up, down, left or right because
there is a 30 degree margin but try always to keep the slide in the desired
axis.
You can move around and select items using the touch
screen in the same way as you do with the arrows and Enter key. You can perform
these actions with the following gestures:
·
Double tap
(anywhere on the screen): Simulates the Enter key on the element in focus.
·
Slide
up/down/left/right: Simulate arrow keys. To perform a slide just touch the
screen and slide your finger over it in the desired direction, then release the
screen. Touch movements should cover a distance of about 30% of the screen
length or greater, but do not need to span the entire width or height of the
display. Slides should also be performed around the center of the screen, since
many phones have a non-touch-sensitive area around the edges of the device.
Note also that you do not need to slide very fast; it should take approximately
1 second to slide the whole screen width or height.
The touch screen has been divided into 4 virtual
keys named 1 to 4 clockwise and starting on the upper-left corner on the
screen. This will sound familiar to users of previous versions of Mobile Speak
Pocket. Imagine that you have 4 keys on the touch screen, and if you press the
upper left corner area you are pressing the virtual key 1. The upper right part
of the touch screen is the virtual key 2, virtual key 3 is placed near the
bottom right corner and, the bottom left part of the touch screen corresponds
to the virtual key 4.
For example, long tap 1 will show you the Start Menu
of the device, long tap 2 closes the application you are in, tap 3 performs the
command Stop Speaking, long tap 3 toggles the new Privacy Mode (Windows Mobile
Only), and long tap 4 locks the screen.
Some commands have been grouped in order to give you
intuitive access to them. This way you have 3 secondary command groups named
"Speak", "Go-to", and "Settings" command layouts.
As its name indicates, the Speak command layout
contains commands which will make Mobile Speak give information to you (read
date and time, read device status, repeat last spoken text) and reading
commands.
The Go-to layout allows you to launch applications,
press the soft-keys, move to previous or next control, launch special tools
like the touch keyboard or the application switcher, etc.
The Settings layout allows you to configure Mobile
Speak, mute, speech rate, volume, keyboard echo, etc.
These 3 secondary command layouts are accessible
after the gestures:
·
Tap 1: brings
up the Go-to command layout.
·
Tap 2: brings
up the Settings command layout.
·
Tap 4: brings
up the Speak command layout.
For example, to have Mobile Speak read the device
status you should use the command double tap 2 in the Speak layout. To do this,
you first need to activate the Speak layout with Tap 4. Mobile Speak will say
"Speak", indicating that you have activated your desired layout. Then
double tap 2 (read device status) and you will get the desired information.
Another example: imagine that you want to have
Mobile Speak read the soft keys. To do that just tap 4 (Speak) and then tap 1,
which is the gesture associated with the read soft keys command under the Speak
layout.
This way you can perform any command with two touch
gestures at most. In addition to this, that you have some gestures directly
available in the default mode. For example, on Windows Mobile devices, Show
Start Menu is assigned to long tap 1.
Note that when you enter into a secondary command
layout it is possible to have different functions associated with the
directional slides (more information can be found in the full command description
section). For example, if you Tap 2, bringing up the Settings command layout,
sliding up and down will respectively increase and decrease the volume and
sliding left and right will modify the speech rate.
Once you bring up a secondary command layout there
are two ways to go back to the default assignment. There's a timeout which will
send you back to the default after 10 seconds of inactivity, or you can triple
tap the screen to force Mobile Speak to reset its touch input to default.
To learn all the touch screen commands, see http://www.codefactory.es/MS4/MS4Commands.doc
The
command list is a useful way of using the phone if you do not wish to learn the
touch screen commands as it allows you to reach the available commands through
the touch interface. Apart from performing commands normally by taps, double
taps, and so on, you can slide and hold (i.e., slide in any direction, then
stop moving and keep your finger on the screen until the voice announcement is
heard) and Mobile Speak will speak "Command List".
Once
this happens, you can access the available commands by sliding up and down in
the same way as if it were a menu. This mode lists the available commands for
the current layout, so by default you have access to Open Start Menu, Go-to,
Settings, Stop speech, Speak, etc; if you are in the "Speak" command
layout then this menu will give you access to the speak specific commands like
read date and time, read current screen, etc. Use the command list to perform
commands if you do not remember the gesture sequence to reach the desired
functionality. For example, you know that Tap 4 is "Speak", but you
do not remember where in the Speak command group the read date and time
function may be. In this case you can Tap 4 (Speak) and then slide and hold the
screen to have access to the list of commands available on the Speak group.
The
commands are listed sequentially so you can easily select the one you want. The
available gestures when you launch the Command List are:
·
Slide up/down:
Move to the previous/next available command.
·
Slide
left/right: Move to the previous/next available commands 3 by 3 (kind of next/prev page; useful for long menus). Note that this is
available only on Windows Mobile.
·
Tap (anywhere):
Get help about the current command. Note that this is available only on Windows
Mobile.
·
Double tap
(anywhere): Execute the current command.
·
Triple tap
(anywhere): Close the command list and return to the default gesture mode for
the current command layout.
·
You can also tap and hold and
move your finger up and down around the screen in order to explore the list of
commands.
·
Triple tap is
an excellent way to reset, or "return to normality" in most cases. If you get lost simply triple tap the screen to return to the
default state. Moreover, triple tap will also allow you to turn off
mute, exit the review cursor, exit the virtual touch keyboard, unlock the
device, exit the command list, and, on Windows Mobile devices, identify the
caller ID when the phone is ringing.
·
Command
describer mode, available for Windows Mobile, can be activated with touch by
Tap 1 (Go to) + Tap 2. To deactivate it, perform the same sequence. It is a
great way to learn the touch screen commands.
·
At any time you can activate
the Stylus Mode with a long press of the Up Volume key. In this mode, you can
use the screen without having the Mobile Speak touch interface enabled.
Therefore you can tap what you see. It is useful for sighted people who may
need to use the device with or without Mobile Speak. To go back to the touch
mode, press the volume up key once more. Touch gestures are available even when
Stylus Mode is on by pressing the Command key followed by the gesture. The
command key will temporarily allow you to perform Mobile Speak touch gestures,
and once the command modifier is turned off Stylus Mode will work normally
again. When issuing a long press of the volume up key (Toggle Stylus Mode), if
the system volume is set to 0, the volume will automatically be set mid-way, in
order to prevent users from accidentally lowering the volume and not knowing
how to restore it. Note that Stylus Mode will not be changed in this case, and
Mobile Speak will say "Mobile Speak" in order to let the user know
that the volume has been restored.
·
After
performing the Speak Softkeys command by Tap 4
(speak) + Tap 1 (read soft keys) you have 5 seconds to directly activate the
desired softkey by a single Tap 4 (left soft key) or
Tap 3 (right soft key). During this time you won't need to press Tap 1 (Go-to)
and then the desired soft key.
Double tap
Perform Enter / Return Command
Double tap and hold
Quick Access Menu
Triple tap
Exit Command Layout and Unlock Screen
Slide left
Left Arrow
Slide right
Right Arrow
Slide down
Down Arrow
Slide up
Up Arrow
Slide any and
hold
Command List
Tap 1
Go To Layout
Tap 1 and hold
Activate Start Menu
Tap 2
Settings / Magnification Settings Layout
Tap 2 and hold
Minimize Application and go to Home Screen
Tap 3
Stop Speech
Tap 3 and hold
Toggle Privacy Mode
Tap 4
Speech Layout
Tap 4 and hold
Lock Screen
Triple tap
Exit Command Layout
Double tap and hold
Quick Access Menu
Slide any and
hold
Command List
Slide left
Go to previous tab page
Slide right
Go to Next tab Page
Slide up
Go to Previous Item/control in a window
Slide down
Go to Next Item/control in a window
Tap 2
Command Describer Mode
Tap 3
Right Soft Key
Tap 4
Left Soft Key
Double tap
2
Virtualise Screen Text
Double tap 3
Review Cursor
Double tap
4
Switch Application
Tap 1 and hold
Quit Application
Tap 2 and hold
Show Context Menu
Tap 3 and hold
Go to task Bar
Tap 4 and hold
Start Virtual Keyboard
Triple tap
Exit Command Layout
Double tap and hold
Quick Access Menu
Slide left
Decrease Speech Rate
Slide right
Increase Speech Rate
Slide up
Increase Volume
Slide down
Decrease Volume
Slide any and
hold
Command List
Tap 1
Toggle Mute
Tap 2
Toggle Braille
Tap 3
Toggle Bluetooth Headset
Tap 4
Toggle Magnification
Double tap 1
Secret Mode Verbosity
Double tap
2
Change Keyboard Echo
Double tap
3
Configuration
Double tap
4
Change Punctuation Verbosity
Tap 1 and hold
Toggle Spell Mode
Tap 2 and hold
Toggle Graphic Verbosity
Triple
tap
Exit Command Layout
Double tap and hold
Quick Access Menu
Slide any and
hold
Command List
Tap 1
Read Soft Keys
Tap 2
Read Date and Time
Tap 3
Read Screen
Tap 4
Spell Message
Double tap 1
Read Last Message
Double tap 2
Read Status and extra information in some application
Double tap 3
Read Current Focus
Double tap 4
Spell Phonetically
Tap 1 and hold
Read Current Sentence
Tap 2 and hold
Read from Top
Tap 3 and hold
Read from Current Position
Tap 4 and
hold
Advance Reading layout
Triple tap
Exit Command Layout
Double tap and hold
Quick Access Menu
Slide up
Increase Volume
Slide down
Decrease Volume
Slide left
Decrease Magnification
Slide right
Increase Magnification
Slide any and
hold
Command List
Tap 2
Toggle Screen layout
Tap 3
Toggle Color Scheme
Tap 4
Toggle Magnification
Double tap 1
Window Title
Double tap 2
Go To Soft Keys
Double tap 3
Magnifier Configuration
Double tap 4
Toggle Border
Tap 1 and hold
Toggle Font Smoothing
Tap 2 and hold
Toggle Auto Pan
Triple tap
anywhere
Exit Advance Reading Layout
Slide
down
Read Next Line
Slide
up
Read Previous Line
Slide right
Read Next Char
Slide
left
Read Previous Char
Tap 1
Read Previous Word
Tap 2
Read Next Word
Tap 3
Read Next Sentence
Tap 4
Read Previous Sentence
Double tap 1
Go to Home
Double tap 2
Go to End
Double tap 3
Read Next Paragraph
Double tap 4
Read Previous Paragraph
Tap 1 and hold
Toggle Selection Mode
Tap 2 and hold
Say Selected Text if Selection Mode is on and Paste when Selection Mode is off
Tap 3 and hold
Copy
Tap 4 and
hold
Cut
Slide left
Previous Character
Slide right
Next Character
Slide up
Previous Line
Slide down
Next Line
Double tap
Perform Enter / Return Command
Triple
tap
Exit Review Cursor
Tap 1
Previous Word
Tap 2
Next Word
Tap
3
Advanced commands (Windows Mobile)
Tap 4
Move to Home
Advanced Commands Tap 1 Text Format
Information
Advanced Commands Tap
2 Show Graphics Labeler
Slide
down
Move to next Command
Slide
up
Move to Previous Command
Slide
right
Jump forward in the command list by 3 commands
Slide
left
Jump backward in the command list by 3 commands
Single
tap
Read Command Help (Windows Mobile)
Double
tap
Activate the currently selected command
Triple
tap
Exit Command List
Once
you are in the Internet Explorer application, triple tap to activate the
Internet Explorer touch screen layout that will turn your screen into a
powerful tool to navigate the web. Below is a description of the touch screen
commands available for Internet Explorer.
Triple
tap
Toggle between Default and Internet Explorer Layout
Slide
down
Move forward one element in the web page.
Slide
up
Move back one element in the web page.
Slide
right
Jump forward one element based on the current Jump Mode
Slide
left
Jump back one element based on the current Jump Mode.
Double tap
anywhere
Perform Enter - appropriate behavior depending on the type of control. For
example, when currently focused on a link, activates the link. When currently
focused on a text entry box, open the editor so that text can be entered.
Tap 1 and
hold
Internet Jump Mode Layout
Tap 2 and
hold
Advance Reading – same as “Speak > Advance” Reading commands
Tap 3 and
hold
Skip the current section. The behavior of this command depends on where you’re
currently located. For example, if pressed in a table row, the virtual buffer
will move to the beginning of the next row.
Tap 4 and
hold
Moves focus to the address bar.
Tap
1 and hold to activate the Internet Jump Mode Layout and access more commands:
Slide down
Move forward one element in the Web page.
Slide
up
Move back one element in the Web page.
Slide
right
Jump forward one element based on the current Jump Mode.
Slide
left
Jump back one element based on the current Jump Mode.
Tap
1
Add a bookmark at the current position.
Tap
2
Toggles the Jump Mode between: Jump to same control; Jump to different control;
Jump to graphical control; Jump by characters.
Tap
3
Toggles the Jump Mode between: Jump by forms; Jump by editors; Jump by buttons;
Jump by checkbox and radio button; Jump by combo box and list box.
Tap
4
Toggles the Jump Mode between: Jump by headings and frames; Jump by headings;
Jump by frames.
Double tap 1
Toggles the Jump Mode between: Jump by links; Jump by non-links; Jump by
same-page links.
Double tap 2
Move forward or backward in the page by a fixed percentage of the page size (in
elements) or by bookmarks. Options are: Bookmarks, 2%, 5%, and 10%. Information
about the current element number in the page is also provided to give an
indication of your current location in the page.
Double tap
3
Toggles the Jump Mode between: Jump by paragraph and block quotes; Jump by
paragraph; Jump by block quotes.
Double tap
4
Toggles the Jump Mode between: Jump by table and list; Jump by list; Jump by
table.
Tap 1 and
hold
Clear
markers. Note that markers are automatically cleared whenever a new page is
loaded.
Tap 2 and
hold
Move backwards in the navigation history.
Tap 3 and
hold
Opens a search window, allowing the user to enter a search term. The left and
right joystick keys can then be used to repeatedly jump through and move to the
next found element.
Tap 4 and
hold
Toggles between start and end of a page.
If you’re using a Windows Phone with a touch screen
device, you can activate a special touch screen layout that will allow you to
perform any Windows Media Player commands using the touch screen. To activate
this layout, simply triple tap on the screen while you’re in the Windows Media
Player application.
Triple
tap
Toggle between Windows Media Player Layout and Default Layout
Double
tap 1 and
hold
Speak current time position
Double
tap 2 and
hold
Toggle audio mute
Tap
1
Pause / Resume playback
Tap
2
Speak song title
Tap
3
Next Track
Tap
4
Previous Track
Double
tap
1
Stop
Double
tap
2
Repeat Current Track
Double
tap
3
Move to next marker
Double
tap
4
Move to previous marker
Tap
1 and
hold
Go to
Tap
2 and
hold
Add Marker at current position
Tap
3 and
hold
Delete all markers
Tap
4 and
hold
Delete marker
Slide
right
Fast Forward
Slide
left
Rewind
Slide
up
Increase Volume
Slide
down
Decrease Volume
Now
you can read text using only touch gestures. Use Advanced Reading commands from
the Speak Layout to have reading by word, line, sentence and so on. Using the
Speak layout (Tap 4) you can do the following:
Tap
1
Read Soft Keys
Tap
2
Read Date and Time
Tap
3
Read Screen
Tap
4
Spell Message
Double
tap 1
Read Last Message
Double
tap 2
Read Status and extra information in some application
Double
tap 3
Read Current Focus
Double
tap 4
Spell Phonetically
Tap
1 and hold
Read Current Sentence
Tap
2 and hold
Read from Top
Tap
3 and hold
Read from Current Position
Tap
4 and hold
Advanced Reading
Triple
tap anywhere
Exit Speak Layout
If
you activate the advance reading layout from the speak layout (tap 4 to open
the speak layout and then tap 4 and hold) you can do the following
Triple
tap
anywhere
Exit Advance Reading Layout
Slide
down
Read Next Line
Slide
up
Read Previous Line
Slide
right
Read Next Char
Slide
Left
Read Previous Char
Tap
1
Read Previous Word
Tap
2
Read Next Word
Tap
3
Read Next Sentence
Tap
4
Read Previous Sentence
Double
tap 1
Go to Home
Double
tap
2
Go to End
Double
tap 3
Read Next Paragraph
Double
tap
4
Read Previous Paragraph
Tap
1 and hold
Toggle Selection Mode
Tap
2 and hold
Say Selected Text if Selection Mode is on and Paste when Selection Mode is off
Tap
3 and hold
Copy
Tap4
and hold
Cut
When
Selection Mode is on (tap 1 and hold from the advanced reading layout) you can
do the following:
·
Commands for Next / Previous
Character (Slide Right / Left) will select the Next / Previous Character.
·
Command for the Next /
Previous Line (Slide Down / UP) will select Next / Previous Line.
·
Command for Next / Previous
Word (Tap 2 / Tap 1) will select the Next / Previous Word.
·
Command for Next / Previous
Sentence (Tap 4 / Tap 3) will select the Next / Previous Sentence.
·
Command for Go to Home will
select from the cursor to the Beginning.
·
Command for Go to End will
select from the cursor to the End.
Note
that in an edit field, without activating any Touch Layout, you can use the
following:
Slide
down - Read Next Line
Slide
up - Read Previous Line
Slide
right - Read Next Char
Slide
left - Read Previous Char
·
Dialed characters will not be
spoken if the option "Silent while dialing" is selected in Mobile Speak's Control Panel.
·
In Windows Mobile, upon
installing Mobile Speak, in the Mobile Speak Control Panel you can set the
default dialer for the phone application, thus making it accessible. If the
keypad is shown, you can use the Go to next control command, and then use the
arrow keys + enter in order to navigate and dial numbers.
There
are several methods for entering text using Mobile Speak. If your device
includes a physical keyboard, this will probably be the most convenient and
efficient method. Additionally, you can use an external QWERTY or Braille
keyboard. However, Mobile Speak also includes an on-screen virtual keyboard
which allows you to enter text using the touch screen.
The
virtual touch input method works by directly entering the characters on the
touch screen of the device. When you activate this input method, a virtual
keyboard is enabled on the screen. Use the stylus or your finger to select a
character, keeping contact with the screen as you move through the characters.
When a character is selected, Mobile Speak will speak that character. To insert
the character that is currently selected, just lift your finger or the stylus
from the screen. Note that as soon as you release the character held at the tip
of the stylus or finger, it is inserted. The stylus or your finger should
therefore remain pressed to the screen until you find the character that you
wish to insert.
To
activate the virtual keyboard, use tap 1 + long tap 4. To exit the virtual
keyboard mode, triple tap anywhere on the screen.
There
are five keyboard types in this input method: lower case, upper case, symbol,
numbers, and phone keypad. You can change the current keyboard type using
double tap 2 or double tap 3.
In
Windows Mobile, you can use the Control Panel to set all keyboard layouts as
portrait (useful if your touch screen is square and you do not get much benefit
with the landscape mode). The numbers and phone keypad layouts will always be
displayed in portrait mode, whereas you can choose to display the lower case,
upper case, and symbol keyboard layouts as portrait or landscape from the
Control Panel.
To
set the keyboard layout to portrait or landscape, go to Configure Mobile Speak,
then to Touch. Please note Windows Mobile users must keep in mind the display
of the 4 quadrants when using a specific keyboard layout. For example, if you
use a keyboard layout which has been set to portrait, quadrant 1 will be at the
top left of the screen when you hold the phone in portrait. If it has been set
to landscape, quadrant 1 will be at the top left of the screen when you hold
the phone in landscape. Therefore quadrant 1 on portrait mode would be quadrant
4 on landscape mode, and quadrant 2 on portrait mode would be quadrant 1 on
landscape. Therefore, it is important that you always know whether your
keyboard layout is set to portrait or landscape and remember that numbers and
phone keypad layouts will always be displayed in portrait mode, whereas you can
choose to display the lower case, upper case and symbol keyboard layouts as
portrait or landscape from the Control Panel.
Note that the phone keypad layout should be
automatically selected if you launch the touch keyboard from the Today Screen
or Phone application in Windows Mobile.
In
addition, for Windows Mobile there are two keyboard modes available: dynamic
and normal (use tap 1 to toggle between them). When you first open the virtual
keyboard you are, by default, in the dynamic keyboard. This means that wherever
you first put your finger is the letter H or the number 5 for numeric keyboard
layouts. On the normal keyboard you will only find the letter H at the middle
of the screen.
You
can also choose between various input languages by using double tap 1 or double
tap 4. The available languages depend on the TTS you have installed. For example, if you have a French and English voice installed, you
will toggle between QWERTY and AZERTY keyboards.
While
you are writing with the virtual keyboard, use tap 2 to backspace (you do not
have to look for the Backspace key every time you want to delete a character)
and tap 3 to perform the Enter key.
Sliding up/down/left/right allow you to navigate the
text while you are working with the touch keyboard.
The following summary lists the commands that are
available in virtual keyboard mode:
Slide
Left
Previous Character
Slide
Right
Next Character
Slide
Up
Previous Line
Slide
Down
Next Line
Tap
1*
Toggle Dynamic / Static Keyboard mode (Windows Mobile)
Tap
2
Simulate Back key
Tap
3
Simulate Return key
Double
tap
3*
Set Next Keyboard Layout
Double
tap
2*
Set Previous keyboard layout
Double
tap
4*
Set Next Language, if more than one language is installed
Double
tap
1*
Set Previous language, if more than one language is installed
Triple
tap
Exit, Virtual Keyboard
*
After performing these commands, one can use single tap anywhere to keep
cycling the command assignment. Note – 5 seconds of inactivity will turn off
this mode or you can use triple tap to go back to Virtual Keyboard.
Although
Mobile Speak provides access to most of the controls and text on the display,
there may be situations where the text or graphical information that you
require is not readily accessible with the standard navigation commands. This
may be due to a number of reasons including the information in question being
embedded in a static text control or the use of non-standard controls by the
developers of third-party applications and Web pages.
In
order to get around inaccessible controls, Mobile Speak includes a special
review cursor that lets you navigate through the entire screen and read the
text or graphics which are otherwise hard to access. In some instances, you may
also move focus to an item selected in Review Cursor mode.
To
activate Review Cursor mode and read the entire screen, press the Home key + 3
in the Default layout. While in Review Cursor mode, you cannot perform MS
commands involving the Home key. To turn off the review cursor manually, press
the Home key. Mobile Speak will say “Review Cursor off”.
When
the Review Cursor mode is active, use the arrow keys to navigate through the
contents of the current screen or the window. The left and right arrow keys move the cursor by character, while the up and
down arrow keys move the cursor one line at a time.
If you would like to try to place focus on an item (this
usually works with list views like a list of files and folders that Mobile
Speak cannot read properly) using the review cursor, navigate to that item and
press the Enter key. If you checked the option “Turn off Review Cursor when
doing an action” (unchecked by default) under Mobile Speak Control Panel >
Main Settings > General, the Mobile Speak cursor will automatically be
turned off and focus will be placed on that item if possible. Press Enter again
if you want to activate that item (e.g., open the file or folder). If the
option listed above is unchecked, the Review Cursor will remain active until
you manually deactivate it by pressing the Command key.
In addition to the functionality described above, using Review Cursor mode on
touch screen devices also allows you to navigate the phone interface
intuitively, by moving your finger over the screen while Mobile Speak reads the
contents as you touch them. To activate the Review Cursor mode using the touch
screen, use tap 1 + double tap 3. To exit Review Cursor mode without selecting
anything, triple tap anywhere on the screen.
You
can either move your finger around the screen and Mobile Speak will read what
is under your finger, or you can move between the items which are on the screen
with slides up, down, left and right.
·
Double tap:
select current item.
·
Slide
left/right: previous/next character.
·
Slide up/down:
previous/next line.
·
Tap 1: previous
word.
·
Tap 2: next
word.
·
Tap 4: move to
home.
·
Tap 3: Advanced
commands, which include Tap 1 (text format information), Tap 2 (show Graphics
Labeler). Graphics Labeler is only available on Windows Mobile.
Note: if you want to label graphics, Graphics
Verbosity must be on. To activate Graphic Verbosity, exit the Review Cursor
(triple tap), tap 2 (settings layout), and long tap 2 (toggle Graphic
Verbosity).
In
addition to the default Review Cursor functionality, you can also assign text
labels to graphics so that when you navigate back to the same graphics using
the Review Cursor at a later time, you will hear the assigned text label.
By
default, however, the Review Cursor is set to speak labeled graphics only. To
change the graphics verbosity setting, first ensure that the Review Cursor mode
is turned off. Next, go to Settings (tap 2 + long tap 2) to cycle through the
three options for graphics verbosity: Labeled, All, and None. Simple taps
everywhere on the screen (after tap 2 + long tap 2 to change the Review Cursor)
will keep cycling through the three available values for this setting. Default
input layout will be restored after three seconds of inactivity. Set graphics
verbosity to "All" if you want the Review Cursor to see even the
unlabeled graphics.
If
the Review Cursor comes across an unlabeled graphic, it will read the unique
identifier of that graphic. However, each graphic can be assigned a text label.
Once a text label is assigned, Mobile Speak will always read the text label for
that graphic. To assign a text label to a graphic, make sure that the Review
Cursor is on a graphic and then tap 3 (Advanced Review Cursor options if it is
active) + tap 2 to open the graphics labeler.
The
identifier of a graphic is a number with a maximum value of 255. Therefore, you
may hear Mobile Speak read graphics as “Graphic 127”, etc. In most
circumstances, you can find out the function that is assigned to that graphic
simply by pressing Enter or double tapping it. Mobile Speak lets you assign a
text label to the graphic so that you can hear the label instead of the graphic
identifier when you navigate back to that graphic.
The
dialog box which appears when you launch the graphics labeler has an edit field
where you can type the label that you want to be spoken when you come back to
the current graphic.
The
Graphics Labeler can also be used to label any unknown item on the Taskbar. The
Taskbar can be accessed by Go To (tap 1) + long tap 3 and also Command + Long 1
key combination. An example of an unlabeled icon would be “Icon (154)”. You can
go to Options (left soft key) + Add Label and add the text you want to be
spoken instead of that icon.
Mobile Speak can provide output
through electronic refreshable Braille devices. Both text and control
information will be available in Braille as you navigate around the mobile
phone environment. Furthermore, using devices with Braille input keys, you can create and edit documents with any of the
currently supported Braille grades and languages.
Through the Braille page found in
Mobile Speak’s Control Panel, users can set up connections
with any number of supported Braille devices and easily switch between two or
more of these at any time. Some Braille devices no longer require pairing with
the Windows Mobile and therefore only need to be added in the Device Manager.
Other Braille devices, however, must first be paired with the Windows Mobile
either by using any passcode or one that is specific
to the unit of the Braille device, before they may be used for Braille
input/output.
This section will give instructions
on how to pair Braille devices with a Windows Mobile as well as how to add a
Braille device in the Braille page of the control panel. It will also describe
the layout of each supported Braille device and provide the list of commands
that can be performed on each. Other information about Braille settings and the
structure of Braille output will be included.
For some devices (including those
from HumanWare, BAUM, and Handy Tech), the first step
in using Braille with Mobile Speak is to pair the Braille display with your
Windows Mobile device. Please check the documentation for your Braille device
to find out the passcode used to connect with other
devices. This may be specific to the serial number of the Braille device unit.
Otherwise, you may use any string of numbers, normally no shorter than four
digits, like 1234 which is the default passcode used
by most Bluetooth-enabled devices. All Bluetooth devices use an authentication
number when users attempt to establish a connection between them, thereby
securing that connection.
Some Windows Mobile devices use the
WIDCOMM Bluetooth stack while others use the Microsoft Bluetooth (MSBT) stack,
and these require slightly different steps to pair with another
Bluetooth-enabled device. Moreover, there are some Braille devices like the BrailleNote family from HumanWare
that require the extra step of creating an incoming COM port in order for the
paired devices to communicate properly, and pairing must be done on the BrailleNote rather than the Pocket PC device.
Once the Braille device is added in
the Braille page, there is no need to repeat the steps required to set it up for use with Mobile Speak, and you can toggle
Braille on/off at any time. You will only need to repeat the process when:
·
You perform
a hard reset.
·
You delete
the Bluetooth partnership between your Braille device and Windows Mobile.
·
You remove
the Braille device from the Braille page.
·
You
completely uninstall Mobile Speak and reinstalled it or upgrade to a new
version.
·
Something
has changed with the Braille device that alters its Bluetooth address.
Note: For
more information on pairing the devices and WIDCOMM / MSBT Bluetooth stack,
please see Appendix A.
First refer to the instructions
specific to using your Braille device with Mobile Speak to ensure that there
are no steps required prior to adding your Braille device in the Braille page.
1.
Open Mobile
Speak Control Panel.
The Control Panel is divided into
multiple pages. Navigate using the left and right arrows.
2.
Go to the
Braille page and select the first option Set up my Braille device if
there is no device configured yet and select Add another Braille device
if there is already another device configured.
In most cases, Mobile Speak 4 will
automatically detect and configure the correct drivers for the Braille display.
If Mobile Speak is unable to automatically configure the drivers for your
Braille display the Device Configuration dialog will appear.
1.
Choose the
correct device from the Select your Braille device from the following list
of Bluetooth devices in range list by using left or right arrows.
2.
Choose the
device manufacturer’s name from the manufacturer list.
3.
Choose the
device type from the device list so that Mobile Speak can configure the correct
driver for your device.
A warning dialog may appear
indicating that at the time of connecting you may be asked to enter a PIN as
the device is not yet paired with your phone. Follow the steps outlined in
Appendix A to pair the Braille display with your mobile phone.
When your Braille device has been
properly connected to your Windows Mobile device and added in the Braille page
(in the Control Panel), you may connect to your device using one of the
following two ways:
1. Use the
shortcut (command + dial key) to enable Mobile Speak Braille support.
Note:
This will turn on Braille in the device currently selected in the Braille
page.
2. Change
the selected device and enable Braille, then:
1. Go to the
Braille page in Control Panel.
2. Navigate to
the Braille device you wish to use using the arrow keys.
3. Press the
left softkey to activate the Options menu.
4. Navigate to
Connect and press Enter.
If successfully started, Mobile
Speak will say "Braille Ready", and this message will also appear on
your Braille display. Note that if there are fewer cells on your Braille
display than required by this message, you may have to use Braille Pan Right to
read the rest of the text. You can now use your Braille device to control your
Windows Mobile device with Braille output.
To turn off Braille support, press
command + dial again. Alternatively, you can select Disconnect from the Options
menu in the Braille page of the Control Panel.
To remove a device from the list,
simply navigate to the Braille display that you want to remove using the arrow
keys, and choose Delete from the Options menu.
The option to turn Bluetooth on and
off is located in the Options menu of the Braille page.
Mobile Speak can display text in
different Braille grades and languages. Each Braille device has a command that
allows you to cycle through the four supported Braille grades: 6-dot computer
Braille, 8-dot computer Braille, Grade 1 (referring to uncontracted
literary Braille), and Grade 2 (referring to contracted literary Braille). A
different Braille grade can be set for output and for input.
The Braille language translation
table used for each Braille grade is set to US English by default, but you can
configure this to Norwegian Grade 2 Braille, UK English Grade 1 Braille, Portuguese
8-dot computer Braille, or US English 6-dot computer Braille, for example.
In addition to text, Mobile Speak
also helps you determine the type of control, the control state, and whether
the control has focus. Language-dependent Braille indicators for control
information are also displayed before the label of the control in focus.
Indicators are always displayed in computer Braille, regardless of Braille
grade setting, and dots 7 and 8 appear in all their cells to help distinguish
them from regular text. If the control does not change state, then the Braille
indicator consists of only two characters which are letters that relate to the
control type name. The letters used in the indicators also vary according to
the language of the selected text-to-speech engine. Each supported Braille
device has a command for switching between installed voices. For example, a
button is indicated by the letters bt
in English, but by the letters kn in Dutch
where a button is called "knop".
If the control changes state, then
there is a third character in the indicator which is a symbol kept constant in
all languages though the dot patterns may differ:
·
Equals sign
= for a checked checkbox or pressed button.
·
Dash - for
an unchecked checkbox.
·
Hash # for a
disabled control.
·
Ampersand
& for a submenu.
·
Open brace { for an open tree view level.
·
Closed brace } for a closed tree view level.
Remember that these symbols will
also be shown with dots 7 and 8. Braille indicators, however, can be removed
from the displayed information if you prefer.
To navigate to the Configure
Braille settings:
1.
Open the
Mobile Speak Control Panel using one of the following options:
1.
Press
Command Key + right softkey.
2.
Tap 2
(Settings) and double tap 3.
3.
Press Enter
on the "Mobile Speak" shortcut in the Today Screen, or in the Start
menu (Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition).
4.
Select Start
> Programs (WM5, WM6, and WM6.1).
2.
Navigate to
the Braille page using the left or right arrow.
3.
Navigate to Configure
Braille using the up or down arrow and press Enter.
To change the Configure Braille
settings:
·
The first control in this
dialog determines whether Braille indicators for control information will
·
selected, then
even if G1 or G2 Braille is selected for output, the word under the cursor will
be displayed in 8-dot computer Braille to make text editing easier.
·
The next control is the Auto
reconnect checkbox which, if enabled, will set Mobile Speak to
attempt to reconnect your Windows Mobile with the Braille device if the
connection was dropped or after the mobile device boots up. It will attempt the
reconnection 30 seconds after the devices were disconnected or the end of the
boot-up process. If Bluetooth was off, Mobile be
displayed. By default it is enabled. Press Enter or Space on
the keyboard to deselect this dialog.
·
The next four controls are
combo boxes for selecting the Braille translation table for each of the four
supported Braille grades. Use the Up and Down arrow keys to move from one to
the other. Use the Left and Right arrow keys to change the selection.
·
The next control is a checkbox
for Uncontract current word (enabled by
default). If the box is Speak will also attempt to enable it, so do not check
this box if you do not always access your phone with a Braille device or it may
leave the Bluetooth radio active and draining battery
power unnecessarily. This option was added for deafblind
users and those who want to access the phone with their Braille device all the
time.
·
The next option is Turn off
Bluetooth. When enabled, Mobile Speak will automatically disable Bluetooth
as soon as the command to toggle Braille on/off (command + dial) is performed
to break the connection between the Braille device and Windows Mobile.
·
Activate the
left softkey assigned to OK to close this
dialog and save any changes you made, or press the right softkey
to select Cancel instead to exit without applying the changes.
When focus lands on an edit
control, Braille output automatically switches to edit mode so that Mobile
Speak displays the text cursor by raising dots 7 and 8. At present, this
tactile cursor is only available when 6- or 8-dot computer Braille is selected.
If there is an uppercase character at the cursor position, the dots will alternate, meaning that dot 8 is raised while dot 7 is not.
If text selection commands are used, dots 7 and 8 will both appear in all the
cells of the selected text.
The tactile cursor is also used to
mark which letter in the Start menu name is the access key for that item. If
that letter is pressed while the Start menu is open, the application linked
with this access key will be launched.
When typing text using Grade 1 or 2
Braille, remember that the text is not translated until you press Space or
Enter, or perform a command that moves focus or displays a message. Keep in
mind that the Braille grade used for input is not necessarily the same one set
for Braille output, so use the appropriate commands for configuring input and
output Braille grades in order to be certain.
You can use the backspace command
assigned to the key combination specific to your Braille device while typing in
whichever grade to delete the character to the left of the text cursor. Note
that this command may be used even before the text typed in grade 1 or 2
Braille is translated. If you wish to clear everything you have typed so far
that has not yet been translated, use the Braille Escape command available on
all supported Braille devices.
Note: When you are entering text
into the fields of an appointment, task, or contacts,
remember that you must press Enter to open the field before typing. If
you press Enter after typing in text using grade 1 or 2 Braille, without
pressing space or performing a command that will cause the text to be
translated, this key press will only translate the text but not close the
field. You must press Enter again in order to exit the control and return to
the main list of fields of this Pocket Outlook item.
In applications fully supported by
Mobile Speak, screen contents are displayed in Braille in a way that will give
you an idea of visual information such as format, hierarchy, control type, and
state. This is the default Braille output mode called "Braille
format". In this mode, Mobile Speak sends information to the display that
is relevant to the current cursor position. The information sent includes
things such as control type, dialog name, or number of items in a list (where
the list index is not really displayed visually).
There are applications, however,
where Braille Format mode will not work due to the use of nonstandard controls
or where the screen content is not visually displayed as text. In these cases,
it is possible though that Mobile Speak can still read the contents of the
screen to some extent. In order to make this limited accessibility available to
Braille-only users, it is possible to change the Braille Output mode to
"Speech emulation". In this mode, Mobile Speak sends to the Braille
display exactly what it sends to the speech engine. Instead of Braille
indicators for control information, the words that are spoken by Mobile Speak
when it comes across that control are displayed. For example, in Braille Format
mode, ls and rs
are used to indicate the left and right softkeys. In
Speech Emulation mode, the words "left soft" and "right
soft" are shown in Braille instead.
Each Braille device has its own
Braille command for switching between these two Braille output modes.
Code Factory recognizes the power
of Windows Mobile devices and how they can be used not only for communication
but also for performing other tasks such as note taking and reading books. On
Windows Mobile, Mobile Speak fully supports all Office Mobile applications
(Word, Excel and PowerPoint). It also supports a third-party application for reading
PDF files.
Moreover, a unique feature of
Mobile Speak, never seen in other screen readers for desktop computers or for
mainstream mobile devices, is a Braille file reader application that supports
Braille formatted (BRF) files that can be downloaded from online sources such
as Bookshare.org, the National Library Service
for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, the CNIB Digital Library, and the International Braille
Research Center. Furthermore, this application already includes a Bookshare unpack utility so after you save the BKS2 or BKS
files to your device, you can simply navigate to a Bookshare
BRF file using File Explorer, press Enter, and type in your Bookshare
password (if prompted), to start unpacking. You will also be asked if you wish
to keep a copy of the BKS2 or BKS file after it has been unpacked. The BRF file
will automatically be opened after it is unpacked.
Note that you can use this
application even if you do not have a Braille device. Mobile Speak will inform
you that no Braille device is connected, and will ask if you wish to proceed.
Press the left softkey for "Yes".
If you open a BRF file, or the
application opens one after being unpacked from a Bookshare
file, Mobile Speak will ask you if you wish to preserve soft line breaks in the
document. If you want to read this file continuously from some point or cursor
position, or if you plan to navigate by paragraphs, then pressing the right softkey for "No" will make speech output smoother
as it will not pause at line endings, except where carriage returns are
inserted to begin new paragraphs. Similarly, if you are using a Braille device
with short Braille displays, removing the line breaks will also improve the
flow of Braille reading because text is shown on the entire Braille display, rather
than starting a new Braille line at soft line breaks. However, if you want to
know where lines begin and end in the file, press the left softkey
for "Yes" at that prompt instead.
Remember that text navigation
commands to read by character (left / right arrow key), line (up / down arrow
key), and the other commands available if you wish to move by word, sentence
and paragraph, as well as continuously from the top of the file or cursor
position, can all be used in the BRF Reader application. Observe also that
Mobile Speak will say the correct name of each Braille character.
To view a list of BRF, BKS2 and BKS
files saved on your device or storage card:
1.
Press the
left softkey for "Options" when in the
Braille Reader application or a BRF file itself.
2.
Select Open.
Mobile
Speak will search for supported files and a series of double beeps is played to
indicate the progress of the search.
3.
When the
list of files is shown, navigate to the one you wish to access and press Enter.
Note that
when you close a BRF file, Mobile Speak will remember your place in it so that
you can continue reading where you left off when this file is reopened later.
There are other options in the menu
opened by the left softkey, including a Find function
for searching text within the BRF file as well as options for adding and
viewing bookmarks that allow you to jump easily to places in the document that
you wish to read again or remember for future reference.
To exit a file or the BRF Reader
application, press the right softkey for
"Exit".
As of January 2009, Bookshare has changed to a new format. The bookshare files are downloadable as standard zip files with
extensions of either .zip or .bks2. To open a bookshare
brf file directly in brf
reader, the extension should be .bks2. You can either change the file extension
as .bks2 or select Yes for "Please download BKS2 Format" on the Bookshare web site in My Account > Preferences >
Download Preferences.
Mobile Speak still supports BKS
(the old Bookshare format), which means users who
already have downloaded content from them do not have to download those files
again.
Follow these steps if you have a BrailleNote
mPower or BrailleNote PK.
Bluetooth should be a built-in feature, and not made available through
Bluetooth CompactFlash cards or USB-Bluetooth dongles
and Serial-Bluetooth adapters.
1.
Make the
Windows Mobile phone discoverable to other Bluetooth devices by going to Start
> Settings > Connections > Bluetooth and changing the Bluetooth status
to "On" and to "Discoverable" so that the BrailleNote can find it.
2.
Press the
right softkey (still in the Bluetooth dialog) to open
the Menu. Navigate to "Com ports" and press Enter.
3.
Press the
right softkey to open the Menu in the next window.
Navigate to "New incoming port" and hit Enter.
4.
Select a COM
port number higher than 5. Leave the checkbox for creating secured connections
checked.
5.
Press the
left softkey to close the dialog and save your
settings. Keep activating the left softkey for
"Done" to close all windows and return to the Today screen.
On the BrailleNote:
1. Press 'o' in the Main Menu to open the Options menu, and then press
'c' to go to the Connectivity menu.
2. Press 'b'
in the Connectivity menu to open the Bluetooth menu. If the
first option asks "Bluetooth on? Yes", then press Space+Dot4
or the Down arrow to move to the Device Search prompt. If the
first option asks "Bluetooth on? No", press
'y' to enable Bluetooth.
The BrailleNote
will display the message "Starting Bluetooth, please wait". If
Bluetooth is successfully enabled, the BrailleNote
will ask "Search for devices?".
3. Press 'y'
to begin the search in the device Search prompt.
The BrailleNote
will display the message: "Searching for Bluetooth devices, please
wait". If the BrailleNote finds any Bluetooth
devices, it will show "list of Bluetooth devices".
4. Use
Space+dot4 or the Down arrow to see the devices.
5. Select your
Smartphone in the list and press Enter.
The BrailleNote
will then show the supported services of the Bluetooth-enabled device with the
prompt: "List of services for ", where is the device name that you
have selected in the previous step.
6. In this list, Navigate to "ActiveSync service",
and press Enter.
You will be asked if you want to
pair with this device, with the prompt: "Pair with and activate
ActiveSync?".
7. Press 'y'.
BrailleNote will then
ask for the "Authentication code?".
8. Type any
number here, then press Enter.
If you are using a BrailleNote BT mPower or BrailleNote PK, please check the numbers you've typed with
speech before pressing Enter, as numbers in Grade 1 / Grade 2 or computer
Braille are entered differently. After pressing Enter, the "add
devices" window will open on your Windows Mobile Phone, with the message:
"BrailleNote would like to connect with your
Windows Mobile Phone using Bluetooth, would you like to add it to your device
list?".
9. Press the
left softkey for "Yes".
10. A dialog will open where you should
enter the same passkey you typed on the BrailleNote
in step 13, and then press the left softkey for "Next".
If the BrailleNote
is successfully connected with your Windows Mobile device, a message informing
you so will be displayed on the screen and read by Mobile Speak.
11. Select OK by pressing the left softkey.
A new window opens where you can
type in the display name of the connected device, or accept the default name.
12. Press the left softkey
for "Next". The "Services" window then opens, but it does
not have any items, so just close it by pressing the left softkey
for "Done".
When you have completed all the
previous steps successfully, the BrailleNote will say
"Paired with ActiveSync active" and it will also show a cursor in
front of ActiveSync service. Close the dialog now by either repeatedly pressing
the Exit command (Space+e or Escape key) or using the
Main Menu command (Space+dots123456 or Menu key).
13. On the BrailleNote,
select "terminal for screen reader" from the Main Menu by pressing 't'.
The BrailleNote
will show the current setting for the Braille terminal port (serial or
Bluetooth).
14. If "Serial" is selected,
press 'b' to select Bluetooth and press Enter.
Follow the steps in section A.2 to add your Braille display
in Mobile Speak Control Panel.
Unless you have a BrailleNote mPower or BrailleNote PK, refer
to this section on how to set up your Braille device for use with Mobile Speak.
First check your Braille device user manual for information on the passkey used
to connect this unit with other Bluetooth devices.
Note: on some WM6 and WM6.1 phones, softkey
options may be reversed. For example, the "Next" option mentioned in
the following steps may be assigned to the left rather than the right softkey. To check the softkey
assignments, use the Command +Enter command.
1. On your
Windows Mobile Phone, go to Start > Settings > Connections > Bluetooth
and set the Bluetooth status to "On".
Alternatively, you can open the
Wireless Manager through the Quick List or Start menu, or go to Start >
Bluetooth > Bluetooth Manager > Bluetooth Settings if you cannot find a
Bluetooth option in Start > Settings > Connections.
2. Press the
right softkey to open the Menu, and press Enter on
"Devices".
3. Press the
right softkey In the window
that opens next to open the menu.
First make sure that your Braille
device is turned on and that you have enabled its Bluetooth option if
necessary.
4. Press Enter
on "New".
Your Windows Mobile phone will
start scanning for Bluetooth devices in range. Please wait for the list to
populate. Note that if there is only one Bluetooth device found, Mobile Speak
may not read its name but will instead read the softkeys
of this window and you will notice that the "Next" option assigned to
the right softkey will no longer be disabled.
5. If there is
more than one Bluetooth device shown in the list, navigate to your Braille
device using the arrows and press the right softkey
for "Next".
If there is just one, simply
proceed to the next window by hitting the right softkey
as this device would already be selected. You will then be asked to enter a
passkey for the connecting device.
6. Type in the
specific passkey for your Braille device if there is one, or key in a string of
numbers no fewer than four digits.
7. Press the
right softkey for "Next".
Depending on the Braille device,
you may need to type in the same passkey using its Braille keyboard. Please
refer to the user's manual for your Braille device regarding this, including
instructions on how the passkey is to be entered in Braille (using which
Braille grade of which language). When pairing is successful, a message telling
you so appears on the screen and is read by Mobile Speak.
8. Press the
left softkey for "OK".
A new window opens where you can
type in a display name for the Braille device you have just connected, or to
accept the default name.
9. Press the
left softkey for "Next".
The list of available services for the Bluetooth device is
shown.
10. Check the checkbox for "Serial
port".
11. Press the left softkey
for "Done".
12. Close all windows by pressing left softkey for “Done" until you are back to the Start
menu.
13. Follow the steps in section 2.2 to
add your Braille display in Mobile Speak Control Panel.
One
of Mobile Speak’s unique features is a BRF Reader
application that supports Braille formatted (BRF) files that can be downloaded
from online sources such as Bookshare.org, the
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, the
CNIB Digital Library, and the International Braille Research Center. Further, this application
already includes a Bookshare unpack utility, so after
saving the BKS files on your device, you can simply navigate to and select a Bookshare file using File Explorer / File Manager, press
Enter, and type in your Bookshare password, if
prompted, to start unpacking. You will also be asked if you wish to keep a copy
of the BKS file after it has been unpacked. The BRF file will automatically be
opened after it is unpacked.
Note
that you can use this application even if you do not have a Braille device.
Mobile Speak will inform you that no connection to a Braille device was made,
and then it will ask you if you wish to proceed. Press the left soft key to do
so.
If
you open a BRF file, or the application opens one after being unpacked from a Bookshare file, Mobile Speak will ask you if you wish to
preserve soft line breaks in the document. If you want to read this file
continuously from a point or cursor position, or if you plan to navigate by
paragraphs, then answer "No" to this prompt
with the right soft key. Speech output will be smoother as it will not pause at
line endings, except where carriage returns are inserted to begin new
paragraphs. Similarly, if you are using a Braille device with short Braille
displays, removing the line breaks will also improve the flow of Braille
reading because text is shown on the entire Braille display, rather than
starting a new Braille line at soft line breaks. However, if you want to know
where lines begin and end in the file, press the left soft key at that prompt.
Remember
that text navigation commands to read by character (left / right arrow key),
line (Up / Down arrow key), and the commands available in the Advanced Reading
layout to move by word, sentence and paragraph, as well as continuously from
the top of the file or cursor position, can all be used in the BRF Reader
application. Note that on some Smartphones (e.g.,
Motorola Q 9M), you may need to enable the numeric functions of the QWERTY
keyboard first in order to perform Advanced Reading commands.
If
you wish to view a list of BRF and BKS files saved on your device or storage
card, press the left soft key for "Options" when in the BRF Reader
application or a BRF file itself, and select "Open". Mobile Speak
will search for supported files and a series of double beeps is played to
indicate the progress of the search. When the list of files is shown, navigate
to the one you wish to access and press Enter. Note that when you close a BRF
file, Mobile Speak will remember your place in it so that you can continue
reading where you left off when this file is later reopened.
Other
options in the left soft key menu include a Find function for searching text
within the BRF file as well as options for adding and viewing bookmarks so you
can easily jump to places in the document that you wish to read again or
remember for future reference.
To
exit a file or the BRF Reader application, press the right softkey
for "Exit".
Mobile
Magnifier is a full-screen magnification application that enlarges and improves
readability of screen contents, detects areas of interest to make them more
visible, and offers hotkeys to obtain a magnified view of screen icons
conveying non-textual information. With Mobile Magnifier you can:
·
Enlarge screen
contents in ten variable levels of magnification.
·
Smooth curves
and edges of magnified fonts and graphics.
·
Access seven
different color schemes for better visual contrast.
·
Magnify the
whole screen or just areas of interest.
·
Easily pan and scroll screen
contents even in magnified view.
Although
licensed separately, Mobile Magnifier can be installed together with Mobile
Speak, making it easy to provide speech output and screen magnification at the
same time if desired.
Although
Mobile Magnifier will automatically detect the area of interest and magnify it
in real-time, there may be instances where freely exploring the entire screen
is needed. In order to do this, you can press and hold the arrow keys at any
time while Mobile Magnifier is running to pan the screen contents.
In
addition, on Windows Mobile devices Mobile Magnifier provides a mode called
“Lens”. While in this mode, you can use the stylus or finger directly on the
touch screen in order to move the lens around the screen. At any time, you can
tap once or tap twice quickly on areas that are inside the lens as you would
normally do with the touch screen. Moving the lens around the screen can also
be accomplished by using the arrow keys. This makes the lens available even on
devices that do not have a touch screen.
Mobile
Magnifier can be started or stopped in any of the following ways:
·
Pressing the
Command Key + Long 0
·
From the Code
Factory folder located under the phone’s Start Menu
·
Tap 2
(Settings) + tap 4 through the touch screen
On
Windows Mobile devices, you can also start and stop Mobile Magnifier from the
Magnification page on the Home Screen.
Mobile
Magnifier provides a wide range of configuration settings to fit the needs of
each user and provide the best user experience for each different phone. These
settings can be configured from the Magnification Page found in the Mobile
Speak configuration utility. Please see to the section on configuring Mobile
Speak elsewhere in this manual for more details.
On
Windows Mobile phones, it is possible to uninstall Mobile Magnifier while
keeping Mobile Speak installed. To do so, select the option “Remove Mobile
Magnifier from my device” found in the Magnification page under the Mobile
Speak Control Panel.
You
can change the way your current TTS voice pronounces words through Mobile Speak’s User Dictionary.
There
are several ways to access the User Dictionary:
·
Command key +
Long 4
·
Windows Mobile
devices: through the Mobile Speak Control Panel, under the Voices option found
in the Profile Configuration page.
·
Symbian devices: through Configure Mobile Speak, press the left soft key and
select ‘User Dictionary’.
In
the User Dictionary dialog, you have an edit field for entering the
"actual word" and a "read as" field for the pronunciation
text string. Note that you can only enter single words, and numbers and
punctuations are ignored. To change the placement of stress on syllables, use
upper case letters in the pronunciation string to start a new syllable. For
example, to correct the way the word "knowledgebase" is pronounced,
enter knowledgebase as the actual word, and knowledgeBase
in the "Read as" edit field.
You
can also change the way individual letters are pronounced through the user
dictionary. For example, if you have difficulty hearing the letter 'e' spoken
at higher speech rate levels, you can enter ‘e’ as the actual word and ‘ee’ as the pronunciation string.
When
you are ready to add the pronunciation entry, press the right soft key and
select "Add". The new entry will be added to the list presented in
the main screen of the user dictionary. Other options available in the menu
opened with the right soft key can be used to "Delete" entries,
"Modify" existing entries, and "Clear edit fields" so that
you do not need to delete the text entered one character at a time using the
Backspace key.
To
exit the User Dictionary and save your entries, press the left soft key. To
exit the User Dictionary without saving your changes, press the right soft key
and select “Cancel”.
At
any time while Mobile Speak is running you can toggle the User Dictionary on
and off by pressing Command key + 4 (in the Default command layout).
The web browser is available on all Windows
Mobile phones. Launch it by selecting “Internet Explorer” from the Start Menu.
Mobile Speak provides easy to use and powerful access
to web content via the Web browser, allowing you to navigate web pages in the
way you are used to with your desktop screen reader.
Note: you will need an Internet connection to use this
web browser. If you do not connect via WLAN, please check the data plan of your
operator so that you know exactly what charges are involved with downloading
Internet data.
Mobile Speak provides support for the web browser by
means of a virtual cursor. The default key press functionality has been changed
in order to provide special functionality and allow easy navigation throughout
the web page.
Below is a summary of the virtual cursor commands
currently available:
· Joystick down: Move forward one element in the web
page.
· Joystick up: Move back one element in the web page.
· Joystick right: Jump forward one element based on the
current Jump Mode. The Jump Mode can be changed by pressing the keys 2-8 (see
below). The default Jump Mode whenever a new page is loaded is "Jump by
Links".
· Joystick left: Jump back one element based on the
current Jump Mode. The Jump Mode can be changed by pressing the keys 2-8 (see
below). The default Jump Mode whenever a new page is loaded is "Jump by
Links".
· 1 (A): Moves focus to the Internet Explorer address
bar. If you’re reading e-mails in the Messaging application, this command will
allow you to navigate through the messages in your Inbox.
· 0 (S): Toggles between start and end of a page.
· 0 Hold: Saves the contents of the web page to a text
file. The file will be saved in the My Documents folder of your device.
· 2 (C): Toggles the Jump Mode between: Jump to same
control; Jump to different control; Jump to graphical control; Jump by
characters.
· 3 (F): Toggles the Jump Mode between: Jump by forms;
Jump by editors; Jump by buttons; Jump by checkbox and radio button; Jump by
combo box and list box.
· 4 (H): Toggles the Jump Mode between: Jump by headings
and frames; Jump by headings; Jump by frames.
· 5 (L): Toggles the Jump Mode between: Jump by links;
Jump by non-links; Jump by in-page links.
· 6 (M): Move forward or backward in the page by a
fixed percentage of the page size (in elements) or by bookmarks. Options are:
Bookmarks, 2%, 5%, and 10%. Information about the current element number in the
page is also provided to give an indication of your current location in the
page.
· 7 (P): Toggles the Jump Mode between: Jump by
paragraph and block quotes; Jump by paragraph; Jump by block quotes.
· 8 (T): Toggles the Jump Mode between: Jump by table
and list; Jump by list; Jump by table.
· 9 (B): Add a bookmark at the current position. Press
and hold this key in order to clear markers. Note that markers are
automatically cleared whenever a new page is loaded.
· Back: Move backwards in the navigation history.
· # (K): Open a search window to enter a search term.
The left and right joystick keys can then be used to repeatedly jump through
and move to the next found element.
· * (Space): Skips the current section. The behaviour of
this command depends on where you are currently located. For example, if
pressed in a table row, the virtual buffer will move to the beginning of the
next row.
· Enter: Appropriate behaviour depending on the type of
control. For example, when currently focused on a link, navigate to the link.
When currently focused on a text entry box, open the editor so that text can be
entered.
The Mobile Speak text navigation commands (such as
move to next word, sentence, paragraph, etc.) are also available in the web
browser.
In order to change the selection of a combo box
inside a web form on a Windows Mobile phone with a touch screen, you will need
to press Command Key + left/right arrows in order to change the selection, and
then Enter to accept the selection.
Once
you are in the Internet Explorer application you can activate a special touch
screen layout that will turn your screen into a powerful tool to navigate the
web. Below is a description of the touch screen commands available for Internet
Explorer:
Triple
tap
Toggle between Default and Internet Explorer Layout
Slide
down
Move forward one element in the web page.
Slide
up
Move back one element in the web page.
Slide
right
Jump forward one element based on the current Jump Mode
Slide
left
Jump back one element based on the current Jump Mode.
Double tap
anywhere
Perform Enter -Appropriate behavior depending on the type of control. For
example, when currently focused on a link, activates the link. When currently
focused on a text entry box, open the editor so that text can be entered.
Tap 1 and
hold
Internet Jump Mode Layout
Tap 2 and
hold
Advance Reading – same as “Speak > Advance” Reading commands
Tap 3 and
hold
Skip the current section. The behavior of this command depends on where you’re
currently located. For example, if pressed in a table row, the virtual buffer
will move to the beginning of the next row.
Tap 4 and
hold
Moves focus to the address bar.
Slide
down
Move forward one element in the web page.
Slide
up
Move back one element in the web page.
Slide
right
Jump forward one element based on the current Jump Mode
Slide
left
Jump back one element based on the current Jump Mode.
Tap
1
Add a bookmark at the current position
Tap
2
Toggles the Jump Mode between: Jump to same control; Jump to different control;
Jump to graphical control; Jump by characters.
Tap
3
Toggles the Jump Mode between: Jump by forms; Jump by editors; Jump by buttons;
Jump by checkbox and radio button; Jump by combo box and list box.
Tap
4
Toggles the Jump Mode between: Jump by headings and frames; Jump by headings;
Jump by frames.
Double tap 1
Toggles the Jump Mode between: Jump by links; Jump by non-links; Jump by in-page
links.
Double tap
2
Move forward or backward in the page by a fixed percentage of the page size (in
elements) or by bookmarks. Options are: Bookmarks, 2%, 5%, and 10%. Information
about the current element number in the page is also provided to give an
indication of your current location in the page.
Double tap
3
Toggles the Jump Mode between: Jump by paragraph and block quotes; Jump by
paragraph; Jump by block quotes.
Double tap
4
Toggles the Jump Mode between: Jump by table and list; Jump by list; Jump by
table.
Tap 1 and
hold
Clear markers. Note that markers are automatically cleared whenever a new page
is loaded.
Tap 2 and
hold
Move backwards in the navigation history.
Tap 3 and
hold
Opens a search window, allowing the user to enter a search term. The left and
right joystick keys can then be used to repeatedly jump through and move to the
next found element.
Tap 4 and
hold
Toggles between start and end of a page.
Personal
Information management (PIM) or Pocket Outlook applications on a Windows Mobile
device include:
·
Messaging including E-mail
·
Contacts for
storing the names, contact details (phone numbers and addresses), and other
personal or business information about your family members, friends and
colleagues.
·
Calendar for
keeping track of scheduled appointments and all-day events (e.g., birthdays and
anniversaries) and setting reminders for each.
·
Tasks for
managing a to-do list and the details of each pending, overdue and high
priority task.
·
Notes for
creating text and voice notes.
You
can synchronize your contacts, appointments, tasks, notes and Microsoft Outlook
E-mail on your device with Microsoft Outlook on your PC. To do this:
·
Establish a
standard partnership between your PC and device through ActiveSync or Windows
Mobile Device Center.
·
If you are just creating the
partnership, check the items of your choice to synchronize. If there is already
an existing partnership and you would like to modify the items you want to synchronise, and then go to the Tools menu of ActiveSync
and select "Options", or select "Mobile Device Settings" in
the main screen of Windows Mobile Device Centre and select "Change content
sync settings". Then in the dialog that opens, Move down to the desired
sync option in the list view and press the Space bar to check it.
·
When you have
completed the partnership, and every time you connect your device to this PC
through ActiveSync or Windows Mobile Device Centre, the selected type of PIM
data will be synchronized if there are any changes on either the device or PC.
The
Messaging application available on your Windows Mobile device can be used to
access your e-mail account while on the move. You can send and receive messages
on your device and synchronize them with the Outlook application on your
desktop computer. The Messaging application supports POP3 and IMAP4 protocols.
Contact your e-mail or Internet Service Provider to determine the protocol to
be used to access your e-mail account. You can also send and retrieve e-mail
through ActiveSync or a modem or any other form of connectivity to the
internet.
On
Windows Mobile phones, the Messaging application also handles Short text
Messages (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS). When the SIM card is inserted,
the SMS and MMS accounts are automatically created upon the selection or
detection of the cell phone network carrier settings. If this is not the case,
please contact your carrier.
You
can synchronize the e-mail messages that have been downloaded to your Outlook
inbox on a desktop PC with the Messaging application on the Windows Mobile
device. This allows you to read them later on while commuting to work, for
instance. For the synchronization to take place, you need to select
"Inbox" or “E-mail” in the list of items to be synchronized when you
establish a standard partnership between PC and device. This option is checked
by default, but to make sure that it is, or if you had previously unchecked it
but want to enable e-mail synchronization now, then follow the synchronization
steps given above and do the needful.
You
can also access your POP3 or IMAP-based e-mail account directly from the
Messaging application. But before you can send and receive messages, you need
to create / configure that account on your device. To do this, open the application
menu by pressing the Right softkey in the main
Messaging screen, and select "new account" from the Tools submenu.
Note- in some device there will be an option like “Setup E-mail”, which also
can be used to configure E-mail on the device. Follow the instructions in each
screen of this wizard to configure your mail account, for more information on
the settings contact your carrier or the email service
provider.
When
the Messaging application is opened through the Start Menu shortcut, or Today
screen item displaying the number of unread messages, focus is in the
particular Messaging folder. Pressing Left or Right arrow moves focus to the
next / previous messaging folder. Alternatively, if there are new SMS, MMS and
e-mail messages, separate Today Screen shortcuts will let you access the Inbox
for each type of message more quickly. Note that the Mobile Speak Read Status
command will also tell you how many unread SMS / text messages are in the
Inbox.
To
download new e-mail messages or send ones in the Outbox, select the
“Send/Receive Mail” option in the menu. To switch accounts if you have more
than one set up on the device, select the account name from the “Switch
Accounts” submenu.
When
you open Messaging, the focus is placed in the message list by default. Use the
Up and Down arrow keys or slide up / down to move through the list of messages.
Mobile Speak Pocket reads the name of the sender and the subject, and if
possible also first line of the message. It will also inform you if the message
is "Unread" (i.e., not yet opened), "Not downloaded" (i.e.,
only headers have been downloaded, not yet the entire message), and has
"Attachment", or any of the combinations f these three (e.g.,
"Unread, not downloaded", "Not downloaded, attachment",
"Unread, attachment", or "Unread, not downloaded,
attachment"). To open a message, press the Enter key or use Double tap.
After a message is opened, Mobile Speak automatically reads the header
information such as the "From", "To", "Date"
fields and then starts reading the text of the message. If you want to review
the text manually, press Tap3 or press command key twice quickly to stop speech
and use Text Navigation commands. Mobile Speak also reads the other fields of
the message such as "From" and "To" when you navigate in
the message.
Starting
with Windows Mobile 6.1, it is now possible to view messages exchanged with a
contact in a conversation thread like what one finds with instant messaging
programs. This thread view is enabled by default but can be disabled through an
option in Mobile Speak Configuration window > Main Settings Page >
General dialog.
When
focus is inside a message thread, it may be on either of two areas: the
conversation field where the messages sent and received so far are displayed,
and the input field where you type new messages to send to this contact. To
move from the input field to the conversation area, use up arrow or slide up
from the reply edit field. To move from the conversation area to the input
field in order to start typing, press any key on the keyboard. That key will
not insert any character into the input field but will simply move focus to it,
and then you can start typing.
To
jump between messages in a thread, use the Reading and Navigation commands.
If
you have configured the device to download messages up to a certain size in KB,
or to get only the headers, only a portion of it is downloaded to the device.
In such a case, there is a link for getting the rest of the message displayed
at the bottom. Note that when you activate this link by pressing Enter, the
part of the message downloaded may not be visible until you close and open the
e-mail to refresh the screen. After you have finished reading the message, you
may close it and return to the list of messages by pressing Long tap 2 or by
pressing the Back key.
Options
to reply, forward, or delete the message are accessible through the menu opened
by the Right softkey. On some Pocket PCs, the Left softkey may be assigned to "Reply" when the
message is open, or to "Delete" when focus is in the message list.
To
compose a new message, activate the "New" item from the menu opened
by the Right softkey, or press the Left softkey if it is assigned to "New" (like on
Windows Mobile 5.0 devices). In the new message window, the focus is by default
on the "To" edit field where you need to enter the e-mail address or
cell phone number of the person to whom you are sending the message. You may
also press Enter to open a list of contacts, and only those stored with e-mail
addresses will be displayed if you are composing a new e-mail, or only the ones
who have cell phone numbers saved in your contacts list will be shown when you
are creating a new SMS. Move through the list of contacts using the Up and Down arrow keys, and press Enter or Double Tap on those
contacts to whom you want to send a message. To move forward or back to other
fields of the window, use up / down arrow keys orslide
up / down..
When
writing an SMS, there is a visual indicator that tells you how many characters,
out of the standard limit of 160 per SMS page, have already been entered in the
message body. To make Mobile Speak read this indicator, use the Read Whole
Screen command that is command key + # key or Speak Layout > Tap 3.
To
send the message after you have finished composing it, activate the Left softkey. The message will be move to the Outbox folder and
will be sent when you connect to the internet next time (e-mail).
For
More information on messaging, we recommend to refer to your device Manual or
visit Microsoft Windows Mobile Help Page at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/en-us/help/default.mspx.
However,
to use Mobile Speak with windows Mobile, it is important you understand the
navigation and reading and advance reading commands. Refer to * for navigation
commands, * for Reading commands and * for Advance Reading commands.
Open
the Contacts application either using the Right softkey
that is assigned by default to launch this program, or by selecting it from the
Start menu. To create a new contact, press the Left softkey
in the contacts list. In some devices you will be prompted to select either
Outlook or SIM contact, make your choice depending upon what information you
are trying to add for a contact. In the Resulting dialog, use simple
navigation commands and use your device keypad or the Virtual Keyboard to enter
information.
Note,
on some edit fields, pressing Enter may get you the list of sub fields like
pressing enter or double tap on Name Field, will present fields like Title,
First Name etc. After filling in the desired information in the subfields, you
should press enter or double tap to close the list of subfields and return to
the new contact window. Also note, to select an option in a list you should
first activate / open the list using the enter or double tap, use arrow keys or
the slide gestures to select an item in the list and again press double tap or
enter to close the list.
On
Date fields like Birthday, you should use left / right arrow key or slide left
/ right to move between the day, month and year part of the field.
On
Some devices the second tab in the "New Contact" dialog is the
"Notes" tab. It has a single rich edit control where you can enter
any additional information you would like to store for this contact. Press Long
Tap 2 or the appropriate soft key to save the details of the new contact and
return to the main Contacts window.
The
contacts you have created or synchronized from your Outlook address book are
displayed in a list in the main Contacts window. Use the Up and Down arrow keys
or slide up / down to move through the list of contacts. Mobile Speak reads the
name of the Contact and the detail which currently has focus. For example, if
there is a contact with the name John Doe and the contact has a number of
details such as work phone, home phone, mobile, e-mail, etc, Mobile Speak will
read the name, in this case “John Doe" and one of the details such as the
home phone. You can also find out which detail is being spoken as MSP announces
a one letter suffix after the detail. Assuming that John Smith’s work phone
number is 12345678, MSP will say "12345678 W" after reading the name.
Similarly, H stands for home phone, M for Mobile, E for E-mail and so on. On
touch devices short list of options that apply to the item in focus is
available through the context menu opened by Go to Layout (Tap 1) and then Long
tap2 .
You
can use the left / right soft menu to edit or send message or call a selected
contact and Mobile Speak will read the information as and when you navigate
them. To learn more about contact application refer to your Device User Manual
or Windows Mobile Help Page at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/en-us/help/default.mspx.
You
can open the Calendar application by activating the Start menu shortcut for it,
or pressing Enter on the Today Screen item showing upcoming appointments. On
most devices, the Left softkey on the Today Screen
launches the Calendar as well. Apart from the Today screen item that displays
upcoming appointments, the Mobile Speak Read Status command (Speak > Double
Tap 2 or Command Key + Left Soft key) will also provide this information by
default.
The
Calendar application displays the appointments you have entered in a number of
views. Of these views, the Agenda view, Day view and the Week view are
supported by Mobile Speak. The Left softkey
cycles through all the views, with the Agenda view opening by default the first
time the Calendar application is launched, and then the view that was selected
when the Calendar was opened the last time. You can change the view that
is selected by default when the application opens through the Options dialog
that can be selected from the menu accessed by pressing the Right softkey.
The
agenda view is the simplest and easiest to use of all the views. In this
view, the appointments for a single day are listed in order. When you first
open the Agenda view, the appointments for the current day are displayed in a
list. Use the Up and Down arrow keys or up and down slides to move through the
list of appointments. Use the up / down arrow keys or go to layout > slide
up / down to move between the list views containing all day appointments and
normal appointments. Pressing Down arrow on the last item in the list of
all-day events or of scheduled appointments, or pressing Up
arrow on the first item of either list, will also move focus from one list to
another. Mobile Speak will read the subject, location, starting and ending time
(for scheduled appointments only), and the status of the appointment in focus
if it is set to "tentative" or "out of office".
To
move to the previous or next day, use the left or right arrow key or slide left
/ right. As you move through the days, Mobile Speak will read the date and the
day of the week as well as the number of appointments on that day. To select a
different day during the same week (e.g., focus was on Tuesday and you want to
jump to the coming Saturday's list of appointments), press left / right arrow
keys or use Slide left / right to move to the week toolbar. To select a day
that is not in the same week, Use Mobile Speak Go to layout and Slide up / down
to go to the "Date edit" field and press Enter. The month calendar
view will be opened. Use the arrow keys or Touch slides to select the date and
press the Enter key to update the list of appointments accordingly. In the Day
view, the hours of the day are displayed in a list. Use the Up and Down arrow
keys to move through the hours. If there is an appointment happening during a
particular hour, even if the appointment did not start that hour but only
extended to it and even if the appointment began in the middle of that hour,
Mobile Speak will announce it. To access the appointment, press the Right arrow
key. If there are any All Day appointments for the current date, they will be
displayed in a separate list view. You will have to use the move to next
control command that is Go to layout > Slide up / down or on Smartphone you
can simply use up / down arrow keys to move between the list views containing
the all day events and scheduled appointments. Press the Left arrow key or
Touch slide left to move out of the appointments list for that hour and
continue navigating through the hours of that day.
To
move to the previous or next day, use the Left or Right arrow key or Touch
slide left / right. To select a particular day, either use the week toolbar or
date edit field as described for the Agenda View. The Week view works just like
the day view with the exception that by default, the Left and Right arrow keys
move through a five-day work week from Monday to Friday. Note that Mobile Speak
works in the same way here as it does in the Day view. The week toolbar and
date edit field are also available.
On
touch devices, remember that a short list of options that apply to the item in
focus is available through the context menu opened byGo
to layout > Long tap 2, allowing you to copy, paste, delete, and beam an
appointment, among other functions and alternatively these functions are also
available in the Calendar menu. To view the details and notes for a scheduled
appointment or all-day event, press Enter or double tap and its summary screen
will open. In the resulting screen you should use the navigation / reading
commands to read the content of the window.
To
create an appointment from the main Calendar window, activate the right soft
key if “new” is assigned to it or use menu to select “New”. In “New
Appointment” window use up / down arrow keys or Touch Slide Up / down to move
between different controls. You can use your device keypad or the Virtual
Touch Keyboard to enter text int eh fields. Also
Remember that on date fields you should use Left / right Arrow Keys or Touch
Slide Left / right to move between the day, month and year part, on list view,
you should use Enter or Double tap to open the list and after selecting the
desired option use Double tap or enter to select the value.
Also
worth noting are the “Starts” and “Ends” fields. These fields actually have two
columns, one for the date and the other for the time. On some devices these
fields will be available separately and one can find them using the up / down
arrow keys or by using the Touch Slide Up / down but on some other devices one
may have to use Slide Left / Right or Left / Right Arrow Key to move from
date to time part or vice versa. This is also applicable to Reminder field when
one can use left / right arrow keys or touch slide left / right to move the duration numeric value and the unit.
In
the "Attendees" field, you can send a meeting request via e-mail.
Press Enter on this field to open a list of contacts on your device those have
e-mail addresses. Select the persons whom you want to invite to the meeting
(you can select more than one) by checking the check box associated with them.
To close the list of contacts after you have finished selecting the attendees,
press long tap 2 or appropriate softkey. If the other
person responds to your e-mail, the outlook application on his or her PC as
well as the Calendar app on your device are updated automatically.
Navigate
to all the fields using the arrow keys or touch slide up / down and fill in the
information. After filling all the fields of your choice, select the
appropriate option either from the softkeys or from
the menu to save.
For
more information on Calendar, refer to your device user manual or Windows
Mobile Help Page at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/en-us/help/default.mspx
To
open the tasks application, select it from Start > programs on your device,
or press Enter on the Today Screen item showing the pending tasks for the day.
Apart from this Today screen item, the Mobile Speak Read Status command will
also tell you, by default, the active, high-priority and overdue tasks.
When
you open the Tasks application and already have tasks recorded, focus is placed
on the Tasks list. Use the Up and Down arrow keys or Touch Slide Up / Down to
move through this list. Notice that for each item, Mobile Speak will say that
there is a checkbox and announce its state (checked or unchecked). If the task
is complete, checking the checkbox will mark it as thus and the Today Screen
item for active tasks will reflect this change. Unchecked items are the pending
tasks. To check or uncheck a task, either use the Left
softkey if it is assigned to "Complete" or
"Activate".
You
can use the context menu or menu for each task to create a copy, beam the task
to another computer/device or send it via Bluetooth, or delete the currently
selected task. The Filter option from the context menu or the Right Soft Menu
will allow filtering as “all tasks”, “recent tasks”, “active tasks”, “completed
tasks”, and those belonging to any specified category, or to sort tasks by
“priority” (which is the default), “status”, “subject”, “start date” and “due
date”. Use the Up and Down arrow keys to move through the offered options and
press Enter on your selection. The settings will take effect immediately on the
tasks list. These options will prove extremely useful if you keep a long list
of tasks on your device.
Mobile
Speak will only speak the subject of the task in focus, apart from the status
indicated by the state of the checkbox control accompanying each listed item,
so if you wish to read the details and notes for a task, press Enter.
To
create a task while on the Tasks list, press the Right softkey
to activate the menu. Activate the “New” or “New task” item. In the resulting
window, to move from one field to another, use the Up and Down arrow keys or
slide up / down. To enter data into a field, hit Enter to open that field, type
in the data or select from the given values in an edit combo box, and press
Enter again to close the field. You will be returned to the list of fields. For
example, the first field is the "Subject" field. To open this field,
press Enter. Type the text or select from the offered predefined entries such
as “Work on”, “Plan”, “Study”, etc. You can also select one of these values and
add to it (e.g., “Study for math exam”). When you’re done, press Enter to close
the field. Arrow down to the next field which is
"Priority". Use the same procedure again to Enter
data into this field. Due to the offered values for some fields, this key
sequence for opening and closing each field is necessary as the Up and Down
arrow keys navigate the list of items in an editable combo box if it is open,
or moves through the main list of task fields if it is closed.
Also
note that on some Smartphone, the above discussed options will not be
available.
Navigate
to all the fields using the arrow keys or touch slide up / down and fill in the
information. After filling all the fields of your choice, select the
appropriate option either from the softkeys or from
the menu to save.
While
focus is on the main tasks list, one can use up arrow or slide up or Go to
layout and then slide down to move to an edit field where you can type the
subject of the new task. Then press Enter or double tap again and the task will
be created with that subject and the default settings for the other task
details. This is a quick way to create tasks if you do not wish to select other
options or write notes about it.
To
edit a task, navigate to the item in the tasks list that you would like to
edit, and select “Edit” option from the Menu. The “Edit task” window is
displayed. It is similar to the “New task” window except that a few fields are
already filled in. Make the necessary changes to the task and select the
appropriate option either from the soft keys or menu to close the window.
For
more information on Calendar, refer to your device user manual or Windows
Mobile Help Page at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/en-us/help/default.mspx
The
Notes application allows the creating and editing of text notes, as well as the
recording of voice notes. When this application is opened through Start >
Programs, you are either presented with a list of text and voice notes stored
on your device and storage cards, or a new text note is created. Editors for
text notes work like the word processor in Word Mobile and so text navigation
commands described in * can also be used here. As for creating voice notes,
some devices will have a programmable hardware key assigned to serve as the
“Record” button which, when pressed, will start recording a voice note. Refer
to the user’s manual of the device to find where this button is, or check under
Start > settings > [Personal tab] > buttons. It is usually assigned to
the long press of a hardware key. On Some Smartphone the Voice Notes is all
together a separate application and can be used to record short messages. In
the application menu of Notes, you will also find an option to show/hide the
Voice Bar. This is a toolbar in the “Notes” window with options specifically
for playing voice notes such as “Play/pause”, “Rewind”, “Forward” and “Volume”.
For
more information on Calendar, refer to your device user manual or Windows
Mobile Help Page at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/en-us/help/default.mspx
Windows Media lets you play audio files on Windows
phones. It supports a number of file formats such as MP3, WMA, WMP, and
ASF. You can also use Windows Media to listen to Internet audio streams, which
is primarily used by online radio stations.
While a track is playing, there are several useful
commands made available in Windows Media only when you install Mobile Speak on
your device.
If you’re using a Windows Phone with a touch screen
device, you can activate a special touch screen layout that will allow you to
perform any Windows Media Player commands using the touch screen. To activate
this layout, simply triple tap on the screen while you’re in the Windows Media
Player application.
The following table summarizes these commands, which
can be activated by simply pressing their respective keys or touch screen
gesture:
|
Key |
Touch |
Command Description |
|
Enter, Space or letter P |
Tap 1 |
Pause / Resume playback |
|
Long press of Enter or letter S |
Double tap 1 |
Stop |
|
7 or letter B |
Tap 4 |
Previous track |
|
9 or letter N |
Tap 3 |
Next track |
|
Left arrow |
Slide left |
Rewind |
|
Right arrow |
Slide right |
Fast-forward |
|
Long press of down arrow or letter G |
Tap 1 and Hold |
Go to a given time position |
|
2 or letter A |
Double tap 2 |
Repeat current track |
|
5 or letter M |
Tap 2 and hold |
Add a bookmark at the current position |
|
3 or letter D |
Tap 4 and Hold |
Delete current or last bookmark |
|
1 or letter L |
Double tap 3 |
Delete all bookmarks |
|
4 or letter R |
Double tap 4 |
Jump to previous bookmark |
|
6 or letter F |
Double tap 3 |
Jump to next bookmark |
|
8 or letter T |
Tap 2 |
Speak the title of the track |
|
Long press of up arrow or letter X |
Double tap 1 and hold |
Speak the current time position |
|
0 or letter U |
Double tap 2 and hold |
Toggle audio mute |
|
Up arrow |
Slide up |
Increase audio volume |
|
Down arrow |
Slide down |
Decrease audio volume |
|
N/A |
Triple tap |
Toggle between Default and Windows Media Player touch
screen layout |
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of existing data or Software in the device, and/or damage to the hardware of
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the software of other companies that can be installed and purchased separately.
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The
devices on which the Software operates use radio signals, wireless, and
landline networks as well as user-programmed functions. Because of this,
connections in all conditions cannot be guaranteed.
Therefore,
you should never rely solely upon any wireless phone for essential communications
(for example, medical emergencies). Emergency calls may not be possible on all
wireless phone networks or when certain network services and/or phone features
are in use. Check with local cellular service providers to determine the
methods for placing emergency calls.
To
make an emergency call:
A) if the phone is not turned on, switch it on. Check for
adequate signal strength. Some networks may require that a valid SIM card be
properly inserted in the phone.
B) press the hang up key as many times as necessary (for
example, to exit a call, to exit a menu, etc.) in order to clear the display
and prepare the phone for calls.
C) key in the emergency number for your present location (for
example, 911 or other official emergency number). Emergency numbers vary by
location.
D) press the dial key. If certain features are in use, you may
first need to turn those features off before you can make an emergency call.
Consult
your local cellular service provider for more information.
When
making an emergency call, remember to give all the necessary information as
accurately as possible. Keep in mind that your wireless phone may be the only
means of communication at the scene of an accident – do not end the call until
given permission to do so.
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and as per the international agreements on this matter, in particular the Bern
Agreement as well as the Geneva Convention and Council Management of European
Communities of 14th May 1991 about legal protection of computer programs, Code
Factory, S.L. is the sole owner of the intellectual property rights arising
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Mobile Senior and Mobile Geo. The intellectual property rights arising from
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will constitute a legal crime and will be severely punished according to
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Code Factory products require your phone to be subscribed to a network to be
fully functional. If the device is in offline mode, flight mode, not subscribed
to a network or without a SIM card (in GSM phones) for more than 3 days, it
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Founded
in 1998 and headquartered in Terrassa/Barcelona,
Spain, Code Factory is the global leader in the development of products
designed to eliminate barriers to the accessibility of mobile technology for
the blind and visually impaired. Today, Code Factory is the leading provider of
screen readers, screen magnifiers, and Braille interfaces for the widest range
of mainstream mobile devices including Symbian-based,
Windows Mobile-powered and Blackberry Smartphones.
Code
Factory's success lies in providing excellent customer support and in
responding immediately to the needs of its end users. Among our customers are
well-known companies and organizations like ONCE, and carriers such as
AT&T, Sprint, Vodafone, Telefónica, SFR, Bouygues Telecom, TMN and Telecom Italia. Our partners
enable us to provide excellent text-to-speech, in many languages, for Mobile
Speak products and to incorporate support for over twenty wireless Braille
devices into our software.