IDEAL Web Reader V4

IDEAL Web Reader V4.0 (IWR V4.0) Documentation
Last Updated:December 13, 2013

Table-of-Contents:

Important Notes:

1.0 Useful Facts Including Browser Installation:

2.0 Other items of note:

3.0 IDEAL Web Reader Commands: Android V4.1 and Later

4.0 Using Keyboard Commands: Android V4.1 and Later

5.0 Two-Finger Gestures: Android V4.1 and Later

6.0 IDEAL Web Reader Commands: Android V4.0 and Earlier

6.1 Reading Mode Activated: Android V4.0 and Earlier

6.2 Reading Mode Deactivated: Android V4.0 and Earlier

6.3 Navigation Shortcut Keys: Android V4.0 and Earlier Using Keyboard Commands;

6.4 Reading Granularity Shortcut Keys: Android V4.0 and Earlier

6.5 TTS Setting Shortcut Keys: Android V4.0 and Earlier

6.6 One-Finger Gestures: Android V4.0 and Earlier

6.7 Two-Finger Gestures: Android V4.0 and Earlier

6.8 Touch Actions: Android V4.0 and Earlier

Important Notes:

Given the reported problem of Firefox dropping keyboard support, and reports of accessibility issues with other Android-based browsers, we were motivated to release IDEAL Web Reader V4.0 Beta this afternoon, December 13, 2013.

If you discover a bug we would very much appreciate your not giving our Beta a bad rating. Instead, please reach you hand out to meet ours by sending me an e-mail describing the bug. My e-mail address is . We will do everything in our power to duplicate and fix it.

Please keep in mind what IDEAL Group/Apps4Android is all about. We are a not-just-for-profit company that has invested well over $1 million to develop 80+ high-quality accessibility applications. We provide all of our Android applications to users at no cost. We don’t do what we do to make money. We do what we do to increase the independence, quality-of-life, quality-of-education, and employability of as many people as we possibly can.

Thank you, in advance, for supporting our efforts and being tolerant with the mistakes we make. Together, we can and will change the world of accessibility.

Here’s to a healthy, happy and prosperous holiday season to all of you.

Warm Regards,

Steve

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Steve Jacobs, President
IDEAL Group, Inc. and,
CEO, Apps4Android, Inc.

1.0 Useful Facts Including Browser Installation:

If you are installing IDEAL Web Reader Beta (IWR V4.0), and you currently have a previous version of the browser installed, we strongly recommended that you remove the older version and all its data prior to upgrading. To do this, you need to remove the old app from your phone as well as all folders that contain its data. Here's the easiest way to do this.

Onyour android device, go into the settings menu.
Click on the option that says apps or application manager depending on theversion of android you're running.
Fromthe list of apps that appears, find the app that says “Web Access.” Even though the application shows up on your home screen as “IDEAL Web Reader,” it appears in the app listing as“Web Access.”
Doubletap on the “Web Access” option but do not click the uninstall button on the next screen just yet. Instead, click on the buttons that say "Clear Cache" and "Clear Data". You will need to click on these buttons one at a time. If prompted with a warning about clearing the cache or data, simply answer “Yes” and proceed.
Now that cache and data have been cleared, you should click the button nearthe top of the screen that says uninstall app. This will remove the old version of“IDEAL Web Reader” from your phone.
Finally,before installing IWR V4.0 you should also delete the folder named “IDEAL Web Access” which is found on the root of your device. To do this, go into your preferred file manager, locate the folder and delete it.After you have completed these steps you may download and install IWRV4.0 Beta from Google play as you would with any other application. Here’s the URL:

2.0 Other items of note:

IWR V4.0 Beta allows you to use keyboards to navigate the net. These include built-in keyboards as well as Bluetooth and USB models. If you want to use a keyboard, you should make sure it is connected to your phone or tablet before you start “IWR V4.0 Beta.” You should also make sure that keyboard commands are enabled within “IDEAL Reader” itself. The program should alert you whether keyboard commands are enabled when new web pages load, and you can toggle this option by pressing alt K on your keyboard. When keyboard commands are enabled, you can use keys to jump to headings, tables, edit fields, etc. You will also find that turning on keyboard commands is essential for using the arrow keys to move around web pages with speech. By contrast, you will find that when keyboard commands are disabled you can use your keyboard to type into web forms such as text boxes. A full list of keyboard commands can be found on the web page that initially loads when you start IWR V4.0 Beta.”
At this time IWR V4.0 Beta is not able to download files or other web content. However, you can get around this in one of two ways. If you are using a hardware keyboard to navigate the web, you can press and hold the enter key on a link to a document, mp3, or other file of interest. A system dialogue appears asking you what other browser you'd like to use to download the file. Alternatively, should you be using only the touch screen, you can double tap and hold your finger on a link for several seconds. This will bring up the same system dialogue and you can choose which browser you'd like to open the link with. In some cases, ideal web reader may speak as if it had loaded another web page when you are still in this dialogue. You can disregard the speech and clicking on whatever browser you choose will begin downloading the file you want.
You may notice that when flicking left and right through a web page, IWR V4.0 Beta occasionally gets stuck on a particular section of the web page. This should not happen often, but when it does, you can simply touch your finger on a different portion of the screen. This should allow you to continue using the flick gestures to navigate the web page. Also using the arrow keys on a hardware keyboard tends to move the IWR V4.0 Beta past the misbehaving spot on the web page.
Please let us know of any other concerns you have when using this beta. We appreciate your input.

3.0 IDEAL Web Reader Commands: Android V4.1 and Later

Note: Activate TalkBack and Explore by Touch to use the following gestures:

Drag one finger around the screen:
Explores your screen and provides audible feedback for what is being touched.
Double-tap anywhere on the screen:
Opens or activates the item that you last touched
Long double-tap:
Opens a dialog that enables you to open the link you last touched in a different browser.
Swipe Down then right using one finger:
Brings up a context menu which displaying various reading options (i.e. read from next item; Read from top; Spell last utterance, etc.
Swipe right (or down) using one finger:
Moves to and reads the next item
Swipe left (or up) using one finger:
Moves to and reads the previous item
Swipe down then up, using one finger, in a single motion:
Changes navigation from Default -> Paragraph -> Word -> Character
Swipe up then down, using one finger, in a single motion:
Character -> Word -> Paragraph -> Default

4.0 Using Keyboard Commands: Android V4.1 and Later

Note: You need to enable KB commands by pressing Alt-K. This is a toggle command and therefore, to turn KB mode off you press Alt-K again. You want to turn KB command off to enter text into a form field edit box, search field.

Down Arrow:
Moves to and reads the next item
Up Arrow:
Moves to and reads the previous item
Left Arrow:
Changes the reading granularity from Character Word ->-> Line ->-> Sentence Object >-> Group Visual ->. Note: These gestures do not wrap around.
Right Arrow:
Changes the reading granularity from Visual -> Group -> Object -> Sentence -> Line -> ord -> Character. Note: These gestures do not wrap around.
Enter:
Activates current item in focus. If using granularity setting like group and there are multiple elements within that group, it will do nothing, however, if you are using a different granularity such as object then clicking enter will activate item that you are on.
Tab key:
Moves focus to the next actionable item.
Shift-Tab key:
Moves focus to the previous item.
1 key:
Moves to next level 1 Heading
2 key:
Moves to next level 2 Heading
3 key:
Moves to next level 3 Heading
4 key:
Moves to next level 4 Heading
5 key:
Moves to next level 5 Heading
7 key:
Provides a list of Links
8 key:
Provides a list of Headings
9 key:
Provides a list of Forms
B key:
Moves to next button
C key:
Moves to next combo box
E key:
Moves to next editable text area
F key:
Moves to next form field
G key:
Moves to next graphic
H key:
Moves to next heading (level independent)
I key:
Moves to next list/ List item
L key:
Moves to next link
R key:
Moves to next radio button
S key:
Moves to next slider
T key:
Moves to next table
X key:
Moves focus to the next checkbox

5.0 Two-Finger Gestures: Android V4.1 and Later

Swipe from upper right to bottom left:
Toggles explore by touch
Swipe Up:
Goes to previous element type
Swipe Down:
Goes to next element type
Swipe Right:
Moves to next element
Swipe Left:
Moves to previous element; Note: The elements provided for now are heading, link, form field, and list. A fifth element, called scroll, is provided for scrolling the page.

6.0 IDEAL Web Reader Commands: Android V4.0 and Earlier

Important notes:

We highly recommend printing out the following instructions as a reference guide before trying to use IDEAL Web Reader.
Reading Mode is a “toggle switch” activated/deactivated by a bottom-left to top-right screen swipe.
Holding down the Shift Key, while pressing a navigation key moves you backwards on element
Reading Mode must be deactivated in order to enter text in edit fields.

6.1 Reading Mode Activated: Android V4.0 and Earlier

Down Arrow:
Reads next chunk
Up Arrow:
Reads previous chunk
Left Arrow:
Decreases granularity
Right Arrow:
Increases granularity

6.2 Reading Mode Deactivated: Android V4.0 and Earlier

Down Arrow:
Moves down one element
Up Arrow:
Moves up one element
Left Arrow:
Moves left one element
Right Arrow:
Moves right one element

6.3 Navigation Shortcut Keys: Android V4.0 and EarlierUsing Keyboard Commands;

Down Arrow:
Moves to and reads the next item
Up Arrow:
Moves to and reads the previous item
Left Arrow:
Changes the reading granularity from Character Word ->-> Line ->-> Sentence Object ->-> Group Visual ->. Note: These gestures do not wrap around.
Right Arrow:
Changes the reading granularity from Visual -> Group -> Object -> Sentence -> Line -> Word -> Character. Note: These gestures do not wrap around.
Tab:
Moves focus to the next actionable item.
Shift-Tab:
Moves focus to the previous item.
Enter:
Activates current item in focus. If using granularity setting like group and there are multiple elements within that group, it will do nothing, however, if you ar using a different granularity such as object then clicking enter will activate item that you are on.
1 key:
Moves to next level 1 Heading
2 key:
Moves to next level 2 Heading
3 key:
Moves to next level 3 Heading
4 key:
Moves to next level 4 Heading
5 key:
Moves to next level 5 Heading
7 key:
Provides a list of Links
8 key:
Provides a list of Headings
9 key:
Provides a list of Forms
B key:
Moves to next button
C key:
Moves to next combo box
E key:
Moves to next editable text area
F key:
Moves to next form field
G key:
Moves to next graphic
H key:
Moves to next heading (level independent)
I key:
Moves to next list/ List item
L key:
Moves to next link
Q key:
Moves to next block quote
R key:
Moves to next radio button
S key:
Moves to next slider
T key:
Moves to next table
X key:
Moves focus to the next checkbox
Enter:
Invokes action

6.4 Reading Granularity Shortcut Keys: Android V4.0 and Earlier

6 key:
Sets granularity to Character
7 key:
Sets granularity to Word
8 key:
Sets granularity to Sentence
9 key:
Sets granularity to Group

6.5 TTS Setting Shortcut Keys: Android V4.0 and Earlier

J key:
Reads next chunk
K key:
Reads previous chunk
M key:
Read continuously
Tap Screen:
Stops reading

6.6 One-Finger Gestures: Android V4.0 and Earlier

Swipe bottom-left to top-right:
Turns Keyboard Commands On and Off (Reading Mode)
Swipe left to right:
Reads Next
Swipe right to left:
Reads Previous
Swipe top to bottom:
Increases granularity
Swipe bottom to top:
Decreases granularity
Swipe bottom-right to upper left:
Adds bookmark
Swipe upper-right to bottom-left:
Reads from cursor
Swipe upper-left to bottom-right:
Acts on current element

6.7 Two-Finger Gestures: Android V4.0 and Earlier

Swipe Up:
Moves to previous element type
Swipe Down:
Moves to next element type
Swipe Right:
Moves to next element
Swipe Left:
Moves to previous element; Note: The elements provided for now are heading, link, form field, and list. A fifth element, called scroll, is provided for scrolling the page.

6.8 Touch Actions: Android V4.0 and Earlier

Touch and hold the screen:
Passes link to an appropriate application; Note: This command is useful for downloading and running files.