light condition. Hold the phone still during the whole process.
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After the image capture is done, you will be presented with a menu where you
can view or save the image. The view option will just show the image on the
screen, as captured. If you don't like the image, you can get back to the
camera capturing mode using the long press with two fingers gesture.
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When you select the "save" option, you will be prompted to record a short
voice description of the image (up to 5 seconds). This description will later
help you identify images in your image gallery.
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After the image has been saved, the phone will return to the capture mode
and you can capture more images. Use the long press with two fingers
gesture to return to leave the camera function.
Images
A simple image viewer can be used to view images captured by the camera
application.
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When you open the image viewer, a first captured image will be presented to
you. The image will be shown on the screen and the voice description will be
played back to you.
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You can browse the list of images using standard gestures (tap left goes to
previous image, tap right goes to next image).
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A long press with one finger gesture will open a context menu, where you can
view additional information about currently displayed image or delete it.
Books
The books folder offers four book reading applications from different providers.
Depending on the provider, it may be necessary to register an account.
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With the bookreader, you can read any .txt file.
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Bookshare requires registration and offers a wide selection of books in various
languages.
The bookreader
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Open bookreader
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Last books shows you a list of your last read books.
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Library brings you to the list of available books.
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You select a book using the one-finger holding gesture.
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If you have started listening to a book before, BlindShell remembers the
position and resumes at the point where you stopped reading. Otherwise, the
book will start at the beginning.
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In reading mode, you can adjust the reading speed with a one-finger tap.
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The two finger holding gesture pauses and resumes the playback.
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In pause mode, the reading app opens a context menu.
Bookshare
The bookshare application enables you to browse bookshare and save books to your
phone.
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Open the bookshare application.
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Enter your e-mail address and proceed to the password input field by
selecting Navigate between fields.
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Enter your password and save the login info.
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If your login is successful, you can search for authors, titles or browse various
