iOS + iPadOS: Spoken content not continuing to next page, instead goes in circles
iOS / iPadOS 18.5
Zotero 1.0.51 (360)
Reproduce:
1. open PDF on an iPhone or iPad, open Spoken Content (default gesture two finger swipe down, setting is in Accessibility > Spoken Content > Speak Screen)
2. Spoken content controls show, audio reading starts and current position is highlighted
Currently:
When end of page is reached, the reading continued but instead of turning the page and continue reading on the next page, reading begins from the top of the page and is going in circles endlessly.
Expected:
Move to next page and continue reading
Additional info: Was unable to reproduce with an epub file.
Zotero 1.0.51 (360)
Reproduce:
1. open PDF on an iPhone or iPad, open Spoken Content (default gesture two finger swipe down, setting is in Accessibility > Spoken Content > Speak Screen)
2. Spoken content controls show, audio reading starts and current position is highlighted
Currently:
When end of page is reached, the reading continued but instead of turning the page and continue reading on the next page, reading begins from the top of the page and is going in circles endlessly.
Expected:
Move to next page and continue reading
Additional info: Was unable to reproduce with an epub file.
On Android I can't get the OS to read the text of a PDF opened in Zotero at all.
Why I brought this up in the first place was, that with Apples own Books app page turning does indeed work. But it could be they are abusing their privileged situation and use some dark magic unavailable to third party developers.
GoodReader says "no speakable content found" so completely broken.
PDF Viewer works with default TTS reader but has the same problem as Zotero in that it goes in circles on a single page. It is slightly amazing that there isn't an API for TTS for apps to allow for page turning functionality. I guess I was expecting too much from Apple.
Looking forward to testing your work in TestFlight hopefully this year.