Re: lost my on screen keyboard and dictate button in search field

2019-04-03 Thread kitty hevener
Yes, I did try turning off bluetooth but the problem persisted. From: Cristobal Muñoz Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2019 5:23 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: lost my on screen keyboard and dictate button in search field Jumping in on this thread late so don’t know if this has been

Re: lost my on screen keyboard and dictate button in search field

2019-04-03 Thread kitty hevener
Devin and Richard, When I had polaris connected via bluetooth, I discovered that my on screen keyboard was present. But, when I disconnected polaris, I no longer had an on screen keyboard. I did check settings and the keyboard is on. I also discovered that I can not enter information in to

Logantech labeler, previously was Re: Product recognition.

2019-04-03 Thread Richard Turner
Here is the web site link for the Logantech Labeler for those who want details: https://logantech.com/products/6dot-braille-label-maker The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any." -- Alice Walker On Apr 3, 2019, at 7:01 PM, Cris Ali

Re: Product recognition.

2019-04-03 Thread Cris Ali
I never heard of this labler. It sounds like it is a braille embosser for labels. Do you type the information into the labler or you scan it in? Just curious. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 3, 2019, at 9:31 PM, Mary Otten mailto:motte...@gmail.com>> wrote: Good heavens. No way. Sent from my

Re: Product recognition.

2019-04-03 Thread Mary Otten
Good heavens. No way. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 3, 2019, at 5:25 PM, Larry Lumpkin wrote: > > The logantech braille labeler makes braille on in3/8 dymo tape and costs now > I think around $700. We got ours at the introductory price of $500 several > years ago. It runs on 6 AA batteries

Re: Facebook suggestions unwanted.

2019-04-03 Thread Tom Lange
I haven’t found a way to solve the problem. I’ve searched high and low in Facebook settings and can’t find anything that will let me turn this behavior off. So, the only thing that I can do is to continue typing until the contact suggestion disappears, or move focus away from the edit field and

RE: Product recognition.

2019-04-03 Thread Larry Lumpkin
The logantech braille labeler makes braille on in3/8 dymo tape and costs now I think around $700. We got ours at the introductory price of $500 several years ago. It runs on 6 AA batteries or an adaptor. From: 'Husna Begum' via VIPhone Sent: Wednesday, April 3, 2019 7:19 PM To:

Re: Product recognition.

2019-04-03 Thread 'Husna Begum' via VIPhone
hi, what is the LoganTech braille labeler? i haven’t heard of it before and how much does it cost? Thanks, Husna From: Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2019 3:47 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Product recognition. Yes, that is true although the same applies to the

Facebook suggestions unwanted.

2019-04-03 Thread Malcolm Parfitt
I am not sure whether this question has been asked before, so please excuse my asking it again. I was writing a post on Facebook just now and wanted to use the word Friday. A perfectly reasonable thing to do. However, for some reason best known to Facebook it insisted on inserting the name

RE: [VoiceDreamProducts] Voice Dream Scanner out performs Openbook photo copy

2019-04-03 Thread Richard Turner
She has tried the photograph route and sometimes that works fine, but sometimes not as well. It was as much an experiment as anything. I have no idea about the voices. That’s a good question for Winston. My guess is that the answer will be no. But, I’ll ask. Richard From:

Re: [VoiceDreamProducts] Voice Dream Scanner out performs Openbook photo copy

2019-04-03 Thread Malcolm Parfitt
Hello Richard, This may be a stupid question but why not simply take a photograph of the original page and print that without doing any OCR? I do agree with you that Voice Dream Scanner is an excellent app. If someone wanted to use it as a standalone app without Reader or Writer could they

Re: lost my on screen keyboard and dictate button in search field

2019-04-03 Thread kitty hevener
the only other field I tried was entering a new credit card in lyft. I thought it was something funky with lyft. But, now that I am seeing the problem in the ap store, I am thinking it could be an issue on this end. I am able to enter my pass code with no problem. Will test out other aps

Fwd: [VoiceDreamProducts] Voice Dream Scanner out performs Openbook photo copy

2019-04-03 Thread Richard Turner
My wife needed to copy a hymn out of a hymnal so she doesn't have to turn pages when playing it on Sunday" She used Voice Dream Scanner on my iPhone SE because she thought it would do a better job than Openbook's photo copy feature based on what she had seen. After scanning the song, selecting

Re: lost my on screen keyboard and dictate button in search field

2019-04-03 Thread Richard Turner
If it is only the app store where you have no onscreen keyboard; then something is truly messed up. I assume you have cleared everything out of the app switcher. One strange thought would be to go in to settings, General, Keyboard and delete the standard English keyboard. Then power cycle your

Re: lost my on screen keyboard and dictate button in search field

2019-04-03 Thread Devin Prater
For now, I’d just go to braille and pair the Polaris, and use its keyboard to type into the text fields. Does this happen with other edit fields, or just the App Store one? > On Apr 3, 2019, at 4:38 PM, kitty hevener wrote: > > I completely dumped the polaris. I do still have a u2 but it is

Re: lost my on screen keyboard and dictate button in search field

2019-04-03 Thread kitty hevener
I completely dumped the polaris. I do still have a u2 but it is not connected. I just went in and turned bluetooth off. Still no keyboard when I went to the ap store. I have not done a major reset on the iphone and am hoping I don’t have to. Other thoughts? I am truly stumped. From:

Re: lost my on screen keyboard and dictate button in search field

2019-04-03 Thread Devin Prater
I’ve heard of a few people having this problem. Maybe “forget” the Braille Sense could fix it? > On Apr 3, 2019, at 4:30 PM, kitty hevener wrote: > > Yes, I powered down the iphone and turned it back on Got the same results. > > From: Devin Prater > Sent:

Re: lost my on screen keyboard and dictate button in search field

2019-04-03 Thread kitty hevener
Yes, I powered down the iphone and turned it back on Got the same results. From: Devin Prater Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2019 5:17 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: lost my on screen keyboard and dictate button in search field I hear that a lot when iOS thinks that the Braille

RE: lost my on screen keyboard and dictate button in search field

2019-04-03 Thread Cristobal Muñoz
Jumping in on this thread late so don’t know if this has been suggested, but have you tried turning off Bluetooth completely? Turning on airplane mode to kill all connections with other devices? From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Wednesday, April 3, 2019 2:21

Re: lost my on screen keyboard and dictate button in search field

2019-04-03 Thread Richard Turner
Quick Nav messages are only if an external keyboard is connected. Did you by any chance connect the Polaris under the regular Bluetooth keyboard as well as under braille? Is the Polaris powered off? Are you sure there are no bluetooth keyboards connected? If you are getting Quick Nav messages

Re: lost my on screen keyboard and dictate button in search field

2019-04-03 Thread Devin Prater
I hear that a lot when iOS thinks that the Braille Display is still connected. Have you restarted the device yet? I’m sure you have but just making sure. > On Apr 3, 2019, at 4:07 PM, kitty hevener wrote: > > Devin, I did turn on the keyboard, but still can not find it when in search > mode

Re: lost my on screen keyboard and dictate button in search field

2019-04-03 Thread kitty hevener
Devin, I did turn on the keyboard, but still can not find it when in search mode in ap store. I do hear “quick nav on” and quick nav off”. Does that mean anything? From: Devin Prater Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2019 1:06 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: lost my on screen

Re: The seeing ai app

2019-04-03 Thread Agent086b
Hi, I would if it recognised more notes outside the US Uk and a few others. Max. > On 3 Apr 2019, at 10:59 am, 'wui chin Leong' via VIPhone > wrote: > > Who loves to use the seeing ai app to identify currency? > > Sent from my iPad > > -- > The following information is important for all

Re: saving email attachments

2019-04-03 Thread Johnna Simmons
Hi, a good thing to do would be to click on the share button, and it will give you the option to share it to different apps that you may have on your phone either dropbox voice cream or any other such app. Johnna Simmons > On Apr 2, 2019, at 10:08 PM, Richard Turner > wrote: > > The mp3

RE: Product Recognition

2019-04-03 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
No need to scan a barcode into Notepad first and then copy and paste it into a Google search field, if you open Google and are in the search field you can scan a barcode straight into the search field. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Kelly Hill Sent: Tuesday, April 2, 2019 8:31 PM

Re: How do I lock screen rotation on my new IPhone?

2019-04-03 Thread Holly
Thanks Richard: I have an iPhone 7 and I think that it is called orientation on my status bar. I see that it is locked. I was never really sure what it pertained to, so glad to learn something new. Holly -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list.

RE: How do I lock screen rotation on my new IPhone?

2019-04-03 Thread Richard Turner
It keeps the phone from going into landscape mode when you tilt it. This is helpful if you are listening to a long Email, or something, and you move your phone so it begins to tilt to one side or the other. If it switches to landscape, VoiceOver stops reading. Things like Netflix that shows

Re: How do I lock screen rotation on my new IPhone?

2019-04-03 Thread Holly
What does locking the screen rotation do? -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators

Re: lost my on screen keyboard and dictate button in search field

2019-04-03 Thread Devin Prater
In the VoiceOver settings, go to Braille, and turn on "show onscreen keyboard." Then, if you want, turn it off when you connect your braille sense. Devin Prater sent from Gmail. On Wed, Apr 3, 2019 at 8:20 AM kitty hevener wrote: > I have a braille sense polaris but it was not connected. > >

Re: Enhancing typing experience on a Iphone

2019-04-03 Thread Devin Prater
If you know braille, I recommend the built in braille screen input. It's just about the only feature VoiceOver blows away the competition with. Devin Prater sent from Gmail. On Wed, Apr 3, 2019 at 5:40 AM turab chimthanawala wrote: > Hi all, > I operate on an iPhone 6 and use the Direct touch

RE: Product Recognition

2019-04-03 Thread Richard Turner
Jason Meddaugh of Blind Bargains used to have software that used a public bar code database that worked with USB scanners. I do not recall the address of the database, but perhaps you could reach out to him. Richard From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Wednesday,

Re: Product Recognition

2019-04-03 Thread Mary Otten
Thanks, Kelly. I will have to look for that scanner. When I got rid of my XP machine, I don’t remember what I did with the scanner. It would be interesting to play with. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 2, 2019, at 8:31 PM, Kelly Hill wrote: > > Mary, > I have that scanner and it is great at

Re: How do I lock screen rotation on my new IPhone?

2019-04-03 Thread Jenifer Barr
Hi. If you go in to the control center by swiping up with two fingers from the top... one of the options is "lock rotation." Hth Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 3, 2019, at 12:47 PM, 'Eleanor Roberts' via VIPhone > wrote: > > Hi all > > Just a quick question. Can anyone tell me how I go

Re: How do I lock screen rotation on my new IPhone?

2019-04-03 Thread Jennie Facer
Hi there, First, put focus on the status bar like you are going to check your battery status. Now flick up with three fingers, then flick right to get to lock orientation. Double tap that and it is done. Jenn Jenn and Kumi > On Apr 3, 2019, at 10:47 AM, 'Eleanor Roberts' via VIPhone >

RE: How do I lock screen rotation on my new IPhone?

2019-04-03 Thread Larry Lumpkin
I think it's in the control panel. -Original Message- From: 'Eleanor Roberts' via VIPhone Sent: Wednesday, April 3, 2019 11:47 AM To: VIphone Subject: How do I lock screen rotation on my new IPhone? Hi all Just a quick question. Can anyone tell me how I go about locking screen

How do I lock screen rotation on my new IPhone?

2019-04-03 Thread 'Eleanor Roberts' via VIPhone
Hi all Just a quick question. Can anyone tell me how I go about locking screen rotation on my new IPhone 8 please?? Thanks. Eleanor Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the

Re: drag and drop with voiceover

2019-04-03 Thread Anna Dresner
Hi, If you just need to copy a little bit, have VoiceOver speak the text you want to copy, and tap four times with three fingers. This copies the last thing VoiceOVer said to the clipboard. Best, Anna > On Apr 2, 2019, at 9:13 PM, Richard Turner > wrote: > > Perhaps the term is copy and

RE: Product Recognition

2019-04-03 Thread Larry Lumpkin
The sumit is several generations behind now but still takes the database so we’ll just keep it and not spend $1300 more. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Wednesday, April 3, 2019 10:09 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Product Recognition

Re: Product Recognition

2019-04-03 Thread Richard Turner
I couldn't agree more. The ID Mate is really a great product. Since it is a dedicated bar code scanner, it has a specialized camera designed for just such a purpose so it is very fast and if a product is not in the database, you can record a label once you find out what it is. I simply choose

RE: Product Recognition

2019-04-03 Thread Larry Lumpkin
We have the logantech labeler because our hands have gotten so arthritic that we can’t punch slate and stylus stuff any more. We do also have two hand-held barcode scanners from AT Guys one of them being the fusion—the small one mentioned down this thread. The pc program, barcode finder, still

RE: Product Recognition

2019-04-03 Thread Larry Lumpkin
I’m just glad we have choice. We like the dedicated id mate and it meets our needs efficiently. I think you can get a lifetime of updates for a price. I think it might have been $100. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Wednesday, April 3, 2019 9:50 AM To:

Re: Product Recognition

2019-04-03 Thread Richard Turner
if you are talking about the ID Mate bar code scanners, they have an database on board which they update every 6 months or so. I believe you get the first update free and then they are $50 for future updates. The new units cost $1295. Hence, my sticking with free product identification methods

Re: Product Recognition

2019-04-03 Thread BB
Do these scanners have a dedicated bar code database, or do you need to connect to an online service or a database already on your device? ctd From: Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Tuesday, April 2, 2019 7:57 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Product Recognition Maybe suggest to Microsoft

Re: Enhancing typing experience on a Iphone

2019-04-03 Thread Alan Lemly
If you want to increase your typing speed using on screen typing, I strongly recommend getting and learning the Flicktype Keyboard app. It has a free component that lets you type and then copy and paste to the desired location but if you want to have it available for immediate input into app

Re: lost my on screen keyboard and dictate button in search field

2019-04-03 Thread kitty hevener
I have a braille sense polaris but it was not connected. From: Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2019 12:41 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: lost my on screen keyboard and dictate button in search field Do you have a braille display or Bluetooth keyboard? If so and they

Enhancing typing experience on a Iphone

2019-04-03 Thread turab chimthanawala
Hi all, I operate on an iPhone 6 and use the Direct touch typing method. I wish to enhance my typing speed and efficiency. What's the solution? Do I have to necessarily go in for an external keyboard? Thanking you Best Turab -- The following information is important for all members of the V

Re: Product recognition.

2019-04-03 Thread Kay Malmquist
But when a sighted person makes a Braille label, Are they in grade 2? Kay Malmquist kay.malmqu...@gmail.com Till we speak again, may the warm winds of Heaven blow softly upon your house, may the great spirit bless all who enter there, may your moccasins make happy tracks in many snows, And may

Re: Product Recognition

2019-04-03 Thread Arlene
We purchased one of those id mates from Keven who sells these scanners and computers, for $100, and it's really great. - Original Message - From: Cristobal Muñoz To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2019 6:30 PM Subject: RE: Product Recognition I believe