Hello all,
For anyone using a braille display with iOS5, here are some
things I have found. All of these are only with an iPod Touch
and an Apex, but they should be universal across all iTouches and
displays.
1. In previous iOS versions, you used space-2-3-6 and
space-3-5-6 to select and de-select text. In iOS5, you now use
space-2-3-5 and space-2-5-6. Note that, on the Apex, you will
need to press the passthrough command, enter with 4-5-6, before
using space-2-3-5 as this is keysoft's task menu command.
2. As before, space-g toggles between grade 1 and grade 2 (now
called contracted and not contracted). However, unlike before,
this command will change not just the output, but the input as
well. Yess, the input: you can finally type in grade 1 and
forget about the long delays and odd errors caused by the
iTouch's less-than-perfect grade 2 translator. You cannot type
in one grade and read in another at the same time, but switching
is as easy as one keystroke.
3. Perhaps even more exciting is the option to switch into 8-dod
computer braille (space-2-3-6 is the toggle). For instance, my
passwords are very long and complex, involving lower- and
upper-case letters, numbers, and punctuation. Before, it was a
nightmare trying to type them in braille. Now, though, I just
hit the 8-dot toggle, type in 8-dot English computer braille (I
assume the braille table is based on your language setting), and
then toggle out of 8-dot braille when I'm done. This makes email
addresses easier as well, since the at sign can easily be
entered.
4. There are new commands on the touch screen for which I do not
yet have a braille equivalent. These include the Notification
Center envokation, the item chooser, the word definer, and the
control labeler. It could be that, like tripple tapping or a few
others, these just don't have braille counterparts.
5. If you upgrade and use a display, you may have to re-pair it
initially. I just had to find it in the list and double tap it
to get it working again after the upgrade.
6. The old bug where moving the rotor would un-mute speech is,
unfortunately, still with us. Please email
[email protected] to complain about this as it is a serious
problem for those wanting to use braille only, especially with
how useful the rotor has become in iOS5.
Have a great day,
Alex (msg sent from BrailleNote
[email protected]; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap
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