very good detailed description. Thanks.
From: Loreal Sent: Monday, July 08, 2013 8:01 AM To: Mobile Accessibility Android Users List Subject: [MA] Mobile Accessibility and text input Hello everyone, The following are steps I've outlined in order to show you how to input text when using Mobile Accessibility (Wireless Accessibility) on an android device. For the sake of this message, we will use the sinario that the Mobile Accessibility settings are at their defaults, and have not been changed in the least. In order to configure Mobile Accessibility for text input, after installing but before launching Mobile Accessibility do the following: 1. Either with talkback enabled or with sighted assistance, go into your settings. 2. From there, depending on the type of device you have and version of android, you want to look for language and input. 3. Inside language and input you need to make sure that the "Wireless Accessibility Keyboard" option is checked as one of the selected input methods. Once you've completed the above steps, do the following: 1. Enable Mobile Accessibility in the accessibility settings on your device. 2. Disable talkback. 3. Restart your device. This will ensure a clean startup so no residual effects or settings from the previously running screenreader will be operating. 4. on restart, open up Mobile Accessibility. (The easiest way to do this is to have it on your home screen. Place it in either the top left or top right corners if you have a hard time remembering by feel about where apps are. 5. Once Mobile Accessibility is open, use one finger to explore and find "Settings." 6. Within settings, you first need to go swipe down until you hear "Text Input." When you do, double tap the screen. This will open it up. 7. Once you've opened this area of settings up, swipe downward again until you hear "Virtual keyboard" spoken. Double tap on this. 8. Within virtual keyboard, you want to first make sure that your volume buttons are used to open/close the keyboard. This needs to be checked. It was checked on my device by default. You can also optionally choose whether or not to enable the option to use your volume up button to cycle between the input methods: lowercase, numeric, symbols, and uppercase. 9. Once you've done this, swipe down until you hear "Advanced" spoken. Double tap here. 10. In here are two options. You can set system defaults, and you can choose whether or not to use system default input method settings within wireless accessibility. I recommend for now, making sure you **DO NOT** use your system default input method (in otherwords the default keyboard method you have set) within your system-wide settings. This means you will be using the Mobile Accessibility Keyboard option, but only within Mobile Accessibility. This checkbox is the second one and is unchecked by default. Leave this as is. 11. Exit the settings for Mobile Accessibility by pressing the "Back" button repeatedly until you hear you are back within the Mobile Accessibility main screen. 12. Use a finger to explore until you find calendar. I am using the calendar feature for this example since so many of us have reported difficulties in getting this to work. Once you've found calendar, double tap it. 13. Press the "Menu" button and double tap on "new event." 14. Now you are presented with a typical dialogue box where you can input your event information. The event name or subject field is first. Double tap toward the top of your screen. You may or may not have to do this. 15. Long press your volume up key. This will open your keyboard. if you've followed the steps in the first part of this message, you should see that the keyboard to enter text has indeed opened up. Note: This is in landscape mode with the "backspace" button just above the letter P. 16. Note: If you checked the box in the advanced section of the virtual keyboard settings within mobile accessibility, you can also short press your volume up button in order to cycle between the four input methods: lowercase, numeric, symbols, and uppercase. When typing on this keyboard, unless you are already comfortable with landscape being your preferred orientation, it will take some getting used to. But keep practicing with it. 17. When you've finished typing in your event subject, tap the top right-hand corner of your screen. This activates a "next" button which takes you back to the different areas of the appointment you are trying to create. 18. If your normal orientation of your device is landscape you won't have to do anything. However, if it is portrait, you will need to turn your device back to portrait mode to navigate through here. 19. Use a 1-finger swipe to navigate through and enter as much or as little information as you want for your event. Hope this helps!!! 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