Hi Sarah, The only thing quirky was getting the initial Bluetooth pairing established. That actually worked for me once I understood what I was doing, lol.
The ability to do cut and paste of text from your Mac is also very nice. Also, if I want to type in another language, the ability to review text in the higher quality Infovox voices I already have on my Mac. is a plus. Cheers, Esther On Dec 22, 2011, at 18:18, Sarah Alawami wrote: > Interesting. Althought I wonder why they made it so quirky. I already have a > bt keyboard attached to my phone so would it even make a difference? That > same keyboard is also attached to my mac or was last I checked. > > Take care. and again it sounds interesting.. > On Dec 22, 2011, at 8:02 PM, Esther wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> A few weeks ago I read about an app in the Mac App store that lets you use >> your computer keyboard to type to your iOS device through a Bluetooth >> connection. It's called Type2Phone ($4.99), and is aimed at letting iOS >> developers who are writing code on their computers to easily switch over to >> testing applications on their iPhones and other iOS devices by using the >> same keyboard to enter text. It's a little bit quirky to get the original >> connection set up, and I don't think I'd use it all the time, but there may >> be instances where it can be handy. For example, if you're working at your >> computer and you get a text message, it can be convenient to just switch >> over to the Type2Phone app with Command-tab, and type your response. >> >> The somewhat quirky part comes from getting the Bluetooth connection between >> your iPhone and laptop paired. You don't actually have to type in a >> pairing code, or at least I didn't have to on my MacBook Pro. I gather that >> if you have a desktop Mac, such as an iMac, you may actually have to typing >> in the pairing code. What happens is that once you turn on Bluetooth on >> your computer and start up Type2Phone, and then go to the Settings > General >> > Bluetooth menu of your iPhone, you get dialog messages about the 8-digit >> pairing code that is supposed to be typed in. On my MacBook, the same >> 8-digit pairing code gets displayed as shows up on my iPhone screen, and I >> just have to either press "return" or VO-Space on the button to accept the >> connection. The first two times I tried this, I although the pairing codes >> matched, and I accepted the option, I still got the message that the pairing >> had failed. (In one case it seemed to go through initially.) So I put this >> aside until I read a blog post about how to establish the pairing. >> >> Here's the link to the article on Type2Phone by Dr. Drang: >> http://www.leancrew.com/all-this/2011/12/type2phone/ >> >> Basically, he summarized that he had to use the "trouble-shooting" tips to >> get his Mac to see the device: >> • If the Mac is listed with a blue arrow, tap that arrow and >> select “Forget this device”. >> • Disable Bluetooth on the Mac >> • Reenable Bluetooth on the Mac >> • Set Bluetooth on the Mac to be discoverable >> • Launch Type2Phone >> • Now restart your iPhone / iPad >> • On your iPhone / iPad, go to Settings > General > Bluetooth >> • Enable Bluetooth on your iPhone >> • Tap the name of the Mac to start the pairing procedure >> It turned out that this worked for his MacBook Air, but for his iMac, it >> still required 5 tries to get through the pairing. (For the iMac he had to >> actually type the pairing code in on both devices, and not just accept it, >> as was the case for his MacBook Air and for my MacBook Pro.) What seemed to >> make things finally work for him was a tip to turn off WiFi before starting >> the Bluetooth pairing with his iMac. >> >> After I read this post, I turned off Wi-Fi on my MacBook Pro, and followed >> the bulleted instructions (with the exception that I didn't need to >> "restart" my iPhone after launching Type2Phone). On my MacBook Pro I then >> accepted the pairing key in the dialog window (without typing any numbers). >> >> As described in the blog, using the app after the quirky pairing is easy, >> and apparently you only have to get through the pairing once per computer: >> Using Type2Phone is blessedly simple: >> >> • Launch Type2Phone, which brings up a long, horizontal window. >> • Choose your phone from the popup menu of paired devices. >> • Tap in a text field on you phone to get the cursor blinking. >> • Type. >> >> For VoiceOver users. of course, you double tap in the text field where you >> want to start typing. The Type2Phone window on your Mac is like a key >> logger -- it registers the series of keys that you type. That means, if you >> mistyped, and had to delete letters and then re-type them, if you navigated >> to the previous keystroke entries (with VO-Left arrow), you'd hear the >> correction letters, then the delete key, then the mistyped letters. You >> don't actually need to do anything with the Type2Phone window on your Mac, >> since you can read and check the content of what was typed on your iPhone >> with a two-finger flick to read all, for example. The Type2Phone keyboard >> connection is only for typing -- not for all the other commands that >> VoiceOver users can perform to activate keys, etc. with a general paired >> Bluetooth keyboard. Any VO-left arrow, etc. commands move you through typed >> letters in the Type2Phone window on your Mac, and don't affect your iPhone. >> >> You can also copy and paste from your Mac clipboard into your iPhone text, >> and accented text combinations are supported. So if I select text from a >> document on my Mac, I can paste it into a note, text message, or email >> message on my iPhone. The setup should work with any iOS device, by the >> way, although I haven't tried this with my iPad or iPod Touch. You just have >> to accept the appropriate device for theType2Phone window on your Mac. >> >> Despite the initial quirks of Bluetooth pairing, I found Type2Phone to be an >> interesting capability, and completely accessible with VoiceOver. (I'm >> running Snow Leopard, but that shouldn't make a difference.) Here's the >> link to the Type2Phone app at the Mac App Store: >> • Type2Phone ($4.99) Houdah Software >> http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/type2phone/id472717129?l=es&mt=12 >> Incidentally, the store preview page has the links and headings in Spanish, >> although the descriptive text is all in English. Version 1.2 of the >> Software support multiple keyboard layouts. There's a Houdah support page, >> and associated discussion forums and FAQ at: >> http://www.houdah.com/support/ >> >> HTH. 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