Hi Gordon and Others, Just to correct the name of the author of the Fleksy podcast Dennis mentioned as David "Woodbridge": • Fleksy release demo July 2012: http://davidwoodbr.podbean.com/2012/07/13/fleksy-release-demo-july-2012/ Sarah also did a Fleksy podcast that you can listen to at: http://tffp.marrie.org/486
As Geoff stated, the updated help for the current version, which has additional features for using symbols and corrections for some of the version 1 limitations, support for import/export options, and a few other fixes, may be found in the app. Probably the most important information is to keep typing without waiting to hear the letters announced and just assume that the app will identify the word you typed in one of the selections that you flick through. Occasionally there will just be certain words that aren't in it's dictionary, and you will have to slowly type and add these in. Or certain long, and complicated words will better be entered if you carefully find the first few letters, then revert to just "guessing" the positions of the other letters. I think the current version is not really optimized for the iPad, and you'll find if you explore the keyboard that the layout of the Fleksy keyboard occupies a much larger portion of the screen than you're used to using, so you have to "exaggerate" the placement of the keys in your touch gestures to use this at present. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jul 28, 2012, at 11:42 AM, Dennis Freedman wrote: > Hi Gordon > > I hope you got my text message about the Podcast that David Bridgewood did, > but I'm sure you'll find it if not. > > Thanks to all, their replies were concise and should give you everything you > need. But, having been there myself, perhaps a bit more explanation is > needed, with apologies to others on the list. > > I think it's the concept that is strange until you actually use it. After > pressing the Home button three times to turn VoiceOver off, you have to > imagine the blank screen is an invisible keyboard. Place your fingers where > you think the qwerty keys home row should be, and, if you're a touch typist, > go from there using all your fingers. I find it easier in Landscape mode so > lock Fleksy in Landscape via the Fleksy Settings dialog in the main Settings > app. But I know people who use Fleksy with only one or two fingers, > 'guessing' roughly where the qwerty keys would be. > > So you've turned VoiceOver off, got Fleksy in either Portrait or Landscape > mode according to your preference. You can check you've got it right using > the fact that a left flick will tell you there's no text to delete. (If the > keyboard's the wrong way round, turn it round till a left flick boings at you > to show no more text to delete). > Decide on whether you're going to actually touch type or use one or two > fingers. Use a word like 'bananas' as it's a good pattern to start with. > > With the bottom edge of the IPhone near you, imagine the Home row a little > way up. So the B A N A N A s will be easy for you to imagine. Just press > where you think the B will be (bottom row, nearly at the halfway point on the > left side of the row), then tap the place as on a typewriter keyboard and > immediately lift your finger off the key. You won't get feedback but should > here a slight keyclick. (I do find I have to have volume turned up when > typing in a noisy environment). > > Now type the other keys - quicker I find is better. So A over to the left but > a little higher as it would be on the Home row. N back on where the bottom > row would be but a little over to the right. Etc. Etc. It's much easier if > you are actually a touch typist but not difficult once you get the hang of it > if you're not. > > Once you've typed all the letters of the word in, flick to the right instead > of pressing a space bar (this does take a bit of getting used to). This > brings up the 'Suggestions' list, and, with any luck your first word should > be 'bananas'. Accept this and you're ready to type the next word. No need to > press anything. After the word is spoken, just carry on typing. If it gess > the word wrong, flick Down until Fleksy says the word you want; Up if you > pass the word. > > And you're on your way. > > As said, if you need practical help, Gordon, message or email me and we can > set up a Skype call on Sunday. > > As with anything, it does take practice. > > How many of you like me remember how frustrating it was the first time you > tried to use an I-device? It took me days to get anywhere with it really, > although I think some of us may not want to admit that. > > Dennis. > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
