Hello, I halfway agree. But, before we go off banishing those who are stubborn and resistant to change, let's remember that blindness is not the only disability in play hear. I know a few who depend on peripheral keyboards because they have motor difficulties. To those people, this is probably a bigger deal to them than someone who has no such physical limitations.
Just my 2 cents. Ricardo Walker [email protected] Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Mar 14, 2014, at 4:28 AM, Apple boy <[email protected]> wrote: > Same here. I use the touchscreen nearly full time on both iPhone and iPad > mini because I know this is the future of interacting with devices whether we > like it or not. I can't be doing with people who are just plain stubborn and > hate change. I do use a bluetooth keyboard sometimes, or be it an emulated > one on the mac, and I do heavily use MBraille and Fleksy for typing, but > again these apps expect you to type on the touchscreen and offers no facility > for bluetooth keyboards and or Braille displays. I understand some on here > may have issues with my statement but this is reality so if I can be polite > here put up or shut up. > > Regards Chris > > Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! > > On 13/03/2014 21:52, David Chittenden wrote: >> People are inherently lazy. I only use my braille keyboard for typing. I do >> everything on the touchscreen itself. This is because I know everything will >> eventually go to touchscreens, so I want to be as comfortable with >> touchscreen as possible. Most people appear to hope that this will not >> ultimately be the case, even though every trend and all the research >> indicates it will be, so people keep trying everything they can to keep >> things at the haptic comfort levels they have known from the past. >> >> The fact is, however, that as of 2011, touchscreen panels have become less >> expensive to manufacture than static screen panels with separate physical >> control buttons. >> >> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA >> Email: [email protected] >> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On 14 Mar 2014, at 9:44, Lisette Wesseling <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> What's wrong with just touching the phone? I know it's a small bug but in >>> the scheme of things it's surely not a show stopper. Yes Apple needs to >>> know about it but to say it's "unacceptable" is a little strong methinks. >>> >>> >>>> On 13/03/2014, at 4:48 am, Ray Foret Jr <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> A point I myself have made several times here already. Yesterday, Bill >>>> Holton and I verified this issue. My only suggestion is that we flood >>>> Apple with this matter and indicate in blunt absolutely no uncertain terms >>>> that this is positively unacceptable. >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent from my Mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind >>>> built-in! >>>> >>>> Sincerely, >>>> The Constantly Barefooted Ray, still a very happy Mac and Iphone 5 user! >>>> >>>>> On Mar 12, 2014, at 7:46 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hello. >>>>> >>>>> The bug for Messaging, I messaging is still on the I phone, you type your >>>>> contact and you still can't arrow across to type your message unless you >>>>> touch the I phone some where else. Is this a bug or is there another way >>>>> of getting to the messaging field where you type the content of the >>>>> message? >>>>> >>>>> Jonathan is absolutely right about typing with the Focus blue as I >>>>> haven't been using mine very much but its lovely. The only problem is i >>>>> can't write true UEB as Apple have strange ways of writing Braille which >>>>> jonathan explained once in his article. 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