Yes, when I don't have my keyboard, and when my braille display just isn't all that nice to me, darn battery, I use BSI. Its good for emails, although I hate to type messages in it, since you can't yet swipe right with two fingers to send yet, as you can press enter on a keyboard to send now, enter in BSI mode just makes a new line. :( but besides that, its still in my rotor when I need it.
Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 8, 2015, at 10:36 PM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > > This is one of those things I'd like to explain in person, because it's way, > way easier to show people how this system works when they can feel/see what's > going on. The next best thing, though, is Explore Mode. Put a finger on the > screen while BSI is active, and hold it there for a few seconds. After two > tones sound, VO will tell you about Explore Mode, after which you can move > that finger around the screen. You'll hear where each dot is, but won't type > anything. You can even do this with two, three, four, or five fingers if you > want to, to get a feel for what might register as a b compared to a k, for > instance. > > What device are you on? I'm on a 5 here, which is the second smallest screen > available, and the system is quite comfortable. I certainly wouldn't write a > novel, or even an article, using it, but I'm able to write out reasonably > long pieces of text with great ease and speed compared to the default > keyboard, or the time spent fixing dictation errors. I'd strongly encourage > you to give it another shot, and check out Explore Mode. Also see if Away or > Table mode is better for you; each person likes one over the other, and now > that iOS9 lets you lock in the one you prefer, you can find your favorite and > never leave it. >> On Oct 8, 2015, at 23:24, Christopher-Mark Gilland <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> I'm just finding that even though I don't have big hands/fingers, I'm really >> having to squish the heck out of my fingers to get things to register >> correctly. >> >> For instance, I tried typing the word Hello. it's almost like some of the >> time, dot 3 wouldn't register, sometimes dot 1 wouldn't register. Same goes >> with 4 and 6, It's like my fingers are too far spread apart. The only way >> I can seem to get it to work is to practically web my fingers like a duck's >> foot. I almost literally have to touch my finters to one another. Frankly, >> this is totally unacceptable. >> >> Braille input may just not be for me. Oh well, at least I tried. I'll give >> it another go if you all have an idea, but otherwise, this ain't workin'. >> LOL! >> >> Chris. >> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: David Chittenden >>> To: [email protected] >>> Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2015 10:37 PM >>> Subject: Re: Incredibly irritating problem with braille input on I O S >>> >>> Hello, >>> >>> When you turn the iPhone away from you, have the home button to the right. >>> VO will announce home button to the left. This is correct, but the home >>> button actually is on the right. Now, Away mode is correct. Dots 1 2 and 3 >>> are on the left side, dots 4 5 6 are on the right side. Note: this message >>> was written with braille screen input in away mode. >>> >>> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA >>> Email: [email protected] >>> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On 9 Oct 2015, at 14:50, Christopher-Mark Gilland <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> I'm not using a braille display or input keyboard. This is specifically >>>> on the braille input rotor setting, which I'm referring to. >>>> >>>> When I reach an edit field, and I turn the rotor to braille input, I am >>>> using contracted braille, not 6 dot, by the way. I'm noticing that it's >>>> reversed, when in screen away mode from how things would be on a standard >>>> braille note taker or Perkins. You know how normally your left hand does >>>> dots 1 2 and 3, and your right hand does 4 5 and 6? Well, it has things >>>> aligned now oppisit. So on my left hand, I have 4 5 and 6, then my right >>>> hand has 1 2 and 3. so horizontally, each row normally on a perkins would >>>> go: >>>> >>>> 1 4 >>>> 2 5 >>>> 3 6. >>>> >>>> In the case of my IPhone 6S, it's going: >>>> >>>> 4 1 >>>> 5 2 >>>> 6 3. >>>> >>>> This means I have to turn everything I type backwards. >>>> >>>> No? thank you! Is there a way to fix this? >>>> >>>> Chris. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > Have a great day, > Alex Hall > [email protected] > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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