I use it constantly. If I'm searching somewhere where each character refines the search, I don't use it. Just about any other time I need to type, though, BSI gets used. It is, hands down, the best feature to come to iOS in years, especially given its support for UEB, something that Mbraille still lacks. I've become a bit of a BSI evangelist, I think. :) > On Oct 8, 2015, at 23:40, Devin Prater <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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] > <mailto:[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] >>> <mailto:[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 <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> <mailto:[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] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> On 9 Oct 2015, at 14:50, Christopher-Mark Gilland <[email protected] >>>> <mailto:[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] >>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries >>>>> <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >>>>> <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] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries >>>> <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >>>> <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] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries >>> <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. >> >> >> -- >> Have a great day, >> Alex Hall >> [email protected] <mailto:[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] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries >> <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >> <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] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries > <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>.
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