Sorry, that would have been helpful. <smile> It's simple, but you have to do it fast: put your right three fingers down, then lift them and put your left three fingers down, then lift them. Too slow and you type 4 5 6, 1 2 3, but so long as you type both characters in rapid succession, you'll hear an announcement about the dots being calibrated, at which point you type like normal. > On Oct 9, 2015, at 08:35, Christopher-Mark Gilland <[email protected]> > wrote: > > OK, so then, how do you do it? > > Chris. > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Hall" <[email protected]> > To: "'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, October 09, 2015 12:27 AM > Subject: Re: Incredibly irritating problem with braille input on I O S > > > Calibration is a good point, as it might help resolve the problems Chris is > running into. Once you get it down, you likely won't need to do it; I did it > a good amount last year when BSI was new, but I haven't done it at all in > months. I'm on the 5, though, and that's my only input source, so it's hard > to get lost or move my fingers on such a small screen. Every user and device > will be different, and calibration is, for Chris and anyone else running into > problems, worth trying. >> On Oct 9, 2015, at 00:25, David Chittenden <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> I forgot to mention: >> >> I almost always use away mode on the iPhone, and table-top mode on the iPad. >> I hold the phone between my thumbs on the side with the mute switch and the >> pinkys on the opposite side. Note: beware with the 6 and 6+ not to press >> against the power button with the pinky. >> I always do the dot position calibration before I start brailling as fingers >> always shift a little. >> >> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA >> Email: [email protected] >> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On 9 Oct 2015, at 17:07, Blee Blat <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I've been reading this thread and I'm trying this out but I have large >>> hands and long fingers and a 5s and I'm not sure how to hold the phone to >>> comfortably reach the dots. So it's clearly something you have to screw >>> with for more than 30 seconds to get to work but I could see where it >>> could be a really efficient input method at least until they fix the other >>> input lag issues. The default keyboard is reliable but slow and I'd prefer >>> this to dictation. So maybe I just need to waste a few charge cycles >>> beating on it until I figure out the coordination? >>> I'm going to upgrade the phone at some point for the fatter battery and >>> larger screen and quicker processor but that still doesn't negate the >>> question. It's good of you to remind us that this is efficient. Not so >>> sure about UEB but I might talk to you off list about that as it's possible >>> that one is user error but it sure seems to have made a mess of this logic >>> textbook lol >>> :) >>> >>> -- >>> 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. > 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.
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