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I have sighted associates that use handwriting on their iPads without voiceover!

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] 
On Behalf Of David Chittenden
Sent: Saturday, 19 March 2016 9:54 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Handwriting on an iPhone

Handwriting works only with VoiceOver. It is not a standard input method for 
iOS.

David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: [email protected]
Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
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> On 19 Mar 2016, at 02:36, Jenine Stanley <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> I found that with the stylus I had to press harder than I would if I was 
> writing with a pen. It wasn’t a natural thing. then again, writing using your 
> finger isn’t necessarily natural either. 
> 
> As you note, David, the 6S and beyond have the pressure sensitive screen for 
> other uses and that really messed with using a stylus for handwriting. I’ve 
> never triggered 3D touch using my finger for handwriting but using the 
> stylus, I did so often. 
> 
> Here’s a question. Does handwriting work without VO? I’d assume so and of 
> course would never use it that way. 
> Jenine Stanley
> [email protected]
> 
> 
> 
>> On Mar 18, 2016, at 9:05 AM, David Chittenden <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> Increased pressure would not make a difference. The iDevice screen is 
>> capacitive. The iPhone 6 S is pressure sensitive for different ways of 
>> activating buttons in apps that support it.
>> 
>> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
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>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On 19 Mar 2016, at 00:52, Jenine Stanley <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I’ve tried playing with it using the Notes app and recently tried it with 
>>> an inexpensive stylus with poor results. I’m thinking it’s more a pressure 
>>> issue with any stylus. It seems to work much better using just the finger. 
>>> 
>>> I use it to bring up apps, to occasionally jot down phone numbers, though 
>>> this is less used now that I have just Press Record for my Watch. 
>>> 
>>> I have a friend who uses it when writing texts and email on her phone and 
>>> she swears by it with just her finger.
>>> Jenine Stanley
>>> [email protected]
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Mar 18, 2016, at 7:01 AM, Simon Fogarty <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Yes but in which application does handwriting work better, I've 
>>>> tried it in word from office 365 and pages but it isn't fantastic I 
>>>> was hoping to find something that might work better and a stylus of 
>>>> decent quality that I can write like using a pen and paper,
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: [email protected] 
>>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David 
>>>> Chittenden
>>>> Sent: Friday, 18 March 2016 10:53 PM
>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>> Subject: Re: Handwriting on an iPhone
>>>> 
>>>> Handwriting actually just uses the finger drawing the letter in print. Use 
>>>> a three finger flick down to change the case of the letter, the number, or 
>>>> punctuation.
>>>> 
>>>> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
>>>> Email: [email protected]
>>>> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>> 
>>>>> On 18 Mar 2016, at 21:43, Simon Fogarty <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi List,
>>>>> 
>>>>> I'm just wondering if anyone is using handwriting on their iPhone or iPad?
>>>>> 
>>>>> If so what do people use in the way of a stylus and or apps for 
>>>>> picking oup their handwriting
>>>>> 
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Simon F
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