I am in the same camp as Scott. I am not sure if the Braille input will work
effectively. The design of the screen will have to be universally flexible for
all hand sizes. On top of that you will not get the physical feedback that you
get on other Braille Input devices.
I am always willing to
My other concern with this would be that not all places where you use a
keyboard are capable of being used in landscape orientation. I don't know if
apple would implement a keyboard that could only be used in landscape.
On Mar 2, 2012, at 3:19 PM, Sean Murphy mhysnm1...@gmail.com wrote:
I am
Becky,
You say we and perhaps that should be I because I for one do not find the
keyboard difficult to type on. THe letters really do not change position and
nor would the keys for entering Braille. Regardless if you have have a Braille
keyboard or not there will be a learning curve in
Alex,
I think there is one of the key problems. If someone has developed the app, are
they really going to be willing to give the nod to APple for implementing their
app into the OS? Yes it is free, but there surely are issues of intelectual
rights and such. I suspect APple would have to buy
The developers are not just making the app free, but the source code
as well. In addition, they have said that they do not want money for
licensing rights or anything, so apple could do this with no money and
no problem.
On 2/27/12, Scott Howell scottn3...@gmail.com wrote:
Alex,
I think there
I for one can't type at 32 words per minute at any sort of accuracy on the
iPhone or iPad (without a bluetooth keyboard :)) so I'm eager to see this thing
in action. The developers' practical testing has been admittedly limited, but
even a fraction of that potential improvement could save
Wanted answer the assertion of Android being more flexible. While anyone
could add a different keyboard to Android, I'm not clear how that would
get universally baked in so that anyone pickup an Android phone would
get this option. It's the same problem that if you want it baked into
Android
Although there is no harm in wanting something to be completely
optional and available for someone to use, I am definitely not sold on
it until it is out and proven that it really is at all something I
like using. I don't think it makes a lot of sense either to be making
a push for something to be
Would this app be able to write in grade 2 braille? I am a braille user as
stating in another message, I use a braille display.
Kawal.
On 27 Feb 2012, at 17:23, James Mannion wrote:
Although there is no harm in wanting something to be completely
optional and available for someone to use, I
Hello all,
There has been much discussion about the new Braille Touch app lately.
For anyone who missed it, this is an app coming out sometime this year
that lets users type in braille on an iOS or Android device.
Basically, you hold the device sideways, the home button to your right
or left. You
Hi.
Just one thing with what you propose,we don't want to say that the current
screen keyboard should be taken out as users need choice and perhaps Apple can
put the choice in and not limit the choice otherwise it'll become like other
companies who just concentrate on blindness features of the
Of course. I never said they should remove the other keyboard, and it
should not be the default when vo is on. Rather, it needs to be one
keyboard option, whether accessed through the rotor or in keyboard
settings (and hence via the next keyboard button). After all, a good
part of iOS' appeal is
Alex,
With all do respect and coming from a Braille user; I think this is going to be
a very difficult road. You are essentially asking APple to allow any developer
of such the ability to have the same acces. There is already a Braille entry
app out there and despite the fact it is not quite
Again, I don't want them to change their guidelines to let any app
developer add keyboards. What I want is for them to take the code and
use it as a keyboard in iOS, not an app in any way. So, when you
unpack an iPhone running a version of iOS with the keyboard in it
(probably 6 as 5.1 is already
Hi Alex,
Thank you for taking the time to be so articulate and informative about this
matter.
I really appreciate your effort.
Best regards,
John Sanfilippo
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Hi guys.
Well, I can't imagine how this would be an advantage, but then, this is no flat
screen, no way, for the year 2010 speaking here. Back in 2010, I couldn't
imagine how we could do flat screens. When I hear about flat screens these
days, I think, does it work like the iPhone, and if it
Here is one reason among many why android is much more flexible, adding this
functionality will not have any restrictions. Yes, Apple does not allow adding
other keyboards, or input methods as they might be called. The thing is, if
Apple allows this one, other developers will want to do the
Once more, though, I don't want apple to change anything. I want them
to take this concept, now that they have seen the interest (and
showing them the interest is my reason for starting this thread) and
put it into iOS themselves. This requires no change to the TOS for
developers, since the
I see what you mean. There is a difference in something being accessible and
being easy and quick for people to use in an equal fashion to sighted people.
Yes we can type on the keyboard but it is not quick, or that easy. It takes
time and can be frustrating. I hope they at least think it over.
You guys are all crazy. :) the code is already written, tested, and working.
No one is saying you have to use it just because it's implemented. We're just
saying it should be a choice for people who want it. Apple could do this by
taking the code that's already been tested and implementing
I see your point about hoping to incorporate it as a keyboard option
similar to a language keyboard. Braille is kind of a language. I
agree that making it an additional option and not taking anything away
is an extremely important point to stress. Is the stand alone app
available in the US yet? I
It is not. There is an app called TypeInBraille, which is not the same
thing as the upcoming app at all; don't confuse the two, or you may
decide that input will not work. TypeInBraille uses a concept where
you enter a cell one row at a time; tap the left side for dot 1, the
right for dot 4, tap
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