Thanks Richard and Anna for your help. My keyboard appears to be back on
track. I learn lots of stuff from this list, and appreciate all the dedicated
responders. I still think, however, that iOS 13 has taken us backward instead
of forward, and our Braille devices don't work nearly as well
Hi Duane,
Next time you're near your Braille Edge, open a text field and show the
keyboard with Space and dots 146. With the keyboard visible, turn off your
iDevice and your braille display. Then turn your iDevice back on and confirm
that the keyboard is visible. It should now remain visible
OK, you were in the edit field of a text message, and obviously it was editing,
so you could use the Braille input.
Have you changed the appearance in messages and made all those other things
like photos, stickers, etc., hidden?
That sometimes masks the keyboard, even though it is still there.
> Richard, when this happens, I'm miles away from my brailleEdge. That's how I
> know it's happening. When it happened on Monday, I was in a doctor's waiting
> room and the BrailleEdge was miles away, back home in my apartment. I needed
> the qwerty keyboard to send a text and when I opened
What are you doing exactly when this happens?
I've never had the keyboard disappear without having a bluetooth keyboard
nearby that connects.
Richard
"Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it."
-- from The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe,
Hello Listers,
On Monday, Anna Dresner helped me resolve the disappearing keyboard issue I was
experiencing when away from my BrailleEdge by using the device with the
spacebar plus dots 146. This should say ”show keyboard”. But this doesn’t
solve the problem if it happens when the
