Hi Reggie,
I'm glad you are finding BrailleTouch useful. We are making progress on
Grade 2 for BrailleTouch, but it will take some more time to get all the
details right. Unfortunately we cannot use existing software for the
translation tables due to licensing issues, so we have to recreate
this turned on. You could also try to text your husband on his Android
phone without using BrailleTouch and see if that works.
BrailleTouch uses the same Apple-provided messages screen as Fleksy and
other apps. I do not recall seeing a developer option to control whether
it uses iMessage or SMS
Hi Sandy,
I'm sorry you are having trouble texting with BrailleTouch. It sounds
like you are doing everything correctly. Please try sending a message to
the same person directly from the phone number in your iPhone address
book without using BrailleTouch. If that works, please try closing
In BrailleTouch, dot 3 is the apostrophe.
BrailleTouch uses the codes from the Braille Authority of North America
(BANA) 2007 standards. The remaining punctuation will be in the next
update, coming soon. This update will also have options for Computer
Braille, from the BANA 2010 standards
Hi Mary Ellen,
Please make sure you have the latest update to BrailleTouch on your
iPod. Then go to Upgrade from the menu. You will see a button to
Restore Purchased Version. This will let you download the full upgrade
without being charged again. Make sure you use the same Apple ID you
used
We are pleased to announce that the first update to BrailleTouch is now
available.
If you previously tried BrailleTouch and had trouble getting started,
please take a look at the new and improved User Guide. I think it will
be much more clear how to hold the phone and find the braille
Hi Richard,
You are correct that there is a bug in BrailleTouch where the colon sign
ends number mode. Sorry about that. It will be fixed in the first
update, coming out very soon!
Best wishes,
Caleb
http://brailletouchapp.com/
On 2/13/2013 7:33 PM, Richard Turner wrote:
One problem
Thanks so much for reporting this, Reggie.
If anyone is still experiencing sluggish speech feedback with
BrailleTouch, please email me directly at i...@brailletouchapp.com.
Please let me know which version of iOS you are using, especially if you
have upgraded to iOS 6.11. Please also tell me
Hi everyone,
We have added a list of the punctuation and symbols supported in
BrailleTouch to our user guide and in Help within the app.
http://brailletouchapp.com/ios-guide.html#ListCharacters .
Best wishes,
Caleb
http://brailletouchapp.com/
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Hi Dan,
Thanks for your question. We expect that most people using BrailleTouch
will have VoiceOver turned on. When it is not on, we can't access the
built-in speech that VoiceOver uses. So we recorded audio for each
letter. This is for the benefit of people with low vision or sighted
people
Thanks for answering this, Raul.
We offer the free version of BrailleTouch so you can practice typing
with it at no cost first and see if you like the app and if it works for
you. The touchscreen braille keyboard is fully functional, and you can
hear the characters or words you typed. But you
Hi John,
I'm very sorry your friend is having trouble with VoiceOver on
BrailleTouch. Is VoiceOver working correctly in other apps? I would
suggest resetting the phone by fully powering it off and then starting
it again. If this does not work, please email me directly at
i
Hi everyone,
This is what is supposed to happen in BrailleTouch in regard to clearing
the text out of the buffer. When you select Copy, send a text message,
send a tweet, set the email subject, or send an email, then the text
should be cleared when you go back to the braille keyboard screen
Thanks, Reggie.
If you or anyone else experiences an issue where BrailleTouch does not
clear the previous text when it should, or the double pasting issue,
please let me know directly at i...@brailletouchapp.com
We have a solution for the portrait orientation issue on the text
message
Hi everyone,
Several people have reported sluggish speech feedback in BrailleTouch,
where there is a delay and latency for the characters and especially the
words being spoken by VoiceOver as you type them.
I have personally observed this occasionally on one of my test devices
Thanks Reggie and Carol.
We will fix the portrait issue on the message screen in the next update.
If anyone else is experiencing the double pasting issue, please email
directly at i...@brailletouchapp.com. I have not personally observed
this, but I will keep testing for it.
Thanks!
Caleb
I agree with everything David said below.
Also, others on the list have described a wide variety of ways to use
BrailleTouch. If the standard way of holding the phone in the User Guide
does not work for you, please play around with other ways.
I'll add a couple more. 1. Some people sit
We recommend using a case for your iPhone with BrailleTouch to help with
the grip. Lauren and Kawal, please let me know if this help.
Best,
Caleb
http://brailletouchapp.com/
On 2/4/2013 7:30 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote:
I've already pointed out Repetitive Strain Injury, and no developer has got
Hi everyone,
I'm sorry that some people are having trouble with text messaging from
BrailleTouch. There appear to be two issues.
1. Regarding the orientation, we are working on a fix right now. There
will be a new option in the Settings so that you will be able to force
the messaging screens
Hi Susan,
Thanks so much for upgrading BrailleTouch.
The extra menu choices after upgrading only show up if you have already
typed some text. Type a word and then go to the menu. You will see Copy
to Clipboard, Paste from Clipboard, Send Text Message, Send Tweet, Set
Email Subject, and Send
Hi Courtney,
Thanks for your question about BrailleTouch in portrait. Before we
released the app, we had a version that worked in all four orientations,
including Portrait. However I have not yet found anyone who preferred
portrait over landscape for the touchscreen braille keyboard. If you
Alex and Kawal,
Have you tried the undocumented way of using BrailleTouch on a table or
flat surface? It is closer to a Perkins-style layout. Others on the list
have discovered this technique.
Put your iPhone with BrailleTouch on a flat surface in landscape with
the Home button on the right
Hi everyone,
I recommend flicking left and right to navigate through the BrailleTouch
menu. There are some items that do not fit on the screen in the menu, so
flicking will get you through all of them. (The menu is a Picker, which
is the same widget used in other apps such as setting alarm
Hi Bob,
There currently is not a tab character in BrailleTouch. Interestingly I
looked at the standard iPhone keyboard and could not find a way to enter
a tab there either. I looked through the BANA and UEB braille guidelines
and could not find a braille symbol for the print tab character
and
we thought it was not possible.
However I just tried Fleksy and the twitter screen does also work in
portrait. BrailleTouch and Fleksy use the same Apple-provided email,
text message, and twitter screens, per Apple's developer guidelines. So
we will work on this for the next update
Thanks for letting me know. We'll look into the issue with streaming
audio stopping when you open BrailleTouch.
If anyone does NOT have this problem, please let me know.
Thanks!
Caleb
http://brailletouchapp.com/
On 2/2/2013 11:47 PM, Keith Bundy wrote:
Hi, Bobby. I have experienced this twice
Hi Kawal,
Thanks for your question - it is very clear. In the first version of
BrailleTouch, you cannot edit your text except for deleting from the
end. However we have a cool idea for editing features that will do what
you ask and let you move forward and backward within your text, like
Hi Bob,
You cannot modify the text of the BrailleTouch email signature, but you
can turn it off in the settings if you want. If you would like a
different email signature, you can modify the text of the iPhone email
signature that by default says Sent from my iPhone.
Best,
Caleb
http
Hi Ronald,
Thanks for trying BrailleTouch. Word feedback relies on VoiceOver. If
you turn VoiceOver off, BrailleTouch will only speak the characters you
type in English.
I'm sorry you are having trouble with speech feedback in Dutch. I'm not
sure what the cause could be. I just tried
Hi Tom,
This is an iPhone question and is not specific to BrailleTouch. The
shortcut to turn VoiceOver on and off is triple click home. You tap the
home button quickly three times. This will work only if in the iPhone
Settings the Triple Click Home shortcut is set to control VoiceOver
Hi Karen,
Thanks. I'm glad you like BrailleTouch. There is a Clear Text button
in the BrailleTouch menu. It is near the bottom, and is only visible if
you have already typed text.
As a hint, the Start Typing or Resume Typing button is always
anchored to the bottom of the menu screen. You
Poulakos wrote:
All I'm finding is Resume Typing, Set Email Subject, Send Text
Message, Paste From Clipboard, and Copy To Clipboard. I don't
find anything to clear text.
Karen P
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viph...@brailletouchapp.com
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Saturday
Hi Alan,
It is not documented, but you can put your iPhone on a table and type
with BrailleTouch sort of like on a Perkins, but with your fingers in
the shape of a letter V. Several people have discovered this. Please try
it and see if it works for you.
Best,
Caleb
http://brailletouchapp.com
On the visual display of BrailleTouch when you are on the keyboard, it
displays each character as you type it. It does not display the entire
text you have written. The entire text is displayed on the menu screen
visually, or at least as much of it as will fit in the case of long
messages
Hi Karen,
Glad you found all the menu options. There are more menu choices than
will fit on the screen. We use a Picker, which is a built in Apple menu
type that is used in many other apps - such as setting the alarm in the
built in iPhone clock app.
Flicking through the BrailleTouch menu
Hi everyone,
The default layout of the BrailleTouch keyboard is like this:
Dot 1 is left index finger, Dot2 is left middle finger, Dot 3 is left
ring finger, Dot 4 is right index finger, Dot 5 is right middle finger,
Dot 6 is right ring finger.
There is a Setting called Flip Dots 13, 46
Hi Yolanda,
Thanks for downloading BrailleTouch. When you type a C with two index
fingers, that would be dots 1 and 4. You said BrailleTouch sees a colon,
which is dots 2 and 5. This means you could try moving your hands up the
screen a little.
When you type a B, which is dots 1 and 2, you
Hi Holly and Ajax,
We will definitely keep the current keyboard layout available in
BrailleTouch, even if we add other options. I am listening to everyone's
comments about an alternate straight line layout as a settings option.
Best,
Caleb
http://brailletouchapp.com/
On 2/2/2013 3:28 PM
Hi Joe,
I apologize to you and to the moderators about all the list traffic on
BrailleTouch. Anyone who has a specific question that may not be of
general interest to the list can contact me directly at our support
http://brailletouchapp.com/support/ or contact
http://brailletouchapp.com
Excellent! Thank you, Sandy.
Caleb
http://brailletouchapp.com/
On 2/1/2013 6:37 AM, Sandy Finley wrote:
Now that I have my hands positioned right I am already typing faster than I
ever have on an iPhone. Thanks BT developers!
Typed with BrailleTouch
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Hi Luca,
I'm sorry the speech feedback is sluggish for you in BrailleTouch. We've
had several reports of this, and are looking into the cause of this
problem. Other people have said the speech is quick for them with no
latency. We'll get to the bottom of this and find a solution.
Best
Hi Eileen,
Thanks so much for your suggestions. I'm glad you like BrailleTouch.
Everyone is welcome to send usfeature requests
http://brailletouchapp.com/support/#Features.
Best,
Caleb
http://brailletouchapp.com/
On 2/1/2013 11:29 AM, Eileen Misrahi wrote:
Hello List,
As I begin to use
Hi Reggie,
Thanks for your email. Several people have reported sluggish voice
feedback when using BrailleTouch. We are looking into the cause of this,
as it does not happen for everyone.
If you get sluggish audio, please try turning VoiceOver off and then
back on. You can use triple click
understand that this would be more
intuitive. But as others have pointed out, it would require you to lay
your iPhone on a desk or other surface.
Some people have discovered that BrailleTouch works for them when laying
flat on a desk. They position their hands in a V-shape. Your index
fingers
Hi Chris,
What does BrailleTouch say when you type the letter Y?
RobH said below that BrailleTouch saw the letter N (dots 1-3-4-5) when
he typed the letter Y (dots 1-3-4-5-6). That means that BrailleTouch was
not seeing dot 6. Let's assume the flip dots setting is off, as in the
default app
Thanks, Anna.
You're exactly right. That is our plan for a future update to
BrailleTouch to allow editing. Flick up and down to move through your
text, and choose to move by characters, words, or lines.
Grade 2 support is still the top priority. I hope we can offer editing
soon as well
Hi Rob and everyone,
I'd like to try a suggestion for finding a good finger placement with
BrailleTouch for new users and people having trouble with certain
characters. Please let me know if this is helpful.
When you open the touchscreen braille keyboard, first try to find the
four corners
Hi Bob,
The braille formatting conventions are an excellent question.
BrailleTouch outputs standard print characters in plain text. However
you can easily type a hard return followed by three spaces from
BrailleTouch, just as you could with the VoiceOver split tap standard
keyboard
Bob, we do recommend turning the screen curtain on if you are concerned
about this. This is in our FAQ: http://brailletouchapp.com/faq.html#a12
Caleb
http://brailletouchapp.com/
On 2/1/2013 10:01 PM, Robert Fenton wrote:
I agree with that suggestion. With holding the phone- as we do it
Several people have purchased the BrailleTouch upgrade and asked me how
to get it on their second iOS device without being charged again. This
can be done, and you only have to pay once.
The solution is not ideal, but we are going to fix this in the first
update to BrailleTouch. We will add
Hi Jon and others,
I'm sorry some of you are having trouble sending tweets from
BrailleTouch. If this problem persists and you are able to correctly
tweet from other apps or other devices, please let me know offline
through our support page: http://brailletouchapp.com/support/
It sounds
Yes, help on BrailleTouch will work in airplane mode, and also when you
do not have a network connection.
Best,
Caleb
http://brailletouchapp.com/
On 1/31/2013 2:53 PM, Chris H wrote:
Can the help be views in airplane mode?
Christopher Hallsworth
On 31/01/2013 19:15, Mary Otten wrote:
Well
On 1/31/2013 3:24 PM, Moop Curran wrote:
Hi Courtney,
Thanks for your question. BrailleTouch is only for the iPhone and iPod
touch. Here's why we don't support the iPad:
http://brailletouchapp.com/faq.html#a8 . We may look into tablets in the
future, but Grade 2 contracted braille is our top
Hi Reggie,
Definitely not a dumb question. In the first release of BrailleTouch,
you flick right with one finger to make a space and flick left with one
finger to backspace.
In the future, the up and down flicks will be for editing your text from
the touchscreen braille keyboard. A one
Thanks, Kawal. This is excellent! I'm glad BrailleTouch is working for you.
Best,
Caleb
http://brailletouchapp.com/ios-guide.html
On 1/31/2013 6:49 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote:
Well, I've just written with the Braille touch although I've changed positions
with how to hold the phone and it's
Hi Kawal,
Do you mean that you want VoiceOver to say the words as you are typing
on the braille keyboard? If so, there is a setting in BrailleTouch that
lets you choose to hear characters, words, or both as you type. To go to
the BrailleTouch settings, go to the Home screen. Open the iPhone
have
a better first impression of how to use BrailleTouch. When you get to
the bottom of the screen, there is a button that says Start Typing with
BrailleTouch. You can double-tap anywhere, or split-tap this button,
and then you will start using BrailleTouch.
On the Welcome screen, the next
Thanks, Luca.
I am very open to improving the language in the User Guide. It has
worked well for many people, but could always be better. To everyone on
the list, please let me know if you have suggestions for how to better
explain any part of how to use BrailleTouch. I am also reading
Hi Alan,
That is possible now! Go to the BrailleTouch settings, and the first
options is Speech Feedback. You can choose to hear each letter, word, or
both spoken as you type them. This is similar to the options on many
braille notetakers.
To go to settings, start from your home screen
Hi Keith,
Thanks for your question. The BrailleTouch User Guide
http://brailletouchapp.com/ios-guide.html and the help screen in the
app are written from the point of view of someone who has locked their
phone in Portrait. These instructions should work for everyone,
regardless of whether
Greetings from BrailleTouch!
I am very excited to announce that BrailleTouch will be available on the
App Store on Thu Jan 31 worldwide. We offer a free trial version, which
lets you type in braille on your touchscreen and hear the letters or
words spoken as you type them. If you like
Hi Emin.
The first release of BrailleTouch is in English. We hope to support
other languages in the future.
Best,
Caleb
http://brailletouchapp.com/
On 1/10/2013 4:52 AM, M. Emin Demirci wrote:
I have a question for Braille Touch developers:
My native language is Turkish and I also use German
Hi Rob,
The recommended way of using BrailleTouch is with two hands in landscape
mode, with the screen facing away from you. You can read Holding the
Phone on our User Guide:
http://brailletouchapp.com/ios-guide.html
Some people have reported success using BrailleTouch in a non-standard
way
BrailleTouch will be on the App Store by January 31.
Thanks for your interest! In the meantime, you can read more about
BrailleTouch, including a User Guide and FAQ, on our website:
http://brailletouchapp.com/
Thanks!
Caleb
On 1/7/2013 7:06 AM, Wren Langley wrote:
Hi all,
Thanks
Thanks, Arnold.
We definitely recommend using a case for your phone with BrailleTouch.
It will help you grip the phone. Please make sure you find a comfortable
way of gripping the phone that works for you. And please be careful with
your phone. While it is possible to stand or walk while
Cheryl and Rob,
I would like to apologize for any confusion about the orientation of
BrailleTouch. The website previously had the wrong wording based on an
earlier prototype, and I have since corrected it. I'm sorry about that.
The orientation will hopefully become much clearer when the app
Elizabeth,
You can update your facebook status with BrailleTouch through the copy
and paste feature. You type your update with BrailleTouch, choose copy
from the menu, and then paste it into the facebook app.
There are shortcuts to send text messages, emails, and tweets directly
from
Hi Fanus,
I spoke with our developer today. We did not set a limit on the number
of characters you can type in BrailleTouch. However it is unclear how
Apple handles very long strings, and what operating system limits come
into play. We will continue to look into this.
I would be careful
:
Hello List
Does anyone know if there is a limit to the number of
characters which one can type in BrailleTouch. Will I for
instance be able to make notes during a long meeting?
Regards
Fanus
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Hi Sandy.
Thanks for your question. We designed BrailleTouch so that you hold the
phone in the special way, with two hands in landscape and the screen
facing away from you. The advantage of doing this is that it allows your
fingers to naturally fall on the touchscreen braille keyboard without
Hi Rebecca,
BrailleTouch supports regular uppercase numbers. You type the number
sign, then the letters A through J for numbers 1 through 9 and 0. We
also support the decimal point, slash, and the letter sign.
On a related note, BrailleTouch is based on the BANA Grade 1 standards.
We
will BrailleTouch include some kind of reference to the
Braille characters? I'm asking this as it may be useful for the
sighted or for those who want a refresher so to speak. Thanks!
Christopher Hallsworth
On 06/01/2013 14:49, BrailleTouch wrote:
Hi Rebecca,
BrailleTouch supports regular
Hi Kathie,
Thanks for your interest in BrailleTouch. We will release BrailleTouch
on the App Store by the end of the month. There will be a free version
so you can try it out first. The paid version allows to you send text
messages, emails, tweets, and copy text to the clipboard from
Hi Reggie,
Actually, in BrailleTouch, dots 1, 2, and 3 run down the left side of
the screen. Dots 4, 5, and 6 run down the right side of the screen. The
three keys for each hand are turned sideways, but you still use the same
fingers as you would on a standard six key braille keyboard
Thanks for your email, Arnold.
We wish that Apple would allow alternative keyboard apps for iOS, and I
suspect that other developers such as Fleksy do as well. We have built
an in-house version of BrailleTouch for Android phones. Android will
allow alternative keyboards, so BrailleTouch would
Hi Jenifer,
Thanks for your question. The first version of BrailleTouch does not
store a list of favorite contacts. You pick from your iPhone address
book. If this is a feature that many people would benefit from, we will
be happy to look into it for a future update.
Thanks!
Caleb
http
Dulce,
Thanks for your question. We designed BrailleTouch so that you hold it in
two hands with the screen facing away from you. However, some people have
reported success placing the phone flat on a table and typing with
BrailleTouch. You can download BrailleTouch for free and try it out
Thanks, Cheryl.
If anyone wants to see how BrailleTouch feels in advance, the User Guide
for BrailleTouch is on our website. Many people have told us they have
read the guide about how to hold the phone, before getting the app. They
have locked their phone and tried holding it in landscape
Cheryl,
Good catch! If you lock your phone in portrait, then BrailleTouch will
work with the home button on your right, from the perspective of the
screen facing away from you. It will be locked in this orientation.
If you do not lock your iPhone, then BrailleTouch will work in both
We recommend using a case with BrailleTouch for several reasons.
1. A case will help you grip the phone from the sides with both hands.
2. On the iPhone the speaker is under the Home button. A case will help
keep your hand from blocking the speaker, if you use the speaker and not
headphones
There have been several posts about the keyboard layout of BrailleTouch.
Here is some more information. I hope this helps.
Your left index finger is dot 1. Your left ring finger is dot 3. Your right
index finger is dot 4. And so forth. So these are the same fingers you
would use when typing
Hi Gena,
Thanks for your questions. BrailleTouch supports Grade 1 braille, including
letters, numbers, and most punctuation from the BANA standards. It is not
computer braille. You can use the capital sign, number sign, and letter
sign. The period, or full stop, is dots 2 5 6. The decimal
Hi Kawal,
With BrailleTouch, you type each braille chord on your touchscreen with the
same six fingers you would use on a Perkins Brailler or similar keyboard.
The app will speak each character you type immediately. You can also choose
to hear each word you type, or both characters and words
Hi Andrew,
At this time, we are releasing BrailleTouch for the iPhone and iPod touch.
The iPad is indeed an interesting platform, but poses different challenges
for touchscreen braille writing. In the academic research where we
developed the BrailleTouch prototype, we also built and tried out
Hi Candy,
BrailleTouch will be on the App Store by the end of January. Thanks for
your interest!
Best,
Caleb
http://BrailleTouchApp.com/
On Monday, December 31, 2012 11:36:24 PM UTC-5, Candy wrote:
Guys, please excuse my ignorance. I have been working a lot and haven't
had time to follow
Hi Richard,
Thanks for your post. There is a free version of BrailleTouch. We hope this
will be useful for braille instructors, as well as for people who want to
try the app out. You do not have to buy an upgrade to use it with your
students.
The free version goes beyond the research
Hi Penny,
Thanks for your reply! The initial release of BrailleTouch supports Grade
1. However Grade 2 contracted braille is our top priority for a future
update, and we are working it. We are very excited about the upcoming
release on the App Store, and we hope you like BrailleTouch and find
Hi Søren,
The initial release of BrailleTouch is in English. However we hope to
support other languages in future updates.
Thanks,
Caleb
http://brailletouchapp.com
On Sunday, December 30, 2012 6:42:04 AM UTC-5, Søren Jensen wrote:
Hi.
I can't wait to check out this app. Is other languages
Hi Kawal,
Which other braille typing app are you referring to.
BrailleTouch is very different from TypeInBraille. You can type on
BrailleTouch with the same six fingers you use on a Perkins-style keyboard.
Our testers were able to transfer their skills from a standard Braille
keyboard
Greetings and Happy Holidays!
My name is Caleb, and I'm one of the developers of a new iPhone app called
BrailleTouch. BrailleTouch allows you to type using braille on your
touchscreen, and is based on the standard six key braille keyboard. We are
excited to announce that BrailleTouch
Greetings and Happy Holidays!
My name is Caleb, and I'm one of the developers of a new iPhone app
called BrailleTouch. BrailleTouch allows you to type using braille on
your touchscreen, and is based on the standard six key braille keyboard.
We are excited to announce that BrailleTouch
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