RE: Fleksy VO Coming Back as FlickType

[Sieghard Weitzel]

You have to try it, interestingly enough I never did get to be really good with 
Fleksy even before they went mainstream and changed it all around. Maybe 
Flicktype will be even better then Fleksy ever was, I will definitely give it a 
try when it is available, but I didn’t need it desparately enough to sign up 
for the Beta.

From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Mike B.
Sent: Sunday, April 8, 2018 7:14 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Fleksy VO Coming Back as FlickType

Hi Alan, Jeffrey, Sieghard & Others,

Thank you very much for your replies!  This does indeed sound like a good app 
to have.  I can't stand typing on my phone, so I don't unless I have my 
bluetooth keyboard, but that looks like that'll change!  Thanks again.
Take care.  Mike.  Go Dodgers!
Sennt from my iBarstool.
Arguing with a woman is like reading a software license agreement.  In the end 
you have to ignore everything, & click I agree.
- Original Message -
From: Alan Lemly<mailto:wale...@gmail.com>
To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2018 4:49 PM
Subject: Re: Fleksy VO Coming Back as FlickType

Mike,

No, the FlickType keyboard has no shift keys which makes it easier to type with 
since you only have to be concerned with the location of the letter keys. If 
you are manually typing a word such as a proper name which you wish to 
capitalize, you type the first letter which will be lower case and then do a 
single finger swipe up which will capitalize it. FlickType automatically 
capitalizes the first word in a new sentence so you don't have to worry about 
that.

Alan Lemly

Sent from my iPhone

On Apr 8, 2018, at 6:28 PM, Mike B. 
<mb69ma...@charter.net<mailto:mb69ma...@charter.net>> wrote:
Hi Alan,

After doing some readingabout this app I have 1 question.  Does this keyboard 
have a shift key for capitalizing letters?  I didn't catch anything about this. 
 Thanks much.
Take care.  Mike.  Go Dodgers!
Sennt from my iBarstool.
Arguing with a woman is like reading a software license agreement.  In the end 
you have to ignore everything, & click I agree.
- Original Message -
From: Alan Lemly<mailto:wale...@gmail.com>
To: VIPhone Email List<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> ; 'Support for 
iDevices.'<mailto:idevi...@gatewayfortheblind.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2018 10:51 AM
Subject: Fleksy VO Coming Back as FlickType

Hello,
I'm posting this to both viphone and iDevices.
Those of you who ever experienced the original Fleksy app later renamed Fleksy 
VO will be excited to learn that the app is coming back renamed FlickType. 
Those who don't know what I'm talking about should sign up as beta testers of 
FlickType and give it a go and submit your feedback. You can visit its website 
at www.flicktype.com<http://www.flicktype.com> where there is a link to submit 
an email to sign up as a beta tester.
The original Fleksy which was released about 2012 came out when Apple did not 
allow third party keyboards. It was a separate app that presented a keyboard at 
about a third of the bottom of your iPhone screen in portrait mode. The keys 
were oversized in a high contrast presentation for those with any vision and 
there was no spacebar. Any content produced with Fleksy had to be copied and 
pasted into whatever app you wanted to send the text in such as your Mail or 
Messages app. FlickType continues in the same vein since it uses the original 
Fleksy source code which went into the public domain after Pinterest acquired 
the Fleksy Keyboard and the original Fleksy VO was no longer supported.
What is great about FlickType is its predictive engine. You simply start typing 
where you think the keys you want are located and do a single finger swipe 
right when you're done. FlickType will announce the word it thinks you wanted 
and more times than not will get it right. If it's not right, simply do a 
single finger swipe down to cycle through its other choices. These choices are 
all presented audibly and when you hear the correct one, you just start typing 
the next word. You don't need to insert any spaces since FlickType does that 
automatically. When you type the last word in the sentence and FlickType has 
announced it, simply single finger swipe once again and FlickType will place a 
period at the sentence end. You simply start typing the next word and FlickType 
will automatically capitalize it. Only letter keys are presented on the main 
FlickType keyboard which makes it very easy to rapidly type your text with only 
a single finger. To access other keys such as numbers or symbols, you do a 2 
finger swipe right or left to cycle through these. To capitalize a letter such 
as a proper name, single finger swipe down after you've entered the letter and 
it will be capitalized. Any words or names you enter manually can be added to 
your custom dictionary by 

Re: Fleksy VO Coming Back as FlickType

[Mike B.]

Hi Alan, Jeffrey, Sieghard & Others,

Thank you very much for your replies!  This does indeed sound like a good 
app to have.  I can't stand typing on my phone, so I don't unless I have my 
bluetooth keyboard, but that looks like that'll change!  Thanks again.
Take care.  Mike.  Go Dodgers!
Sennt from my iBarstool.
Arguing with a woman is like reading a software license agreement.  In the 
end you have to ignore everything, & click I agree.
- Original Message - 
From: Alan Lemly
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2018 4:49 PM
Subject: Re: Fleksy VO Coming Back as FlickType


Mike,


No, the FlickType keyboard has no shift keys which makes it easier to type 
with since you only have to be concerned with the location of the letter 
keys. If you are manually typing a word such as a proper name which you wish 
to capitalize, you type the first letter which will be lower case and then 
do a single finger swipe up which will capitalize it. FlickType 
automatically capitalizes the first word in a new sentence so you don't have 
to worry about that.


Alan Lemly


Sent from my iPhone

On Apr 8, 2018, at 6:28 PM, Mike B. <mb69ma...@charter.net> wrote:


  Hi Alan,

  After doing some readingabout this app I have 1 question.  Does this 
keyboard have a shift key for capitalizing letters?  I didn't catch anything 
about this.  Thanks much.
  Take care.  Mike.  Go Dodgers!
  Sennt from my iBarstool.
  Arguing with a woman is like reading a software license agreement.  In the 
end you have to ignore everything, & click I agree.
  - Original Message - 
  From: Alan Lemly
  To: VIPhone Email List ; 'Support for iDevices.'
  Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2018 10:51 AM
  Subject: Fleksy VO Coming Back as FlickType


  Hello,



  I'm posting this to both viphone and iDevices.



  Those of you who ever experienced the original Fleksy app later renamed 
Fleksy VO will be excited to learn that the app is coming back renamed 
FlickType. Those who don't know what I'm talking about should sign up as 
beta testers of FlickType and give it a go and submit your feedback. You can 
visit its website at www.flicktype.com where there is a link to submit an 
email to sign up as a beta tester.



  The original Fleksy which was released about 2012 came out when Apple did 
not allow third party keyboards. It was a separate app that presented a 
keyboard at about a third of the bottom of your iPhone screen in portrait 
mode. The keys were oversized in a high contrast presentation for those with 
any vision and there was no spacebar. Any content produced with Fleksy had 
to be copied and pasted into whatever app you wanted to send the text in 
such as your Mail or Messages app. FlickType continues in the same vein 
since it uses the original Fleksy source code which went into the public 
domain after Pinterest acquired the Fleksy Keyboard and the original Fleksy 
VO was no longer supported.



  What is great about FlickType is its predictive engine. You simply start 
typing where you think the keys you want are located and do a single finger 
swipe right when you're done. FlickType will announce the word it thinks you 
wanted and more times than not will get it right. If it's not right, simply 
do a single finger swipe down to cycle through its other choices. These 
choices are all presented audibly and when you hear the correct one, you 
just start typing the next word. You don't need to insert any spaces since 
FlickType does that automatically. When you type the last word in the 
sentence and FlickType has announced it, simply single finger swipe once 
again and FlickType will place a period at the sentence end. You simply 
start typing the next word and FlickType will automatically capitalize it. 
Only letter keys are presented on the main FlickType keyboard which makes it 
very easy to rapidly type your text with only a single finger. To access 
other keys such as numbers or symbols, you do a 2 finger swipe right or left 
to cycle through these. To capitalize a letter such as a proper name, single 
finger swipe down after you've entered the letter and it will be 
capitalized. Any words or names you enter manually can be added to your 
custom dictionary by doing a single finger swipe up after FlickType 
announces the word. Developing a complete dictionary is highly recommended 
since that is what feeds FlickType's predictive engine. When your typing is 
done, do a 2 finger swipe up to access the FlickType menu where your text is 
reviewed for you and you can access the menu choices to copy it for pasting 
in the app where you want it to go. It is very easy to learn and I strongly 
recommend those unfamiliar with it to try it since sometimes there is just 
no substitute for typing even though dictation is very handy.



  The FlickType developer who is the original Fleksy developer as I 
understand it has said they hope to have a FlickType iOS keyboard at some 
point. Personally, I'm no

Re: Fleksy VO Coming Back as FlickType

[Maria Reyes]

Either that, or they will add some in app purchases. Hopefully system keyboard 
isn't one of them although I would support the devs to keep on the development.

Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>

From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> on behalf of Richard 
Turner <richardturne...@outlook.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 8, 2018 8:28:34 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Fleksy VO Coming Back as FlickType


When I wrote and asked about price, they said "the main container app will be 
free" but they will charge for some updates, but they were not sure what that 
would look like at this point.
So that is all I know at this point. I do not know what is meant by container, 
but I'm guessing that is the basic app. It could be they are going to add the 
possibility of using it as an alternate keyboard.
Richard




“The secret is not to make your music louder, but to make the world quieter.”

- Mitch Albom from The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto, page 1

On Apr 8, 2018, at 4:53 PM, Cris Ali 
<filasti...@hotmail.com<mailto:filasti...@hotmail.com>> wrote:

Are they going to give it free to those who bought it before it got changed?  I 
am not going to buy it again, and who knows if they will change it to something 
else soon after we buy it like what they did the first time.

Cheers,

Cris

Twitter: http://m.twitter.com/@JerusalemBoy

From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alan Lemly
Sent: Sunday, April 8, 2018 7:49 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: Fleksy VO Coming Back as FlickType

Mike,

No, the FlickType keyboard has no shift keys which makes it easier to type with 
since you only have to be concerned with the location of the letter keys. If 
you are manually typing a word such as a proper name which you wish to 
capitalize, you type the first letter which will be lower case and then do a 
single finger swipe up which will capitalize it. FlickType automatically 
capitalizes the first word in a new sentence so you don't have to worry about 
that.

Alan Lemly

Sent from my iPhone

On Apr 8, 2018, at 6:28 PM, Mike B. 
<mb69ma...@charter.net<mailto:mb69ma...@charter.net>> wrote:
Hi Alan,

After doing some readingabout this app I have 1 question.  Does this keyboard 
have a shift key for capitalizing letters?  I didn't catch anything about this. 
 Thanks much.
Take care.  Mike.  Go Dodgers!
Sennt from my iBarstool.
Arguing with a woman is like reading a software license agreement.  In the end 
you have to ignore everything, & click I agree.
- Original Message -
From: Alan Lemly<mailto:wale...@gmail.com>
To: VIPhone Email List<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> ; 'Support for 
iDevices.'<mailto:idevi...@gatewayfortheblind.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2018 10:51 AM
Subject: Fleksy VO Coming Back as FlickType

Hello,

I'm posting this to both viphone and iDevices.

Those of you who ever experienced the original Fleksy app later renamed Fleksy 
VO will be excited to learn that the app is coming back renamed FlickType. 
Those who don't know what I'm talking about should sign up as beta testers of 
FlickType and give it a go and submit your feedback. You can visit its website 
at 
www.flicktype.com<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flicktype.com=02%7C01%7C%7C7f3ca1ab6b234085fa2e08d59dabe9ab%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C636588284037033154=%2Bg%2Fs0rjk3XryPW3f0AOOHoTCL4zOf6nRUybXnoer0h8%3D=0>
 where there is a link to submit an email to sign up as a beta tester.

The original Fleksy which was released about 2012 came out when Apple did not 
allow third party keyboards. It was a separate app that presented a keyboard at 
about a third of the bottom of your iPhone screen in portrait mode. The keys 
were oversized in a high contrast presentation for those with any vision and 
there was no spacebar. Any content produced with Fleksy had to be copied and 
pasted into whatever app you wanted to send the text in such as your Mail or 
Messages app. FlickType continues in the same vein since it uses the original 
Fleksy source code which went into the public domain after Pinterest acquired 
the Fleksy Keyboard and the original Fleksy VO was no longer supported.

What is great about FlickType is its predictive engine. You simply start typing 
where you think the keys you want are located and do a single finger swipe 
right when you're done. FlickType will announce the word it thinks you wanted 
and more times than not will get it right. If it's not right, simply do a 
single finger swipe down to cycle through its other choices. These choices are 
all presented audibly and when you hear the correct one, you just start typing 
the next word. You don't need to insert any spaces since FlickType does t

Re: Fleksy VO Coming Back as FlickType

[Richard Turner]

When I wrote and asked about price, they said "the main container app will be 
free" but they will charge for some updates, but they were not sure what that 
would look like at this point.
So that is all I know at this point. I do not know what is meant by container, 
but I'm guessing that is the basic app. It could be they are going to add the 
possibility of using it as an alternate keyboard.
Richard




“The secret is not to make your music louder, but to make the world quieter.”

- Mitch Albom from The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto, page 1

On Apr 8, 2018, at 4:53 PM, Cris Ali 
<filasti...@hotmail.com<mailto:filasti...@hotmail.com>> wrote:

Are they going to give it free to those who bought it before it got changed?  I 
am not going to buy it again, and who knows if they will change it to something 
else soon after we buy it like what they did the first time.

Cheers,

Cris

Twitter: http://m.twitter.com/@JerusalemBoy

From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alan Lemly
Sent: Sunday, April 8, 2018 7:49 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: Fleksy VO Coming Back as FlickType

Mike,

No, the FlickType keyboard has no shift keys which makes it easier to type with 
since you only have to be concerned with the location of the letter keys. If 
you are manually typing a word such as a proper name which you wish to 
capitalize, you type the first letter which will be lower case and then do a 
single finger swipe up which will capitalize it. FlickType automatically 
capitalizes the first word in a new sentence so you don't have to worry about 
that.

Alan Lemly

Sent from my iPhone

On Apr 8, 2018, at 6:28 PM, Mike B. 
<mb69ma...@charter.net<mailto:mb69ma...@charter.net>> wrote:
Hi Alan,

After doing some readingabout this app I have 1 question.  Does this keyboard 
have a shift key for capitalizing letters?  I didn't catch anything about this. 
 Thanks much.
Take care.  Mike.  Go Dodgers!
Sennt from my iBarstool.
Arguing with a woman is like reading a software license agreement.  In the end 
you have to ignore everything, & click I agree.
- Original Message -
From: Alan Lemly<mailto:wale...@gmail.com>
To: VIPhone Email List<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> ; 'Support for 
iDevices.'<mailto:idevi...@gatewayfortheblind.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2018 10:51 AM
Subject: Fleksy VO Coming Back as FlickType

Hello,

I'm posting this to both viphone and iDevices.

Those of you who ever experienced the original Fleksy app later renamed Fleksy 
VO will be excited to learn that the app is coming back renamed FlickType. 
Those who don't know what I'm talking about should sign up as beta testers of 
FlickType and give it a go and submit your feedback. You can visit its website 
at 
www.flicktype.com<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flicktype.com=02%7C01%7C%7C7f3ca1ab6b234085fa2e08d59dabe9ab%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C636588284037033154=%2Bg%2Fs0rjk3XryPW3f0AOOHoTCL4zOf6nRUybXnoer0h8%3D=0>
 where there is a link to submit an email to sign up as a beta tester.

The original Fleksy which was released about 2012 came out when Apple did not 
allow third party keyboards. It was a separate app that presented a keyboard at 
about a third of the bottom of your iPhone screen in portrait mode. The keys 
were oversized in a high contrast presentation for those with any vision and 
there was no spacebar. Any content produced with Fleksy had to be copied and 
pasted into whatever app you wanted to send the text in such as your Mail or 
Messages app. FlickType continues in the same vein since it uses the original 
Fleksy source code which went into the public domain after Pinterest acquired 
the Fleksy Keyboard and the original Fleksy VO was no longer supported.

What is great about FlickType is its predictive engine. You simply start typing 
where you think the keys you want are located and do a single finger swipe 
right when you're done. FlickType will announce the word it thinks you wanted 
and more times than not will get it right. If it's not right, simply do a 
single finger swipe down to cycle through its other choices. These choices are 
all presented audibly and when you hear the correct one, you just start typing 
the next word. You don't need to insert any spaces since FlickType does that 
automatically. When you type the last word in the sentence and FlickType has 
announced it, simply single finger swipe once again and FlickType will place a 
period at the sentence end. You simply start typing the next word and FlickType 
will automatically capitalize it. Only letter keys are presented on the main 
FlickType keyboard which makes it very easy to rapidly type your text with only 
a single finger. To access other keys such as numbers or symbols, you do a 2 
finger swipe righ

RE: Fleksy VO Coming Back as FlickType

[Cris Ali]

Are they going to give it free to those who bought it before it got changed?  I 
am not going to buy it again, and who knows if they will change it to something 
else soon after we buy it like what they did the first time.

Cheers,

Cris

Twitter: http://m.twitter.com/@JerusalemBoy

From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Alan Lemly
Sent: Sunday, April 8, 2018 7:49 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Fleksy VO Coming Back as FlickType

Mike,

No, the FlickType keyboard has no shift keys which makes it easier to type with 
since you only have to be concerned with the location of the letter keys. If 
you are manually typing a word such as a proper name which you wish to 
capitalize, you type the first letter which will be lower case and then do a 
single finger swipe up which will capitalize it. FlickType automatically 
capitalizes the first word in a new sentence so you don't have to worry about 
that.

Alan Lemly

Sent from my iPhone

On Apr 8, 2018, at 6:28 PM, Mike B. 
<mb69ma...@charter.net<mailto:mb69ma...@charter.net>> wrote:
Hi Alan,

After doing some readingabout this app I have 1 question.  Does this keyboard 
have a shift key for capitalizing letters?  I didn't catch anything about this. 
 Thanks much.
Take care.  Mike.  Go Dodgers!
Sennt from my iBarstool.
Arguing with a woman is like reading a software license agreement.  In the end 
you have to ignore everything, & click I agree.
- Original Message -
From: Alan Lemly<mailto:wale...@gmail.com>
To: VIPhone Email List<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> ; 'Support for 
iDevices.'<mailto:idevi...@gatewayfortheblind.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2018 10:51 AM
Subject: Fleksy VO Coming Back as FlickType

Hello,

I'm posting this to both viphone and iDevices.

Those of you who ever experienced the original Fleksy app later renamed Fleksy 
VO will be excited to learn that the app is coming back renamed FlickType. 
Those who don't know what I'm talking about should sign up as beta testers of 
FlickType and give it a go and submit your feedback. You can visit its website 
at www.flicktype.com<http://www.flicktype.com> where there is a link to submit 
an email to sign up as a beta tester.

The original Fleksy which was released about 2012 came out when Apple did not 
allow third party keyboards. It was a separate app that presented a keyboard at 
about a third of the bottom of your iPhone screen in portrait mode. The keys 
were oversized in a high contrast presentation for those with any vision and 
there was no spacebar. Any content produced with Fleksy had to be copied and 
pasted into whatever app you wanted to send the text in such as your Mail or 
Messages app. FlickType continues in the same vein since it uses the original 
Fleksy source code which went into the public domain after Pinterest acquired 
the Fleksy Keyboard and the original Fleksy VO was no longer supported.

What is great about FlickType is its predictive engine. You simply start typing 
where you think the keys you want are located and do a single finger swipe 
right when you're done. FlickType will announce the word it thinks you wanted 
and more times than not will get it right. If it's not right, simply do a 
single finger swipe down to cycle through its other choices. These choices are 
all presented audibly and when you hear the correct one, you just start typing 
the next word. You don't need to insert any spaces since FlickType does that 
automatically. When you type the last word in the sentence and FlickType has 
announced it, simply single finger swipe once again and FlickType will place a 
period at the sentence end. You simply start typing the next word and FlickType 
will automatically capitalize it. Only letter keys are presented on the main 
FlickType keyboard which makes it very easy to rapidly type your text with only 
a single finger. To access other keys such as numbers or symbols, you do a 2 
finger swipe right or left to cycle through these. To capitalize a letter such 
as a proper name, single finger swipe down after you've entered the letter and 
it will be capitalized. Any words or names you enter manually can be added to 
your custom dictionary by doing a single finger swipe up after FlickType 
announces the word. Developing a complete dictionary is highly recommended 
since that is what feeds FlickType's predictive engine. When your typing is 
done, do a 2 finger swipe up to access the FlickType menu where your text is 
reviewed for you and you can access the menu choices to copy it for pasting in 
the app where you want it to go. It is very easy to learn and I strongly 
recommend those unfamiliar with it to try it since sometimes there is just no 
substitute for typing even though dictation is very handy.

The FlickType developer who is the original Fleksy developer as I understand it 
has said they hope to have a FlickType iOS keyboard at some point. Perso

Re: Fleksy VO Coming Back as FlickType

[Alan Lemly]

Mike, 

No, the FlickType keyboard has no shift keys which makes it easier to type with 
since you only have to be concerned with the location of the letter keys. If 
you are manually typing a word such as a proper name which you wish to 
capitalize, you type the first letter which will be lower case and then do a 
single finger swipe up which will capitalize it. FlickType automatically 
capitalizes the first word in a new sentence so you don't have to worry about 
that. 

Alan Lemly 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Apr 8, 2018, at 6:28 PM, Mike B.  wrote:
> 
> Hi Alan,
>  
> After doing some readingabout this app I have 1 question.  Does this keyboard 
> have a shift key for capitalizing letters?  I didn't catch anything about 
> this.  Thanks much.
> Take care.  Mike.  Go Dodgers!
> Sennt from my iBarstool.
> Arguing with a woman is like reading a software license agreement.  In the 
> end you have to ignore everything, & click I agree.
> - Original Message -
> From: Alan Lemly
> To: VIPhone Email List ; 'Support for iDevices.'
> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2018 10:51 AM
> Subject: Fleksy VO Coming Back as FlickType
> 
> Hello,
>  
> I'm posting this to both viphone and iDevices.
>  
> Those of you who ever experienced the original Fleksy app later renamed 
> Fleksy VO will be excited to learn that the app is coming back renamed 
> FlickType. Those who don't know what I'm talking about should sign up as beta 
> testers of FlickType and give it a go and submit your feedback. You can visit 
> its website at www.flicktype.com where there is a link to submit an email to 
> sign up as a beta tester.
>  
> The original Fleksy which was released about 2012 came out when Apple did not 
> allow third party keyboards. It was a separate app that presented a keyboard 
> at about a third of the bottom of your iPhone screen in portrait mode. The 
> keys were oversized in a high contrast presentation for those with any vision 
> and there was no spacebar. Any content produced with Fleksy had to be copied 
> and pasted into whatever app you wanted to send the text in such as your Mail 
> or Messages app. FlickType continues in the same vein since it uses the 
> original Fleksy source code which went into the public domain after Pinterest 
> acquired the Fleksy Keyboard and the original Fleksy VO was no longer 
> supported.
>  
> What is great about FlickType is its predictive engine. You simply start 
> typing where you think the keys you want are located and do a single finger 
> swipe right when you're done. FlickType will announce the word it thinks you 
> wanted and more times than not will get it right. If it's not right, simply 
> do a single finger swipe down to cycle through its other choices. These 
> choices are all presented audibly and when you hear the correct one, you just 
> start typing the next word. You don't need to insert any spaces since 
> FlickType does that automatically. When you type the last word in the 
> sentence and FlickType has announced it, simply single finger swipe once 
> again and FlickType will place a period at the sentence end. You simply start 
> typing the next word and FlickType will automatically capitalize it. Only 
> letter keys are presented on the main FlickType keyboard which makes it very 
> easy to rapidly type your text with only a single finger. To access other 
> keys such as numbers or symbols, you do a 2 finger swipe right or left to 
> cycle through these. To capitalize a letter such as a proper name, single 
> finger swipe down after you've entered the letter and it will be capitalized. 
> Any words or names you enter manually can be added to your custom dictionary 
> by doing a single finger swipe up after FlickType announces the word. 
> Developing a complete dictionary is highly recommended since that is what 
> feeds FlickType's predictive engine. When your typing is done, do a 2 finger 
> swipe up to access the FlickType menu where your text is reviewed for you and 
> you can access the menu choices to copy it for pasting in the app where you 
> want it to go. It is very easy to learn and I strongly recommend those 
> unfamiliar with it to try it since sometimes there is just no substitute for 
> typing even though dictation is very handy.
>  
> The FlickType developer who is the original Fleksy developer as I understand 
> it has said they hope to have a FlickType iOS keyboard at some point. 
> Personally, I'm not too fussed about whether they ever do this since my 
> experience with Fleksy was that it became much less usable and efficient in 
> my opinion once it became an iOS keyboard. I find that even with the 
> FlickType separate app and having to copy and paste its output as was the 
> case with Fleksy VO that I can still output text much more quickly than with 
> either the standard iOS keyboard or with the Fleksy keyboard.
>  
> Here is a link to the AppleVis site announcing Fleksy becoming the latest 
> inductee into the 

Re: Fleksy VO Coming Back as FlickType

[Jeffrey Turner]

A flick up with one finger capitalizes a letter.


On Apr 8, 2018, at 4:30 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote:

I believe it’s done with a gesture of some sort.
 
From: viphone@googlegroups.com 
<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com><viphone@googlegroups.com 
<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Mike B.
Sent: Sunday, April 8, 2018 4:29 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: Fleksy VO Coming Back as FlickType
 
Hi Alan,
 
After doing some readingabout this app I have 1 question.  Does this keyboard 
have a shift key for capitalizing letters?  I didn't catch anything about this. 
 Thanks much.
Take care.  Mike.  Go Dodgers!
Sennt from my iBarstool.
Arguing with a woman is like reading a software license agreement.  In the end 
you have to ignore everything, & click I agree.
- Original Message -
From: Alan Lemly <mailto:wale...@gmail.com>
To: VIPhone Email List <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> ; 'Support for 
iDevices.' <mailto:idevi...@gatewayfortheblind.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2018 10:51 AM
Subject: Fleksy VO Coming Back as FlickType
 
Hello,
 
I'm posting this to both viphone and iDevices.
 
Those of you who ever experienced the original Fleksy app later renamed Fleksy 
VO will be excited to learn that the app is coming back renamed FlickType. 
Those who don't know what I'm talking about should sign up as beta testers of 
FlickType and give it a go and submit your feedback. You can visit its website 
atwww.flicktype.com <http://www.flicktype.com/> where there is a link to submit 
an email to sign up as a beta tester.
 
The original Fleksy which was released about 2012 came out when Apple did not 
allow third party keyboards. It was a separate app that presented a keyboard at 
about a third of the bottom of your iPhone screen in portrait mode. The keys 
were oversized in a high contrast presentation for those with any vision and 
there was no spacebar. Any content produced with Fleksy had to be copied and 
pasted into whatever app you wanted to send the text in such as your Mail or 
Messages app. FlickType continues in the same vein since it uses the original 
Fleksy source code which went into the public domain after Pinterest acquired 
the Fleksy Keyboard and the original Fleksy VO was no longer supported.
 
What is great about FlickType is its predictive engine. You simply start typing 
where you think the keys you want are located and do a single finger swipe 
right when you're done. FlickType will announce the word it thinks you wanted 
and more times than not will get it right. If it's not right, simply do a 
single finger swipe down to cycle through its other choices. These choices are 
all presented audibly and when you hear the correct one, you just start typing 
the next word. You don't need to insert any spaces since FlickType does that 
automatically. When you type the last word in the sentence and FlickType has 
announced it, simply single finger swipe once again and FlickType will place a 
period at the sentence end. You simply start typing the next word and FlickType 
will automatically capitalize it. Only letter keys are presented on the main 
FlickType keyboard which makes it very easy to rapidly type your text with only 
a single finger. To access other keys such as numbers or symbols, you do a 2 
finger swipe right or left to cycle through these. To capitalize a letter such 
as a proper name, single finger swipe down after you've entered the letter and 
it will be capitalized. Any words or names you enter manually can be added to 
your custom dictionary by doing a single finger swipe up after FlickType 
announces the word. Developing a complete dictionary is highly recommended 
since that is what feeds FlickType's predictive engine. When your typing is 
done, do a 2 finger swipe up to access the FlickType menu where your text is 
reviewed for you and you can access the menu choices to copy it for pasting in 
the app where you want it to go. It is very easy to learn and I strongly 
recommend those unfamiliar with it to try it since sometimes there is just no 
substitute for typing even though dictation is very handy.
 
The FlickType developer who is the original Fleksy developer as I understand it 
has said they hope to have a FlickType iOS keyboard at some point. Personally, 
I'm not too fussed about whether they ever do this since my experience with 
Fleksy was that it became much less usable and efficient in my opinion once it 
became an iOS keyboard. I find that even with the FlickType separate app and 
having to copy and paste its output as was the case with Fleksy VO that I can 
still output text much more quickly than with either the standard iOS keyboard 
or with the Fleksy keyboard.
 
Here is a link to the AppleVis site announcing Fleksy becoming the latest 
inductee into the AppleVis App Hall of Fame for those wanting to review a 
little history:

RE: Fleksy VO Coming Back as FlickType

[Sieghard Weitzel]

I believe it’s done with a gesture of some sort.

From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Mike B.
Sent: Sunday, April 8, 2018 4:29 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Fleksy VO Coming Back as FlickType

Hi Alan,

After doing some readingabout this app I have 1 question.  Does this keyboard 
have a shift key for capitalizing letters?  I didn't catch anything about this. 
 Thanks much.
Take care.  Mike.  Go Dodgers!
Sennt from my iBarstool.
Arguing with a woman is like reading a software license agreement.  In the end 
you have to ignore everything, & click I agree.
- Original Message -
From: Alan Lemly<mailto:wale...@gmail.com>
To: VIPhone Email List<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> ; 'Support for 
iDevices.'<mailto:idevi...@gatewayfortheblind.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2018 10:51 AM
Subject: Fleksy VO Coming Back as FlickType

Hello,

I'm posting this to both viphone and iDevices.

Those of you who ever experienced the original Fleksy app later renamed Fleksy 
VO will be excited to learn that the app is coming back renamed FlickType. 
Those who don't know what I'm talking about should sign up as beta testers of 
FlickType and give it a go and submit your feedback. You can visit its website 
at www.flicktype.com<http://www.flicktype.com> where there is a link to submit 
an email to sign up as a beta tester.

The original Fleksy which was released about 2012 came out when Apple did not 
allow third party keyboards. It was a separate app that presented a keyboard at 
about a third of the bottom of your iPhone screen in portrait mode. The keys 
were oversized in a high contrast presentation for those with any vision and 
there was no spacebar. Any content produced with Fleksy had to be copied and 
pasted into whatever app you wanted to send the text in such as your Mail or 
Messages app. FlickType continues in the same vein since it uses the original 
Fleksy source code which went into the public domain after Pinterest acquired 
the Fleksy Keyboard and the original Fleksy VO was no longer supported.

What is great about FlickType is its predictive engine. You simply start typing 
where you think the keys you want are located and do a single finger swipe 
right when you're done. FlickType will announce the word it thinks you wanted 
and more times than not will get it right. If it's not right, simply do a 
single finger swipe down to cycle through its other choices. These choices are 
all presented audibly and when you hear the correct one, you just start typing 
the next word. You don't need to insert any spaces since FlickType does that 
automatically. When you type the last word in the sentence and FlickType has 
announced it, simply single finger swipe once again and FlickType will place a 
period at the sentence end. You simply start typing the next word and FlickType 
will automatically capitalize it. Only letter keys are presented on the main 
FlickType keyboard which makes it very easy to rapidly type your text with only 
a single finger. To access other keys such as numbers or symbols, you do a 2 
finger swipe right or left to cycle through these. To capitalize a letter such 
as a proper name, single finger swipe down after you've entered the letter and 
it will be capitalized. Any words or names you enter manually can be added to 
your custom dictionary by doing a single finger swipe up after FlickType 
announces the word. Developing a complete dictionary is highly recommended 
since that is what feeds FlickType's predictive engine. When your typing is 
done, do a 2 finger swipe up to access the FlickType menu where your text is 
reviewed for you and you can access the menu choices to copy it for pasting in 
the app where you want it to go. It is very easy to learn and I strongly 
recommend those unfamiliar with it to try it since sometimes there is just no 
substitute for typing even though dictation is very handy.

The FlickType developer who is the original Fleksy developer as I understand it 
has said they hope to have a FlickType iOS keyboard at some point. Personally, 
I'm not too fussed about whether they ever do this since my experience with 
Fleksy was that it became much less usable and efficient in my opinion once it 
became an iOS keyboard. I find that even with the FlickType separate app and 
having to copy and paste its output as was the case with Fleksy VO that I can 
still output text much more quickly than with either the standard iOS keyboard 
or with the Fleksy keyboard.

Here is a link to the AppleVis site announcing Fleksy becoming the latest 
inductee into the AppleVis App Hall of Fame for those wanting to review a 
little history:

https://www.applevis.com/blog/ios-apps-advocacy-applevis/fleksy-becomes-latest-inductee-applevis-ios-app-hall-fame

I wish David Woodbridge's excellent podcast on the original Fleksy app was 
still available on AppleVis but apparently it no longer is due to its age

Re: Fleksy VO Coming Back as FlickType

[Mike B.]

Hi Alan,

After doing some readingabout this app I have 1 question.  Does this 
keyboard have a shift key for capitalizing letters?  I didn't catch anything 
about this.  Thanks much.
Take care.  Mike.  Go Dodgers!
Sennt from my iBarstool.
Arguing with a woman is like reading a software license agreement.  In the 
end you have to ignore everything, & click I agree.
- Original Message - 
From: Alan Lemly
To: VIPhone Email List ; 'Support for iDevices.'
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2018 10:51 AM
Subject: Fleksy VO Coming Back as FlickType


Hello,



I'm posting this to both viphone and iDevices.



Those of you who ever experienced the original Fleksy app later renamed 
Fleksy VO will be excited to learn that the app is coming back renamed 
FlickType. Those who don't know what I'm talking about should sign up as 
beta testers of FlickType and give it a go and submit your feedback. You can 
visit its website at www.flicktype.com where there is a link to submit an 
email to sign up as a beta tester.



The original Fleksy which was released about 2012 came out when Apple did 
not allow third party keyboards. It was a separate app that presented a 
keyboard at about a third of the bottom of your iPhone screen in portrait 
mode. The keys were oversized in a high contrast presentation for those with 
any vision and there was no spacebar. Any content produced with Fleksy had 
to be copied and pasted into whatever app you wanted to send the text in 
such as your Mail or Messages app. FlickType continues in the same vein 
since it uses the original Fleksy source code which went into the public 
domain after Pinterest acquired the Fleksy Keyboard and the original Fleksy 
VO was no longer supported.



What is great about FlickType is its predictive engine. You simply start 
typing where you think the keys you want are located and do a single finger 
swipe right when you're done. FlickType will announce the word it thinks you 
wanted and more times than not will get it right. If it's not right, simply 
do a single finger swipe down to cycle through its other choices. These 
choices are all presented audibly and when you hear the correct one, you 
just start typing the next word. You don't need to insert any spaces since 
FlickType does that automatically. When you type the last word in the 
sentence and FlickType has announced it, simply single finger swipe once 
again and FlickType will place a period at the sentence end. You simply 
start typing the next word and FlickType will automatically capitalize it. 
Only letter keys are presented on the main FlickType keyboard which makes it 
very easy to rapidly type your text with only a single finger. To access 
other keys such as numbers or symbols, you do a 2 finger swipe right or left 
to cycle through these. To capitalize a letter such as a proper name, single 
finger swipe down after you've entered the letter and it will be 
capitalized. Any words or names you enter manually can be added to your 
custom dictionary by doing a single finger swipe up after FlickType 
announces the word. Developing a complete dictionary is highly recommended 
since that is what feeds FlickType's predictive engine. When your typing is 
done, do a 2 finger swipe up to access the FlickType menu where your text is 
reviewed for you and you can access the menu choices to copy it for pasting 
in the app where you want it to go. It is very easy to learn and I strongly 
recommend those unfamiliar with it to try it since sometimes there is just 
no substitute for typing even though dictation is very handy.



The FlickType developer who is the original Fleksy developer as I understand 
it has said they hope to have a FlickType iOS keyboard at some point. 
Personally, I'm not too fussed about whether they ever do this since my 
experience with Fleksy was that it became much less usable and efficient in 
my opinion once it became an iOS keyboard. I find that even with the 
FlickType separate app and having to copy and paste its output as was the 
case with Fleksy VO that I can still output text much more quickly than with 
either the standard iOS keyboard or with the Fleksy keyboard.



Here is a link to the AppleVis site announcing Fleksy becoming the latest 
inductee into the AppleVis App Hall of Fame for those wanting to review a 
little history:



https://www.applevis.com/blog/ios-apps-advocacy-applevis/fleksy-becomes-latest-inductee-applevis-ios-app-hall-fame



I wish David Woodbridge's excellent podcast on the original Fleksy app was 
still available on AppleVis but apparently it no longer is due to its age.



For those interested in signing up as beta testers of FlickType, go to the 
website previously mentioned. You'll have to install TestFlight on your 
device which is required to beta test iOS apps but I think you'll find the 
effort well worth it. You'll be given access to the FlickType app where you 
can start learning and using it.



Alan Lemly


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