THe only other option is to convence Apple that this could be another keyboard option which then it would have to be integrated into the OS. There would have to be a fair amount of interest before it would be considered because it would likely not be a trivial change.
On May 25, 2012, at 5:49 PM, Grant Hardy wrote: > Eileen, yes, all apps run in a sandbox meaning they're pretty much > isolated from the rest of the phone except in cases where they use > very specific APIs. For example, apps are sometimes allowed, at a > user's request, to open files from other apps. Usually, this is > actually a good thing, because it means that you can pretty much try > whatever you want on iOS without worrying about system instability. > But I agree, in cases like this, it's in fact a detriment rather than > a benefit. > > I imagine what you'd have to do is type the text into this app, then > copy it to the clipboard, and then paste it elsewhere. Or, the > developers might allow you to compose Email or text messages with the > text pre-filled. This is basically the extent of what the app would be > able to do and I don't think Apple will budge on this: it's just a > part of their operating system. > > Cheers, > > Grant > > On 5/25/12, Eileen Misrahi <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hello List, >> >> In the May issue of Access World there is an extensive review of the >> Braille >> Touch app that had been the buzz on this list a while back. I believe all >> braille users on this list should read and then think about submitting a >> recommendation to the Apple Accessibility folks. From what I understood, >> Apple has restricted this app from fully integrating with inputting text. >> So, I am not sure how anyone of us would be able to use this as text input >> and benefit from it. Please correct me if I interpreted this wrong. Happy >> reading. >> >> Eileen >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
