It's a very good analogy Rob. We think about it as a code. Maybe it's a little tricky for long time braille users that have to practice a little bit to get used to it, especially for splitting braille in 3 rows. But after a few days of practice we tested that it is very simple to use (also one of the developer is a blind user so we always count on his sensations and feelings). It is also perfect for visually impaired people who don't know braille yet because it's very different from learning to tactually read braille.Then TypeInBraille also allows you to write using a single hand, with the iphone in your pocket and independently from the position of the mobile device.
On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 10:40 AM, Rob Harris <[email protected]> wrote: > I know this is not a good analogy, but you know how fast MorseCode > tappers > managed? this is certainly no worse than that, but has all the scope to be > as good. I tend to tap my notes in the TIB, then take the text to the app I > need it in. > > It works, this is what most do I reckon. > > RobH. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sandy Finley" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2012 2:38 AM > Subject: RE: typing on the phone > > > Kim, I downloaded this app. I had the same impression as you but as I > worked > with it more I began to see that it really is not as labor intensive as I > thought. I don't think that the online demo is as effective as it could > have been. > > First off you have to turn the Braille cell on its side. Don't think of it > as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; rather, 1, 4; 2, 5; 3, 6. You need to tell the app > what > you want to do with all three of those rows for each letter. > A one-finger tap in a row says you want one dot; two fingers says two dots > in that row and a three-finger tap says no dots in that row. So the way he > describes A initially is: > 1 one-finger tap for the top row > One three-finger tap for the second row > One three-finger tap for the third. > > But all you really need to do is the one one-finger tap and then flick one > finger to the right. This gesture tells Type-In-Braille that you are done > with that character. This speeds you up considerably. > B is two one-finger taps followed by a one-finger right flick. > C is a two-finger tap, just like a Braille c, followed by the right flick. > > It takes some practice; K, for instance, is tricky. But I also like the > way > I can edit in it, going back and forth, one letter or word at a time. It > tells me what I am deleting, unlike VO on the phone keypad. > > Type-InBraille is meant only for typing text which is then selected and > copied into something else, like an e-mail or Facebook. You cannot do > e-mail > addresses or type in search boxes. > > > I am so far finding this faster than typing on the keypad on the phone. > > Sorry for this long explanation; HTH. > > Sandy > > C is tapping two fingers at the same time for the top row (just like a C) > followed by a one-finger flick right. From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kimber Gardner > Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 4:57 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: typing on the phone > > I'd like to hear from people who are using this app. I was intrigued when I > read the description, but after listening to the demo,my initial impression > is that it's a rather labor-intensive way of inputting text. > > Anyone have any real-world feedback to share? > > Kimber > > On 5/29/12, EWTEch Accessibility <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi everybody, > > > > we are the Accessibility Team of EveryWare Technologies, the > > developers of TypeInBraille app. > > We'd like to know what do you think about our app and if you consider > > it as a good solution to type on your mobile device. > > > > For those who want to get more information about TypeInBraille: > > http://www.everywaretechnologies.com/apps/typeinbraille > > > > Thank you > > > > > > On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 10:03 PM, Jeremiah Rogers > > <[email protected] > >> wrote: > > > >> Hi CJ. The initial appeal to me of touch typing was just as you > >> described - I liked not having to hunt for te next letter. I did well > >> at immediately finding the next letter I wanted. Unfortunately > >> though, I seem to be missing the letter on the first try more often > >> now than I used to. I'm also intrigued by the thumb thing. Will try > >> that when I've more time. > >> > >> Jeremiah > >> > >> > >> On 5/21/12, Rob Harris <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > Depends if the tapper is likely to hit the edge of the screen, then > >> > we > >> have > >> > to swap or change angle dramatically, and have to do a certain > >> > amount > >> even > >> > when touch typing as control type keys need it regardless. - shift, > >> return, > >> > More numbers/letter/other, etc. > >> > > >> > But a recent theme about double thumb typing offered an interesting > >> > deviation in which case covering half the kb each, the appropriate > >> > thumb hunts and the other taps, and vicerVersa. > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > >> > From: "Jeremiah Rogers" <[email protected]> > >> > To: <[email protected]> > >> > Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 5:35 PM > >> > Subject: Re: typing on the phone > >> > > >> > > >> > One question for you split tappers, any tips for when to switch the > >> > duties of fingers? Do you have certain letter combos, certain > >> > words, etc where you just know you're tapper will become the > >> > hunter? Just having sent a couple texts with the split tap method, > >> > that's the only thing that seemed odd. > >> > > >> > I've learned much from this typing discussion. Initially, I loved > >> > the touch typing method, but it seems to me that iOS has gotten > >> > less responsive, even across hardware, than I remember it being > >> > when I got my first iOS device most of two years ago. It may just > >> > be my expectations, but I remember touch typing faster, and more > >> > accurately, when I got that device than I can now. Prompted by this > >> > thread, I'm trying out the split tap method and am quite intrigued. > >> > > >> > Jeremiah Z. Rogers > >> > Mobile: 704-996-5334 > >> > Email: [email protected] > >> > > >> > > >> > On 5/19/12, Jane <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> I've found that typingwith both index fingers in portrait work > >> >> using > >> touch > >> >> typing works reallly well. I'm not a whiz at it, but it's working. > >> >> > >> >> Jane > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> On May 19, 2012, at 5:29 AM, Rob Harris wrote: > >> >> > >> >>> Ok, just trying this thumbs thing, so got the phone sideways, > >> >>> so hand over > >> >>> the one main speaker outlet; so couldn't hear it. Moved hands a > >> >>> bit, > >> >>> now > >> >>> doesn't hold very comfortably; but got a text donein the end. > >> >>> Once > >> you > >> >>> learn a thing one way, there needs to be a darned good motivation > >> >>> to > >> undo > >> >>> it > >> >>> and learn it another. > >> >>> > >> >>> RobH. > >> >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >> >>> From: "Holly" <[email protected]> > >> >>> To: "VIPhone" <[email protected]> > >> >>> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2012 2:09 AM > >> >>> Subject: Re: typing on the phone > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> I usually type with my thumbs, but sometimes with my right index > >> >>> finger. I became accustomed to typing with my thumbs while using > >> >>> a querty keyboard on an android. I have used a home row on a > >> >>> computer since age nine, so learning to locate keys with my > >> >>> thumbs was not too hard. I am not very fast, but it works. 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