Rose, I completely agree. When you have typed for a living like you and I have, the tedium of the iPhone keyboard just doesn't cut it. I may give this Fleksy a go though just to see what all the fuss is about. On Jul 13, 2012, at 4:51 PM, Rose Combs wrote:
> OK, well guess I will eventually get to where I can play, working full time > and had a power outage yesterday so for the moment catching up on e-mail on > the computer where I have a real keyboard I can use at about 120 words a > minute. Probably why I am so frustrated with any cell phone keyboard, I > can't type fast like I can on the computer and then I lose my thoughts before > I can get them down. > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Rose Morales > Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 1:31 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Fleksy is now available in the App Store > > Hi Rose, > You can send texts from within this app. All you have to do is add the > numbers you frequently text to your favorites in the settings app. Those > numbers show up in the actions menu when you're done typing. I've been > texting my husband all day with this app and I love it. > Hope this helps, > Rose w. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jul 13, 2012, at 1:19 PM, "Rose Combs" <rosecom...@gmail.com> wrote: > > So do I, and it might take me 30 seconds to type a message and 10 to cut and > copy, and generally my texting is regarding transportation, or someone who > is doing me a favor, shopping etc, don't have the time to spend that kind of > time trying to get it where it belongs to send. > > I realize this is an Apple restriction, much as I love my iPhone and use it > for many things, I want integration not segmentation. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Scott Howell > Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 3:19 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Fleksy is now available in the App Store > > I assume you type a message then cut/paste into whatever application? > > On Jul 13, 2012, at 6:09 AM, Chris Moore <apple.geek.ch...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Well, I am usually the last to try these alternative input methods. I got > bored with using the built in dictate for example. For some reason I really > wanted to try this app despite being a bit sceptical. After 30 seconds of > using it I have to say instantly I am very impressed! I am typing like I > was when I first got the iPhone back in 2008 (I had vision then). This > input method is quite accurate, intuitive and enjoyable. I would love to see > this actually implemented directly into the OS. > > > I can see myself using this for typing emails, notes, or lengthy messages. > I don't think I would use it for conversations via text though, hence why I > would like to see it added as a keyboard option to enable this. > > > This app really is good and I can't believe how quick I have picked it up > and how few errors I have made. Even if you do type the wrong word, you can > easily cycle through suggested alternatives by swiping down. Punctuation is > so much easier too. > > > Chris > > ps I used the application to type this message! > Sent from my iPhone > On 13 Jul 2012, at 09:28, Rob Harris wrote: > > Ok ok, I've read enough; this is a NoNo for me! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Les Kriegler" <kriegle...@gmail.com> > To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 6:19 AM > Subject: Re: Fleksy is now available in the App Store > > > Hi Jessica, > > It's a program that allows you to type letters without being > absolutely precise. After you type what you think the letters of a > word are, Fleksy uses what I like to call Word Prediction. What this > means is that when you complete the word you are typing, a swipe to > the right inserts the word followed by a space character and it is > verbalized by Fleksy. If the word is correct, you continue typing > the next word. If the word is not correct, you can swipe up and I > believe down to hopefully find the word you want and it will be > entered. It is important to note that when you begin typing, > VoiceOver must be unloaded, as speech is generated by Fleksy. I also > downloaded the app and look forward to learning it. > > > Les > On Jul 13, 2012, at 12:47 AM, Jessica Brown wrote: > > What is fleksy? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Turner" <richard.turne...@gmail.com > To: <viphone@googlegroups.com > Date sent: Thu, 12 Jul 2012 21:44:16 -0700 > Subject: FW: Fleksy is now available in the App Store > > I just receive this notice. > It is basically $15.00. > > > _____ > > From: Fleksy Team [mailto:team=fleksy....@createsend2.com] On Behalf > Of Fleksy Team > Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 9:31 PM > To: Richard Turner > Subject: Fleksy is now available in the App Store > > > > Fleksy is now available in the App Store > > > > > Thank you for registering in our mailing list to be the first to > hear about Fleksy's launch in the App Store. > > > > > We are pleased to announce Fleksy is now available to download > worldwide. > > > > > > This is the link: > > http://fleksy.com/app > <http://syntellia.createsend2.com/t/j-l-edjiid-ztujtdry-r/ > > > > > We see this launch as the first step in our plan to revolutionize > the typing experience on touch-screen devices. 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