The sighted have a visual clue of scale before they do it, we have to feel around it until we get that clue of scale, and moderate to it after that. Mobility has the same issue, unless you have a mental map of some sort, of where you are, you're lost until you can figure it.
I prefer the positive reference points of real keys, like we prefer to feel real kerbs, unlike modern town centres which are going over to painted lines. I'm not even going to comment how useful those are. There is a relationship how we percieve these things. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Chaltain" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 1:41 PM Subject: Re: BASICS NOT WORKING WELL AGAIN! I agree it takes some practice and getting used to, but I wouldn't say it's quite difficult for the blind. I'm also not sure why the blind are more used to making very large movements as compared to the general population. On 04/01/2015 06:01 AM, David Chittenden wrote: > I am sorry. I do not use a keyboard. I do all my data entry using the > onscreen keyboard or braille entry on the screen. > > Practice will improve your onscreen skills. Remember, it takes very tiny > movements of the finger. This is quite difficult for blind people to > master as we are used to making very large movements. > > David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA > Email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 > Sent from my iPhone > > On 1 Apr 2015, at 23:31, [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> I am running a 4S and set out to add a contact today. This is the >> first I had had to add since installing the latest firmware, 8.2. >> Again, as in previous builds of the software, I discovered that the >> basics were just awful! I was using an Apple keyboard and again >> started to get double letters inserted. I therefore abandoned the >> keyboard and decided to complete the task by hand. It was difficult, >> particularly when it came to entering numbers on the keyboard as these >> appeared very sensitive to any touch. It took me much longer than it >> should have done! >> Has anyone else done this with the latest update and found things >> difficult, or otherwise? >> I have reported this to the Accessability Team and, to be honest, I'm >> not too impressed because these are basic things that keep recurring. >> I hope others will try out this task and, if you also have trouble, >> please make this known. >> It is at times like this (when I have to get organised and I don't >> have too much time left before going out) that I almost want to give >> up my iPhone! <Smiles> >> I never can because there are things about it, particularly the use of >> some of the apps, that I'd really miss! >> Carol P >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the viphone >> list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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