Hallo Krister,
I don't generally join in these debates about specially generated apps etc,
but in the case of Fleksy, I have been tempted. The simple fact is that the way
Fleksy works, it is equally valuable to sighted typists. For example, my
partner can type about ten times faster using Fleksy as opposed to the built in
keyboard. Plus, many people find their fingers too large to safely hit the
right key. Fleksy makes this unimportant. So, I suppose I am saying that, for
once, the cart has come before the horse and that something developed with the
VIP community in mind, might actually find a much greater mainstream market.
I think we may well see Fleksy being bought by Apple for inclusion into its
IOS.
Happy tapping, Sandy.
Sent from my iPhone
On 21 Aug 2012, at 12:16, Krister Ekstrom <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi,
> This is one of many reasons why i never ever ever will get Fleksy. What would
> i want it for when there's an adequate keyboard already present and one that
> can adapt to the situations, so if there's an email, to type the adress,
> there will pop up a keyboard with relevant signs already in place. I know i'm
> politically incorrect but i say it anyway, why do i want a special solution
> because i'm blind? And before anyone says it, it's not the apps themselves
> i'm afraid of, they're there in the app store for grabbing, if you want 'em
> get 'em, what i'm afraid of is the demand it brings. When we get enough
> special solutions to do all kinds of things for us, we won't ever want to
> investigate what's already in the store, because it doesn't do what the blind
> require, and all of a sudden we're back in the hands of Freedom Science
> fiction, GW Micro, Sendero and the other companies who sell badly programmed
> solutions for a humongous price, and that's what i wanted to avoid when i
> first got the IPhone.
> And down from his soap box he slithers.
> /Krister
>
> 21 aug 2012 kl. 12:17 skrev "Sandy Finley" <[email protected]>:
>
>> Debbie, thanks for having the guts to admit this; I feel the same as you. I
>> have come to the conclusion that I simply have not practiced typing enough
>> on the iPhone. With BT keyboards and Siri it’s easy to avoid typing on the
>> phone. Ive gotten somewhat better but I’, still not a proficient typist on
>> the phone. I think that as I force myself to practice more on the phone my
>> skills on Fleksy will improve.
>>
>> Sandy
>>
>>
>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
>> Of Debbi Williamson
>> Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 9:04 PM
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: I'm Just Not Getting the Hang of Flexy.
>>
>> I wish I could get the hang of Fleksy. Do you all use it in portrait or
>> landscape mode? I almost never get a word in the list that i intended to
>> type. I can't figure what I need to do to practice.
>>
>>
>>
>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
>> Of Regina Alvarado
>> Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2012 9:35 PM
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: RE: More I use Fleksy, more I like it!
>>
>> I really like Fleksy also, and I really like the button in the lower right
>> of the screen for new line as every time I swiped to the right and held my
>> finger to get the new line it put a period on the end of the word I just
>> typed. Sometimes I did not want the period as I had put in a comma or a
>> colon. Has anyone noticed this? Perhaps it is my fingers!
>>
>> On another note, how do you do a wink and a smile with punctuation! Curious
>> minds and all of that!
>> Reggie
>>
>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
>> Of Traci
>> Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2012 6:19 PM
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: More I use Fleksy, more I like it!
>>
>> :) the more I use this app, the more I like it.
>>
>> It is fun to type the Fleksy way.
>>
>> I was looking around for the ampersand sign and came across the (at)
>> shortcut. Flicking down on the (at) brings up a bunch of email suggestions
>> like @gmail, or @yahoo. That is pretty cool!
>>
>> I was also successful in doing the smile & wink via punctuation.
>>
>> I like that there is the option to use the lower right button for new line.
>>
>> One question I have is, how do I enter a space. For example, when I entered
>> the & symbol, I noticed there was no space between it and the following word.
>>
>> Anyway, I just wanted to add in my positive comments on this app. I'm
>> pleased more than I expected. I had fast fun composing a Facebook status
>> via Fleksy.
>>
>> :) Traci
>> Sent by Macbook Air Mail
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