Another thing that just popped into my mind and that might help is that if you use the full keyboard with spacebar and the likes, there’s a ”period” button to the right of the spacebar. Tapping and holding this button brings up a menu with other punctuation marks such as comma, at sign and others. Maybe the apostrophe is in there. HTH /Krister
> 18 jan. 2016 kl. 06:09 skrev Alan Lemly <[email protected]>: > > Krister, > > Thanks for your kind words and your additional instruction. I especially > appreciate your comments about the extensions because now I understand how to > remove the ones that have been installed. It seems that the first line that > appears when you execute the Extensions button shows those that are installed > which I'm thinking may be limited to four because there is only room for four > extension icons on this top row. Only clicks are heard as you swipe through > these and nothing happens if you double tap on any of these first row icons > if none are installed. However, if any are installed, they are presented in > this top row but without any VoiceOver identification. If you double tap on > an installed extension icon in this top row, another small box in the center > of the screen will open identifying the extension and provide an identified > remove button to remove it. I noticed that the first icon in this top row > always seems to say GIFs whether that extension is installed or not. It seems > as if it might be dimmed on mine as I have no extensions installed and > nothing happens when I double tap on it. > > I will update the tutorial to reflect this additional info about the > extensions as well as your other comments on emojis and languages. I'll not > rush this since I'm hoping other suggestions might be forthcoming and I'd > like to get as many edits in as possible before reposting the tutorial. > > I do have one question for you. The original Fleksy included an apostrophe s > in the punctuation choices to make it easy to enter possessive punctuation. > The Fleksy Keyboard doesn't do this and I'm wondering if you have a > suggestion on how to make entering an apostrophe followed by an s easier. I > guess I can always simply fetch the apostrophe from the numbers keyboard and > then jump back to the letters as I have to do with the standard iOS keyboard > but I'd welcome a shortcut since I use this fairly often. > > Thanks again for your comments. > > Alan > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Krister Ekstrom > Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2016 3:11 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: A Fleksy Keyboard Tutorial > > Hi, > This is a very good tutorial indeed. Please allow me to try to add some > things that i’ve discovered: > 1 to uninstall an extension you have to click on the area at the top of the > screen where there are just clicks to be heard from VO, then look at the text > that appears below that describes the extension. If you have chosen the right > extension, swipe to the button that says ”remove” and press it. This removes > your extension. > Unfortunately right now this is rather a hit or miss scenario but it works. > > 2 when opening the emoji keyboard for the first time, there’s a dialog > explaining that you can change colors of the emoji. This dialog has to be > removed before you can do things with your emoji keyboard. You remove this > dialog by looking for an ”ok” button which you double tap. > 3, on the ”more” screen there’s a button called ”languages” as was mentioned > in the tutorial. This button or link pops up a dialog that lets you choose > additional languages to download. I for example have Swedish and English as > my languages. > At the top of the dialog is a list of the language(s) you already have > installed and the one you’re currently using is highlighted. Below is a list > of additional languages you can download. Double click on the name of the > language you want and a progress meter will appear showing how many percent > of the language has been downloaded. When the download is complete, the > language disappears from the list of downloadable languages and appears at > the top of the dialog among the languages that are downloaded. Here you can > choose whether you want to use that language by double clicking it, the > language then becomes highlighted and is ready for use. Tip: if you have the > full sized keyboard, the one with the spacebar on it, you can do a quick > swipe left on the spacebar and the language will change on the fly. This > change will stick until next time you swipe quickly on the space bar to > switch languages. > Lastly, remember patience, patience, patience, there’s a learning curve > involved with this app, so take your time learning it and don’t give up if it > doesn’t work for you the first time. > /Krister > >> 17 jan. 2016 kl. 06:13 skrev Alan Lemly <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>>: >> >> Hello Listers, >> >> Recently, several posts have been made to the viphone list requesting a >> tutorial on using the Fleksy Keyboard. This is the third party keyboard from >> the developers of the original Fleksy app later named Fleksy VO that many of >> us have used. I am providing such a tutorial with this post and am cross >> posting this message to both the viphone and iDevices lists. The tutorial is >> in a marked up html file with various headings and bullet points and can be >> downloaded here: >> >> https://www.dropbox.com/s/ubtto7ggk95vmjc/Fleksy%20Keyboard%20tutorial.html?dl=0 >> >> <https://www.dropbox.com/s/ubtto7ggk95vmjc/Fleksy%20Keyboard%20tutorial.html?dl=0> >> >> I will also paste the text of the tutorial following my signature but since >> many of you read your email in plain text as opposed to html, the markup and >> formatting will be lost. Those downloading the file and wanting to read it >> with your iDevices should place it in a Dropbox folder so you can access it >> with Dropbox. I've opened the file using my Dropbox app on my iPhone and >> placing the rotor on headings allows easy navigation among the parts of the >> tutorial. >> >> I would welcome any corrections or suggestions to this tutorial because I >> consider it a work in progress. The original Fleksy and now the Fleksy >> Keyboard has greatly improved the speed and accuracy of input I create on my >> iPhone and I hope this tutorial will help others as they master it. >> >> Alan Lemly >> >> Introduction >> >> · This tutorial was written 1/16/16 for Fleksy Keyboard version >> 7.5.0 on an iPhone 6 running iOS 8.3. Version 7.5.0 was the latest version >> of Fleksy Keyboard as of this writing. >> · According to the September, 2013 podcast on AppleVis, the original >> Fleksy was introduced in July of 2012. Due to Apple restrictions on third >> party keyboards at this time, the app ran separately and the content >> produced with it had to be copied and pasted to where it could be used such >> as in the messaging or mail apps. This original Fleksy app was later named >> Fleksy VO as the developers began moving toward a separate Fleksy keyboard >> in anticipation of Apple allowing third party keyboards. Fleksy VO was later >> removed from the Apps Store and Fleksy Keyboard is the only Fleksy app now >> available. Apple allowed third party keyboards beginning with iOS 8 in >> September of 2014. >> Setting Up the First Time >> >> 1. Launch the Fleksy Keyboard app. >> 2. On first launch, you'll be presented with an install Fleksy screen >> with a note at the bottom reminding you to turn on full access so that >> Fleksy can fetch your settings and gifs. There is a learn more link after >> this note that will take you to a web page in Safari that will fully explain >> full access. Below this message is an Install button which you should >> execute. >> 3. You can get to the settings to allow Fleksy full access through >> Settings, General, Keyboard, Keyboards and selecting Fleksy. Executing the >> install button in the previous step will take you to this settings screen >> where you can add the Fleksy keyboard. >> 4. Double tap the add new keyboard button. >> 5. Under the heading Third Party Keyboards, find Fleksy and double tap >> on it. >> 6. You will be taken back to your list of keyboards which now includes >> Fleksy which you should double tap. >> 7. You will be taken to a screen which states Allow full access with an >> on/off button which you should make sure is on. >> 8. Go to Settings and locate Fleksy in the list of all installed apps >> which for the most part are sorted alphabetically. Double tap it and you can >> turn buttons on to allow Fleksy to access your contacts and to use cellular >> data. I have both of these turned on. Below these buttons is additional >> information about installing Fleksy and its settings. >> The topline menu buttons when you open the Fleksy keyboard app are Themes, >> Extensions, GIFs and stickers, and More. >> >> Themes >> >> · Most of the in-app charges are found here. >> · You can select from a variety of visual themes from choices like >> Festive winter pack, Community limited edition, SHARDS pack, Arcade pack, >> Pastel pack, Frozen pack, etc. >> · Most themes have a cost but a couple are free. Note that there >> appear to be graphic elements below each of these packs but swiping through >> them produces only a click sound with no further voiceover feedback. >> · A Classic pack for $.99 was the only one which sounded viable to >> me. >> · I've chosen to ignore themes since they are visual in nature. >> Extensions. The second from the left topline menu button. >> >> · A single finger swipe right repeatedly after executing the >> Extensions button, will broadcast many unidentified clicks but you'll get to >> buttons which are identified for GIFs stickers and Emoji, Number row, Cursor >> control, One handed, Hot keys, Rainbow pops, Heart pops, Color pops, and >> Fleksy tips. >> · Below the available extensions is a button to request more >> extensions which simply takes you to an online form to make a feature >> request. >> · I suspect all the pops extensions are visual in nature so will not >> use them. >> · Once you've added any extensions, an additional row will be >> presented above the Fleksy keyboard containing the applicable features >> provided by the loaded extension. For example, with the numbers extension >> installed, you get a list of number keys not unlike the top row of a >> standard QUERTY keyboard. At either end of this extension row are buttons to >> switch to the previous extension at the far left or switch to next extension >> at the far right. >> Manipulating the Extension selection screen >> >> · Note that I could not figure out how to uninstall an extension >> once it was added so take care that you only install ones that you want. >> · After VoiceOver announces the extension you want to install, >> double tap the screen to start the install process. >> · A popup dialog will open but focus may not be on anything that >> VoiceOver reads to you. If you touch manually in the middle of the screen, >> you should hit the description of the launched extension being installed. >> · Swiping right from this description should take you to the add >> button which you would execute to install it. In the case of the Hot keys >> extension, swiping right from the description will first take you to a setup >> button and then the add button. >> · Swiping left once from the description will place you on a title >> button which is not labeled so you simply hear a click sound as the title of >> the extension is only presented visually. >> · Swiping left one more time from the unidentified title will place >> you on an X button which you can use to close this extension should you >> choose not to add it. This x button is also not spoken by VoiceOver but is >> important should you choose not to install the extension. >> GIFs and stickers. The third from the left topline menu button. >> >> · Opens a screen of various moving pictures which from what I could >> tell seemed a bit like emojis on steroids. I opted not to mess with any of >> these since they appear to be totally visual. >> More. The fourth from the left and the last topline menu button. >> >> · Execute the More button to get a vertical menu of the following >> options: Tutorial, Settings, Languages, Keyboard size, Help and feedback, >> Personalize, Dictionary, Badges, About Fleksy, Tell a friend, and Restore >> purchases. >> Tutorial >> >> · I would recommend executing the Tutorial button and reviewing the >> screen several times to get an understanding of how Fleksy works. There are >> several tips sprinkled throughout the tutorial narrative that might prove >> very helpful. >> Settings >> >> · This is the second choice on the screen opening when executing the >> More button from the topline Fleksy keyboard app screen. Each of the various >> settings will be listed and described. >> Advanced Settings. Double tap to access these settings: >> >> · Fast delete. Deletes whole words with a swipe left when turned on. >> · Side buttons. Adds extra buttons when in landscape orientation on >> an iPhone or portrait orientation on an iPad when turned on. >> · Magic button. Change the function of the button displayed as a >> globe to the left of the spacebar when executed. Possible settings are: (1) >> Emoji keyboard displayed, (2) Comma entered, (3) Switch keyboard. This is >> the default and how mine is set., (4) Dismiss keyboard. Causes the keyboard >> to no longer display., (5) Autocorrect toggle. Tap and hold on a cell to >> change the ordering of the Magic button options. >> · Emoji skin tone color. Execute to select the default skin tone >> color for the emojis which offer color choices. >> · Show all accents. Show all possible accented characters when >> turned on. Note that I turned this one off because I got tired of Fleksy >> entering the accented versions of characters containing such options when I >> lingered a bit too long when typing characters. And since I pretty much type >> in American English, I don't need the accented characters. >> · Long press for numbers. Long presses in the letters keyboard >> temporarily switch to the numbers keyboard when turned on. Note that I have >> this turned off since I installed the numbers extension. >> · Show language in spacebar. Displays the current language in the >> spacebar after the keyboard appears when turned on. >> · Display HomeRow. Display the colorful background of the middle row >> of keys when turned on. In my case, the middle row is simply shown with a >> contrasting gray background to distinguish it from the other two rows of >> keys which have black backgrounds. >> Auto-Capitalization. Starts new sentences with a capital letter when turned >> on. >> >> Auto-Correction. Corrects and completes your words when turned on. >> >> AutoCorrect with punctuation. Corrects words when entering punctuation when >> turned on. >> >> Double space for punctuation. A period is inserted whenever you input two >> spaces in a row when turned on. Note that a single finger swipe right will >> enter the word just typed or Fleksy's best guess of that word. Another >> single finger swipe right will input a period. >> >> Keyboard clicks. A click is sounded whenever you tap a key when turned on. >> >> Swipe sounds. A swoosh is sounded whenever you swipe when turned on. >> >> Keyboard font. The font of the Fleksy keyboard. I've left this at the >> default setting of system font. Note that this doesn't affect any other apps. >> >> Voice feedback. Announces the words after you type them when turned on. I >> strongly recommend that you keep this turned on. >> >> Case sensitive layout. Shows all uppercase letters on the Fleksy keyboard >> when turned off. Shows these letters in lowercase when turned on. >> >> Show suggestions. Hides suggestions when turned off even if autocorrect is >> on. >> >> Languages >> >> · Mine is set to my default of English United States. I'm unclear >> whether multiple languages can be chosen here since I only use the one. Note >> that there is a button just below my selected language where you can pick >> the keyboard layout presented. I have this set to QWERTY. Other choices are >> QWERTZ, QZERTY, AZERTY, Colemak, Dvorak, and Dvorak (Fleksy). >> Keyboard size. Not only the size but the style of the Fleksy keyboard. >> Choices are presented in the following two rows: >> >> 1. Spacebar or Minimal Keyboard style. Pick spacebar if you want the >> spacebar displayed below the letter keys. A 2-finger swipe down on the >> spacebar keyboard will switch it to display the minimal keyboard. Pick >> Minimal if you only want the letters displayed with no spacebar as was done >> with the original Fleksy app. A 2-finger swipe up on the minimal keyboard >> will switch it to display the spacebar keyboard. >> 2. Keyboard size. Pick between Large, Original, and Small. Note that I >> use large to provide a bigger input area. >> Help and feedback. Includes the following options and help topics: >> >> · Send us a message >> · Feedback forum >> · Fleksy Keyboard for iOS help topics: >> · How to type using Fleksy >> · Using Fleksy as your default keyboard >> · Allowing full access >> · How to control Fleksy with gestures >> · Fleksy extensions >> · Settings >> · Languages >> · Submitting bug reports >> · How to set up typing shortcuts >> · Join the beta for iOS and become a tester >> Personalize >> >> · Personalize Fleksy to your writing style with choices to base this >> on your style from Facebook, Gmail, or Twitter. >> · Reset user data. I suspect this resets your personal dictionary >> and any other information you've provided to Fleksy while using it. I would >> be cautious about executing this. >> Dictionary >> >> · Provides a list of all the words you've added to your Fleksy >> dictionary while using the app. >> · An edit button appears in the upper right corner of this screen >> which opens a delete icon to the left of each word when executed. >> · Just below the topline menu containing the back and edit buttons >> is an edit box where you can enter a new word for the dictionary. >> Badges >> >> · Opens a table of badge icons with 6 rows of 3 badges per row. Each >> badge is identified by VoiceOver as you swipe through them but I'm unclear >> why or how you use these. >> About Fleksy. Provides options to: >> >> · Rate on the Apps Store >> · Subscribe to Fleksy news >> · Read the privacy policy >> · Follow Fleksy on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ >> Tell a friend. Provides the usual screen to tell someone about Fleksy using >> a message, email, Twitter, Facebook, or more options. >> >> Restore purchases. I assume this works as it does with other apps if a fresh >> install of Fleksy Keyboard is required and you want to restore any purchased >> options. >> >> Tips for using the Fleksy Keyboard >> >> 1. Fleksy is designed to interpret the word you intended to type based >> on the letters you typed whether done accurately or only near the correct >> letters. When you've finished typing the word, swipe right once and Fleksy >> will announce the word it thinks you wanted. If it is correct, simply start >> typing the next word. Fleksy will have input the word it announced followed >> by a space. If Fleksy announces an incorrect word, single finger swipe down >> in the keyboard area to hear other Fleksy suggestions. Whichever word it >> last announces will be what is entered. This is why diligently keeping a >> custom Fleksy dictionary can be beneficial so it will have access to the >> words you use which aren't in its built-in dictionary. >> 2. You can manually type a word you know isn't in Fleksy's dictionary >> by sliding your finger over each key until it is announced by VoiceOver in >> the usual touch typing method. When you swipe right once on completion and >> Fleksy announces the proper word, you can do a single finger swipe up in the >> keyboard area to add this word to your Fleksy dictionary. >> 3. Unlike the original Fleksy app, the Fleksy keyboard requires all >> gestures to be done on the keyboard itself which occupies about the lower >> third or more of the screen depending on the keyboard size selected in >> settings. >> 4. To switch from the standard iOS keyboard to the Fleksy keyboard, >> double tap and hold the button immediately to the left of the spacebar and >> slide up until Fleksy is announced then release. >> 5. To switch from the Fleksy keyboard to the standard iOS keyboard, >> press and hold the button to the left of the spacebar and slide your finger >> up and to the right to hear the available options and release when switch >> keyboard is announced. >> 6. If the Fleksy keyboard is being used and doesn't appear to be >> working or is acting flaky, try turning off VoiceOver using a triple press >> of the home button and then turning VO on again. This often fixes the >> problem. >> 7. Fleksy has a bit of a learning curve so review the Tutorial under >> the More button on the Fleksy Keyboard app topline menu and the help topics >> also under the More button. 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