Hi Carol, Thank you so much for your suggestions! I have locked my phone in portrait orientation, and that has improved performance. However, my hands are small, and I have found that unless I keep my hands exactly centered on the phone, I don't hit all of the dots with all of my fingers. In other words, I could be hitting dot 2 with both my index and middle fingers, instead of dots one and two, because the rectangles for the dots are quite a bit larger on the 6S plus then on the 5C.. For this reason, I do find the native Braille screen input a little easier. The fact that I can calibrate the dots is a big help, because it accommodates my smaller fingers. I will keep practicing, though, and I will try holding my phone in the way you suggest. Hopefully it will help.
Cheryl Rejoice always! Pray continually. Give thanks in everything, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 HCSB Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 28, 2016, at 3:18 PM, 'Carol Pearson' via VIPhone > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Cheryl, > > I'm sending a copy of this to Harri, because I do believe there are buggy > situations that need us to look more closely. > > Harri may want to formulate some tasks for each of us to try out to help to > squash (improve) this one. You certainly can mess things up quite easily ... > so I just try to follow my pattern and for me it's OK, most of the time. > > Read on for what I write in your circumstances, Cheryl: > > I too find it more difficult to type on the 6S must my most comfortable > position is to hold the phone with thumbs and little fingers on the edges, > near to the corners. In this way you get to write with fingers a little > more comfortably, I think. I also use the "away" mode exclusively as nothing > else really works for me, though I play with others and can manage tabletop > if I'm lying back in a chair. I find piano just too close and, if you use > edges of the sreen, to try to keep your fingers in order, this doesn't work > well for me without any dots to guide and I don't have any on my 6S. Again, > if one could indicate where you want to place the fingers, it may work a > little better. > > I also changed one of the new settings, which is for away" mode to ensure the > home button stays on the right. In all other circumstances I work in locked > portrait mode and don't alter it when using mBraille. I don't have a split > screen. > > I have been trying to carry out a few tests and, though I can't work out a > pattern right now as I'm not well and struggling to write anything, I am > nevertheless convinced that it does depend on which you load first and/or > what you're writing into with mBraille as to the results you get. > > Perhaps Harri may want to take a closer look at this. > > For me, I'm happy enough, knowing I don't have a split screen (usually > anyway) and, when things don't work right, I just take both apps out of the > switcher and that's usually sufficient. > > I hope this helps a bit. > > Please return my receipt or come back to me to let me know you have both seen > this as my desktop doesn't allow me to indicate (as with the phone) that I > wish to see responses to certain threads. > > Carol P > > >> On 26/01/2016 21:44, Cheryl Lenartiene wrote: >> Hi, >> I am experiencing the same problem as Bret. I could swipe three fingers >> right, all the way across the phone, and MBraille inserts an underscore, no >> matter how quickly or slowly, or how long or short I swipe.I am proficient >> with VO Braille Screen Input, but I would love to use the MBraille >> keyboard for its powerful features. But the inability to dismiss the >> keyboard stands in my way. >> Also, ever since I upgraded from my iPhone 5C to a 6S Plus, most of what I >> write using the MBraille keyboard doesn't come out correctly. I use MBraille >> in Away Mode, and I suspect that my hands are just too small. The iOS >> Braille keyboard lets you calibrate the dot positions, and that's probably >> why I've had a lot more success using it. >> Finally, the split screen view seems to interfere with MBraille. For >> example, I hold the phone in portrait orientation and double tap a text >> field to reply to an iMessage. I then activate the MBraille keyboard and >> rotate the phone to landscape mode, screen facing away from me. The MBraille >> keyboard is dismissed, as the phone switches to the split screen view with >> contacts on the left and conversations on the right. >> If anyone has any suggestions to offer regarding any of these issues, I >> welcome them. I would love to use MBraille as a third party keyboard, and >> not just in its standalone form. >> Thanks! >> >> >> Cheryl >> Rejoice always! Pray continually. Give thanks in everything, >> for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. >> 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 >> HCSB >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Jan 26, 2016, at 2:50 AM, Brett <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Wow! I am so glad your MBraille experience is different to mine. I bought >>> it before iOS braille was introduced and as a standalone app it works well >>> and does have more editing features than iOS braille, but as a third-party >>> keyboard, it is the buggiest program I have purchased. There is absolutely >>> no support from the author at all. >>> >>> For me the three finger swipe right to dismiss the MBraille keyboard never >>> works. This is replicatable 100 percent of the time. Seriously, if your >>> intrested in braille, learn to use the iOS keyboard and don't waist your >>> money on purchasing bugs. I have received better support from apps that >>> were free. >>> >>> Cheers, Brett. >>> >>> >>> Sent from Brett's iPhone >>> >>>>> On 26 Jan 2016, at 6:34 PM, 'RobH.' via VIPhone >>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> keep seeing a lot of flack on the mBraille list about how flaky some of >>>> this is, but I took to it and would prefer this method of >>>> working than any other. I haven't bought the feature you describe, but >>>> worked pretty well the last time I tried it, which is a >>>> hwile ago now. But I'm still on their list and I suppose there's no more >>>> flack there, than here about the rest of iOs. >>>> R. >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Arnold Schmidt" <[email protected]> >>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2016 12:23 AM >>>> Subject: MBraille Suggestion, was Re: How many use VO Braille Screen Input? >>>> I already had MBraille before the Apple Braille keyboard was released, so >>>> I have not taken the time to learn to use the Apple >>>> keyboard very well. I find it to be not quite as refined as is MBraille, >>>> although that very well could be due to operator >>>> incompetence. Also, it does not have the word processing ability of >>>> MBraille. If I want to edit anything, I have to use the >>>> regular Apple keyboard editing features, which are not as easy for me to >>>> use as those in MBraille. >>>> A few months ago, I purchased the option to use MBraille as a third-party >>>> keyboard. At the time, it didn't seem to work very well >>>> for me as a third-party keyboard, so I forgot about it until last weekend >>>> when, for some reason which I do not remember now, I >>>> decided to try it again. I deleted that emogey keyboard which I never >>>> used, and enabled MBraille as a third-party keyboard. It >>>> works well. Now, when I am in a text field, I can tap the next keyboard >>>> button, and although the transition to MBraille is >>>> occasionally a bit flakey, more often than not, it goes right into >>>> MBraille. I write my text, am enable to correct any errors or do >>>> any word processing I wish to do with MBraille. Then, I Place my fingers >>>> onto the keyboard as if I were going to write dots 4-5-6, >>>> and do a three-finger swipe right (being in landscape mode, I mean a >>>> three-finger swipe toward the home button.) It then inserts my >>>> text into the text field, and I am back in the regular keyboard. No more >>>> copying and pasting. >>>> Arnold Schmidt >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: 'Carol Pearson' via VIPhone >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 11:59 AM >>>> Subject: Re: How many use VO Braille Screen Input? >>>> Yes, I do use both the MBraille and the Apple supplied on-board keyboard. >>>> I love MBraille a lot, in fact most days. I think it is >>>> more accurate than the Apple on-board keyboard. Maybe, though, that is a >>>> user perspective and the errors could be mine! >>>> I am not too keen on using it as an extra keyboard, because it's a bit >>>> tricky to use it in this way, because of the other >>>> keyboards that are already installed. I wish it could be on the rotor! >>>> Anyway, I quite often use the old method too, so I can open >>>> the app and then cut and paste accordingly, because in some ways it is >>>> easier and I like it better! What I do like is to have proper >>>> key clicks when typing. I'm afraid this is one of the disappointments of >>>> the Braille app by Apple which you can include on the >>>> rotor. By the way, I use the "away mode" " because it's the only thing >>>> that really works for me. I can't imagine becoming proficient >>>> with anything other than this. >>>> If you have any further questions, do come back. I hope this is helpful! >>>> Carol P >>>> Sent from my iPhone using MBraille >>>>> On 25 Jan 2016, at 3:37 pm, Tim Emmons <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> o, landscape, away mode, orientation locked. six dot. On both iPad and >>>> IPhone. I tried to find an alternative to that input for >>>> the Kindle Fire I got for Christmas and haven’t had anything come close to >>>> IOS’s braille input. I love it and it’s an invaluable >>>> tool for me on a daily basis, that’s for sure. >>>>> On Jan 25, 2016, at 1:23 AM, Rajmund <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Hello, >>>> uncontracted, table top, UEB. >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: Kevin Chao <[email protected]> >>>> To: viphone <[email protected]> >>>> Date: Sunday, January 24, 2016 11:35 pm >>>> Subject: How many use VO Braille Screen Input? >>>> Out of curiosity, how many use VO Braille screen input, and in which >>>> mode/orientation (screen away or table top)? >>>> -- >>>> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone >>>> list. >>>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, >>>> or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, >>>> please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on >>>> the list itself. >>>> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara >>>> Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] >>>> The archives for this list can be searched at: >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>>> --- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "VIPhone" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> Sent from a Braille Sense >>>> -- >>>> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone >>>> list. >>>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or >>>> if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, >>>> please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on >>>> the list itself. >>>> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn >>>> - 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