I think this is because Fleksy is making use of iOS's direct touch feature. 
Note that this is not the same as direct touch typing.


Thanks,
Ari

> On Apr 18, 2016, at 2:56 PM, Alan Lemly <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Chip,
>  
> You are right that a 2-finger swipe up generally invokes reading of the 
> entire screen or page by VoiceOver. I guess keyboard app developers have some 
> leeway with the use of gestures since a 2-finger swipe up on the Fleksy 
> minimal keyboard will switch to the Fleksy spacebar keyboard. By the same 
> token, a 2-finger swipe down in the Fleksy keyboard area will insert a new 
> line and also switch from the Fleksy spacebar keyboard to the Fleksy minimal 
> keyboard where this gesture in the rest of iOS causes Voiceover to read the 
> remainder of the page from your current location.
>  
> Alan
>  
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of 
> Chip Orange
> Sent: Monday, April 18, 2016 1:03 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: two finger swipe up; was RE: Fleksy
>  
> Hi Alan,
>  
> I am new to the Iphone, but I thought a two finger swipe up was to get VO to 
> read the entire screen?  Does it have other meanings at other times?
>  
> Thanks.
>  
> Chip
>  
>  
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of 
> Alan Lemly
> Sent: Monday, April 18, 2016 1:24 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: Fleksy
>  
> Michael,
>  
> Fleksy has two different keyboards, the default one which includes a spacebar 
> and has a layout similar to the standard iOS keyboard and  minimal one 
> without the spacebar which resembles that of the original Fleksy app later 
> renamed Fleksy VO. If you're using the default spacebar Fleksy keyboard, 
> there is a button immediately to the left of the spacebar that should allow 
> you to switch to the standard keyboard. What is presented with this button 
> depends on your Fleksy keyboard settings so you might have to rest your 
> finger on that button and slide to hear the options it presents. If you're 
> using the minimal Fleksy keyboard, you'll need to do a two-finger swipe up in 
> the keyboard area to switch to the Fleksy spacebar keyboard where you can 
> access that button to the left of the spacebar.
>  
> Alan Lemly
>  
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of 
> Michael Maslo
> Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2016 8:47 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Fleksy
>  
> Hi List, I was wondering if anyone knows how to use flaxseed where as I can 
> switch between keyboards? I can type a fine using it, however I do not know 
> how to change from Flexi back to the normal keyboard. Any help would be 
> greatly appreciated.
> 
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