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Hi!
It is pretty clear to me and I have to say I was playing with
this app some time ago and I didn't like it at all. Perhaps I've
needed more practice with it but my typing was slower than typing
on a standard virtual keyboard so I concluded I'll rather stick to
it than using this kind of Braille input. If I want to type
Braille there are iOS Braille Input as well as MBraille.
I understand this app could be useful for onehanded or people who
don't have all fingers but I doubt they'll get faster doing this
than typing on standard keyboard.
It's quite inconvinient to have two gestures for typing single
character as it happens with one column characters, it just takes
more time than sviping to the desired key on virtual keyboard and
onehanded can also do that, right?
16.8.2016. u 8:02, Brett je napisao/la:
Hi,
For me it works in either landscape or portrait
To calibrate the dots, just place and hold your three fingers
on-screen for about a second in any way you prefer.
To do a character the braille input is broken up per column. So
you first use your three fingers to create the dots in the first
column, which include dots 1 2 and 3. you then use your three
fingers again to create the dots in the second column, that being
dots 4 5 and 6. For each input, you must represent both columns,
so dots 1 2 and 3 first followed by dots 4 5 and 6. If a column
has no dots in it, you represent this by doing a single finger
flick right. a space is signified by a single finger flick down.
For Example to enter the letter l followed by a space you would
tap three fingers on the screen to enter dots 1 2 and 3,
(representing the dots in the first column), then do a swipe right
to enter an empty column, (representing the dots in the second
column), followed by a swipe down to enter the space.
An n would be entered as tapping dots 1 and 3 together
(representing the dots in the first column), followed by dots 1
and 2 together. (which actually represent the dots 4 and 5 in the
second column).
I get the concept but its still difficult to explain via email, so
I hope the above makes some sense.
Cheers,
Brett.
On 8/16/2016 3:39 AM, 'RobH.' via VIPhone wrote:
Ok, thisis going to depend on how well,
remaining fingers operate. Can you form all 3 digits into a
line and tap on the desk? can
you isolate various combinations like thunb and third, or thumb
and little fingers, or just the two fingers? All that is enough
to
make this work.
I used to use type n braille when you entered two dots at a time
from top to bottom, now you enter 3 dots at a time from left to
right. I gather from the dialogue that swipe or flick right is
for blank dots or even the space.
So, presuming we know which digit is going to be dot1, and by
extension, dot 4 afterwards, thisis just double-tapping with
different combinations of digits to form each character. Should
become quite intuative after a while. Assuming right hand use
and
thumb as dot1/4, punctuation is going to concentrate on the
3/4th fingers.
Like anything new, one has to think about it some, but for the
sake of knowing how the screen area is divided to register dots
pressed, it shouldn't be more complicated than that.
Ps: does this work in landscape or portrait?
RobH, thinks so.
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Monday, August 15, 2016 9:40 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: Braille Easy Keyboard
I also tried this and while I have no problems with their swipe
gestures, when I got to the point where they wanted me to start
practicing characters I was stumped. I must not understand their
concept quite yet. I became blind when I was 16 in an accident
which involved a home-built pipe bomb (don't worry, it had
nothing to do with terrorism or what most people associate with
this sort
of stuff today, just stupid teenager stuff) and I had serious
hand injuries. As a result I only have thumb, ring finger and
the
little finger on each hand which basically prevents me from
using any other braille keyboards. I can type on a Perkins or
other
mechanical brailler as I can push dots 2 and 3 or 5 and 6 with
one finger together when I have to push all 3 dots on one side,
but
I don't think this can work with braille keyboards on the
iPhone. I thought this Braille Easy may make it possible for me
to use
braille input as it is supposed to work one-handed and on my
right hand where I have better use of the 3 fingers left I could
use my
thumb together with the two other fingers. If anybody figures
this one out maybe they can explain it.
Regards,
Sieghard
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
On Behalf Of Candy Lowe
Sent: Monday, August 15, 2016 7:19 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Braille Easy Keyboard
I downloaded the app and played with it for a bit. Applevis may
do a podcast today. I hope so because I couldn't get anywhere
on
my own.
Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 14, 2016, at 1:47 PM, christopher
hallsworth <[email protected]> wrote:
Hello everyone.
While I much prefer Braille Screen Input on iOS, I discovered
with
interest a post on the Applevis website www.applevis.com about
a
tutorial and third party keyboard app called Braille Easy.
This app lets you type Braille in one hand. This reminds me a
lot of
another Braille typing application, TypeInBraille, except this
one is I think better because at least Braille Easy Keyboard
can be
used system wide whereas TypeInBraille as of today cannot. The
only drawback is it cannot do contracted Braille, and the only
languages supported are English and Arabic. Having said that,
it’s interesting. Oh by the way it is free compared to
TypeInBraille
which is paid last I checked. Go search the app store for
Braille Easy. Happy typing.
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