Hello Terri, Îm holding my phone as you ask. Try this; set your rotor to braille input , hold your phone landscape whith your home button to the left and hold it a bit higher the side close to you and try to flip three fingers down to lock. Hoping it’s understandable
Lyne > Le 19 août 2018 à 08:25, Chris Chaffin <chaffin102...@gmail.com> a écrit : > > Terri, > > I hold my phone with the home button to the right when using Braille Input > and do not have a problem. > If things do not work right for you, you can try recalibrating it by placing > your 3 fingers from your right hand on the screen then the fingers from your > left hand. > But normally you very seldom have to do this. > > The best thing to do is to start the notes app, and just practice. The more > you use it, the more comfortable you will get. > > Hope this helps. > > Chris > > >> On Aug 19, 2018, at 2:20 AM, Terri Stimmel <icecreamlove...@outlook.com> >> wrote: >> >> Hello all who have been kind enough to respond to this. >> >> >> I really appreciate the help. Now I have another question, or 2. >> >> >> How do you all hold your phones? >> >> I wonder this, because considering how I am holding my phone will likely >> affect how the orientation is set. At least, I would think so, anyway. >> >> >> So if I am texting, or something like that, I usually hold my phone up >> straight, as if I were going to put it to my ear. I hold it in my left hand, >> as I am prodominately left-handed. I use my right hand to tap the screen and >> such. >> >> >> So if I want my Braille input screen to be in the tabletop mode, can I lay >> my phone down with the earpiece to the left? >> >> Now I am assuming this will make things somewhat backward for me? >> >> >> I think I have a couple more questions. But at the moment I can't remember >> them. So any help again is much appreciated. I am determined to figure this >> out. >> >> >> Thank you, >> >> >> Terri >> >>> On 8/18/2018 8:12 PM, Chris Chaffin wrote: >>> Hello Terry, >>> >>> First, table top mode is only used when typing with braille input. You >>> would face your phone as you normally do while navigating on your phone. >>> Braille input is used to type in an edit field, like a text message or >>> email, not to navigate your phone. >>> >>> Now if you always want to use table top mode when typing with Braille >>> Input, then while in table top mode, just do a three finger swipe across >>> your phone toward you. This will lock the Braille input orientation, so >>> every time you switch to Braille input, it will automatically be in table >>> top mode, and it will not change just because you move or pick up your >>> phone. >>> >>> Hope this helps. >>> >>> Chris >>> >>> >>> On Aug 18, 2018, at 7:49 PM, Terri Stimmel <icecreamlove...@outlook.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello everyone, >>>> >>>> I have just recently learned about the Braille input method. I did not >>>> realize this was something I could do with my phone. I kind of feel like a >>>> dork! LOL! >>>> Anyway, now that I am aware of it, I want to learn how to use it. I >>>> followed some great instructions I got. But I am thinking I am not doing >>>> something right. >>>> >>>> When I go in to the rotter, and to Braille input, it’s set on the away >>>> screen. When I am holding the phone long-ways, and on it’s side. When I >>>> lay it flat, it states tabletop mode. I want to keep it here, I believe. >>>> So I swipe to lock it. I keep thinking I have it. But maybe not? >>>> >>>> The layout then looks funny to me. I seem to have to swipe sideways to see >>>> all my Apps. >>>> Is this how it should be? >>>> And once I am on an App I want to open, how do I get it to do just that? >>>> Double-typing on it now doesn’t seem to work. >>>> >>>> Also, how do I switch back to the regular phone settings? >>>> Also, if my phone is normally locked in portrait mode, do I need to change >>>> this setting, before going to the Braille input screen? >>>> >>>> Thank you in advance for any help. 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