Sadly, none of the way this thing is set up makes any, well.... sense. I was unable to input text into the notes app, but was able to use the function key plus h for home. None of the other keys work for input. there seems to be no set of keys that would be consistent with the braille keyboard either. Will have to try and contact HIMS to see if they can give me some pointers, though that doesn't sound promising given what the original poster had said.
Scott On 11/12/12, Richard Turner <richard.turne...@gmail.com> wrote: > I would imagine that the keyboard then would follow the VoiceOver keyboard > commands. > The issue would be if there is an equivalent key to the options key, which > I > believe is the same as the Windows key, so if you have a Windows key, a > control key and an alt key, you should be able to use it just like using > any > blue tooth keyboard. > The Control key is the same on both Windows and mac, the Windows key equals > the Options key and the Alt key equals the Command key. > > VoiceOver is Options and Control together, so that should work as Windows > key plus control on the U2. > > It will be interesting to see how that does. > > Richard > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of don bishop > Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 12:32 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: braille sense u2 qwerty with iPhone? > > Hi Mary, > > Yes the qwerty keyboard actually works quite well as an input device. > You're right about setting the u2 to uncontracted braille. As for the > commands, I'm not sure of them all because documentation is poor for > braille > input anyway, and even worse for braille qwerty input, but the keys I've > found to work for executing commands are a combination of a key on the > keyboard and the fn key. Not sure if the windows key works for some > commands or not. > > Honestly, I haven't played with itt all that much but I have played a bit > with my u2 qwerty and iphone4s under ios6. > > Hopefully someone will document this stoff someday. <grin> > > Don > > > > On 11/12/2012 12:25 PM, Mary Otten wrote: >> >> Hi Richard, >> I had a query in to Hims but asked here at the same time, figuring they > might be out for the holiday. Turns out they must be open, but the response > I got was not entirely clear. You don't use the s d f etc keys to make > braille dots as you do with the Apex qwerty. But with respect to navigation > equivalents and functionality equivalent to the space plus braille dot > combinations, the response was basically vague. It is apparently hit and > miss and doesn't make much sense, but they're working on it. I didn't get > any specific examples. The controls on the display itself apparently work > the same. So this is apparently a real work in progress. Hims also > recommends putting the u2 into grade 1 mode when entering text because of > the well known issue with Apple back translating letters if you pause at > the > wrong place. That seems really unfortunate with a qwerty keyboard, where > you're not typing braille. >> >> Mary >> >> Mary Otten >> motte...@gmail.com >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" > Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
